Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-03-02
THE COURTS.

CfRCU1T COURT-ytt(tge Curffer.
To-day, COughlan ACT. Poulson, 1the Keefe will
indispSsition Of Mr.: Davidge. Davis agt. Owens
asi Baa ed lOr Kow1sr as Iof
aent for Plaintiff-nOminal damages
RAILROAD CASE.
The case OF Beall and wife against tho Baltimore
And Ohio Railroad Company was ealled--Messrs.
Cook, Moore and Newman for plaintiff, and Messrs.
Cox and BUCHANAN for defendant. This action was
ages alleged have been sustained by the killing Of
the infant Of the plaintiffs the railroad, at the
nos the Ming Of the aon m fw ea ES and e
ceased. An amended declaration then filed.
the question Of law IS raised hat the " Mifs
having deceased, the cause Of action dies. Toe
rights Of the parties buried, and he could not
how the Of action could be translated from
& had sesa e SM,as to
most all the states including that one Mary and)
but We have no legislature 70 cure the defect here
Mr.; COok.-A bin with the object of curing this
Judge CsTtter.-Where Isuppose ii will remain for
aauarter of century at least.
Mr.. Cook That's my impression.
Judge Cartier remarked that, Mr. Buchanan
was not present the case Gould go until to
Ge;z q Bro. agt. sweeny; verdict for plaintiff
CLEARING THE DOCKET OF RUBBISH.
Mr Pay ne MED motions to dismiss number Of old
aud others-some docketed in lime isse. aad The q
cases were marked disInis sed.
POLICE CoURT-Jtutqe Sae1
m.
son, were charged With stealing ten bagatele balls
from Mrs. Amelia Heinrich, who testified that they
ned tdem on that account. They cost originsily
S25, but she had had them in use for a long time.
half that oeeP Re.e mot n
arresiiDR the man and recovering the balls; they
Robert Wilson, assault on his wife MARY; IS. ''''
THE FIRST BAPTIST (COLOREDl CHURCH TRouBLE
Henry Warner and Charles Jenkins, eolorel, who
were before the court Saturday for assault and
dered were again this morning for further hear
ing. The trouble occurred in the First Baptist
CHURCH; Washington Holmes, of the deacons
testified in behalf of the accused Several other
deacons testified for defence, and Mrs Coleman was
eral of the deacons who had been expelled as belong
ing 70 the Withers faction also testified for the pros
ecutlon IL all amounted to this that the expelled
deacons attempted To force their way into meeting
ann the Inside deacons resisted them. The brethren
struck blows at each other. and several brothers
clamps. each other, and general scrimmage fol
some S OF the the Tsnt out and on their
made break for the door, and during the melee
Nara s s1 o6 stout woman get squeezed pretty
blood and necesstated the services of ply sician
Warren was fined S9O and costs, and jenkins dis.
missed.
LEGS AND FEATHERS.
Joseph Lacey, Thomas Truman and Ohio Meads
cofored, charged with stealing "a chickens from II
A. Trimele The chickens were valued at one dollar
and heads Of fourteen chickens in the shanty where
these men lodge he also found bag Of feathers the
grSoi was SUFFICIENT to convict, and they were fined
MR.. HuMEs aLpERyEY CALF.
Lee Levi and VIM. Smith, two culored men, were
charged with stealing an Aherney calf fiom the
country residence OF Mr.. Th mas l.. Hume, in the
at $3.50; They killed the calf, and Detectives Sar-
gent and Nc Elfresh caught the last night with
the veal in their possession and arrested them They
were held FOR the grand jury without bail.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Edgar Nightingale forfeited collateral Lewis
Sn9wden, loud and boisterons; SIS. John Kepple
forfeited collateral. WIN: Shepherd and Hcsstter
Grimley, cursing; IS each. Watson Green, loud
and bosterous; 50, Samuel Tied, charged with
swearing too loud on Pennsylvania avenue last
night and using vulgar language to Officer Jones:
81 81 joseph Carroll, profanity; So Theodore ROes-
poned. Humphrey Davis, colored, charged with
Ieionlously breaking open and entering the dwelling
CABIN OF Ransom Brown with intent to commit a
felony. Articles were taken valued at sis; grand
Jury Robert Wilson, threats to Mary Wilson;