Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-12-09
The jury returned q verdict of not guilty
Wiswan for defence.

Wiswall for defence.
EQUITY CoURr-Jasoe Wide.
To-day, Todd agt. Keyser; decree author
order of reference. Linvflle agt. Murdoch;
order confirming sale Of quarry lands and
vacating sale Of sub: lot ], square 80. Shields
Wis; do Barnard agt. Ransome; order con-
drming nisi sales and reference to auditor.
POLICE CoURT-J.Adoe Shea.
To-day, Peter Carrtco forfeited collateral.
lagher, VIM. Schofield, and Michael Foley.
forfeited 80 each for loud and boisterous Ian
guage. Frank Stephenson forfeited. James
!. Dubarry, do. VIM. Robinson, disorderly
alley cursing; S. John Williams, street pro,
family; IS. Robert Randolph, same charge;
s5. solomon Nelson, larceny of a blanket
from j. e. Lewis; $40, or so days. Eliza Bell.
colored, larceny of pocket book and sill
from Matte Gray, her employer, who testi !.
fed that she dropped the pocket book from
child, and missed IL a few minutes alter
wards, when she had occ aston to go to a shOp
near by TO make purchase. Eliza was II,
the room at the time, out denied all knowl-
edge of IL, and search of her person failed
10 discover IT. ii was subsequently found in
an upper room OF the house where they sell
dom visited. There was only Eliza PRESENT
at The time. Grand jury: bonds 500; com
United. AR HE Green, larceny of a box of
backing from Augustus Mason, boot
biacE; 50. Archie Green, assault on FEEDER
jck Key; SO and costs, or 90 DAYS F. X
Ward, assault and battery on Chas r Hol-
land; $50 and costs. y lbert Stone larceny of
three yards of check shirtiug, worth As cents:
s.. Also. charged with larceny OF ten varts
of calico from Lut'rell & Wines dry goods
store. This woman is, II is alleged y pro-
ieSsional shop-lifter, aIId IL was testified that
Yesterday she, uuder pretence Of purchasing
some goods. secreted this piece OF calico un-
der her cloak, and was detected by the PRO-
prieioE In thE act; So Abram Reed. assault
on Luther Blackwell; 81. Charles Lewis.
larceny of blanket from Margaret Welch:
$50. or 81 days. George II. Coulson. threats
10 Cecilia, bis wife; personal bonds to keep
the peace. Sarah Williams pleaded guilty
of shoP-lifting pair of shoes from the store
OfHenry Windsor; $40, or 80 days. George
Lamb, assault on Elizabeth Dawson. VINO
testified that Lamb beat her and said there
was no law now for the ID niggers, as they
Lee, assault on John Neal; IS and costs
TWO SIDES TO THE STORY.
VIM. coleman, colored seaman, was
charged with refusing to obey the orders of
Captain Bl6ckman, of the schooner Elthea.
of Philadelphia, lying at the 18th street
wharf. The captain testified that Coleman
was regularly articiCd seamaU, shipped at
Philadelphia; that he found he knew nothing
when he got to sea; didn't understand the
compass or anything about the vessel: that
this morning the mate ordered him to some
duty, when ne refused, stating that he was
going ashore and get a warrant against the
captain for beating him on the voyage. Cole
man had no witnesses, and asked to make
a statement, producing at the same time a
heavy capstan bar with which he told the
court Blackman had struck him on the vow
age; tEat when he shipped the captain told
him he didn't care whether he knew any-
thing about a ship or not; that when the ship
SOt to sea the captain commenced q system
OF abuse on him, compelling him To stand
for four hours at the wheel; that all of his
nngers were frozen, and that the captain
was grand scamp and bad man. The court
dismissed the case against Coleman and
told him his remedy for the assault was in a
court of admiralty, as this court had nothing
to do with offences committed outside its
jurisdiction.