Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-09-14
THE COCRTS.

EQUITY COURT-Judge DIN.
To-day, Anderson ct a.. against agt. Asly
ct al; order appointing a commission to
select guardian ad litem. John Gotten ct
al agt. w. II fletcher; final order OF notifica-
ton. Lawrence agt. Lawrence; order OF
publication. Stanton. receiver, agt. Martin
ct al; order giving leave TO amend bill.
The following law cases were acted on:
erman-American Savings Bank agt Oar
IRON and Kitch and Langdon agt. Evans and
Fisher; judgment by default. Reinhardt agt.
Friedman; judgment vacat i. Murtagh agt
bill OF particulars. L. s. use of Patcher agt.
Robertson; judgment for want ofduly verified
plan. Cattrell agt. Kinds, Judgment by de-
fault.
POLICE CoURT-Jtd9e Mus pro tenn.
To day, George A. GerhOld forfeited $40 for
viola ton of license law. David Curtis, pro-
fame; 80. Albert P: Newton, firing a gun
within two hundred yards OF a dwelling
house; 50. John Mountcara, disorderly in
the Smithsonian grounds; s5. Theresa John
son, disorderly; IS. Peter Cheeks, indecent
forfeited. James Lee, profane; -. William
Stewart, disturbing cOlored ball; IS. Geo.
Johns, Thomas Davis, and Charles Jackson,
disorderly; - each. Charles Wolf was. sent
derby; S5. Sprigg Boyd, committing nuis-
ance, So. John Dwyer, threats TO VIM. NJ.
Ralph WormIey, carrying concealed wea-
pons, pistol. The charge was fully sus-
tanned. Counsel for defence set up for a plea
that Wormley is an additional private on
The police force, doing duty on the premises
OF the Howard University. The court ruled
that special officer has no more right to
carry pistol while OFF his legitimate duty
than any citizen, and fined him $40. An APP
peal taken. Alice Herbert, assault on Mary
Washington, by throwing stone, striking
her In the pit OF the stomach; 81 and costs
Henry and Charles James, ARRAY; IS each
Arthur Fletcher, threats to Chas. G. Stew
art; s1CO bonds to keep the peace. John
Graves, assault on George Robinson; 81 and
costs. John Grill, assault on VIM. Goddard;
% and costs. VIM. Black, assault and bat
terry on Alice Kelly; continued. VIM. Wa
lels and VIM. Gerricks, ARRAY; IS each.
Martin Miller, assault on Lucy Miller; as
Michael DALEY, larceny of some lager beer
glasses; IS or 80 days. Dennis Daley same
charge; q and costs. Phillip Sullivan, same
charge; 50 and costs.
ALLEGED FEMALE HIGHwAYMEN.
Sllas Temple and Belle Whitney were
charged with highway robbery. This oc-
CURED on the 11th instant. Alfred Gordon
testified that he was on Rhode Island ave-
hue, between - and streets; he was on his
way home when three girls attacked him.
one caught him by the collar, and the man
Knocked him speechless; one of them robbed
him OF about three dollars, but he could not
say whether IL was Silas Temple or the wo-
men. He could have handled the women had
II not been for Temple. He recognized him
In The dock, but could not identify the wo-
man as one OF the three who attacked him,
Another witness testified to seeing Belle
Whitney take the pOcketbook, but counsel
for defence objected To her testimony, on the
ground that she bad just served out term
In the Albany penitentiary. Another wit
ness, colored girl, testified to seeing Belle
Whitney take the pocketbOok. Officer Olli-
yer recovered the fragments of the pocket
book on the street where Belle threw Ii ate.
taking the money out. The court dismis yed
the charge of highway robbery, and ordered
papers to be made out charging as ,ault and
battery against Silas Temple only, for which
he was nned s15-just 50 per lick.