Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-06-28
THE COURn.

CRIMINAL CoURr-JtStge MacArth,r.
To-Day James Cook; larceny; (appeal;)
John Kemp; assault and battery: " edos y p was
acquitted. Reuben George; larceny; dol
pleaded guilty and sentenced TO twenty-four
dog: (do.; was convicted. F. A. BenteI. cnn'
victed of assault and battery, was sentenced
to pay a fine of 500 In the case of Thomas
Higgs, convicted of burglary, a new trial was
granted.
END OF THE CASES AGAINST j. j. KINDS.
This morning Mr. W. A. Cook appeared
and stated that he understood that the Post
Office Department had consented tn dron The
proceedings against Jas. j. Kinds in the
three remaining cases "for offering brides To
government officers" he having been ac-
Quilted on one charge.
Judge Fisher was sent for and entered a
rOlle pros. in each case. In the case of Peter
Dyan, indicted for obtaining 81 by false pre-
tence, the district attorney entered a nolle
pros. Dyson was committed to Jail i'm De-
cember last. j. 7. Wayne, charged with for
gerry, was released on his own recognizaRce.
PROBATE COURT-Register Webster.
On Saturday, in re estate of Henry Burn
stein, deceased; final notice issued to execu-
tors appointing Saturday July "a, 1875, for
settlement and distribution. Last will and
testament OF John Nolte was filed and order
OF publication issued. Will of Joseph w,
Marin exhibited and fully proven and adj
mitted TO probate and record; executrix
qualified and gave bond in $751; 900 In re pc
tttlon OF Andrew Barbour, guardian TO his
infant children-decree authorizing nett
tloner TO mortgage part of the real estate.
subject to ratification OF the chancellor. In
re will of Emma Tucker. deceased; citation
versus witnesses issued returnabIe Tuesday
next at 10 O'Clock. Will of Catharine Lam
caster, deceased; proof of publication filed
and viii fully proven. In re estate of War
Ter Il. Nichols, deceased. The widow of said
CeceCent filed petition for letters of adminis-
tratiOn. Case postponed until Tuesday next
al 10 o'clock. Last will and testament of
Anna s. Kendrick was filed. In re estate of
Joseph w. Marin, deceased. Special APP
iSn yVar ~ faIs
store OF the deceased.
CIRCUIT COURT-,JiUlge Macarthur
To-day, Burbridge agt. Packer: verdict for
defendant. Humphrey and Gallant agt
Lobsiger; on trial.
EQUITY COURr-J,ul1e Uy,te
To-day, Fleming agt. McNeir; decree con-
frming sale. Bundy agt. Lucas; bond of
trustee approved. Phelps agt. Mcdonald;
decision sustaining demurrer. Jones, trus-
tee, agt. Wiley; decree confirming sale
Thornton ct al. agt. Campbell ct al; order
for appearance OF absent defendant. Culver
nator agt Jungle: decree confirming audi
tors report. CaStleman agt. Nilands; decree
per confesSO against certain defendants
Meehan agt. Meehan; decree for SALE Frank
lyn agt. Reynolds; guardian ad Item APP
pointed and trustee substituted Langhorn
agt. Freedmen's Saving and Trust company;
restraining order issued. Hill jr BurroIly chs
Robinson, Fendall and Burdette agt. District
OF Columbia; restraining orders issued. Mis-
mith agt. GOodall ct al; restraining orders
issued.
POLICE COURT-J,uGye Shell
Today, John Constantine forfeited cOlIat.
eral. Rodger Carroll, Alexander Lancaster
Arthur Pannell, cuTSing; - each. Mary Gut
rand was sent down as a Vagrant Kate
Ross, too loud; -. Adam Balscr forfeited
collateral Richard Johnson, a colOred va
grant of the ablC-bOdiel kind was sent to
the chain-gang for 90 days. A witness testi-
fed that Richard goes around imposing on
the ignorant by selling them "luck root :"
which he directs TO be put in whisky To be
sprinkled about their houses for good luck
Richard is a ''cOnjure Doctor" so the court
gave him chance to investigate the roots
taken from about the Eastern branch John
Butler, curSng; -. Wash. Meredith IOu1
and boisterOus; -. John Dwyer forfeited
collateral. John Early, loud and boisterous;
50, Greenberry DuVall, too loud: - Ida
Sears, alias Crumsley, charged with be-
ing prostitute and vagrant This is the
frail one about whom the Weeden- Goo l.
man fight occurred. Bonds or wOrkhOuse
John IL. Burch forfeited his Collateral
Emma Bailey, charged with prostitution
and being vagrant; Judgment suspended
VIM. Yates forfeited collateral. Jas. Lewis
boy vagrantI was sent down. VIM. Davis
forfeited collateral. Samuel Hunter and
VIM. WEIGH, charged with trundling wheel
barrow on some of the street parking; -
each. Lie Toungs, vagrant, was sent
down. Edward Daley, prOfane and indie
cent language; -. George Forsyth, Joseph
l.. ThOon and VIM. Nelson forfeited collater-
al. Henrietta Bruce, a vagrant and prosti-
tute, was sent down. Charles Washington,
cursing; 81. Thomas Alexander, too loud;
50. John Gray, same; So Patrick Blessing
ton, cursing; -. Margaret Callahan, John
Johnson and VIM. Whelan, forfeited collat-
eral. Washington Meredith, assault and
battery on j. c. Taylor, special officer; $50,
or sixty days in jail. George Johnson, mot
George of THE starr charged with stealing
thirteen chickens; $50, or three months in
jail. Jenny Javins, charged with keeping a
oawdy house; continued under bonds and
subp9nas issued for some witnesses in the
case. John Kemps, assault and battery on
Anna Granger; - and costs. Robert Cole
man, assault and battery on Edward Free
man; -. Henry Butler, larceny of one dol
lar; continued. Thomas and Jane Brown
charged with aSSaulting Calvin Smith with
intent 10 kill. This was cutting affair with
razor, and the wounds of Calvin being
jury.