Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-07-11
THE COTRTS.

SPECIAL TERN-yEdae WIDE.
To-day, Vsralla agt. Varalla and Graham
agt Graham; DEGREES Of divorce veihmyer
sgt Nailor; decree making pro copfesso inal
fsu agt Plat; order making ratification final.
OF 9TH instant. Langley ct al. AIT. Lanslev et
al; order Of reference. Lewis agt Lewis: de-
cree or divorce. Stewart agt Hopkins; motion
iisme 1sse from jury Taylor sst VIII
GTif1I; decree OF divorce.
CRIMINAL CoURr-ygdge HampIrsV..
YESTERDAY, VIM. Dent, charged with stealing
Quilted. Mcconnell for the defence. A noIL.
Pros. was entered in the case of James FouiIe
charged with larceny. The petit ury was adj,
Journed until Tuesday.
POLICE CoURT-JRdge Shell
To-day, Henry Barber, firing pistol in the
street; So. John Harradon, driving on foot
way; 81 Daniel Digney, profsne and indie
W. Mckinney forfeited IS for having no nr :.
Der on wagon. Daniel Chase and Joshu" c1n -
sawsy, larceny of s3i and two boxes .Hss,
TIE CHASE AFTER "BL'
JAS. Thompson alias "R esk lin - CHARGED
Win larceny of IS ". CURRENCY. This t5oI
ne sto ,nss aerning, Jim Snd q pal went in to
Vent ie OF Mr' Gantron, on 7th street, and
10y seized, and snatching the money from it
" ade their escape around the corner of II to-
wards 9th street. They were pursued by the
clerk, who seized Jim by the collar, when he
Turned around and seized the thumb of the
clerks left hand in his mouth and bit il Sc
veIely. He was, however, secured, while his
the chase Jim was seen to pass the money 10
the hands of his pal, aud only sixty cents aud a
murderous looking knife was found upon him
Six months in Jail.
ON THEIR MUSCLE.
Richard Horn, assault and battery on Julia
Horn, bis wife; 500 bonds to keep the peace
Daniel Hannah and njamin Harvey, charged
with engaging in an affia y; So each, Eliza
beth Swsnagan, threats to Mary Howard; per-
sonal bonds to keep the peace.
ROW ABOUT A WOMAN AND A RRcoScILIA-
TON ALL ROUND.
John I'll. Miller was charged with assault and
battery with intent to kill Samuel Shreve, who
own house, when Miller approached him, and
remarklng Sim going TO kill you" drew out
knife and plunged it into his face, cutting his
left cheek. MIR. Miller appeared with both ewes
in mourning and blodshot, which Mr.. shreve
gave him in self defense. 1t appears that the
difhcuty grew out OF a jealousy about a Miss
louisa Stehle, with whom Miller had been on
intimate terms This gay-looking young lady
testined to seeing the fight, which took place
in the hall Of the house. She had been
living on terms OF intimacy with Miller for six
years, and he came to the house on the evening
In question, and, finding Mr.. Shreves there ft
aroused his anger. After further testimony The
court sent the case to the grand jury. On leav-
ing the court room Miss Louisa bestowed an af-
fect1onate kiss plump on the lips OF Miller This
was very Affecting, but what was stranger was
to see Shreves and Miller in close conversation,
Charles Digs alias Walter Ellis, charged with
refusal to aid Officer Anderson in making an
arrest when called upon to do so; continued.
y. +. Lee and Charles Diggs, refusal to aid
Omcer Anderson in the discharge OF his duty in
aIresting prisoner; Lee was dismissed and
Diggs fined IS.
THE FEED STORE LAICENrRs.
Jonn Roy was charged with the larceny or
several bags OF feed from the stOrehouse of Mr.
John i. Lee, on 18th, between and @ streets.
on last Monday night. This is one of the cases
OF Wholesale feed stealing of which accounts
nave heretofore been given in The STAR. Row
was an employe of Lee, aud together with an
other eDploye named Andrew Mcpherson
they are alleged to have been acting in coIlu-
SION with two brothers named Jones, also feed
dealers, at the corner OF 18th and streets at
whose place the feed was removed, and in the
act OF removal they were seen by Detectives
sargent and McElfresh. Testimony was taken
and arguments made by Mr.. Perry for the pros
ecutloh and Gen. Henkle for defence, after
which Roy and the two Jones' were fined 800
each and costs, and in default three months
each in iail.