Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-04-25
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COURT IN GENERAL TERM - To- dav, the
ton, Alex andria aud Georgetown railroad company
v as concluded by NJ. Gook-the defendant, by Mr..
T. %RsI r. the Th e ~ sr TIE
y stewart, as secretary of the company in New
x xofk was sSod service on the eompaay-s.ewars
Al tha time hav1ng been enJOfned by the Equity
Court of this District from acting as secretary.
this mornings and suTnE wds ~ ,s,, sursav had
been set apart for motions, notice that TO NOR
raw he Tgqd The matte. Of n; he 6SHniy
and men of the Western Gulf Squadron" 10 dismiss
the appeal II Mr. Corwine the special assistant at
Mr.. VIM. G. Landlord, Of the Mississippi bar,
ahs TT e ss against John p
dy WIS n taken npaC9H and Webb for PuEay, and
up on exceptions taken below. The recovery was was
SnaSr sEfs , soT3t upon an made By
in eonsideration Il the performsnce ON LsDsssS
part OF the con tons contained in the that
he Would transfer to him an interest IN certain glass
the owner, pay him six hundred dollars in money
or the part OF tangdon il was agreed that he will
works belonging to said John Purdy and devote his
whole time and attention to the conduct Of said
works. and ia il should become necessary to
do at times engage in the manufacture Of glass him
,ed personally 1t was proven at the trial below
the time of the life of this agreement and not
Tsbuilt for several months, and it was also proved
until some Time after the destruction Of the works
70 pGn TINS I'D nr PTo1f the court vas asked
evidence that during several months Of the period
covered by the agreement, the glass works not
~ operation, the plaintiff could not recover under
The special agreement declared Int only what hi
services were actually worth. This instruction the
court refused to give, and upon exception PGriy
makes certain points which Bangl0n contests.
POLICE COURT, Js9es Snel-Patrick Earap
was charged with an assault and battery on Cathc-
rIne Regain, his wife, by striking her ON the hand
with FRY ing pan, severely injuring her fingers and
Ureaklng the wrist of her right arm, making com
p"uid fracture. Pat Ick got offended became his
breakfast was not ready in time. He sentenced
To- slx months IL Jail; an appeal was taken. John
Trsvers pleaded guilty to assault and battery on
John b Gal sher; S2n and costs.
kNoTIN CASE CT DOMESTIC INTEL TCr-7y
Samuel H. Bpamer was charged with assault and
battery on ate A. Eeamer, his wife, who testified
that her husband assaulted her while she was ON a
SICK bed that she att ampted to jump from the sec.
Ond story window When he broke into her room ana
threw fork, strikiDg her on the head. she made
her escape and has not him since Tuesday last
her. Two colored girls, Sally Key and BETTY Lee,
testified in behalf Of the defendant, by whom they
are employed as seTy ants. Two gentlemen testified
mat they were with Mr.. Beamer during the time
that no assault was committed. Judgment was sus-
pended
VIM. Piper ami Atrl Turner, aiiHs Abel sims
were charged with st ealing coat from Perrys dry
goods store valued a. Sl5 six months each i'm laiI
Etoecea Kellogg, assault and battery on Nancy
with assault and battery on Anne NJ K eaver both
c0lpred. This was 9 case Of wife beRting with a
heop pole. Sam l. a large and stout mau AMI his
wife delicate woman and she was badlv hurt In
defence Of himself Sam said his wifi, had tried 10 kill
hun with q Ratchet; fined S29 and costs Charles
Talbot, assault and battery on Mary Lewis, who
and Clock al nigh, burst the door open, and cnt
her with razor on the wrist, threatening ~ TAX
her life. She rad lcir her husband about one wear
ago and Is no; now living with aim. Fined $50 and