Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-11-12
LOG AL NEWS.
ANoTHER va RnIR CASE
The Green Spring uomieIdc.
Trial OF a. A.. - BTsSa Tor are .Hardss
Of Sasssssf HEHfHs-haaa.


Of sasaasf Ci4EHfH s-hass.
To-day, in the Criminal Count. JlIra Mac
Arthur, the case 90 las. ~ H. 4;-|en. 30 uaI. -
NAV, indicted for The murder 81 Stmgfl Cu0-
bingham ON the 18th 90 u'y ,s-t ~ shoe -irg rfm
AZ Green SITlng, near G.nrEetO IN. was COM
menccd. The prisoner q, o. present. .t Na-~rs.
A. G. RIDGE, A. n. Williams aut r.. n Ter. anl
n. i,'snl District Attorney Harrington appears
tbs PRISONER
w7s brought into court a. an early hour. aul
those who had known him previous ID the ar
rest were surprised 20 see how wei be aas l1,k-
tng. having gained over D. pounds since be
commitment. he - a Eue io,.biuE Inan nearly.
% not quite, slX feet in H. -ht sud weighs about
vest gray pants, SPOTTED white -rirr AID hla-k
crayst snd wore from thc jsu a dark blue over
coat.
TIE SELECTION or A IrUv
was proceeded with, leach one A. his name vas
drawn rom the hat, being sworn on Ms rafrs
dirs, a. follows - Frederick A. West. accepted
ana sworn John W. MorSal, challenged by
defence; IEos. X. johnson, accepted and sworn;
John w. Green, challenged by defence;
Ephraim VI. whitaker, do; SaInpe p Douglas.
Do; Patrick Clark, accepted and sworn; John
i. Donaldson had formed an opinion: W. Is.
Downing, do; Andrew &. Plant. challenged 81
defence; Israel DemiDg, accepted and sworn:
Frederick A. klopfer, challenged by defence;
Lewis Spsnin, had Conscientious scruples;
John IA. Russell, challenged by defence;
Robert A. Griffin, formed an opinion;
;Iames Payne, Challenged by defence
Wilmer, DO; Christopher Csmmsck, excused;
Justice T.. O'Brien, challenged hv 4 nftsd
States. Mr.. O'Brien having stated that his &C
quainianceship with The parents OF the accused
would seriously embarrass him I'm finding 4 YER
dict; George W. Dement,. challenged by de-
fence; john NJ. Divine. excused by defence:
Noes Il. Parker, accepted and sworn; Lemael
j. Middleton, sick. This exhausted the panel.
and the court ordered that the names Of forty
talismen he drawn and they be summoned to-
morrow morning.
The defence stated that they hat NO objection
20 the jurors already sworn being allowed 70
separate, hut Mr.. Hsrrins ton stated thai ne VA
under the necessity OF asking that they be kent
together. The prisoner was therefore Tanaull 4
to jail. the seven Jurors sworn sent 10 "a ho-aI.
and the names or forty talismsu hav NJ been
drawn, the court adjourned MI q % morrow.
THE COURTS.
SUPREME CpURT L. She supreme Court
OF the [ nited States gave a decision yester,lay
IN the case OF David Turner, appellant. ~ y ~.
NJ. Smith, which comes mp on apT.al from The
Court of Appeals Ia Virginia under The c'uhsrs-
uon act 4and involves the title G. ne ODD NIr-
giUia Sentinel Office In Alexandra. which Ma
purcha ed by Tarucr during the late war a.
Sale made by the government. The virginia
Court CT Appeals sustained Smith. bat the So.
preme Court OF the United Sta,rs reversed that
decision and supplant Turner'S title.
The follow ing casee which went M on appeal
from the Supreme Court OF the District of Coz
lumbia, were decided. the court d. each case
afhrming the Judgment below: Talbot 4. FOw-
ltI ". ". W. haillNs 4 case growing out Of
lease OF the ice-h0uses n the foot Of g,h street
and Henry Douglas ". W. W. COrcOrau, a case
in relation 10 the rent OF certain real estate IN
this District. The argument in the ease or Geo.
His, jr., We. the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Company, was concluded.
PROBATE Cot RT.-lesterday the receivers OF
the estate OF tie late Dr. Ralph Y. AuiIck-
Messrs. X. T. Merrick and :. V. Niles-rcturned
an account of the personal estate % the probate
court, amounting 20 SIS .e0l ~. Tho widow OF
the late Capt. Ii. X. Davenport. OF the 4. =
navy, qualified as administrator OF the estate
giving bond I'm $4,000.
POLICE Court, yufgs SneI.-The case Of
on the little oolored girl, Mary r. Martin. az
heretofore stated in TIE STAB, came az on
Saturday. The injured little giri. who h. about
IL years Of age, gave her testimony, fnIlyfdenti-
lying the accused, and the Judge sent the case
20 the grand jury, liking the bonds Al 5000, an
cefsult OF which he was committed 20 jail. In
the case Of Schwartz, keeper OF a restaurant,
charged with keeping open on the Lords day,
the court discharged the accused. In the cases
OF EbeT and Ottman, charged with the same
ofense; the court imposed tine Of sd on ca "a.
An sppesl was taken, the parties giving 500
bonds each.
Yesterday no cases OF interest were tied.
To day the following came up.--Jamas Car
na2e, indecent Exposure: -. John Gftfirgs
forfeited collateral for disOTderly conduct. Geo
Horton, profane and indecent language: -.
VIM. w. Scott. profanity: forfeited = ) CO lateral
Rufus b. Young, charged with keeping HE
place Of business open on the Lords dav; 50.
i he judge stated that heretofore he Ia imnosed
The lowest tine, but in future. id they were %
frequent, be would impose the highes. line prs-
scribed by the law. Phillip Kraft forfeited : ;
collateral tor nring a gun in the street. Pred
eIick Essleman, driving over the iOOtwalk =.
hm. Stansburg, same offence; -, Mm. Nc
Shea, same offence: >.