Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-07-16
TIL L COURTS.

SPECIAL TERM-JudIe Willie.
To-day, Chew agt. Blumenbery; order ex-
tending time to answer Merriman ast. Holt.
man; order to Issue rule. Mcintosh AIT. Nc
Intosh; order to issue restraining order Nc
M HneIson agt De Camp; decree appointing K.
Follsnsbee agt. Russell ct al; order overruling
demurrer and leave to answer. Claxton ct al
agt; CLAYTON ct al order appointing W. b.
WEBB committee. Linville agt Murdoch; order
that purchasers comply with terms by 18th in
slant or resale. Cook agt. willoughby; order
ratifying auditors report. Dunlop ct al. agt.
sioner to solicit guardian. Welch apt. Washing.
ton Cooperative Building Association: exceS-
lions TO auditors report filed.
CRIMINAL COURr-Judge Humphreys.
To-day, in the case Of John p Dennis.
GIafged with arson In attempting to fire build
ing IN MS occupancy as shop, was called. A
which was overruled. The trial wa, in bro,
gress when our report closed.
PoLICB CoURT-Judge Saetl
To- day, Richard Thomas, Samuel Smith and
half dozen others forfeited collateral for va
rious minor offences. Alexander Budds. fast
driving with a loaded wagon; 50. Chas Queen,
Rroia sh 50. In the case Of the nine boys be-
tomac river near the Aqueduct bridge, a fine of
81 each was imposed. Levi Abraham assault
ana battery; IS. Thomas King, charged with
selling llquor without license, was fined sos
A COUNTY CONSTABLE CHARGED WITH AS
sAULT AND BATTERY.
FRANCIS A. Bueter, q county constable was
charged with assault and battery on Sarah O.
Hagan, who testified that she resides on High
street, Georgetown; that Bueter came 10 her
door on Saturday and inquired for her husband:
6 INA. sae went 70 the door to answer him, when
threw her against the wall; forced open an in
ner door and went through the house, on pre-
fence OF having writ of ejectment tn get pos.
session or the h"rse; that che was so mu CHI in
Jured by the rough treatment she received tn at
sne mad been spftting blood since. Defendant
aid not show any precept until after he had
move furniture. He then commenced TO read
his precept, and called in four colored men to
put out the things In defence a constable
named Givens testified that he accompanied
bueter, and that he used no more force than
was necessary TO obtain possession in a legal
manner. Judgment was reserved.
MISCELLANEOUS.
John ii. Perry was charged with assault on
Alex. H. Whiteside, letter carrier who testi-
ned that the assault was made Yesterday in a
restaurant on eth street. Witness was there on
business, and Perry asked him 10 settle a bill
which he owed him; witness replied that he had
not the funds at that time. when a disput e arose
and Perry struck him. After Mr.. p cry made
a statement in his own defence, the court i'm
posed bne OF IS. Charles Selvy, assault aud
battery on Harriet Thomas cOlored AIso
charged with assault on Susan Wood who testi-
iied 1 tna' she was living with Charles In adultery
ana M he treated her and her daughter Har-
net WIN great cruelty, beating them continu-
ally. Margaret Lewis, charged with assauIt
and battery on Charles Selvy. who appeared
In court with fearfully bloody head ban
dsged up, and testified that this case grew ont
OK the same scrimmage.- From his account of
the case there must have been a series of as
saints between them all. During his affrav
with his wife and daughter, Margaret threw a
bottle down stairs, striking him Oh the head and
innlcting the wounds. In defence Margaret
told the Judge that she was liable to have fits
every change Of the moon, and it was in one
OF these hts that she struck him, hut she lad no
recollechcn or throwing bottle. Here Mar
garet was fined SO and costs, and Selvy was mt
under bonds to keep the peace towards Susan
wood and Harriet Thomas. John Davis, as
sauit and battery on Nathan Ford; So and costs
Herbert; $40 and costs