Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-12
TIE OCRTB.
COURT IN GENERAL TERM.

COURT GENERAL
This morning the case of Dennis COughlan
VS.. Mary A. Pculson was resumed. John
O'Keefe by his will bequeaths his entire es-
tate to the president and directors OF Con
Aioysius' church. The will was contested
last April, and a verdict found that the tes-
tatOr was of unround mind. The present ap-
a. that a. trial. Davidge and Fendall appear
for the appellant, and Bradley and Duval
for the appellee.
EQUITY CouRr-J,dge Oain.
To-dsy, National Metropolitan Bank agt.
Cursor ct al; order appointing trustee to sell.
cation and reference to auditor Anderson
ct al. agt. Todd ct al; decree vesting title in
J: F; Hanna for the trusts Castele agt. Nc
Cauley; order OF publication.
POLICE CouRT-Judoe SaeR.
To day, Mary Murphy forfeited collateral.
Richard Williams, driving on footway; 80.
Catherine Smith forfeitei IS collateral for
VIM. Spaulding forfeited s. for obstructing
the sidewalk. Hugh Murray, cart no num-
Der; IS. Oscar Watkip, q cartman. charged
between carts; SIS. Rosa Coates, alley ours
ing; So Samuel Wilson, disorderly in
Georgetown; SIS. Chas: Willis, profanity In
e. Fortune, assault ard battery on Ella
Douglass with q razor. A witness testifie 1
that she saw Mary raise her hand, but could
not say If 1T was razor; six months in Jail
Alexander Bell, assault and battery on Solo
mon Freeman; 500 and costs. Nat Hall, as
sault on Richard Denton; so and costs. Jas.
Hill, larceny of a caddy of tobacco from w m.
+. George; six months in Jail. Richard Will
son, assault on Anna Wilson; as and costs.
VIM. Middleton, assault on Isaiah ThOmp-
son; SO and costs. Thomas Johnson alias
Jacks on. larceny of n pair of shoes; SO and
costs Lewis Kensinger charged with false
pretences in obtaining brick from Horace s.
JOIN son, " as called and after several T.
nesse bad been sworn the case was con-
tinued. VIM 1GrOss and Harry LipscOmb
charged with rObbing George T. Hunter OF IS
cents. TIE evidence was 10 the effect that in
q saloon In George town, Hunter was grabbed
by ore of the parties and the other got the
money and then invited Hunter to drinks
hunter, however, got msd and went out, bu
came back, when they attempted to return
the morey. The case was dismissed. Fran k
Jordan, larceny OF handkerchiefs and a nap
kin; $40 and costs James DE Lacy, assault
on Laura Hall: IS and costs. Same party,
do; So, or 10 days in Jail. Oh sfles Hitler.
assault ON Catharne Hiler; SO and costs
Henry FELTON,. larceny OF a bride; 800, or 30
days. Lewis Evans, assault on Thos. Hurst;
continued.
THE CASE OF SHERWOOD.
The case Of Tyler Sherwood, charged with
an assault on Emanuel Hecht, partially
heard last week, was called. Testimony was
gwen to the effect that Hecht had gone into
SherwoOd's house and was ordered out by
The latter, and III. grabbing 8. by the face
was struck by him (S.). This case was dis
missed. and I'm the case of Mr.. Hecht, charged
with having concealed weapon, the fine Ct
$50 was reduced to $40. A charge of threats
against Sherwood was entered nOlle pros.
flames T. Finch, Paul Finch and James
CLANCY were before the Police Court on
Monday, October 4, for disorderly conduct;
The first named forfeited sc collateral and
the two others $40 each instead of being fine 1
Tor larceny, as stated in our report of o.