Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-01-10

CIRCUIT CouRf, Jsdse Cartter.-Yessssrday,
Webb, Mclaughlin & Co. agt. Hudson, Jene.
Il Mclaughlin agt Chambers, Barstow stove
peles Q Co, Pope & Cole at. Chamber; jada-
ments by default Jolley AIT. Brown. Plant q
Brown; inquisition, verdict for plaintiff S4,96i.
Ffayeer agt. johnson, earnishee; DO. do. e7oo.
Cook Co. agt. Grant; verdict for plaintiff for
e2,oo0. Rhawn agt. Grant; verdict for piaintifi
for 5000. Parsons agt. ArTison; verdict for
plaintiff for 500 and interest. The jury were
To-day, judgments by default were entered In
the following cases: Wright agt. Salter, Males
agt. Mills, Brosters agt Regain, Eastwood agt.
Lanckton, Mattingiy agt: Essex & Alice, Lee
agt. Holland; motion to set aside overruled
Judgments we're affirmed in the following cases:
NOrment agt. Fastnaught, Hodge agt. Evans,
Adams agt. Wales Ceas agt GiIchrist; judg-
ment set aside. Lanckton agt. Marsh; bills OF
exceptions filed. Kirke agt. Parkhill; do.
CRIMINAL COURT, Judge Mac Ar1Asr---To-day
George Harris, charged with assault (appeaO;
Judgment below affirmed. r. B. Lloyd, charged
with assault; plead guilty, fined IS. The Jurors
were discharged for the term. with the thanks
Of the court. lin the case Of Bregazzi the nole
the defendant paid the fine imposed In the Po-
lice Court for resisting Lieut.. kelly.]
POLICE COURT, Judge .SnsU.-TO-day, Osley
Dusenbury, profanity; fined 50. JAS. E. Ridge
way, charged with selling liquor without license;
nned $50, or thirty days in jain; appealed. In
the case of Eliza Tapp and her male friend
charged with Keeping bawdy-house, the judge
reviewed the testimony, and held that no posi-
as set at the particular time alleged in the war
rant, and therefore discharged the accused.
Robert Lane, Rachel Lane and Mary Harris
were charged with the larceny Of sundry articles
from Franklin Barrett's grocery store, on 9th
street. consisting u brushes, soap, matches &C.
but after hearing the inconclusive testimony,
the district attorney entered noile pros.
THE HORsE-CART THEFTs.
Henry Smallwood, cOlOred, was charged with
stealing a horse-cart, valued at Sos, from con-
tractor Fletcher, who testified that he has been
had been sold by defendant to John Scott, of
whom he had recovered it. Complainant had
missed twelve carts within the past two months.
ne mad found two r Of them at Wells Bazaar,
Scott testified that he bought one Of the carts
from accused, paying him SIS, and Afterwards
sold it for e39. In the meantime, and before its
removal, detective of1cer McDevitt took possess
sion OF it. Nr. McDeyitt testified to discovering
the cart in the possession Of Mr.. Scott, and that
he took 1t by virtue Of a search warrant. Here
stealing another cart at another time. and a q
cOlored man named johnson, an alleged accom-
plice Of Smallwood's, was admitted a. q witness
for the United States. He testified that Small
wood employed him to carry the cart to the auc-
ton given, and directed him to enter Il on the
auction books in the name Of Duvall. from
whom he had taken it for debt. The judge sent
the cases to the grand jury, fixing bail at $500 in
each case.
POUND MIN ON TRIAL.
sampson Tyler, James Miller, William II.
Hawkins, c. bowling and Thomas welch, all
pound men, were charged with an ARRAY. Mr..
A. X. Browne, counsel for the board Of health,
asked that the parties be allowed to testify in
their own behalf, and asked a severance of the
cases. and that each be heard separately. The
court declined to adopt the plan proposed, but
SAID ne would discharge any of the accused II
no evidence was elected. From the Testimony
1t was shown that the alleged offense was COM
mitted last Tuesday on 18th street east, in front
take goat from inside an Enclosure. Pistols.
clubs and brickbats were used freely, and seye-
raj of the parties got heads put on them. The
fight lasted about twenty minutes, and the
accused were all engaged in it.