Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-05-26
THE COURTS.

1Ot IN GENERAL
Yesterday. Wetmore VS.. Smith. This was
motion 10 retax costs, the attorneys fees
put down at FIVE dollars, under the provis-
Ions OF the revised laws passed by the last
Cor greSs- MI MelOy contended for a con-
struetion of the new law 10 make II harmon.
lze with the old law. which give attorneys
ten dollars and twenty dollars tax fees, out
the court held that the statute was TOO plain
To be otherwise construed.
Meloy. executor, vs.. II. g. Johnson; action
i9r nleyae profits on lot on eth street, opposite
the baltimore and Potomac depot. The case
comes up on exceptions TO Judge Carriers
decision, lnstruetiHg the jury that counsel
fees other than taxed costs were net to De
given as part of 8leSae profits
CIRCUIT CoURT-Jlp4Ce RlsHlDireys
Io-cay, Mccoy agt. Martin and Graham;
judgment confessed. Darr & Bro. act Caro-.
default final. Wizard agt. Hayes; judgment
set aside.
SUIT FOR DAMAGES.
NiekerSon agt. Odorless Excavating Com
pany. This is an action for damages 10 de-
team OF the defendant running away and
running into II, and il is alleged that the de-
ienGants' team, being without driver, was
frightened by steam roller.
EQUITY COURT-yUelce H-Jfe.
To-day. Clark, trustee, agt. Eaton et al:
order dtscharging restraining order. Eslin
agt. Fletcher ct al; do, with leave TO amend
bill. Dyer agt. Stewart 81 al; order final
ratification OF sale. FAINT agt Riggs: hear
ing fixed for Monday. Creecy agt. Wol1av
Ell al; order OF reference Suit agt. Allen: de-
r.
English; bond OF receiver approved. Nailor
agt. Nailor petition for cOu sci fees file :
Larner agt. Gideon; order Of reference 20 au-
dltor.
POLICE CoURT-ylJ,E,c S,,eE
To-day. Timothy kelleher forfeited collat-
eral. Robert e. Morris, proflue - John
ter. loud and hoisterOuS; -. Fanny Miller.
pTOiane; -. Kate Higgins. loud and bolster
ous; -. Miles Owens. two carts without
numbers; continued. VIM. Grover, charged
TFnsg no ctr -,fl-
which he allowed 20 remain i'm front of his
premises IN violation OF the law: -. John
foai0urner. profanity in the county; -.
Louisa John on forfeited collateral -, VIM.
GroVer. assault and battery on Officer Tay-
Tor. In attempting 10 arrest Grover for OBJ
siructlng the streets, he grappled with the
oiiIc'r, anu resisted on the way to the sta
lon-house, compelling the officer to summon
aid; . and costs. John Sherlock and Rob't
I. Morris. charged with m afTTay plead
guilty. Officer kearney testified That he was
called upon last evening 10 quell n disturb
ance N house of bad repUte, when these
TWO cruisers fell upon him, and in turn he
tried 10 arrest them, but succeeded only after
regular fight with them. Sherlock 50 davS
in Jail. and Morris $40 or 90 DAVIS i'm Jail
John Smith. !Oud and hnisterOus: SO or RI
days In jail. Mahala Bailey. threats TO EIiz-
abeth Holland: bonds 10 keep the peace.
SHOT FOR KILLING A PUPPY.
Robert Dent cOiored, charged with assault
and battery with intent 10 kill Chas. Gross,
ms happened on Saturday night last, at the
corner OF l3H and - streets. Gross was sit
ting at his door, when Henry Williams ana
Robert Dent came up and asked for him
tWllnCSSl who asked them what they want
CT. Williams replied that MS puppy which
Ae (WltheSs) nad kicked had died. Other
words followed, when Williams drew MIS-
tol nom Dents pocket and shot Gross in the
moulin, the bail lodging in his neck He tried
10 prevent them from escaping, when Dent
struck him heavy blow and both escaped
together. Williams mas not vet been arrest
cd. number Of women Of bad character
witnessed the assault. but they have been
sent away, ana cannot be found; grand jury.
ASSAULT CASES.
VIM. kearnev. assault on Margaret DiggS:
.. Cornelius Garter, assault on Maria We
Eey; = aud costs. BaTbaraPffer. assault on
Emma HalleCk; - ana costs. John Chap
man and William Marshall, assault and bat
terry on Vincent Butler. all colored. Vincent
had been working for these men. and went 10
get MS pay, 81 when they gave him quar-
ter and knocked him down and beat him: ; 10
each.