Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-10-16
THE COUNTS.

CouRT IL GENERAL Term.
The court was engaged yesterday in the case
OF the York River railroad.
This morning the case of
Gov. BOwIR's MARE AUSTRALIA,
ex-Gov. Bowie, Of Maryland, against the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad, was argued-Mr. B.
Carter, Of Baltimore snd r. L. MerTick for
plaintiff, and hessrs. j. A. Buchanan and w.
5. Cox for defendant. This action was brought
by the Governor May 5th, 1870, to recover dam
ages (laid at 81, 0O0) alleged 10 have been sus-
tanned by his racing mare Australia being in
juTed while being loaded Oh Car at the depot
IN this city. The case was continued from term
to term until February 18th, 1873, when YER
diet for IS ,000wss found for plaintiff. Exeep-
tons having been taken, the case went to the
general term, and on June It'll, 1873, a new trial
was granted. The case was ealepdered, and on
June I'd last the second trial was had In the
Criminal Court, and verdict was given for the
full amount. Exceptions were also taken at
that time, and the case now come ND second
time in general term,
CRIMINAL CorRr-Judge Hnmphreys.
Yesterday, Alfred SOmmers, charged with
rape, Was convicted of assault aud received
with obtaining goods by false pretences,
was found not guilty. John Martin,
charged with house burning, was acquitted.
,. /. Time was discharged from the jury.
POLICE COURT-Judgs SnsU.
VIM. Smith, profane and indecent language;
SO. James SOnes, loud and boisterous: s.. H.
Geskins, trespass on public park; forfeited
collateral. George Price, disturbing the quiet
OF Georgetown; S5. Mary Murphy, forfeited
collateral. Charles Lewis profane; So Chas
Bishop, charged With vagrancy and sent down.
John T. Herbud and Vim. Oswell, drunk aud
dtsordeTly; So each. George Miller, forfeited
collateral for disorder in the National Theatre.
Caroline Rssber, obstTucting the sidewalk by
placing stoves thereon; s.. Henry williams,
colered, carrying a billy; $50. Lewis Graves a
balift in the Criminal Court, was charged with
making an assault on Arthur jackson, colored,
who testified that the assault was made in tbs
court house. Witness son was a witness there,
and while sitting tnside,the bar, Graves grabbed
witness by the coat collar during recess, and
after striking him kicked him out of the room.
Witness had some chestnuts in his pocket which
be had beer eatiPg, throwing the hulls on the
moor, and which be knew was against the rules
VIM. Day, lsb0rer, for defence, testified that
Judge Carter had ordered him not to allow
chestnut bulls to be thrown on the floor, aud he
round jackson ana some colored men eating
them and throwing the hulls, and cautioned
them, which they did not heed, and he then
told MIR. Graves, who pushed jackson out. He
saw jackson handing chestnuts TO the prisoners
after he bad told him not Ia do il. Deputy
Marshal Sharp testified that it WAS the duty OF
the bailitts to keep order, and that they have
great deal of trouble there sometimes Mr.
BaInbIidge Webb, counsel for defence, spoke Of
the trouble experienced by the officers in keep
ing order in the Criminal Court. The Judge
thought Graves had exceeded his authority in
this case and imposed fine OF IS. Richard
Ross, colored boy, said to be a till-tapper, was
arrested by Officer Collins, and brought in on
the charge of larceny of some fractional cur
renew, - 20, and n the Raforrn School