Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-06-04
THE C0rRTS

CIRCUIT COURr-Jlttge Humphreys.
To-day, Abrams agt. Lincoln and Willard:
verdict for plaintiff for sI.sis.
A TELEGRAM CASE.
The case of Deknight agt- the Western
r. II. Webb for the plaintiff and Messrs.
stanton and Worthington for defendant
This is an action to recover damages caused
message addressed to him at Sumter, s. C..
in June. 1913. He charges that il became
necessary for him 20 see the President and
send him word on the 18th of June, 1873 a
telegram was sent, Come at once: pa will
go with you TO the President" and he charges
that he did not receive the dispatch until
noon on the 10Th. after the northern train
had left, and he therefore was unable to reach
mere until after the departure of the Presi-
dent from the city, and that in waiting for
ms return he was put to some expense.
EQUITY CoURT-JuC,0e W,Ulie.
Today, Minor agt. Minor; decree nisi con-
nTming sale. Clements agt. Clements; do.
Coiter ct al. agt. Fletcheret al; decree pro
coDfesso against w. III. Fletcher under
amended petition. Anderson agt. Ashby;
order for commission to select guardian.
Harris agt: johnson; order for Injunction,
annulling deed and directing release. Bar
pour Il Hamilton sgt. Taylor; deposit OF
funds approved. Same agt. Kelly; order for
sale. h. and q. X. X. Co. agt. District; re-
stTainiDg order directed. Disney agt.
Wheeler; decree finally ratifying sale. Hltz
agt. Burgess; decree for sale. Lord agt. Dis
trict; cross bill hled. Sprague agt. Frank
land; Walsh agt Walsh; and Conway agt
Gateley; DEGREES pro confesso against certain
parties. Rider agt. White; demurrer over
ruled.
POLICE CoURT-J,nige SfeR
1O-day, Frederick Courtney. loud and
boiSterous; $. Sarah r. Lloyd and Eliza
y. Berry, same; 81 each. Edward Buckley,
cursing; 50 VIM. Regain, loud and bolster
Gus; -. Henry Curtis and John H. Butcher
throwing stones: y each. Thomas Morrison,
forfeited. Thos. Brown, same. Geo. Evans
and Chas. Radcliffe, same. John Mahoney
and Geo. donaldson, loud and boisterous: -
each. James Cross, Obstructing sidewalk at
the Centre market; IS. Charles Dyson was
charged with stealing an OvercOat from the
office of Henry b. Mum. Mr. NJ. testified
mat the coat cost so, but was worth now at
least S25. Detective COomes testified that
the1e has been many complaints about the
loss of OvercoatS, and that suspicion has
been directed to ysOn who is a cOlOred man
OF good family. He found the coat in a pawn
shop, and nom the description given Of the
man he arrested Dyson, who was identified
oy the pawnbrOller as the person who put il
pawn. The court remarked that he had no
particular use for hall thieves, and sentenced
nm 10 three months in Jail. John Smith. q
colored boy, charged with carrying a loaded
pistol; so, or ninety days in wOrkhouse
Also, charged with making an assault and
battery on Ch aries Freeman. and attempting
10 shoot him; continued for judgment. John
ODay was fined $50 for failure to answer a
summons as witness against Richd Brown.
the alleged sexton depredator on the Holmead
cemetery. Sarah Woodward, colored charged
with keeping bawdy house in MAYORS al
ley. Officer sutton testified that this house
is den OF street walkers of the worst kind:
$50 and costs. Willie ROuser, assault with
intent TO Kill Walter Green bonds for the
grand jury. James o. Hagan and Samuel
Poole, ARRAY; Il each. Celia Hughes, ColOred
charged with violent assault and battery
on small hoy, Charles JohnsOn) bonds TO
Keep the peace. VIM. CaTley. assault and
tattery on Joseph SimmS; so. Andrew Will
son. assault; -. Edward Thomas, assault
on William Rowley; 80. LemueI Groves
brought in on An attachment for falling 10
appear as a witness; 81.
BUILDING AssoCIATIoN.-At the ninth
monthly meeting of the Second Washington
Cooperative Building association last ey en-
ing - 800 were sold al an average of 80 per
cent