Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-04-07

EQUITY CoURT-Jtaige Wide
Yesterday; Kuhn agt. Kuhn; decree of
against defendant. Simms agt. Simms; de-
cree pro confessO. Browning agt District of
Columbia; order sustaining demurrer and
d1snlssing bill. Gull agt. Rhodes: order APP
pointing Elizabeth A. Rhodes guardian al
Item. Evans ct TX. agt. Grafton; order to
1875. -'
To-day, Mitchell agt. Craig; decree substi-
tuting III. NJ. Norris trustee. Freedman's
Bank agt. Osborn; order TO issue restraining
order. Cresswell ct al agt. Williams; decree
and j. NJ. Cults. Robertson agt. Robertson;
order reference TO W. p. DunwOody. Disney
agt- Wheeler; decree ratifying sales and ref
erence TO auuftor. The calendar was called
and a number of cases set for hearing.
CRIMINAL COURT-J,0ioe Macarthur.
To-day, the case of Shoemaker agt. Paul
was resumed,
CIRCUIT CoURT-JwdlJe Cartier
To-day. Miller agt. Grant was resumed.
POLICE CoURr-Jl0Lge SileI
To-day, Mary Rivers, Tilghman Rivers and
Mary a. Belt, charged With disorlerly con-
duct; IS each. Thomas A. Buckley, loud and
bOisterouS; -. Joseph Williams, cOlored
carry ing razor; $50. Harper Green and
jose phi Williams were sent down 90 days as
Migrants; Cora Robinson, loud and bolster
Gus; 60. VIM. Smith, same charge; =. Mary
owens. curSing; So Betty Lock, same; 80
Michael Cation, dsorderly conduct; az.
Kate CASTOR and Oceola Morey, Migrants
GU PioStItuttss were sent down. Gar
ter Allen, prOfane; 50. Josephine Robin
son, prOfane and indecent language; %.
SERIOUS CHARGE.
John Johnson was charged with assaulting
Rose V. Collins with intent to commit rape
Rose is q rather pretty little sixteen-yea old
girl, with hair clipped short across her front
lEpiece. She testified that she went to the
JehnsOn house as help in the family. She
had not been there quite a week. On last
Sunday he offered her 50 to get herself hat
which she refused to take. She was i'm the
habit of sleeping with Mrs. johnson and her
two youngest children, while johnson, who
generally came home late, slept with the
Oldest child in separate bed in the same
room. Sunday morning he came home late
and went to the bed, Mrs. johnson being
asleep at the time. Witness was so frightened
that she could not speak, but turned away
rom him. The little child commenced TO
cry, and woke Mrs. Johnson up. She spoke
to her husband, but he did not answer She
Then got up and found her husband under
the bed. witness was poor girl and had
nothing but her reputation to sustain her
Proceedings suspended in order to file q new
charge OF assault and battery. the charge of
intent at rape not being sustained. Upon
the new charge defendant pleaded not guilty
Atter the testimony fine of 500 was i'm
posed, from which an appeal was taken
The original charge was dismissed.
MISCELLANEOUS.
EDWARD Lancaster, assault and battery on
Charles King; -. Joseph White. assault and
battery on VIM. Hurson; 50. Amanda
Stewart, assault and battery on Kate Hig-
gins; - and costs. Charles Nall. assault and
battery ON Julia Dix; sixty DAYS i'm Jail.
Charles Washington. assault on John Blair;
- and costs John BriscOe and Anna Bris-
Coe, assault and battery on Edward Smith:
bonds to keep the peace. VIM. Timbulakp,
charged with carrying pistol. $50 An ap-
peal WAS noted and 5000 bonds required