Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-04-07

CIRCUIT CoURr-Judge Cartier.
plaintiff, si,77s.s2; motion for new trial. Nc
Knew Va. Hall; referred to auditor. wanama-
ker VS. DeMott; Judgment for plaintiff: Batter
vs.. Semmes; Judgment for plaintiff.
EQUITY CoURr-Judge Wylie.
The April Term Of this court was convened
this morning, and a number OF DEGREES and or
ders were passed. The most important were those
I'm the divorce cases, noticed elsewhere, aud in
the case OF WEIGH agt. the Washington CO.
operation Building association, in which the
court refused to discharge the restraining order.
PROBATE CoURT-Judoe Dim
To-day, the will OF the late VIM. FL anklju
was hied, fully proven, and admitted to pro-
bate. He bequeathes his estate to his relatives
and nominates F. Z. Stitt as executor: bond
$4,000. The case of the estate Of w N Wi.
liams was entered as settled. The will of the
late Eliza Scott was fled. She BEG ueathes her
e e;a 20 the son and adopted daughter of her
ger qualified a guardian of her minor children;
bond $500. Bridget Burlington. guardian of
orphans of VIM. Babblngton; bond o. 900. The
TALLY proven. He bequeathes 81 900 to his son
William H., $500 each to his sons G. W. and
Andrew, the payment of the bequest TO the
latter being discretionary with his trustee; his
household stores, silver plate, books &c, to his
wife, TO whom he leaves a life interest in his
real estate, and gives explicit directions for the
education OF his grams children. He nomin ates
n. A: Clarke as his executor. The will of the
late Stephen Henning was also lied and par
TALLY proven. He directs that his real es ate
be SOLD and divided into eight shares-one to
each OF his children and one to be divided
between the children of deceased child.
Messrs. George A. Bobrer and Theodore Sniff
are named as executors.
POLICE GoURT-Jud0e SHELL
To day, Louise Edelin,, enticing prostitution:
work house. John Brown, profane; S3. Geo.
X Lyles, do; g. John Graf was charged with
selling liquor without license in less Quantities
than one pint. 1t was shown iu test mony IN At
defendant sells beer in stove-pipe glasses which
hold a pint, and the case was dismissed. VIM.
Beuchert, charged with selling liquor in less
quantities than one pint without license. The
same testimony was shown in this case, and de-
PENDANT was discharged. VIM. woodland, loud
and battery on Anna Martin; 80 and costs
Mr.. HUYCK AND MoLLIE CHAMBERLAIN.
Leonard Huyck, charged with assault AMI bat
terry on MOllie G. Chamberlain, a pretty ami
sprightly young lady, who testified that Huyck
went into her room on Sunday m orning last aud
pulled her out of bed and jerked her about the
room, and told her that if she ever told any per-
son again anything ABOUT what he had me or
talked about him in any m amer whatever he
would have her hearts blood; that he would
Ike TO see her tied to a stake, and he would be
the hrst one to set fire to her to burn her up
She said she only wished protection OF the
court. Mr.. Huyck stated to the court tn at the
lauy was laboring under a hallucination of
mind, and had had these spells on her before:
tneIe was no truth in the statement she had
made The judge remarked that the question
was not one of insanity, but of protection to the
iiauy' anu nr' huycb must give 500 bonds to
keep the peace.
AN EPISODE OF THE GRORGBTowN BALL.
John OConnor, assault and battery on Solo.
mon Livingston, who testified that last nj ght he
attended ball in Georgetown, and about 4
O'CLOCK this morning, on the brea king up of the
ball, he conducted two ladies' TO the cars on
Bridge street, and was followed by defendant
and others ALI of whom made insulting remarks
flndiDg the first car did not start until about 6
O'Clock, and rain falling, he invited the ladies
10 take seats in his store to protect them from
the rain When the first Car started he escorted
the ladies 10 1t, and on returning his store he
was assaulted by the defendant, who struck him
In the head and knocked his hat into the gutter
and afterwards some kind of missiles were
thrown at him. O'COnnor had no witness, but
told the judge that the assault was made by his
companions, who made their escape This was
not credited much, and he was fined $50 and
costs.
Geo. Rogers, an able bodied colored man, was
charged with refusing to assist Sergeant W. w
Ferry, OF the 2d police precinct, when called on
70 aid MIN in making an arrest of a desperate
character, who resisted him and gave him a
great deal of trouble. 1t was testified in beh Aft
or the defendant that he was ignorant of the
law and his duty, and, not much harm coming
OF II, the court imposed the nominal tiue of 81
Daniel Stewart was fined % fer loud and bots.
terOus talking