Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-03-06
THE COUNTS.

COURT IN GENERAL TERM. {
motion Or Mt Riddle. the Sraduatss Of How,
ard University law school were admitted to
the bar. Mr. 8. Yorke Alice, on motion of
agt- Davis; Judge Macarthur delivered the
opinion of the Court, affirming the decision
below dismissing bill. Judges Wylie and
CARTER ET AL. ACT. GRANT EFT AL.
Judge Humphreys delivered the opini IN of
the Court. reversing the decree belo % and
Diminishing the bill. Judge Wyiie d. <Senfa5
and Judge Olin i'm concurring refer rs1 tc tha,
defendant (Grant) having sent an nbiett ne
the judges, making serious che .rses 1ainst
some of the gentlemen who Ma ac,s5 as
counsel in the case, after tn case baS haao
argued and was under a. ,s,senoen, Tho,.
reprehended such action. .ri were snre thai
s1 9 course was ECU ao' fsed by the counsel
Gen. Henkle who, W.th Mr.. Davidge. Ar
pears Ior Mr: Grant stated that the pamphlet
mas PleP'Ieu WI Sout their knowledge, and
cretioD. III ms ii"'
Messrs. ;F1iler and r r. Perry. the coun-
the nnp Te. 70 the pamphlet; each asked that
men Der Of the court or bar had the faintest
sus piciop as to their integrity.
capt. Grant-May it please the court
Judge Wylies-"Sit down. sir; sit down; we
VIII not hear you; you ought TO be I'm jail.'
continuing, the judge said he did not regard
| This as matter for Investigations; but he re-
carried the action of Grant as an attempt to
interfere with the administration of Justice
| a conterlpt of court-asd il the court was in
clned 10 exercise its powers Grant would be
| ordered into custody.
| Mr., Miller asked to make a further remark.
Judge Olin said that they had devoted too
! mSch time TO the matter. they did not deem
| il worthy of investigation, they did not
place any reliance on the charges; the stand
ing of the counsel namel, their characters
| for integrity was not affected they were in
| the full confidence of the court
In the case of Hilton agt. Hilton-involv-
| ing the construction of the will of the late
Inhn ID IEnlrr T,-lSn I,V,.,
| opinion of the court that after the payment of
| the debts, funeral expenses, and requests,
the remainder should be equally, divided
among the children. Judge Olin dissented.
PROBATE CoURT-J,dge DIN
| To-day, the will of the late Mary w. jam
isOn was proven and admitted to probate for
| personality, and letters issued to The execu-
| tor, F. b. Mohun; bond, $4,000. The will OF
the late Henry Gett, colored, was proven and
! admitted to probate. He leaves his property
| TO his wife, and dominates John A. SNYDER,
| executor, who qualified by giving bond in
| S1,s0O
POLICE CoURT-Jutqe Shell.
Today, VIM. Johnson, for carrying a
strapping, big fellow, charged with
| Hagrancy, was sent down to exercise on the
farm. Alfred McGraw, same charge; down.
| Henry Dickson and VIM. King were charged
| with violating the snow law at the lot, corner
| OF 10th and X streets. There being a public
reservation in front-on the corner-cut of
| by the District they contended that they
| were not liable. plat of the lot and street
| was produced. The court took the same
| view and dismissed the case Molly Johnson
was f1ned again for profanity. John Green,
assault and battery on Everett Wroe with q
| pitch fork; $40 and costs. George Nor.nent,
larceny of stick of pine timber worth IS;
| so and costs or sixty days. RObers Sher-
| lock, assault and battery on Patrick Brown;
| s. and costs. Same, charged with assault on
| Mary Costello; 50 ana costs, or thirty days
| in each case. Samuel Banks, assault and
battery on Millard l. Bagney with a razor:
| $50, or ninety days. Philip Nance Eman-
! uel MaSsari and Michael Stauessi, three sons
OF Italy, were charged with maintaining a
| nuisance at sos ID street southeast. CONSISTING
| OF the use OF one of the rooms of the house for
| privy, which, according to the testimony
| was found to be found in a horribly filthy
| condition, having been used for the purpose
| three months Officer Hollnberger tejtiie;l
| that the filth was at least six inches deep il
| was the worst den her ever beheld. The court
| imposed fine of sl0 each, and ordered
| that the proprietor be charged with the
| abatement of the nnisace.