Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-07-01


Yesterday, the case of Langdon agt. Evans
was continued To July 2lst and the court al
joUrned TO Wednesday.
EQUITY COURT-TuoLqe Vidie
To-Day, Batson agt. Thomas eft al: order
oYeruliDg exceptions and confirming sales
Gunton agt. Iantzinger; order reference to
auditor. Willard agt. Willard ct al: order
vacatlng sale. Cant ct al. act. Morsell et
al; order confirming sales niSi. Anderson ct
al. agt. Ashby ct al; order appointing guar
dian adj Item. Mcnamara agt COndin ct
al; order diSmiSsing bill. Phoenix Mutual
Life Insurance Co. agt. Grant: order direct
ing receiver 10 rent house. Wall ct al agt.
wall ct all order directing trustee TO pay
taxes.
POLICE COURT-Jtuige SsaeQ
Yesterday, Wesley Adams forfeited col
lateral. Henry Johnson; same. VIM. Kelly.
siX-foOt, able bodied colored man was sent
down as vagrant. Kate Higgins. too loud:
=. John Carlin, indecent exposure; SO.
Jerry Creek, a vagrant, was sent down. Nick
johnson forfeited collateral John Mccarthy.
loud and boiSterouS; 50. CelIe Brooks curS-
ing; s.. Philip Riley, loud and boisGerous;
s.. Robert Taylor, profanity: -. George
McAttee, assault on James Conner: 500 and
cOsis. Bud Green, larceny OF 80 pounds of
old iron; $40. Emma Matthews, assault aud
battery on Alice Fitzgerald; $50 AMI costs
John II. Merrill, charged with creating and
maintaining nuisance; continued.
TO-DAY.
James Cook was brought up for cOntempt
or court in not answering summons in che
case Of Isaac Hurdle, charged with keeping
a restaurant without license. The officer re,
lated to the court that Cook told him this
morning that he was induced TO keep away
for the sum of ten dollars. The court SEN
fenced him TO forty eight hours in jail, and
pay fine of $50, and stand committed thir-
~ days in default unless sooner paid Frank
King was arraigned on the charge of tapping
sewers without permits in four separa te
cases; ~30-appeal taken. John III. King
cursing in the streets: -. James w. Selby
obStructing the sidewalk; 50. Michael Sha-
dy and John Montechrist, profane; 50 each
George Jones, carry ing pistol; so, or 30
days. Martin DOugherty was fined - for
cursing. Fletcher Webster, charged with
disturbing the quiet of AnaloStan Island;
-. Harriet Knowles and Anna Mcdonald
dlsorderly conduct; IS each. James Como
van, curSing; 50. James II. Trimble for
Ielted collateral. Maggie Ogle. cursing on
Riggs street; IS. w. Ogle, same charge; s..
Eliza Hawkins, cursing; -. Alice stewart
100 loud; So Nathan Cook forfeited collat-
eral. Belle Simpson forfeited collateral for
swearing. Richard Smith, cOlored, larceny
of gold watch and gold medal worth ~Ii6.
Officer Howe arrested the thief and recov-
cred the prOpertd; grand jury. Chas. Seig-
WICK, larceny OF parasoI; $50, or 30 days.
How JENNY JAvINS GOT CLEAR.
Jenny JaVins, charged with keeping a baw-
dy house on 18th street, between and ID
streets. This is the house where the ARRAY
between Lem Weeden and Goodman recent
~ occurred, during which the former was
Shot by the latter. Jenny is rather pleasant
looking, chubby and black-eyed, and wears
a hat full of hery red roses, hollyhOcks and
pea blossoms. There was some defect in the
warrant. The arrest was made on the 26th
OF June, and the warrant fixed tine time be-
tween the 18th and j0th of June. Jenny's
counsel, quick todiscOver this defect, prompt
~ asked dismissal of the case, as the po-
lice We're in charge of the house during this
time. The court aSSented, and Jenny. with
her troop of street steppers, stepped majesti-
cally out.
ALL SORTS.
Thomas Leggins, charged with burglari-
OuSly breaking open and entering the dwell
ing house of NJ. Goldstein, with intent to
commit felony, pleaded guilty, and was
committed for action of the grand jury.
Fletcher Webster, assault on A. i. Lyles;
$50 and costs. John Williams, petit larceny;
$40 and costs, or so days. +. NJ. Burchard,
assault on George Callan, a small boy; 80
and costs. John Connell, forfeited collateral.
RANGES McBeth, assault on Catherine Co
ney; continued. Solomon Williams. colored,
assault and battery on Margaret Williams,
his wife; bonds to keep the peace.