Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-14
THE COCRTS.

EQUITf COURT-JtUge OIlfl.
To-day, Roche agt Moran; motion to
vacate sale denied. Doherty agt. Wisner,
ct al. Washington Market Company agt.
Bakersmith; DEGREES Proconfesso. Taylor
lor; decree for title. In re. estate OF Jane b.
ceedings; Carroll agt. Bright, trustee; bond
approved.
POLICE CoURT-JxLoe Shell
Yesterday, Frank Dixon, driving on foot
way; 81. Sherman Edmonson, indecent ex-
posure; 80. Eli Beckett, obstructing footway
and loud and boisterOus; So for each offence.
Chas. Kidwell and Frank Barr, loud and
bOisterous and obstructing the entrance to
the Greenleaf school building; 50 each or I
ing tea without a license. This case occupied
good deal OF time and was OF considerable
interest. The prosecution charged Mr.. Cor
firm, and that he used the name of local
commission agency to evade the license law.
This is the first case of the kind that has
Importance as regards the commission
agency business, the decision was post
pOned. VIM. Messar, trespassing upon a
park; 90 Thos. j. Montgomery plead guilty
OF stealing some harness; $500 bonds for
grand jury. Lewis Evans, assault; $40 aud
costs. Jos. Wood stealing so in money and
200 loaves OF bread. The charge of embezzle-
ment could not apply TO defendant, because
he was under 10 years of age, and he was
discharged.
TODAY
Joseph carroll, assault on Louis TanSe-
MORE; IS. James Davis, a small cOlored
boy, charged with the larceny of a cart load
OF paving blocks, was fined sic or 80 days in
jail; Arthur Redmond was charged with as
sault on Alice johnson, and Reuben Ware
and Redmond, assault on Sarah johnson
Redmond was dismissed and Ware fined $50;
an appeal was noted. Mary Hammond, as
Sault on Bridget SwaDk, by pulling out
handful OF hair which Bridget exhib ted in
court: $40 and costs or 80 days. Watt. Haw-
kins, charged with VIM. Blake with an as
q nd hCf for Nr1ff fxNNA,
Alcorn on the 4th instant by striking him
with stone; sent to grand jury. James
Davis, petit larceny; $40 or so days. Louisa
Robinson, maintaining n nuisance; IS. Jere-
miah Conner, forfeited. Frank Herbert. as
sault on Edward E. Gray; $50 and costs.
Theodore Dudley, assault on Edward f.
threats to Bridget Lanhady; $500 bonds to
keep the peace or stand committed. James
Simons, larceny of two boxes of cigars worth
Mo- fined $50 or, or sixty days in jail John
ing the house OF May Holland, with bur
glariors intenti grand jury in default of
$1,000 bonds VIM. Riker, Frank Nilsson,
MOI Sc, and John Smith, forfeited cOliate al.
w. III. Degrat, disorderly; IS. Michael Oar
Iing, warrant; so days in workhouse David
John Jones, swearing; 50. Americas Mar
ray, do; S.: John Shaw, loud aud bolster
Gus; 81. John Thomas, do; IS. Wan. Spauld-
ing. Obstructing street; 81. Edward GRAY.
profanity in Georgetown; IS.
THE FORT FooTE MURDER CAsE.-Taa
Marlboro Md Gazette says that the iud yes
of the circuit court for Prince Georges conn
~ have decided that kendfick and Rogers
indicted for the murder of q man named
Moore, at Fort Foote, cannot be tried in that
county because the offense was Committed
out OF the jurisdiction of the state The MUIR
der OF Moore occurred on the wharf used for
a landing to Fort Foote by the United States.
and as the State OF Maryland ceded control
over the land embraced In the limits or the
fort, by tie act OF 1872, chapter US, to the
United States, the court has determined To
hold the prisoners charged with the murder
until q proper demand Is made for the IN hy
ment.