Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-01-28
THE COrRrS.

COURT IN GENERAL TERN.
I J-day. in the case of Eliza .. Cowan agt.
Cornelia Beall, argued yesterday, q decision
wac given. In this case the bill Was nled for
specific perfSTrSm a aU OF agreement to convey
the 9Th of July, 1865 the defendant sold her a
piece OF property in Bladensburg for SLIGO;
that complainant paid 81 900 cost, and agreed
to pay the balance (STO0l, and defendant exc
cute6 and delivered to her a paper purperting
Ito be a deed in fee simple, and she charges that
said paper is invalid because IL was acknow-
lodged in the District OF Columbia by a justica
of the peace of FRINGE Georges county, Md
The respondent admits that the paper Is in
knew of it at the time, and She insisted that the
deed should be made before Justice Hopkins
and further that complainant was to give a
mortgage for the payment OF the balance and
tRat sucn balance was not paid. The COM
piallant complained that the entire amount
MAO peen paid, and produced papers supporting
were forgeries. The court, by Chief Justice
Cartier, directed thst a decree be drawn TO re-
form the deed. Mr.. A. c. Bradley for COM
dent
To-day, the case of G. Walter against John
Lane was argued. This is q case from the
dant to set aside conveyance made BY him to
HE wife few days before he went int bank
ruptcy. Mr.. 7. Jesup Miller for CONS sinant
and Moore and Newman for defendant.
POLICE CoUR--J,tfqs Shell
To-day Burk Sherman was charged with as
sault and battery on Merry Sherman, his wife.
These are quite eel-leoking people, Mrs
sherman testified that the assault took place in
her room yesterday, her husband knocked her
down twice with char end threatened to
take her life. She and heY husband are not
living together, and have Eet been for some
time past. Mrs SolOmOns testified that she was
present when MIR. ). called and demanded to
have bis wifes clothing, which being refused
MIN, he made the assault, tleS 500, and bonds
IN the sum of $500 required tG Keep the peace.
John w. HAWKINS, larceny CT cid iron worth
-; SO or thirty days. Jas. Brown. resisting
Ofcer Dyson in the discharge OF his duties S21
or Jail thirty days. John and Lucy Kenny,
charged with an affray. This was man and
wife case. Lieut.. Austin testified that he came
across them in square fight, iEs: one on top
and then the other; fined 81 each. Henry and
Julia Robinson, man and wife, eli arged with
stealing sixteen chickens, each worth IS cents;
both pleaded guilty. Henry was fred $50 or
three months in jail and in the case of julia
Sl5 and costs or thirty days. Phillip Mcmahon,
assault on Rudolph Pipus; $40 and costs. VIM.
Henry, larceny OF boots worth SO; SIC and costs.
John Dugin, John F. Schneider, Ernest Fan
mer, and some others Corrected collateral for
minor Otfenses. Elizabeth Moore was fined 81
for cursing in public. Vim. Green. malicious
mischief by breaking open a store window and
attempting TO steal; hueS $50, or sixty Gfys IN
the wor khOuse. Henry The mas, charged with
FAST driving; so. ThomsE f. Gardener, pro-
fanity; IS. Michael Cook, same charge; 50.
Iobias Clark and ID. I. Curry, loud and bois-
te-ous talking; - each. Elizabeth Wasbin eton
Loud and boisterous in KnOx's alley; s.. Sarah
Tate, loud and boisterOus; So Matilda Bune "
same charge; S. A market d an was charged
WITH burning fuel in the marx et-hOuse thUg
protecting smoke, which, in the opinion of the
clerk OF the market, is offensi ve % the public
The dealer commended that this has ALWAYS been
the custom, have little fire in cGit weather to
Keep their fingers warm. The clerk testified
that charcoal fire was not prohiS;tad but a
wood fire is offensive, besides smoking the walls
OF the market house; fined SO. Charles Rich
ardsOn, profane; IS.