Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-09-20
THE COURTS.

CRIMINAL CoURT-Jtpdoe AGcA rthstr.
To-day the June term of this court was re-
cor vened by Judge Macarthur. district
Attorney Wells stat that he woul.t have a
number of cases ready for trial Tomorrow
Appeal eases from The Police C9irt were dis
posed of as followss-RoZier DELANEY. carry
ing concealed weapons; Judgment by default
r. a. Jacobs, refusing to obey the orders of n
police officer as 10 the position of his hack;
postponed TO Wednesday. Albert L. Morgan,
engaging in business as a con. mercial agent
without license. The evidence in this case
was that Morgan, being clerk in a whole
sale house, had taken certain orders from the
customers of the house. The Jury found
verdict or mot guilty"
The following cases have been set for trial
tomorrow Bernard May, producing an
abortion Henry Gengla, John Quinlan,
Peter Harvey and Patrick Quill, violating
ordinances of the Board OF Health; Philip
FeltZ, larceny ofa cow; Alfred Fields. alias
Albert Fields. house burning, two cases;)
Georgianna Taylor. false pretences; August
Dittrich, Loreuzo Baum and Emil P. Smith,
assault and battery.
Equity CoURT-JtIctge Oiin.
To-day, Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance
Company agt. Grant; order that receiver ac-
cept certain offers TO rent. Kraak ACT. Cal
vert ct al; order for amended bill to be filed.
Libby agt. Morgan; order referring cause to
examine. Barbour & Hamilton agt Kelly;
order approving bond. Golf agt. Golf; de-
cree of divorce and custody of child. Lam
bert agt Lambert; bill dismissed: The case
OF Sanders agt. Lyon was resumed
POLICE CoURT-Juttye Mus prO tenn.
This morning things were in muddle in
thls court, III consequence OF more changes
having been made in the office of assistant
attorney. Mr.. A. A. Birney (who has here
toiore prepared District cases for the COURT
having been appointed to the place made
vacant by the resignation of Mr.. r. Ross
Perry noticed elsewhere), left no attorney to
prepare District cases. The clerical portion
OF this duty was attended to by Mr. Lips-
comb, law student in the office of Gen. Bir
ney. and the papers then had to be sent up
stairs to Mr.. Prince, clerk of the court, to be
sworn TO as fast as ready, which made a te-
diOus delay in the opening of the court, it
being nearly II o'clock before il got to work
Charles z. Coomes, VIM. III. KempIer, VIM
Sweeting, Charles Harrison, James Nolan,
VIM. II. Lloyd, Michael Leach, VIM. Hur-
ley, Dennis Hurley, Martin E. King, John
iCder, Ahram Washington, James WASH
ington, VIM. SchoOler, Hannah Connolly.
John Fitzpatrick, Andrew Colt, and Henry
Fish, forfeited collaterals for various rea-
sons. George Washington forfeited collate-
raj. John Speaks didn't speak, and his col
6 steral Mas forfeited John Kelly same
James Minor, loud; IS. Charles Bowie
was sent down for vagrancy. Nelson
j. Key Reyn Q Ids and Jonah Evans forfeited.
down. Thomas SmOtbers, loud; S5 Frank
Ihomas, carrying razor; $50 or ninety days
Henry Call was sent down for vagrancy.
harry Halland, cursing; IS. Frank Mason.
carrying slung shot; $50. Mary Tinson ours
ing; So Molly Pratt was sent down ninety
Gays ior yagrancy: Mary E. Belt, profane;
JOHN sHIPLEY AND HIS DAGGER.
John Shipley, charged with carrying a
dagger. Mrs. Lucy Chatane testified that
John went 10 her house last night to see Mrs.
Shipley, who was working at her house, and
got into disturbance and caught his wife
by the throat and raised his dagger to strike
| her, saying he would Kill every one in the
mouse. He was In disguise, and chased sew
| eral up stairs, and made dreadful fuss
his demand was for his wife, and finally she
promised TO go with him if he would put up
his knife. Judgment was suspended and a
warrant ordered 10 be made for assault and
battery.
ALL SORTS.
joseph II. Lee, loud and boiSterous; S..
George Washington was sent down for va
grancy. Archie Jones. loud; -. Hattie
SOnheimer, pleaded guilty to being a va
grant; sent down 90 days. Frank Williams
proiane; IS. John Swami, no cart license; SIS
Gottleif Ashwander was sent down for va
grancy, protesting that the officer was liar
Joseph and James Langley, disorderly: 3
each Thomas Stephenson, profanity; for
feited. Walter Griffin and Charles Johnson,
violating cart law; do. John t. Scrivener,
assault on Dennis Shelton; SIS. Edward
POWe!l, assault and battery; continued until
Tomorrow. Edward Collins, larceny of a
gun from Isaac jackson; plead not guilty
a witness for the government said Edward
came and asked for the gun, saying that a
woman In town wanted rabbit, and could
not cure her cept he got rabbits gall, and
he wanted the gun to shoot one: fined S15 or
sixty days in jail.
THE SIMPLIFY CASE AGAIN.
JOhn SIMPLIFY, threats 10 Elizabeth Shin
ley. The defendant claimed that he found
his wife in house of ill-fame, and that in
attempting to get her away he may have
used threats. Prosecuting witness testified
That he came TO the house and drew a dagger
on her and choked her, saying she must get
her clothes; bonds TO keep the peace s5OO-an
appeal noted. Julius Slack, assault on w
H Michael; IS. Jerry Shelton, larceny of a
plank; 50 or 80 days in Jail. George Paret
aSSanit; 50 sandy Tinker and Lucy Tinker
assault on Francis Walker; So each or thirty
days.
Finding a Fruit Market
GROWING FRUIT. ETC