Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-03-31
THE COURTS.

CIRCUIT COURT-JHd1c CrrueF.
This morning, the case OF Gilbert Wander
werken ast. B. T.. Green was taken up; Msssrs.
Caperton and Merrick for plaintiff and NJ.
Hire for defendant. This Is an action to re-
have been loaned to defendant.
PROBATE COT aT-Jaa7e DIN.
To-day, the will OF the late Charles VI. Lane
was fully proven. In the case of the will of the
late Susan NJ. p. Hill a caveat was flei. aud
issues will be sent to the Circuit Court. Sarah
Wheatley WAS appointed guardian of Joseph ".
Whesileyi bond sl,ooo Woodbury. Wheeler ap-
piled for letters of administration on estate OF
the late Patrick Croghan, and an order of pub.
LEGATION was directed. Letters of administration
on the estate of John Payne were issued to w.
l. Payne; bond ~ 900.
POLICE CoURT-Jud0e Shell
Mary Washington, larceny of a pair of shcss
worth $3.50; SO and costs. John L. Davis was
charged with threats to Mary Martin, who tes-
uhed that John said ''if he couId not get salts
faction outOf her in the Police Court he would
put her in her grave" He had sent her five
letters, all threatening In language; bonds to
keep the peace. John Ssrvatorf an Italian
charged with making threats to Josef Franks,
of the same nationality; Si0o bonds TO keep tn Q
peace. Robert Collins and Robert James, as
John Heard was fined s5 for profanity in the
county. James johnson, same; 80.
LOVE AND RED PRPPRR.
Henrietta Blackstone, is a fast young colorei
woman who by her arts and good looks so fasci-
mated one Henry WOrthingtOn that a few wears
ago he took her to his bed and board on Ridge
street, between 4th ana 9TH, where they have
since been living man and WIFE Along
comes Eliza Jane jackson, and by her killing
black eyes and oily tongue 40 bewildered the
senses of WOrthingtou that his attentions 20
Henrietta began TO wax cool. Watching his
movement a. a cat watches a mouse, on the
evening of the % instant.she followed him to
the apartments of her rival, and at a moment
when the cooling compile least expected interrupt
ton she appeared before them and without
speaking word dashed a handful of CAYENNE
pepper in Eliza Jane Jackson's mouth and eyes,
smOthering and binding her at the same in
slant. With this she pulled ont a leather strap
and laid il over the face aud head OF her rival
until satisfied. Take that, You huZzy," she
Kissed, "a she pulled Henry WOrthin ston away
By the wool and led him home. ELIAS fri ends
brushed away the pepper, and finding her in
commissions called in Drs. l.. f. Newton and G..
F. Nally, who renovated her the best they
could, and Officer Pfaff took Henrietta 10 iaii
where she has had time to cool OFF, aud thi :
morning was brought before Judge Smell Eliza
was given a seat in the court room, and during
the routine business she went into one of her
spells, and was carried out to get fresh air.
Henrietta on being srraigned pleaded not guilty
and asked to make statement: this privilege
was granted her as she had ne witnesses. She
stated that she could not keep her husband
away from Eliza the whole livelOng winter
and when she tnsg up the buckle strap to hit
her the pepper drap't out of her hand and fe v
III her eyes. Officer Pfaff exhibited sample
of the pepper done up i'll piece OF newspaper.
Here Eliza showed symptoms of another ''spell''
and was led out The judge fined Henrietta 81.
ALL SORTS.
John ID. Knox, charged with fast driving on
Pennsylvania avenue last night; $40. Hattie
Snow, Robert II. Marie and a number of 9th
ers, forfeited collaterals for minor Offences
VIM. Cole, loud and beisterous; 3D. John ST.
mons pleaded guilty to swearing on the street:
s.. Samuel COldwell, a vagrsnt was sent down
to Hodgson's.