Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-04-26
THE COURTS.


To-day, Hon. jeremiah Wilson was. ON
motion o. Gen. &. s. HeDkle. admitted 10 the
bar Of this court. The application of James
r. Padgett for admission TO the bar was re-
ferred. Hunter agt. Cooke; order To enter
dismissal in obedience To mandate. The APP
plicatOn of James Carter for position as
constable was placed on file.
EQUITY COURT-JiSige Wife
saturday, orders were made I'm TWENTY
eight cases, among them number against
the District. The court adjourned To May 81
CIRCUIT COURT-JlIdge C1rtter.
Saturday, number of motions were dis
posed OF, the most important OF which was
one for a new trial in the case of Buell. agt
the baltimore and Ohio railroad, which was
granted on the ground that the jury allowed
excessive damages. The court adjourned
without day.
CRIMINAL COUHT-JiaLqe DIN.
To-day, the grand jury reassembled and re-
summed their duties Isaac Curry convicted
of an assault ard battery was Sentenced To
paw fine OF $50; Frederick Brooks. larceny
nOlle pros; Sarah Walker, alias Puss Oak
ley, kidnapping, guilty, three months in Jail;
han, do, nolle pros. Henry c. Brown, en-
bezzlement; nolle pros. The petit jury was
discharged for two weeks.
PROBATE CoURT-y,ldge Dim
Saturday, letters OF administration were
granted to EnOch TOtten and j. S. Edwards
on estate of Robert Leech; bond 5000. Also
10 the widow on estate of Lewis Ertman.
Letters OF collection were issued to George
NJ Howard, creditor, on estate of John Il.
Mckay; bond $500. The eXecutrix Of estate
OF Ralph III Darby qualified by giving bond
IN 5000. The executrix OF late Nicholas S.
Shaw qualified by giving bond in 80 600.
Emma Koch was apprenticed TO August
Koch. Eliza A. Koch was appointed guar
dian OF CathaTine LoudOn; bond $500. A
number of administration accounts were ap-
proved and passed.
POLICE COURT-Jlsige Sae1
Saturday, Henry Ross, cOlored larceny Of
some bacon from the larder Of Wizards
L in Ia I1un
colOTed, petit larceny of ladies' clothing from
Mrs. Molly Gross; $40 and costs. Isadore
jackson, charged with defacing private prop
eTty; forfeited collateral. George Turner and
Howard Dorsey, loud and boisterous talking;
g. Alexander Peters forfeited collateral.
Michael Ragan, charged with using a cart
without license; So. VIM. Spencer was sent
down again "a vagrant. John Appich a
baker, charged with selling bread of light
weight. There was one less than a bakers
doZen-12 loaves-and the penalty being 81
per loaf, he left s24 collateral at the station,
ana did not appear when his name
was called, so the money was forfeited.
John a. Ruth. another light weight baker
was assessed SD for IL loaves of the same
sort. Light weight bakers are not regarded
with approval by this court. Emily Naylor
and Mary Nay or, colOred, assault and bat
terry on Louisa Ann Woodfork. Adeline
Jane Duckett, Edmonia Francis Duckett
and Frederick Augustus Dowjy all testified
that one of the MAYORS had Louisa Ann
down while the OtherOne was biting her ears
Emily was fined 50 and Mary discharged
with some words of caution as To such a can
nibalistic appetite. Frank Foreman, larceny
OF felt hat. Fully proved by three witness
ses, and the court reminded Frank that he
had been up good many times for theft and
frequently cautioned. He would now give
him little more fOreible reminder, which in
future will be doubled on from time TO time;
so, or 60 days in jail.
Ellen Bailey, colored, was charged
with profane and indecent Language; case
continued. Claiborne Thomas pleaded guilty
10 being a vagrant, and was sent down.
John Burns, slungshot singer, was fined
so. Harriet Nolan forfeited collateral.
Thomas V. Taylor, charged with playing
clock peddler without license; SS5. George
Lee forfeited $40 collateral for petit larceny.
Christopher Tyler forfeited So collateral for
hghting dogs. Thomas James, indecent ex-
posture; 50 VIM Brown, disorderly; for
ieited John Drunk, loud and boisterous; s..
Win stewart, wagon without number; 50
Alexander Curtis forfeited So for disorder
I'm. Brofhered, throwing stones in the
street; -. John Cunningham, charged with
selling coal oil from a wagon without license.
SE5; appeal taken. Daniel Maloney viola,
lion OF cart law; SO. Benjamin F. Young
forfeited collateral. Norah Lewis was fined
50 for disturbing the peace and Quiet of
Georgetown. Joseph Williams was Charged
with digging sods from the land OF another
without permission; IS. Lewis Jackson and
Mary Schooler, petit larceny of provisions
from private house; SO and Costs. Ed
ward Landrick, larceny Of two pecks OF
peaches valued at 81. This larceny was COM
mltted last August on the farm OF a geatle-
man In the county; IS and costs.
TORTOISE SHELL Prpptv