Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-06-11
THE COURTS.

CIRCUIT COURT-JJNtge H,GapETegs
Yesterday, White by next friend agt stat
ford: action for damages alleged 10 have bpen
caused by falling into excavation for a sewer
IN + street south, between Cd and ~ streets i,
IN september, 1873. laid at $1,000; verdict Tor
plaintiff. $50. Adams agt. Wilson; maui
sltlOn for plaintiff, II 1913.
THE GEROLT TESTIMONIAL.
Baliey x 90. agt Kennedy; on trial. The
facts IN this case are as follows Mr.. w. W.
COrcoran. the defendant. and others on learn
ing that Baron Gerolt, the PruSSian minister
was about being recalled, determined to pre-
sent him suitable testimonial of esteem
and Mr.. Kennedy was selected as their agent
10 procure IL. He ordered the silver set di-
rect from the plaintiffs. and collected - j00
ana sent III 10 them as payment; but the
price charged was -, s0O. and they now SanLx
10 mold the defendant individually liable for
The balance due. Defendant claims that ne
i only responsible for the debt pro rata with
other subscribers To the fund. The iury re-
turned sealed verdict for plaintiff, $50.
TODAY,
the case OF VIM. c. Bates, by his next friend
k w. Bates, was called-Nr. Ingers0lI for
pialntlh, and Messrs. Cox and Buchanan for
Defendant. The plaintiff complains that on
the 81 OF September, 1913. he purchased n
Ucket Tor Highland station and got on a train
Whlcn was advertised to stop at such station
but the company, by its agents refused IN
stop there, and took him two miles beyond
anu caused him TO leave the train while NJ
was III motion, thereby endangering his life
and limb for which he claims :, 600 damages.
The defence is that the ticket was for Ria
densburg, and he got OFF there, but cot on
again a. the train started, and the conductor
stopped the car and put him of, and that me
SOt on again and was again put Off,
CRIMINAL COURT-Jialqe Mac dythny.
1eSI6rday, Allan Colbert and Sam1 Carnn-
DELL, larceny of a barrel Of whisky; guilty.
tiary.
THE INFANTIc1DE CASE.
Maria walden, Dennis BOOiley and Mary
BoOdley, manslaughter in causing the death
OF an infant by neglect. a nOIIe pros was
entered as 10 the BTadley's, and they were
uSet as witnesses. The jury found a Verdict
oil not guilty. +. Mcguire, false pretences;
EolIe pros.
Jotn cunningham, assault; guilty. George
Thomas, alias Thompson, making false
claim for back pay and bounty: guilty. and
sentenced 10 one year in the penitentiary
george Holmes, assault; guilty. fined -
Sgarles Caeser, alias Robert Diggs, riot and
ARRAY; guilty. The cases of Jerome j. Kinds,
charged with bribing United States officers
anu r.. "A. Williams and James X. Moore
nmaa~ d,,ioy taxing papers from govern
EQUITY CoURT-Jtptqe While
1esterday, Nailor agt. Nailor; order deny
ing prayers of petitiOnes. with leave TO move
for distribution. DeCamp agt. DeCamn.
order authorizing trustee to negotiate a loan
Ray agt. Chesapeake and Ohio canal; argn-
ment IN progress. Smith agt. Ewing; decree
To-day, Clifford, administrator. agt. Clifford
et al; order of publication. In re Catherine
A. Talburt; Orter cOnfirmative. Shoemaker
and Burroughs agt. Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal; order 10 dismiss bill as TO III. III. Dodge
Shoemaker agt. same; do. Dorney ct al. agt.
Fudge ct al; order OF reference.
POLICE COURT-JlntQe Smell
Mary Barrett, q vagrant, was sent down.
ANNA Humphrey was fined - for cursing
Molly johnson, a night-stepper was fined So
Thomas Callahan, charged with vagrancy;
discharged on probation. James La Fon-
tame, charged with occupying a space on
sidewalk adjacent to the Center market
without a permit from the clerk. Defend
ant claimed that he has occupied this stand
ever since the market was built and that
This Is malicious prosecution, as Others are
10 the same boat as he is. Mr.. Birney coun-
sci for the District, denied this and said
that sufficient evidence had not been shown
him to make a case. The court fined the
defendant S5; appeal taken. Geo. NJ. Baker
ObStrUcting street; -. VIM. Johnson, as
sault and battery ON Josephine Hall; IS and
costs. Thomas Williams, larceny of some
fractional currency; grand jury. Jenny
Thomas, threats TO Mary Ellis. A witness
testified that one was as bad as the other so
the court required both 90 give bonds TO keep
the peace. Samuel Matthews, assault or
James Lewis, so and costs.