Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-07-08
THE COURTS.

EQUITY CouET, Judge Humphreys-To-dav.
smith and TSwles agt; Woodruff and Green,
O'Neal; rules discharged.
PROBATE CoURT.-TO-day, May PIummer
qualified a. administrator OF VIM. Plummer:
bond; 5000. The will OF Jacob JesUfnowsky
was fled.
POLICE Court, Judge !SneU.-To- dav, Betsy
Taylor, a vasrant, was sent to the workhouse, in
default of security. Francis Wall, profanity;
collateral tS5) Forfeited John Brown, charged
with throwing stones on the street and breaking
Large glass in picture frame which was being
carried in the street by a colored man; s.. Eu-
gene Bcston. charged with malicious trespass
on the premises OF VIM. L. Sherman by pulling
down fence; 81. Chas. Green, assault on
Thomas Devine; So Margaret Ganor, assault
on Jane Williams, both colOred. Jane says she
was visiting at the shanty of her sister in Van
street, when Mag came In and asked her some
insulting questions, which she answered in the
same way, when Mag (who is q s.oUt-built wo-
many gave her blow on the mouth, which cut
her lip through on her teeth. She wit
ness then caught her by the curled hair chignon
which coming of, she caught her by her own
curled hair and held her down on the sofa until
her strength gave out, when Margaret rallied
and caught up griddle from the stove, and
witness teapot, and the battle waxed warm for
awhile. Both parties were about equally
punished: SO and costs. John Ford assault and
battery on Anna Ford John had a stickin!
plaster over his right eye and Anna baEdage
over her lefteye. Anna says John got mad be-
cause she did not get his breakfast early enough
and beat her ,bruisng her badly. John says that
Anna has a daughter almost grown who goes ont
into service, and every place she goes she steals
things. and the police are continually searching
his house for stolen goods, and the Old woman
encourages her III IL. He told her of TIE bad
way of raising her daughter. ard she assaulted
him with big stick OF wood This story did not
altogether satisfy the court, and as Anna brought
witness ess TO corrOborste her statement and John
had nChe. he wass5rt To Jail fortLree months.
Samuel Banks, assault on Jane Hall, both
colored; $50 and costs or co DAYS IN Jail. joseph
Lee, assault on Virginia Carroll; 81. Louis
Pahst, assault and battery on W. G. Mortimer.
Patst is keeper of a restaurant, and Mortimer
says be went in to collect 6 bill from a man in
the house, when a disturbance was in progress
between parties there, but he (wtness) took DO
part in il. After he got his money and had left
the house accused follow wed him cut and knocked
him down ard beat him afterwards. Pabst's
father also took a hand in IL and gave Murti-
mer some Hicks. The assault arpeared TO Ia,
uElroyOked; - and costs. Brooke NackalI, IT..
charged with making threats Of personal VIC
lence 10 Walker White. Walker had evidently
got scared this time without any cause. and a.
he could make out no proof the Judge dismissed
the case, saying il was one OF the lishteSt ever
before him. VIM. II. Gilbert, assault and bat
terry On Julia Gilbert, his wife; - and costs
William Zarsinger, assault and battery on VIM
ii. Washington; IS. George II. NOkes. assault
an! battery on Cora Nokes, his wife; -.