Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-11-20
THE COURTS.

EQUITY COCRT-JuCiQe ULVie.
To day, BurDstine agt. Plant; bond of trus-
tee approved. Mitchell agt. Phillips; dismis-
sal of bill as to certain defendants. MOsher
aet. Mosher; decision that there is no foun-
dalton for equity, and that If there was, il
was not sustained by the proof. Todd agt.
Kaiser decision decreeing sale. Blake agt.
FAINT; order that trustee pay specific sum.
Keller agt. Everett; decree nisi ratifying
sale. Laws agt. Lee; order of reference.
POLICE CoURT-Ji0,Ce SneQ.
Julia Smith, petit larceny OF ribbon; e0
Warren, charged with burgiariously break
ing and entering the premises OF George
jackson and carrying away clothing. Jack
son testified TO seeing these female burglars
in his room, TO following and asking for his
clothing; that they denied having them, bat
afterwards owned up 10 taking them. The
Information here changed to the charge of
petit larceny, and they were both fined.
Randall Lee, charged with assault aud bat
terry on James Smith with intent TO Kill by
shooting him with load OF bird shot In the
face and head. Smith testified az to the cir
cumstances, but it did not appear there was
any malicious intent. The court coacIuiei
IT was case for the grand jury TO decide.
kOehler; Sl0 Albert Harris, ARRAY; s..
Mark Cook. assault and battery on Riley
Jefferson, pleaded guilty, and was fined IS.
CLUBS OR SPADES?
George w. Hawkins, a policeman, was
charged with assault and battery on Mark
Cook, a youth some seventeen years OF age,
who testified that last Tuesday evening on
Odd street, be (witness) aud q cOlOred bOv got
into fuss on the street, and Officer Haw-
ktus came up and struck him blow on the
head with his club, knocking him senseless,
and afterwards threatened to kill him If he
did not get up and go with him. The colorei
boy had the advantage of him by rubbing
some oil in his face and eyes, and he was 60
Ing Tor him with shovel, when Hawkins
came up and struck him down. He was
blinded at the time with the Oil, and did not
see Hawkins when he struck him. Thomas
the boy while he was engaged In an ARRAY
with a cOlored boy. Marks back was turned
at the time. Considerable blood flowed from
senx ana ne after
attending Cook and finding lacerated
wound made by some blunt Instrument. 1t
was not dangerous, there was no depression
was laid here. Mr.. Hunter, residing near
the place, gave similar testimony. The IA
ther of the boy Cook gave testimony that he
ran up and told Hawkins that the boys skull
was broke, and that Hawkins replied that
he did not care. For defence twelve colOred
men and two white boys were called, the
purport Of the testimony being that Cook
was fighting with Riley Jefferson, aud had a
shovel raised in the attitude Of striking him,
when Hawkins ran up and prevented the
fight In doing which the handle of the shovel
was knocked against his head, making the
wound, and that the officer used no profan-
ity. Riley jefferson, with whom Cook was
scuffing, testified that Cook had a shovel
raised, when Hawkins came up, and that the
handle of the shovel caused the cut. Cook
had previously knocked him down and
kicked him. The court thought Officer Haw-
kins acted rather hastily, and that the
wound was caused by a blow from him, and
suspended judgment.
Lilly Allison forfeited collateral. John
Adams do. Thomas Coleman and Michael
Frawley, same. Archie Fletcher, same.
Robert COrbett, do. William Butcher, do.
John Stewart, charged with vagrancy; chain
gang. Henry Brown, disturbing the quiet of
Georgetown; IS. Henry Martin, same; 49,
duct. Lewis Kicks, disturbance in market
50. George NOkes. cOlored, vagrancy; chain
gang. Charles Tyler, firing gun In the street;
wartbNolan, throwing stones In ths street; g.