Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-09-21
THE COTRYS.

EQUITY COURT-,JlHige DIN.
To-day, Roche agt. Moran; order ratifving
sale. Keefe ct al. agt. Adams; order setting
aside pro confessO. Mcintosh agt. Wagner
ct al; order continuing restraining order on
terms Schneider agt. Schneider: decree for
accOrnt and reference. Carroll ct al. agt
Bright trustee; order reference. Dudley agt
dudley; decree pro confesso. Johnson agt
Johnson; do. Martin agt. Williams, order
rsttfying auditors report. DeVaughn agt
DeNaughn; decree removing former trustee
and appointing NJ. Thompson.
CRIMINAL CoURT-JIny7e Mac Art,,r.
To day, Philip Felty, grand larceny and
false pretences; plead guilty. John QuinIan,
charged with maintaining a nui ance-a
filthy slaughter house. Mr.. Cahill moved
OF not guilty, on the ground that the Police
Court had Illegally imposed, in addition to a
me, bond, and the court sustaining this
point, verdict of not guilty was found.
Patrick Quill, hindering an inspector of the
Board of Health in the discharge of his
duties. Mr.. Cahill moved to instruct the
formation failed To cite the law and duties
OF an inspector This motion was granted
Lewis kengler; nuisance; guilty.
POLICE COURT-Judge MUS pro tenn
Yesterday, after our report closed, Samuel
stewart, charged with assault on John VIII
liams, was fined s.. Charles Stewart, as
sault with intent To XIII Archer Fletcher;
continued. Charles Tilman, SOmerheld
Smith and Clinton Johnson, charged with
burglary on the premises of Thomas Lyons;
dismissed.
Charles Wilson was charged with vagran-
-cy and sent down. Daniel Hartrell, loud
boisterous; IS. Joshua Davis, charged with
vsgrancy; was sent down. John T.. Nelson
(ex-judge,) was stood up for drunkenness and
disOrderly conduct. He said he had been
trying for several days to quit the use of
strong drink, and would promise TO quit If
left 20 90; -. Miller Whitney, profane; So
James RYAN was sent down for Vagrancy.
Geo. a. Williams and George Ingle, disturb
ing a public assembly; s. each Geo. A.
Williams. w Rni
$50. Thomas FOote, selling corn in the mar
ket contrary To the standard weight; con-
tinued. John II. Herman, profane; IS. Ann
Church, vagrant; was sent down. john
Kirby, loud and boisterOus; as Mary John
son, loud; 50. Annie Reeves, vagrant;
was sent down; Molly Johnson, same
Edward Nogt, selling liquor without license;
$40. George Barbour, creating nuisance
by emptying night-sOil deposits in the man
trap of the sewer on 5, between 7th and 9Th
streets northwest, on the 18th of September;
fined s25-an appeal was taken.
STEALING BOOKS FROM THE NAVY DEPART
MENT.
Washington Harlesion, a youth of respect-
able appearance, was charged with larceny
OF a law booE from the Navy department.
HaTleSton is u messenger in the NAVY de-
partment, and the fact that books have fire.
quently disappeared from the library there
set The watchmen at work to ferret ont the
guilty one. This developed the fact that this
boy had been selling volumes at a second
hand shop. and he was arrested by Mr.. Gun
bingham, lieutenant of the watch. Some
hali dozen witnesses were heard, pretty
clearly establishing the charge, and he
was fined SO and costs, or 80 days in jail.
He was then arraigned on the larceny OF SO
nom randolph Dickens, writer in the
Navy department, who testified that the
money was stolen from his coat pocket in his
office. ir that department, and the circum-
stances which be related pointed 10 the boy;
but the fact could not be proven and the case
was dismissed. Mary Wright, assault on
Bette Faurtroy, SO. Matilda Duff, assault
ON Lucinda Edmunds; 50 and costs.
DEADLY ASSAULT With A HICKORY CLUB.
Edward Powell, assault with intent TO
kill George II. McReynOlds with a stick OF
hickory four feet long and two inches thick.
Prosecuting witness testified that he lives
at 9l2 South Carolina avenue, and on Tues
day night last he went to Powell's house TO
complain about his boy saucing his (McR's)
wife. Powell heard him through, and said
that his (McR.'s) wife was id sinking.
dirty liar, and looked on the table for knife.
Witness picked up chair and backed out,
when defendant struck him several blows
with the club, knocking him senseless. Dr.
McCauley, who attended McR., testified that
the wounds were evidence OF intent to Kill.
Charles Spencer, for the defendant, testified
that McReynolds came to Powell and said
that his (P.'s) boy said that he did not get
enough to eat at home. Powell said 1t was
strike POWELL held for the action of the
grand jury. Chas. Stewart, assault on
Archie Fletcher on November 18th, 1874, by
striking him with the head of an iron bolt.
The plea of self defence was set M, but the
court held Stewart for the action OF the grand
jury.
assistant District Attorney Bir1ey states.
In relation to the lateness of the hour at
which the Police Court was orened yester-
day, that IL was not in consequences of there
but was owing entirely to the tardy attend
anoe of the policemen; that be was there
himself ready for work, and remained in the
office until about balfpast nine O'Clock, at
which time there had not appeared a single
officer. He then lett Mr.. Lipscomb, a mem
Der OF the bar, in charge, and the delay was
caused by the unusual number of cases
before the eourt-nearly one hundred.
In Justice TO the police. IL is proper 10 state
that they complain daily that their time Off
duty has to be spent at the Police Court
waiting tor the disposition OF cases in which
they are witnesses, instead OF in neeied rest
and recreation.l
RTThcodore Tilton is drawn as juror to