Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-05-06
THE COURTS.

Court IN GENERAL TERM.-Tc-day in this
court the case of Mary V. Larner ct al AFT. q.
ter plaintiff and Messrs. w. Il. Webb and Stan
ton for defendants The facts are that Jacob
GlGeon, on the 30th day of April, 1879, leased to
Hfnas 4. Robbins parts of lots OF & and Is, in
square 45G, in the city of Washington, for 4 term
t ten years from the first OF Nav, 1855, at the
yearly rent of $1,000, with privilege TO the said
Robbins TO purchase said property. at any time
during said term for $4,000 ,jatob Gideon
died during the term of this lease. and by his
VIII gave hrs executors and eXecUtriy, George :.
Gideon and j uliana Gideon, aud the survivor
the power TO sell and convey any or Ill OF the
estate which he died seized, at public or pri-
waite sale, and upon such terms as they or
the survivor of them might think best, &c.
shortly before the expiration of the lease, Rob
bins notified the executors that he was ready to
avail himself OF his right of purchase; or if the
heirs preferred, the lease mi ght be exteu,ed five
years with the same privileges TO Robbins as in
the original lease. The executors after con-
slltation with the parties in interest and at the
instance OF the latter, concluded to extend the
said lease, or rather TO make new lease to Rob
pms, and accordingly, on the q tn of April, 1865
baseu The same property to Robbins tor a term
o; five years frofa TIE first day of May, 1865 at
tie yearly rent OF 81 800, aud covenanted that
he might purchase at any time during said
ttTn for S1G,VV0. On the 2lst OF Jgly
h"5, Robbins paid the sum of SIS 900.
and The executors executed TO him a deed for
tie said parts of lots Il and l3. in square ls6
The ball was filed, setting forth the above state
ment, ana praying that the deed to Robbins
This prayer was refused and the ease referred 10
the auditor. That officer reported that the pro-
cteds OF the sale were collected and invested by
the receiver, and that she is entitled TO com
mutation o. dover. Exceptions were taken to
me AUDITORS report, and they were sustained
The court REMINDING the case to the auditor. An
appeal Was taken.
POLICE Court, Judgs Sneu-George GRAY
ard jas. Small wood, dlSorderly conduct; fined
-. Patrick Oonoho and Thomas Murphy pro-
iahe; hned - each. Jesse Hart, same offence;
III ed s.. Sam Evans and John Riley, loud and
holsterous talking; fined s. each. George w
cholson, protane in Georgetown: fined So
frank Logan, same offence in Washington:
hned 50. James Peck, riding on pavement:
hned 81 Christopher RUPERT, charged with
being drunk and prOiane on 9Th street: case
resisting policeman; ease icentinued Caro-
line Brown, colOred, charged with making use
OF profane ard indecent language in the county:
fined So. Samuel Lloyd, Lewis Conner and
George Collins forfeited their collateral for dis
orderly conduct in Louise Alley; fined s. each.
Jobn Buckley, prOfan5 anu indecent language
ON street; fined -. Thomas Hill, assault
and battery on Mary Jordan; fined "a. John
douglass, charged with assault on Officer Nc
Henry; fined SO. James NARROW assault on
Aithur Thompson; tined IS and costs Peter
W likinSon was charged with assault on Zeta
Ms Vile. Zeta says she has eleven children
ana has 10 maintain them ALI by her labor while
Peter Drinks all his earnings up. On SATURDAY.
she sent one of her children to get money from
him with which 10 buy q pair OF shoes when he
beat her fearfUlly. The judge fined Peter sin
an costs, or 60 DAYS in Jail.