Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-12-06
THE COURTR.

VI SATURDAY dltef our report closed, the
following cases were up :-ROane, executor,
agt Denver * Peck; decree overruling eX-
ceptioEs and confirming auditors report. In
re Herzog; case postponed indefinitely.
aIrese agt. Hale; entry on general term
minutes ordered 10 conform 10 pleadings.
Charles L. Pollock, of Virginia, and =
Hobart, of Baltimore, were admitted 10 the
bar. knOeden agt. MelOy. executor: iudg-
trict of Columbia; decree of EQUITY Court
confirmed. COughlan agt. POulsOn; decree
Overiuling exceptions at Circuit Court, and
case Temanded, thence to be certified TO Pro-
bate Court; notice of appeal to Supreme
Court of the United States. Mills agt Orange
and Alexandria Railroad Company; judg-
meDt affirmed. Charles y. Thomas was an
pointed an examiner in chancery. Beall agt.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company:
Judgment ordered to be entered here on
verdict for $1,000 and costs, subject to re-
mittitur.
Mr.. Selden announced the death of Charles
+. Harmon, esq, a member of the bar, in
appropriate terms, and the court adjouri.ad
In respect to his memory.
CRIMINAL CoURT-JiIriqe Mac Ayth1,-
The December term OF this court was con-
Vened this morning. The grand jury was
called, and all answered with the exception
OF Mr. j. L. klingle, absent in California
Judge Macarthur stated that il was necaS-
saTy that the court take extreme care that
TIE grand inquest be properly organized, In
order that their work may stand the test of
technical objections. He then Questioned OF
the clerk and marshal TO be informed as to
when the jurors were drawn, and was
answered that the drawing was by the clerk
in person, on November 22d, and they were
summoned ON the 2ith and Goth. The court
decided that the law as TO drawing and sum-
moning had been complied with-the draw
ing having taken place over ten days before
The term. The jurors were sworn and sonar
ately questioned as TO their qua lificatiOns
ana The iollowingtwere excu ed: X. NJ. Hick-
man, government employee; Robert Cohen
over age-neariy 30; Moses Kelly. treasurer
OF the commissioners of the sinking fund:
1narIes Johnson, government employee;
MIn. ii. BTawner, served on a Jury last JULY
Charles Mallard, over age; and John H.
McChesney, served on a jury within two
years. The marshal was directed TO draw
The names OF eight others to fill the Jury to
The requisite numOer-23, and the jurors were
discharged until to- morrow.
lie petit Jurors were called; James Worm
ley JAILED 10 answer. q. w. Cochran was ex-
cused on physicians certificate; A lbert Glea-
SOD, having served on jury within two
years; Benjamin +. Monkey was returned de-
ceased Alfred Richards, excused on physi-
eldn's certihcate; Henry Warren. over age;
w; A: Gray, resident OF Maryland; j. +. y.
Wilkinson, employee of government; Saml
Oedney, been on jury; James NJ. Latta,
member OF the bar. The marshal was di-
rected 10 Ill up the jury to %.
HOW WAS THIS MANAGED?
Inc case OF Elizabeth Kennedy, appeal for
keeping bawdy house, was called ami fail
ing 10 answer the bonds were ordered To be
forfeited. No bond could be found and the
record showed that she had been committed
dlc not show that she had ever been there
The District Attorney suggested that bench
warrant issue, when 1t was answered that
such warrant would not reach her, as she
was IN Dayton, Ohio, keeping up her BUSH
ness.
POLICE COURT-JtaLqe !SleR.
wise Williams, Vagrancy; ninety DAYS
James Morrow, carrying cOncea led weapons:
so or thirty days. Henry Williams, same;
so or ninety days. Eli HAYWOOD, profanity
so or thirty days. Levi Murray do =: - or
twenty days. George Young, do; do Hattie
SondhelmeI, enticing prostitution: do .Thos
sutton, profanity; do. Ohio Mead, BENZ
johnson and James OffGtt, disOrderly: S.
each. Robert Jones, profane; s.. Charles
Green, do; do. John Graves, do; do. Delsy
Adams, do; do. VIM. Whaley, do; do. JOS
Lee, d sordeTly: S16. Aune Coleman, do. So
FRANK Is. Clark, profane, do. Edw. Woods
dlsorderly; 50. John Dunagin and Michael
hnlghton, do; 50 each. Edward Smith, pro-
johnson, disorierIy; s.. John Boswell, do;
-. W m. H. Harris, larceny of money from
W Id. Cotton; six months in jail; appeal.
1homas Robinson, larceny of a letter book;
so or thirty days. Winfield Scott, assault
with intent 10 kill VIM. Robinson, colored
by shooting him on the 18th OF November
held for action Of grand jury. Annie Fouth,
larceny OF money from Joseph Burk; held for
the action of the grand jury. VIM. Powell,
larceny OF barrel of apples from Gustave
aIlenpted me salary grab by taking eight
DUncles OF celery, was fined 50. +. III. Finley
assault; 8. Anna Haggaman ASSAULT on
Theo. hout; $50 or sixty days.
Ambrose Taylor and Andrew Hilleary, lar
eeny OF twenty-five pounds OF butter from g.
W. Hager, at The Western Market: $50 or 3
months in jail. Joshua Black, larceny of a
chest OF tea from j. j. White; held for action
OF grand jury. Frederick Harrison, charged
with same oAence; di smissed.