Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-09-30
THE COCRTS.


COURT IN GENERAL TERM.
To-day, the ease of Ould ct al. agt. Red
dick ct al. was taken up-Mr. Barret for the
plaintiff and MeSSTs. LanghOTne and Bond
for defendants. The plaintiffs aver that they
are the heirs of Hannah Speakman, who
died in the insane asylum i'm March ~; that
land near Piney Branch; that she became in
sane In 1St0 and continued to have lucid in
teIvals until the time of the rebel raid made
on Washington in 1864, when they ceased al
together. That on the Sth of September
1sts, ard while the said Hannah Speakman
was insane, the said Hayes Speakmal and
knowing that the said Hannah Spea<man
was of unsound mind To an extent that rem
dered Eer incapable of entering into a con-
tract, procured her TO sign and ACKNOWLEDGE
the Aforesaid deed purpOrting to convey the
saId real estate 10 the said James w.
Reddick. That-neither the said Hannah
Speakman, nor her heirs, nor any other
person Tor her, or for them, has ever re-
ceIVed any consideration for said land, pur-
porting 10 be conveyed by said deed. That
the said Reddick and wife, on the sth day OF
Septem Der, 1868, conveyed by deed a certain
lot of land in the city of Washington. de-
scribed in deed recorded in Liber ID, No. 4,
folio g., TO the said Hayes Speakm an
in consideration of the aforesaid lot
They pray that the deed of Hannah Speak
NJ an be declared of no effect, null and void;
that possession of the said real estate may
be given to the plaintiff. To which prayers
are added for an account of rents and one for
general relief The defendants, Reddick
hled their answer, admitting the transfer OF
the property, as set forth in the bill; deny
that Hannah SpeaKman was seized in fee
simple in her own right of the property she
and Hayes Speakman conveyed to them;
deny that she became insane in 1861 deny
that Hannah Speakman received no consid-
GRAFTON for the lot conveyed to Reddick;
aver that, as the wife of Hayes Speakman
she did receive consideration. And the said
Reddick denied that ne knew the said Han
nah Speakman was of unsOund mind to an
extent that Tendeeed her Incapable of enter
ing into a contract; denies that her signature
TO said deed and acknowledgement thereof
were procured save by fair means and for a
valuable consideration; and they deny that
the said Hannah Speakman was insane at
me TIME OF executing said deed, and aver
that they were bona fide purchasers for
valuable and full consideration, without no.
tice of any disability. The case was certified
had and the jury found that she was sane.
AT the final hearing the Equity Court was
OF the opinion that Hannah Speakmaa was
sane at the time of executing said deed, aud
passed a decree accordingly, and dismissed
the bill as to the defendants, Reddick, from
which decree the plaintiffs appealed.
POLICE CoURT-Jtat0e SaeU.
To-day, John Warren was sent down 90
days as vagrant. George Smith was
charged with carrying a pistol. 1t was ex-
planned by his counsel that Mr.. s., a citizen
OF Prince Georges county, was passing
through the city on his way to Virginia.
when he was arrested, but was not disorder
ly at the time. The testimony was that Mr.
y. was taken into custody in a state OfintOxi-
cation, and that the pistol was found on his
person in the station house. The court held
that a quiet orderly person in transitu
through the District would be entitled to car
ry pistol, but this Immunity should not eX-
tend TO dangerous and drunken persons. 1t
bad not been shown TO his satisfaction that
Mr.. =. was at all turbulent, and he dismissed
n rag ease MarH Sweeney trespassng on
So Mary T.. Hill, same; IS. The court also
imposed an additional fine of 50 on Mary for
1mpertinent remarks while in the dock.
nell, a white-headed old man, with a
black eye, was sent down for yagrancv
Wesley Meekins, colored, indecent exposure
In the Smithsonian grounds; $40. VIM.
Lane, loud and boisterOus; 50. Annie Brown,
forfeited. Annie Green; same. Samuel
Richardson alias Samuel Presby, assault on
George "; Lawson; This assault was made
George with ablack jack knocking him sense
less after which he escaped from the District
and has just been caught; s25 and costs or
Williams, assault on Thomas Hurst by sfrik-
Ing him over the head with a cane: sos ar
three months in jail.
THE CASE OF DAN CONNOLLY
charged with assault and battery on JoSeph-
Inc henderson, was called, but one of the
main witnesses Mrs. Shaw not being pres
ent, Mr.. Birney asked another continuance
Mr.. w. A. Cook, for defence, objected to this
stating That the principal witness had left
this city for good. Mr.. Brnev stated that he
understood that policeman had Intercepted
defendant in attempting to take the prose
cutting witness away in q close carriage; he
bad no hope of getting her at all, but Thought
d another delay was ordered he would be
able To produce testimony sufficient to make
out his case without her. The case was con-
tinped fol one week.
ALL SORTS.
Caroline Jones, assault on Sallie Briscoe
an old colOred woman; IS and costs. VIM
Jones, threats TO Sallie Briscoe; bonds 10
keep the peace. Francis Murphy, assault on
Mary T.. Murphy, his wife-threw a coffee
pot at her; IS and costs.