Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-21
THE COURTS.

COURT IN GENARAL TERN
To-day, the case OF James III Grant againS-
the Baltimore and Potomac railroad com
pany was argued-Messrs. Merrick and Mat
tthgly for plaintiff, and Messrs. Clark and
Ga1hett lor defendant: This is an action "a
recover damages for injuries sustained by
having his foot mashed while crossing a
tIaln @! delendant on Maryland avenue, and
the jury in the court below returned "A yer.
dict for plainuh for - 200 damages. 1t is
commended by the company that the plaintiff
Ought not 10 recover, for the ac ..ident was
caused by his own negligence; that he rad &c
right To attempt TO cross the train. On the
other hand ii is cOntended that the train on.
structed public highway. and the rlaintih
therefore had right to get across the train
The case was submitted.
EQUITY COURT-Julge DIN.
To-day, Morrison ct al. agt. Scaggs; order Of
reteTebce and appointing guardian al item
in re, petition of Mary f. Essex, guardian;
decree authorizing encumbrance Hoover
agt. Hoover; order appointing guardian al
Item. Lee agt. Lee order for appearance OF
defendant. Anderson ct al. agt. Ashby et
al; oioer appointing guardian al Item
Neland Ell al; decree substituting trustee
Davis agt. Bogue; Orier denying motion for
continuance. Stephenson agt. Johnson; or
DER appointing guardian ad Item and trus-
tee. Huntington ct al. agt. Walker ct al
order reving cause.
POLICE CoURr-Ju6toe SaeU.
Today. Thomas M. Riley, Philip Specht
ard Joseph Jones forfeited collateral Chas.
Nelson, cartman, failure to keep with MS
team; 80. Charles Page. cursing: 81 Liy1
lngstOn Ward, indecent exposure: as ROb't
III. Brown and Smith WOrmley trespass on
parking; - each. Alice Hubert, throwing
missiles in the street; So. Jacob Burkhardt,
prOfaue; -. VIM. CanOde, carving n pistoI
1t was shown that defendant is captain of a
canal boat and in transit through this Dis
tTict, but this did not save him. as he was
fined 500. Michael Mcdonald, loud and
lOisteTous; IS.
CASE OF KEYS.
Herman koppel, charged with the larceny
OF fonr brass keys: worth 81, from Henry c.
DennisUn at house No. 90i 1ith street north
west. COmplainant testified that he sub LET
lblS house from kOppel, and on SATURDAY.
hlshI last, on his return from the thealer in
company with his wife. he found his door
fastened, and defendant stuck his head from
Window above and told him (witneSs) that
he nad possession of that house and refused
him adrnlttance. He forced open the cellar
uoOr, and, entering, proceeded to the room
where kOppel was, and ordered him out. He
refused 10 go, and witness left for an Off
Ger, and on his return Koppel had left the
house. Witness found the front door
FABRICATED and the keys missing. The pos
session OF the property by complainant was
proved, but the court held that the KEYS
no larceny. The civil courts were the
proper medium for remedy in the case, and
dismissed defendant.
MISCELLANEOUS.
John Collins, larceny of an Overr0af from
the house of W. w. Corcoran, valued at SIS
which he sold TO a cOlOred man for SI0; grand
jury. Fila Carter, larceny of some articles
of lewelry from Henrietta Hilbus; -. Chas
n. kTause, keeping a vicious dog which bit
James Coakley,a small boy; dog ordered TO
be Killed, and the owner put under bonds to
cause ii 10 be doHe.