Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-12-03
THE COURTS,

CsCRT IN GENERAL TERM.-Saturday, Col
D. " Classic, Of Nashville, Tenn, was admit ed 20
below dismi.sns bill' affirmed May sst. oeiricns;
consent fer specific recovery under mandste OF
Grant and Msttinsy. This case c. mes a on sscsp.
tens Suit bro ught on note for $500 aud iudg-
Graft slleg,d that the word. with interest" we're
sIntsn In the note after IL passed from his hand,
Ior an usurious confederation that interest at the
OF three eer cent was deducted from the face Of
brokers: the .um Of 2,s2a 20. The remoy,
10 he circuit court.
gay, The pecenheL term Of the Criminal Court 9
G. mmepced, by Judge Macarthur. Seventeen graz
Lewis was sworn as f and the Others hsvin9
3uslihed with the addition OF MI. G NJ. Oyster,
stating iDeidt ntay thai there is not much wok for
them, nor many cases of magnitude. He alluded to
having fallen into disfsvor, which he thought e was
caused by the abuse Of the system He thought ths
cautioned them to examine cases with care and not
TO hnd bills on private communications, but to re-
Of :, among t6e@ those tse' q PS wfsm
stmmes. charged with bfqsmy; Georgians Allen,
etsrgtd with an outrage upon his own daughter
Tbs will likely be the shortest term since before the
To-day, hessrs. Cook and Miller moved hat Ger
tain Gaze appealed from the Police Court he do K
having raid ts usual ssposit ME- R sFI no.
fcr the parties urged that no deposit is quirsd by
Court, approved June l7th, $50. Mr.. Cook arEu d
that the fines imposed in the Police Court are in the
nature Of civil debts aud Sheu parties appeal rom
the Judgment Of the Police Court they are required
i1 make delosit, as that court takes the place OF
justices Cf the p ace. Mr.. Harrington said that
when parties appeal and pay the deposit, sni when
they prove then selves innocent there s no way to
get the money returned. The court holds the Ques.
ton under sdyisenent
CIRCUIT COURT, Chief Jxstics Cartier -Yesser.
justice; motion for a trial Harmon sgt. J5hn'
sE9n; the case was argued by Messrs Ritdle and
tons % return sealed verdict Boyle att rns.rSS
Judgment below affirmed. kimbro sgt. First Ma
To-day, Harmon sst. johnson ct sl-issuss from
lqui,y Court; verdict that plaintiff not in cor
Claim: Chtsapeake and Ohio CANAL company agt'
ss: to wharf
the win Of the late Washington Bacon was fully
taIah h, to whom he leaves bis estate. The FIRST
and final account of VIM. Lewis, executor Of John
Chs. Thcma and first and nai account 81 mt
of J. G. Smith, administrator Of l.. o. Cook, were
Wbster report.d the distribution Of the estate Of
the late James Y. Davis, which was approved
P9LIoE COURT, Judge SasH;-.To-dsy, Jane
her s,S who that home
her with being drunk when she attacked him With
hs knife srd oT hi; bands bonds to
La Fontaine, charged with alt and battery on
lanes " calhoun, who testified that ne was out on
the l5t instant to see the elephant While looking
for the animal in 1.-The division, )" he came across
these Yong men,, They repaired with him to
~ eter Bay where they imbibed several times. and
from there they rode about "the division in hack
which he had engaged. They went into drinking
when he discovered that he had been robbed. He
raised an alarm and was Knocked down by his two
guides. Officer Ma3isan arrested them ALI. After
further testimony, La fontaine was discharged and
Dosgherty fndd : lO and costs. Richard Robinson
was charged it'll keeping his place of businhss open
on Sunday; fined $40. Levi Humphrey, CHARGED
with petit larceny of cane, pocket book containing
mones, &c, from Samuel L. " all, pleaded guiIty
and was sentenced to jail six months Nichasl
Hills, charged with keeping his place of business
open en- Sunday; $40.
BUILDING AssoCIATIoN-At the EIGHT
monthly meeting of the Republic Savings and
Building Association held at the Y. NJ O. A
lecture room last night, 1i9 additional shares
were subscribed, and IS O0O) Id shares wera q u