Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-11-04
THE COURTs-

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
Yesterday, in the Ease Of Francis Kuyser, Of IN.
70 the raw TO thu latter the proc
Of sale Q: the furniture Of the hotel under deed y
trust In bis favor, a cison was mad in favur Of
Key ser, affirming Judgment below against Moses.
SPECIAL TENN. J.dss HHnphrsys To-day
the calendar was called, and ii Justou Sgt Hines
dismissed.
CIRCUIT COURT. Jufss Ma, ArtAw.-Yes,er
day, rarvis, Allen & Co. VS., De Lacey; verdict for
TO-DAY, Linville sgainst aiser, verdict for plain
tif, CAR. h. gan against smith verdict for plain.
tin nominal damages. United States, use Of james
McCrllorgh guardian, sssinst Adams ct al e. action
CRIMINAL COURT. JHdre Crr,tsr. To-day, the
case OF Andrew Stewart, indicted for the murder OF
July last on he Island was aTrasOed and pleaded Hss
not guilty. Messrs. II; W. Garrett and T
that an early day be xed If for the TRIAL Sir. Hsf
riDgton sisted that he would he ready 90 morrow
aG the sTs e aS;
with the srceny Of S45 nolle pros was entered.
an indictment for grand larceny. George Williams
alias George Il Williams pleaded not guilty 90 four
cart found guilty in two cases and sentenced to-
the pententiary for years. Richard Callahan, as
ss5r Rt y Rh1Td
ont balance Of sentence below, months in Jail.
PROBATE COURT, Judge Ohn.--To day. an
Rust, Of PhlsdeIphis, beGueathing bis property in
the District e his Children was hled and adaiited
bis wife. The viii Of the late Bernard Shields was
were ordered to issue to the executor; bond Ssson
The will 81 the late Edwin W Fonteney was fully
proven. He beQueaths his estate to his daug aters
John b: hammond appointed guardian TO his
n Is children; bond $1,000; MAYHEM Platter quail
J. B Newlsnd and Edward 8. Adams bond $500 in in
POLICE COURT, Jsdse Smell. - Yesterday.
Ooombs Maston, Traverse Ford, and about ten 9TH
dsorderly in the Metropolitan hall sstnriay nisbt
MN Nh Thomas Carr same charge SO Thomas
smitsr, caTsisE e in ISeFisk All asy di'sFaer John
bone1sn and Oh aries II Young d.6rdery and nIf ds
1 p hanging about the market; So each; Samuel
srancy: vorkhOuse. George PURIFY was fined az for
prcan % Ella ,h BroTP,s prostitute and yasrant,
same charge; woIkhouse.
Fletcher Lansaale, james NalIy, lambert Bsrg.
n an, John Riley, Andrew J. Wood, and some dozen
Others forfeited c2atsras on charge of being drunk
David 5Sa LOUD a. and So
Mary Nichols, Profans and indecent language; s.
Abrshapi Gantier. vagrant, was sent TO the work
with pr, family; S. Charles brown, coidred. pro-
fsnItE s.; Jgh. White, joss phi sinm,, ard James
Garter, assault on George $. Brown; $40 and costa
George Lacey, assault and battery on Charles
and battery. on Richard smilh, who testified that
Williams with two others last night entered his sh0p
on "a street, and asked for cigars and commence
disorder Witness on appealing TO them received a
terrible beating about the head which may termi-
nate in the loss OF one eye six months in jai Chas
GeThardt, assault and battery George Scharr
7 his was a bar room scrimmsge, which arose from
the complainant and two others forcing themselves
into defendants place of business and demanding
drinks, which being refused a fight took place
81 cks, stones and mallet being used. The com
planent and his friends appearing to be the aggres
sors the court dismissed the case.
- AN AFFECTIONAIE OYsTERMAN.
N airy sewvll was charged with the larceny of some
fractional currency from General Hawkins, both
colored. General said Mary purloined it Of his
pocket while he was fOoling with her. He didn't
mean anything az It. though. Mary had no wit
nesses so she was permitted to tell her side of the
story: She said that General Hawkins came along
pt ddlinR oysters from bucket She was standing
At the do ~ by herself, her husband being absent
At work. General asked her to buy some oys ters,
and she said she had no money: General said, 80,
no matter; guess youse good for lt.n He then
ent in and dipped out two quarts OF OYSTERS which
she b ad never used she had them now in her house
General said, Giant see you in private?r She
'aid, Don't you see me nowTn He then suddenly
claimed that he had missed bis pocket book, and
charged her with taking it, and caught hold Of her
aud commenced to hug her. She thought he was al.
together too "confectionate," and told him to get
out of her house. he left, but said IL she would II
let him como to see her that very evening he would
get out warrant for her. The judge dismissed the
case. Jack Martin, assault on Patsey 0'Day; 500
and costs,