Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-07-14
THE COURTS.

CRIMINAL CouRr-Jxtoe Macarthur.
Yesterday, George Lewis, convicted of r %
penitentiary. George Humphreys was. 70 md
guilty of petit larceny, and sentenced to two
months Imprisonment in jail. JOB N Thomas
nolle prosequi was entered n The case of
George Lewis, charged with assault with
intent TO commit rape.
TO-DAY.
Armstead Holmes. larceny of pistols .
gold watches and pencils, was found guilty.
VIM. Smith, alias VIM. A. Thomas. larceny
of coats from c. A. Snow; convicted of petit
larceny. Martin Mari, charged with assault
and battery on Officer Shepherd. was tried
The officer ties titled that in May he saw OH
Ger Crook with the prisoner in the Theater
Comique; saw Crook strike Mari with a
"black jack and witness went to Crooks
assistance, and they took Mar out and the
latter went quietly with witness to near The
came up, saying that he could take the
prisoner to the station. Crook called
MARI "a id sucker and struck him Crook
then drew bis pistol and Mari got hold of it
and cooked it, when Crook got behind a tele.
graph pole. Witness advanced to the pris-
oner TO get the pistol and Mari said, 81
don't want TO shoot you. but if You come /
WILL When witness got close TO him aud
was Just about to seize the pistol Mari shot
the ball passing through witness hani and
striking the watch in the left breast pocket
of his vest. Witness did not know what
Crook arrested MARI for. but thinks from
Crooks actions he was drunk. MFR Saltar
ccrroborated the preceding witness, and in
AL, ition said Mari called 10 Crook to come
ont from behind the telegraph pole, saving
that he was the one. and after he shot, Mari
sid laying down the pistol, u give mySel {
up" The defence claim that there was no in
r"rtto l. jure the officer (ShephorD AMI that
tn pistol was accidentally discharged A
'rdict Of"noi guilty" was randereI -MaSSrS
Moore and Newman for defence. Thomas
Brown and Jane Brown, assault with intent
to kill Caroline Smith; on trial
CIRCUIT COURT C,0e H,tTphreys.
Yesterday, Pettibone. Behrend Il Co. VS..
Ewing judgment entered. Beck VS.. RAN.
Judgment for defendant. Keafe VS.. FIabertv
do. Berger VS.. Flint; do. Curtis VS.. Kop-
pell do. Flint VS.. Berger: case dismissed
Smallwood vs. Gersdofi jury respited. Adj
To-day, SmallwoOd VS.. GersdoT verdict for
deiendant. Lewis VS.. Lewis: verdict for plain
TIM; windsor VS.. Schlessinger; jury out.
Hall VS.. Mcclure; on trial.
EQUITY CoURT-Jttice Willie
To-day. Fleming against McNair; sub
mitted. Waters against Waters; order di-
recting pay ment OF specific sum. Dins-
straining order and dismissing bill Ed
wards, trustee. against Clark; decree ratify-
ing sale nisi. Stolpp against Stolpp; order
nisi directing credit to complainant and ref
erence TO auditor. Golf against Goff: order
reference. Freedman's Sa wings Company
against Metropolis Paving Company; de-
cree for specific sum.
POLICE COURT-Jtaiye SleR
To-day, Raymond Allen, forfeited col
lateral. Albert Parvel, same. Thomas Toll
liver, same. Washington Stewart lOud and
boisterOus; IS. George Burke cursinT: 80
James A. Conner. unlawful tapping a sewer;
continued. Also charged with making an
excavation without permit; continued
James Swanagan, drunk and disouIerIv for
fetted collateral. James Adams: same
Eddie Colbert, assault on Charles Thomas
by cutting him in the back and side A state
ment OF the facts in this case has already
been given in THE STAR. Colbert is a bright
InulattO boy and Thomas white boy. The
affair occurred on Sunday evening. The
testimony showed that the cutting was an
accident, and the boy was dismissed. ThOs.
White. assault and battery on Nelson Swami;
-: Henry Fletcher, assault and battery on
VIM. Jackson; IS.