Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-01-29
THE COURTS.

CoUET IN GENERAL TERM--This morning,
Mr.. Durant stated in the ease of Ghlds agt.
TIlst. decided last week, that he had been in
formed that the counsel on the other side
Messrs. Butler and Mussey-were anxious to
be heard, and he had no objection for the case
to be reopened for the purpose.
The Court stated that they would hear Gen.
Butler in this case If they had time. but they
had decided to close the term this week.
The patent agents Injunction case-Alexsn-
der agt. District of Columbia-was resumed,
Mr.. Coombs continuing his argument.
POLICE COURT, Judge SneU.-,Iohn McPher-
son, charged with violation of the hack law, for
failure to give passengers the ticket required by
law. Mcpherson showed that the person who
entered his hack was not q passenger and the
James Wilson, charged with dsorderly conduct
Saturday night. were fined SIS each. Edward
Pinnot, unlawful assembly and ebstructing the
sidewalk; fined SIS. Amanda Stewart, Sarah
Stevens and William Butler, disorderiy in Louise
alley; fined SIS each. Minor Gibson, same Of
fence on Pennsylvania avenue; fined s5. james
Steadman, poor old man, was sent to the aims
house at his own request, for 80 days. VIM. ID.
Spencer and Richard Nolan, charged with being
Migrants; Nolan got 80 and Spencer 80 days.
feet of lumber, valued at twenty cents.
from Mohun's lumber yard; fined S5 and costs.
William Harris, charged with assault and bat
terry on Laura Harris, his wife; fined IS. Jeremiah
Conness, assault and battery on Hannah Con-
ness, his wife, by kicking her in the stomach on
the street; fined 80 and costs. Shadrach Fos-
ter, assault and battery on Joshua Anderson.
Mr.. Anderson " as on his way home on Saturday
night, and was attacked by four colored men,
one Of whom knocked him down, cutting his face
seriously. He recognized Foster as the one who
struck him; fined SO and costs. Mary Howard,
spinster, somewhat advanced in years charged
with larceny of $3.50 from gentleman who was
making some purchases in a store on Pennsyl-
vania avenue. The gentleman, a countryman,
testified that he saw the woman stoop and pick
up something from the floor when the clerk gave
him the change; but as he could not identify the
change, the judge dismissed the case. George
Finicum, a white boy, about 10 years of age, was
arraigned on the charge of stealing two pigeons
from Justus Kaiser. Mr.. Hagan, a witness
against him, caught the boy in the yard on Sat
urday night, and on attempting to scale the
fence he caught him by the leg and tied him
with rope until an officer could be got, when
he found two pigeons on him; fined $40 and
costs. August Beckman, charged with forgery
OF the name of John Wenger to a receipt. Wen
ger Is the treasurer to German organization
called the "Gcod Brothers," and Beckman the
financial secretary. The receipt was for s23,
and complainant swore that he never receive /
the money. The discrepancy was discovered by
the committee on examination of the books and
accounts. After hearing all the tcstir ony, the
Judge dismissed the case, and suggested that
the parties could 60 before the grand jury and
enter complaint Adjourned.