Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-07-14
THE COURTS.
COURT IN GENERAL TEKM.-Judges

and Humphreys
To-day, Schneider Va. TurtOn; decree below
ahrmed. Whitening vs.. Joyce; do. Sanborn
x King vs.. O'DOnoghue; decree for deed with
in ten days. Doddridge VS.. Gaines; opinion of
Judge DIN fled. Applications from Alexander
Dodge and Timothy Regain for constables posi-
tons were presented. Adjourned without day.
CRIMINAL COURT-Judge Humphreys.
To-Day, Ihos. Alexander, assault and battery
lappeal;l fined $50: Henry Lee Coleman, ROB.
berry; nolle pros. Eliza Jones and Hattie John
son, charged with larceny; nolle pros. AL
Journed to Thursday.
SPECIAL TRRM-Judge Wylis.
To-day, Hoffman agt. ID can; decree finally
rstifyiDg trustees sales. Carson agt Ryan;
decree pro cOnfesso against ertain defendants
scott agt. Rodgers; decree ratIfying trustees
supplemental report. Farmer agt. Far mer, and
sharp agt: Eicholz; submitted. Neale sgt.
Neale; motion filed for extension of time. Ell
lot, trustee, sgt. Lsmon; decree in favor OF
complainant, declaring taxes a lien on defend
ants lite estate.
POLICE CoURr-Judgs Smell.
To-day, Maud Mitchell forfeited collateral
for profanity. Ludwick Short, cursing; So
Anna Norment, division night walker, was
sent down as a vagrant. James Graham, ours
ing; -. Charles Hill, driving on foOtwalk; So
John Ennis, loud and bOisterous talking on the
Anacostia bridge; SIS. Samuel Ward, same; SIS
Ssrsh jackson, colOred vagrant, was sent
down. Maria Jones, a mahogany coIored ranger
about the steamboat wharf, WAS arr4igned a. A
yagrant, but let of with So on condition tn at
she would mend her ways. VIM. Jones cursed
d
with selling liquor without license; fined SIO5
THOMAS Meektns. assault and battery on Alice
Rickson, who testified that Thomas struck her
thIee hard licks for telling him that he had
oeen IN the penltentary; So, Franklin Thomas
a small colored boy charged with highway rob
berry OF little boy named Richard Norris OF 5
cents; grand jury.
CHILD WITNESS.
Augustus Bowie, colored, was charged with
the larceny OF $50 from John freeman who
testified that the money was stolen from a
= SuIean drawer IN the chamber OF his house, on
\ street A little colored boy was put on the
stand 10 testify, and it was quite apparent that
threats had been made TO him not 10 tell on
Bowie, as he was verymuch frightened. He
finally testified that Gust Bowie and Black Jim
were together at FTeeman's house. and another
little boy got inside the house and handed the
cigar box containing the money out to Black
Jim, (who made his escape from the Police
Court on Saturday, as related in yesterdays
starr who ran of with il. Here the bow got
retlcent, and the case was postponed for a fur
Their hearing.
MAKING GAME OF HIS BRorHRR-Iy-LAw.
VIM. Fowler, assault and battery with intent
10 Kill Joseph Delmico. This occurred in a res
taurant near Georgetown on SUNDAY morning
last. Fowler and Delmico are brothers-in-Iaw'
ana their dogs got into fight. Fowler's dog
f0uled Delmico's dog, and Delmico kicked Fow.
lers dog, when Fowler drew q bead on Delmico
with his shotgun, and discharged a load OF
buekshot into his arm and leg; grand jury, and
bonds set at 81 coo. William Stewart, charged
with stealing horse and buggy from Mr. E. b.
sent to the grand jury. George Brown and
Emma Gadsby, ARRAY. This was miscegena-
ton fight, Brown being white and Emma COL
ored. Officer Dinsmore arrested the parties;
Brown was fined S5 and Emma dischar sed.
HASH.
Thomas and Edward Murphy, assault and
battery on Ann Murphy. This was by a hus-
band and son on q wife and mother. Ann ties.
tiled that she was making hash for supper, ana
her husband wanted his supper before she could
get 1t cooked. He became impatient, and
seized the pan OF hash and threw it at her,
burning her severely, at the same time calling
on bis son to kill her. The con kicked her on the
back, hurting her severely, and was going to
get some paving stones, in obedience to his
fathers orders. The husband here asked to
make statement, and said his wife was very
drunk and abusive to them-she did not know
v hat she was doing. The case was postponed,
Tor him TO bring his witnesses. MARY Handley
assault and battery on Timothy Flaherty, who
testified that the assault took place on Sunday
last, IN Limerick alley. Timtohy testified that
Mary pus him out OF the house, and, holding an
ave IN her hand, threatened to kill him if he en-
tered there again. 1t was his own house;
50 fine, and bonds TO keep the peace.
Thomas Price, assault md battery on George
W. Hineline; judgment suspended. Samuel
ward, assault and battery on Officer Anderson;
10. Samuel Ward, John Hart, and Ludrick
snort, assault and battery on q. W. Hnelins,
who testified that he was called upon 70 assist
Offcer Anderson in making an arrest. A party
OF several hundred colored persons Collected
and q riot ensued. He attempted to assist the
ofncer, and was struck, and badly beaten by
them. This atfray occurred yesterday near the
Navy Yard bridge. A large party OF colored
persons had been out blackberryins, and the
juice and corn juice mixed did not
have peaceful effect on the crowd, as in cross
ing the bridge all became disorderly, aud on
being cautioned by the officers this riot com
menced, and resistance followed. 1t was kept
kept up for some time, and the officers got the
worst OF IL, bei9g overpowered by numbers
They were all fined SO each and costs. James
Hsusborough, larceny OF . GLACIERS diamond
from Robert Russell; diamond to be returned
and $50 and costs or thirty days IN Jail.