Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-04-25
THE COURTS.


COURT IN GENERAL TERM.-Yesterday, on
motion of Mr.. Wedgewood, the Court ordered
that the graduates Of the Law College OF the
tSs af b os inoma This order
places the National University law graduates on
the same footing with the graduates Of the law
schools of Georgetown and Columbian Colleges
ported that James j. johnson had passed q
satisfactory examination, and he was admitted.
Waldecker agt. Callan; dismissed. Brown
lessee, agt. johnson; judgment affirmed as to TX
feet OF lot 10, and Judgment for defendant IS to
half lot IA: Douglas agt; Douglas; argumed;
Aushes sgt Escaoa SiS judgment be-
Homer sgt. Purdy; argued.
PoLIcE CoUsr, J.dgs Snen-Yesterday, Hen
~ Hardy was fined 50 for alleged drunkenness
and and diso1derly conduct. James Robinson,
same; fined SO. Samuel Bell, charged with
assault and battery on Augustus williams, said
he didn't know whether he was guilty or not.
Williams, who is q colored man, thought he
was, and made the Judge think SO too, for ne
fined Bell SO. Bell wished to appeal, but was
told that it was too late. Daniel Buchanan,
on Marcelena Anna Wood, a Sunday school
teacher. who wears an auburn colored chignon
several shades lighter than her skin. The case
fined him So and costs. John Green, assault and
battery on Christopher Adams; fined So and
costs.
NJ
Frank Freeman, and Byron Noell were
charged with disorderly conduct in the Northern
market; Freeman was dismissed and NOEL fined
So. Kate Williams, profane and indecent Ian
guage in Louise alley; fined S.
EOBERTsON's OTHER WIFE.
James Robertson, same Offense on B street;
and battery on Louisa, his wife. James begged
to be let of this time, and he would never offend
again. Louisa said that her husband had pu
her and her children out the house and Sc
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presence, and beat her. He told her that he was
going back to his other wife, in Baltimore. The
judge called upon Robertson to explain about
the other wife, and accused said that he had no
other wife. He had previously been pat under
bonds to keep the peace. His bonds were ordered
to be forfeited, and in addition he was fned-klO
and costs, or sixty days in Jail.
WOMAN CASES.
Sarah Mills and Emma jackson, assault on
Opheiia Olmstead in Post Office alley, George
town. The fight occurred about pair of shoes,
and eliminated in a fair, square set-to, in
which Ophelia got the worst Of it, which was
proved by sundry knots on her head, made by
them apart. They were fined 81 each. John
Jones, assault on Juliana johnson, a small
sized c0lored woman, striking her with a stick
and stone. Juliana said that Jones did it
because she would not marry him. The judge
fined him 50. Robert Willis, bright young
colored man, charged with assault and battery
face and beating her with rolling pin; fined
So. Ellen Dutman, charged with assault on
Charles Skinner, q small boy; fined SIS. Sarah
Catlin, colored, charged with keeping bawdy
house. Some ten witnesses were brought to
testify against Sarah; judgement reserved.
SMITH AND HIS WIPE.
Richard Cant, charged with an assault and
battery on John Smith with q knife, cutting
him about the shoulders. Cant testified that he
went to the house to see his children, when
Smith attacked him. Isabella Smith, wife of
Smith, testified when he came to the house he
asked where the man was who had brought her
there, and threatened to shoot him. Cant was
at this time laying in an adjoining room, and he
(S.) sat down and talked with her, and finally
jumped on partition to get at Cant, putting
his hand behind him as If to draw a pistol, when
Cant cut him. Mrs. Smith said that Smith had
left her over three weeks before, and made no
provision for her support; in fact, drove her out
Of the house. The court sentenced Cant to Jail
for six months.
AN OFFICER ATTACHED WHILE MAKING A
LEVY.
Timothy and George Rodgers, charged with
an assault on Timothy Bcksler. Tue latter
testified that he is a cOnstable went to levy on
wagon, and defendants took part of it away;
subsequently went to get the remainder of the
wagon, he having leviedOn the whole OF il, when
Rodgers picked up an axe and also presented
revolver, and threatened to let vicious dog
loose. Detective Bigley testified that he had
been called when the difficulty took place, and
but they resisted. the boy letting the dog loose.
The defence claimed that the property was not
Rodgers, and the officer was q trespasser. The
court held that the officer had given bonds, and
took the risk as to whether the property belonged
to Rodgers or not; and the party had his redress
by action against the defendant, or replevin,
and imposed fine of $50 each The defendants
appealed. MIR. j. r. Mcconnell appeared for
the prosecution, and MIR. NJ. Thompson for de-
PENDANTS