Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-16
THE COURTS.
Court IN GENERAL TFpM

1OCRT IN TERN.
Yesterday, in the case of the Commission
ers of the Freedmen's Savings Bank agt
Williams ct al. in which the court below
held that plaintiffs are not the proper parties
10 maintain the suit, that decree was re-
verSed
briggs VS.. Daniels. This is a suit tn re-
cover certain Venezuela certificates ofaward
mace by the mixed commission between the
United States and the NeueZue elan Republic
under the treaty OF 1866. between tie two
governments. There were several claimants
OF The certificates prosecuting their CLAIM
against the complainant in this suit, and
this cause was compromised by the payment
INTO court OF $4,000 OF the certificates sub
yect 10 the Claims to be made upon them
Some months after the settlement General
MusSey. for complainant, made a motion in
The Equity Court for the delivery over of the
certlnc@teS To the complainant At TIA time
there were suits pending for the recovery of
the certificates from Drigg. and Judge Wylie
refused the order on the ground that the
Terms of the deI osit in court gave third par
ties rights az to the certificates which might
he defeated If the order was allowed. The
appeal was dismissed.
Clark agt. National Metropolitan Bank:
Judgment below affirmed. Evans ct al. agt
Richards; judgment affirmed. In re- r v
hughes, justice of peace; bond approved.
EQUITY CoURT-Jt.dge DIN.
Yesterday, Starr ct al. agt. Southern Mary
land Railroad Company; receiver discharged
and his fees and expenses allowed Flandrau
agf. Flandran; decree nisi confirming sale
and reference tOauditOr Hurst agt FOy; DO.
Hardness ACT. FitZbugh; order reference to
auditor. Ball agt Ball; motion for order on
recusant witness denied. Adams agt Adams
Washington Market Company; motion of
defendant on cross bill for indemnifying
bond for costs and rents denied. Sanders
agt. Lyon; bill dismissed, with costs. New
burn agt. Washington; demurrer Overruled :,
with leave to answer order. Linville agt.
Murdoch; decree confirming trustees sale.
part of lots Al and AZ, West Market Space
Company. Myers & Bro. agt. Carter q Brad
ley; order for appearance OF absent defend
ment for plaintiff in 1886 and costs. Hunter
agt. Waggaman; exceptions to answer over
ruled and discharge of restraining order.
fendent ordered. Schmidt agt. Stickney ct
al submitted Oh application. Morrell agt.
Morrell; decree of divorce from bonds of
plainant's hands divested Of defendant and
vested in complainant, with costs of cause.
Nichman agt. Bell; certiOrari directed. Mil
der deed Of trust.
POLICE CoURT-Jutoe SaeQ.
Yesterday, Michael Bresnahan forfeited col
lateral George Viedeman, Jas. H. Kline,
and Mfchaei Clark, same. Joseph Kirby,
profanity; as. Richard Johnson, a coored
vagrant, was sent down for ninety days
Isaac Thorn, same. Lizzie Able, disorderly
in Cherry alley, Georgetown; S. Henrietta
Bruct, Maggie johnson, Sarah E. Thomas
and Mary LipscOmb, disturbing the quiet of
Cherry alley; IS each. Agnes White was up
i,
this time IS. Thomas Evans, a white vag.
rant, was sent down to labor in the chain
gang. Mar. F.. Grove, cnrsing; S.. Julia
ply, same; So. Edward Henson, same; as.
Emma Ellis. vagrant, was sent down for
ninety days. Henry Pinkney, carrying a
boisterous talking; s5 John O'Flaherty,
profanity; 80. Myer Finn, selling goods by
sample without license; S5-appeal taken.
Andrew Ashton, larceny OF q coat from
Dave Jones; $50 or sixty days.
THE ROBBERY AT COL. TAIr's.
Andrew Ashton, colored, charged with
breaking end entering the residence OF Jas.
a TAFT, with felOniOus intent. Colonel TAFT
testified that he was absent last evening
during the time Of the burglary, aud when
he returned he found an officer waiting in
front, who Informed him OF the occurrence
Miss TAFT, daughter OF Col. TAFT, testified to
returning home and finding man in the
house, the rooms OF which were in great dis
order. She saw the man leaving the house
by the rear door, and recognized him In the
dock; she called for the police, and Ser,
10 hearing the call, and on entering found
the house had been ransacked. Ashton bore
bad name. and never does any work OFF,
colored woman testified that Ashton was at
$1,000 bonds.
Lewis Bines and lube Tyler ARRAY in the
county; % each VIM. Churchill, assault on
HIGHWAY ROBBERY AND ALMOST MUIR
Lawrence Bird, colOred, charged with as
sault and battery with intent to kill John c.
PipRle, with an adze; grand jury, bonds
$500 Also, charged with robbfng Ptngel of
pocket book and contents. This took place
on the lst Of October. Pingel was badly used,
his bead cut, and IL was thought his skull
was fractured. He has been lying in Proyi-
dence hospital ever since. Onicer Fifield
found PiDgel lying In the road, insensible, In
which state he laid after removal TO the hos
Pital for several days; grand jury, 90 500
bonds.
ASSAULTS, THREATS, ETC.
Redmond Smith and George Palmer as
stalks and then with Ratchet; Smith fined
s10 and Palmer go. Henrietta johnson, as.
sault on Julia Ann johnson; 45. Christian
Grouse, threats to Amanda his wife; bonds
TO keep the peace.
TO-DAY.
Pat. RaPan, cart with no number; IS. An
ME BROOKS, a vagrant and prostitute, was