Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-04-03
THE COURTS.

CIRCUIT COURr-Judqe Crrtfer
Yesterday, the case of BrOdhead h Co. agi.
Jones was given TO the jury.
WILL CASE.
The case OF Dugan agt. Wilson, ct al, in
TolNing Tie validity OF the will of the late
Mary A. Morgan, tissue from the Probate
Court was called. Mr.. A. A Birney for
plaintiff and F. Miller for defendant.
CRIMINAL COURT-Jutge IMocAfIt,r.
Henry Taylor, charged with burglary and
larceny; convicted, and sentenced to three
years in the penitentiary. William Wilson,
alias Jackson alias Frank Carroll assault
and resisting Officer Buer; convicted and sem
fenced 10 one year in the penitentiary.
Humphrey Davis, burglary and larceny;
convicted of the latter and sentenced TO five
months in jail. Gabriel Nolan, do; convic ted
OF larceny and sentenced to the reform
school for six months. The jury was dis
missed till Monday: In the case OF the
United States agt. Robert w. Waters and
the Police Court from their appearance in
the Criminal Court mas been dismissed by
the grand jury as to r. w. Waters.
POLICE CoURT-Judqe S,seU.
Yesterday, Paul Leary WAS charged with
assault and battery on Daniel j. EaFting,
with intent TO kill. This occurred about a
dispute where 10 locate a line fence between
some lots OF ground owned by the complain
ant and eEdant4respectively. Defendant
il appeared from the testimony. knocked
complainant down with a shovel while he
was In the act of digging post pole, and af-
terwaTds thew brick at him, driving him
nom his wOsk and inturing his side. The
court though the intent 10 Kill had not been
sustained, Dut held that an assault had been
made, and fined defendant 500 and costs. An
appeal was taken. James Ridgeiy and Jos
Parker, larceny oftwo rolls of butter. pleaded
guilty, and we're fined $40 each. VIM. Dob
byn, profane; %. Maggie Wilson. drunk and
diSorderly; s.. Nary Boyd, cu~sing; So. Ann
Eliza Jane Du.any was charged with pro-
ianlty. Ann Eliza Jane came to the court to
get warrant charging Mary Jane Gardner
with the same offence, and il turned on that
she was the most guilty party, so she was
- ~ QRxv a "a Ann To.
was considerably astonished at the turn OF
the case. Henry Price was sent down as q
vagrant Joseph Chillery, disturbing a re-
Ilg1ous meeting while at worship; SIS John
jackson and Charles Butler, disorderly as
semblage in Georgetown; - each. Margaret
Riley, selling produce without license; or
dered TO procure license and case cOntin ued.
Andrew Snyder, threats TO Ann Contee; bonds
10 keep the peace. Mary Adams, malicious
trespass by cutting door down with her
little Ratchet; S..
Lrcius Douver was f0ed IS for throwing
stones. John Gunnell, an old man. was sent
down as vagrant. Bridget Kelly. profane
and Indecent language. Three young ladies
testified against the freedom of the language
a;sed by Bridget, which had tie effect OF max
ing the daughter of Bridget, a young miss,
cry in the court, so the court softened the fine
down to 81. Sarah Riley, swearing In pub
lie slley near the franklin school; 81. Anna
talking. Hannah McCafery, disorderly in
Georgetown; $40. Hugh Strider forfeited -
for cursing. Robert Payne, George Given
and August Seitz, boys, disorderly assembly
and throwing rotten eggs at gentieman's
house on j. street; s. each. Willis Johnson,
threats TO Edward j. Wilson; s1OO bonds to
keep the peace. Henry Todd and Theodore
Daniels. ARRAY; as. Chas. Brown, larceny
OF pine plank; $40 or thirty days. Richard
Lightfoot, assault on James Smith with q
loaded whip stock; $50 or sixty days. Henry
Waters, colored, assault on Officer Saffell;
SO. James Waters. colored, feloniously as
saulting and robbing Moses MumfOrd of 81.
This was an AFFAIR OF pitching pennies by
that MImford had some money In his pocket
Knocked him down and robbet him OF IL;
grand jury.