Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-11-06

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svefruied and Judgment for plaintiff.
PROBATE CouRr-yH0s DIN.
To-day, In re- estate OF James Wardell;
order that widow qualify as administratrix,
re. estate Of N. 3. Bramhall; petition for let
tiers of administration fled and order OF pub
LEGATION directed. In re. estate of w. III.
estate OF Seymour Taylor; order appointing
]. NJ. Johnston administrators. In re. estate
OF Samuel NJ. Mexican; renupciation of GER
issued % Harriet B. McKean; bond $4,000.
Arthur +. Brice qualified as administrator
OF the estate OF Arthnr Scharf1, bond $500.
Adjourned until Tuesday.
PoLICR CoURT-Jutoe SseQ.
To-day, Charlotte Beckett, larceny OF
clothing; $50 and costs. VIM. B. Fleury,
assault and battery On John Gsrielio; SO
and costs. james Mcdonald, larceny OF some
towels; $40 and costs, or thirty days Cor
nelius Carter, assault on Mary Jackson; SO
and costs, or twenty days. Enoch Green
leaf, larceny of a morse, buggy aud harness,
valued at 1915, from Fl. J. Hoyle, who testi-
fed that the horse, &c, were stolen from
him In Rockville. Nd, and they were recov-
cred in Georgetown, at a stable where
Greenleaf had put them; grand jury-bond
$500. Noble Rush forfeited collateral. Ro-
sauna Connellyi do. John Hall. violation OF
cart law; So. Hugo Heurich forfeited col
lateral. Lewis Sauer do. James Ferguson,
charged with Shaving in the door of Thomas
Ward while on drunk, smashing the glass;
ninety days. James SUNNY, loud and bois-
ferrous; IS. Clement Venabie aud Chapman
Lloyd. same; So each. John Reed. profanity;
S.. VIM. Lee, disorderIy assembly; 81.
THE HALVES ROBBERY AT THE BANK OF
wASHINGTON.
Charles Brown and George Davis, charged
with larceny of six L. s. Treasury notes,
each of the value of $50, and one $ 10 note, all
the property of WIN. h. Halves. This took
place on the 4th inst, in the Bank of Wash
ingion, while complainant was trausacting
some business there. On being arraignet
they pleaded not guilty; Mr.. Wells for the
prosecution and Mr.. w. A. Cook for defence
The defendants are both young and gentee.
looking men, both strangers.
Mr.. Halves testified that he went to the
bank To make deposit OF $3.50. Stepped up
To the counter and wrote check, and handed
bis money ana check book to the receiving
teller. The larger one OF the two prisoners
stepped up and saIh To him " Sir, YOU have
dropped bill" He picked up the bill and
was in the act of looking at 1t, aud tul ned
around 10 tell the man that il was not his
note, when, to his surprise, he was gone, and
so was witness check book and money.
Here six $50 and one $40 bills were handed
him by Mr.. Wells, which Mr.. HAYES said
LOOKED like the money he had. The man had
Hght eide whiskers then; face is smooth now.
Cross examined by Mr.. Cook.-Wituess ex-
claimed at once, "that man has stolen my
money" He had o doubt that one of these
men was the one who took his money; that
his wbiskers were false, and that they have
been since removed. He believed that the
money recovered was his. There were a
number of men in the bank. but no one that
he Knew excepting Mr.. Clark, of the Patent
f. l.. b. Clark testified that he was in the
bank at the time and saw Mr. Halves in the
bank as stated. Saw the opera ton as testi-
fed by Mr.. Halves. This man Brown pushed
against him abruptly, and the other one
who at that time had on light side whiskerS
is, TO the best of his knowledge and belief,
the one present. He apolOgiZed for pushing
against him, and witness turned and looked
him sternly i'm the face, and his impression
made at the time was that he was an English
thief
Mr. McDevitt testified to arresting both
The prisoners in the cars as they We're about
starting of; took them in carriage TO the
central guard house; took from Brown about
600; the six $50 bills and one so bill were
held in bis left hand; the balance was in his
pocket; In his judgment he was trying TO
conceal IL; his attention was called to ii by
bis singular motions i'm the carriage; the
other one denied knowing this man Davis at
all; Davis had very little money on him
less than 49, one of them had railroad
ticket in his overcOat pocket.
Mr.. White, paying teller in the Bank of
washington, testified that he saw the larger
man of the two in the bank in the morning;
ne came In and went out again without offer
ing 10 do any business; saw the small man
come in behind Mr.. Halves; he did not ap-
pear TO have any business at ali; remembers
That he had light side whiskers; took no
particular notice until heard MrHawes said
he was robbed; then looked for the man and
he as gone. Witness swears positively To
wbfs kers he took 10 be an Englishman, and
reese mbles the man Davis perfectly without
the Whskers Cross examined:-The larger
one, Brown, denied To witness at police head
quarters that he had ever been In the bank
Mr.. Cook asked that Davis be discharged,
as there was no evidence al all that he had
ehS connection with the affair. There was
10 evidence that the two knew each other:
they were not together at the depot; one was
on the platform and the other in the car,
and there was but one railroad ticket found
on them The only evidence was that one OF
them was seen In a bank, but that he took
the money there was no proof.
The Court said that there was no proof
that Davis was connected with the theft,
and he must be discharged.
For defense Mr.. Cook called George Davis,
q colored barber, who testified that he shaved
Brown on that morning, and that ne h III no
Mr.. Cook asked the discharge of his client
Brown. Mr.. Halves, as a man and lawyer,
should have exercised more caution. IL was
his misfortune that he had lost his money;
he should have been more cautious.
est men,
Mr.. Cook" Yes, but this world is full of
men and honest lawyers"
George Brown, an expert barber, testified
that this man Brown had no whiskers on,
and by rOscOpic examination 1t would
be perceived th6t there had been none on his
face, and besides, his eyes were not exactly
blue, as one witness had testified.
Mr.. Wells claimed that he had been identi-
fled without the whiskers, which IL was easy
enough TO account for and he asked tn at he
be held for the grand jury. The court thought
there was sufficient evidence, and sent the
case to the grand jury, fixing the bonds at
81 600. The prisoner was committed.
1t is generally conceded in police circles
II at this is one of McDevitts many lucky
cases.
jeremiah Costello, charged with selling
liquor on Sunday; $40. Daniel Kendick,
CT uelty to a mule; 50.
How GRANT SAVED A WoMAN's EYE
slGHT.-There is another lady 1 have met
recently who says: "The President has saved
my eyesight.' She is the widow of a con
federate officer. Her husband was an old
army officer and acquainted with Gen. Gg.tut
before the war. The remembrance of the old
bond of friendship was still strong and Sc