Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-21
THE COURTS.


Yesterday, the supreme Court In General
Term recOnvened. Huestis agt. Grant; de-
cree In conformity to the decision; Hunting
ton agt, Walker; decree affirming de-
cree aud everything exec options. Clarke
agt. Eaton; order fixing appeal bond at
$780, Robbins sgt Robbins; order increas-
ing appeal bond; otherwise dismissal of APP
peal. George I. Dykes was appointed con-
stable. g. w. Webb's application for ad-
mission 10 the bar was referred. An order
was made that no more constables be ap.
pointed ior i months. Adjourned without
uay.
CRIMINAL CoURT-syudge Macarthur,
To-day, the following jurors were called ID
fill the petit jury: s. Q. Middleton, Richard
NJ. Allen, +. b. Lord, jr., Arthur Fowler,
and H. Clay Stewart.
Samuel Bruce, assault plead guilty. Wm
Towers, do; do. Frederick Waller, do; do.
jury, in having on the 18th of January, 1875,
before Nicholas Callan, a notary public,
made an affidavit in support OF the claim OF
one John Bowen for arrears OF pay due one
Major Dabney, deceased, which said afiiia-
Wit is charged to be false, is in progress of
trial. In the case Of John Bowen, indicted
with Davis for the same offence, Col. Cook
filed motion to quash on the ground that
the paper was faulty. This motion was held
under advisement.
CIRCUIT CoURT-Jud0e Humphreys.
Yesterday, Helmuth agt. Kinney and
wife; plaintiff takes non suit.
called, and is on trial.
EQUITY CoURr-J,Ldge H'ulfe.
Yesterday, Pray agt. Pray; restraining Or
DER issued. Schneider agt. Hunt; decree con-
do HitzeI agt. Warner ct al; order dis
charging restraining order. Shea agt. Shea
ct al; decree pro confesso. Winders agt.
HindIey ' aet. DacRett, do. Wailachs I agf.
Richards; executors OF II. Burnstine made
complsinants. In re. John c. Winett,
alleged lunatic; writ ordered.
PROBATE CoURT-JtGtoe DIN.
Yesterday, Philip r. Wilson was granted
letters of administration on estate of Joseph
Ambush; bond, $500. The will of the late
order of publication issued. John f. Her
| rell was appointed guardian to Annie E.
| Herrell. An order was made requiring Cla-
| tration on the estate OF VIM. B. Shedd. The
| will OF the late Catherine Clarity, OF George
town, was fled and publication directed.
| POLICE CoURT-Judoe S,eQ.
Yesterday, Laura Ridgway was charged
| with assault on Rose Glascoe, child i've
| years old. A servant of Mrs. Glascoe tes-
titled that the children OF these parties were
| playing together in their respective yards
adjoining each other, and Were throwing
| water to each other through the fence, when
she twitness) beard Miss Ridgway tell her
! child to throw some lime which was In the
| yard to Mrs. Glascoe's child, and that her
| child did as directed and threw some lime
into his face, which nearly blinded the child
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nied by defendant, hut for vast OF evidence
to counterfeit the testimony for the prosecu-
ton the court imposed dne OF SO and costs
Thomas Humphreys, charged with opening
sewer and making connection with the
same without O permit from the proper au
thorities; $40 or thirty days. Appeal noted
| VIM. Henry Brown, disorderly; IS. Charles
Richmond, indecent exposure; s.. Thomas
White, drunk and disOrderly; IS. Thoma:
Moore, violating hack law; S5 G. A. Dene
.ras, driving through q funeral procession
So. Austin Bundy, cursing In public; 80
| !. J. Perkee, neglecting his team; So. Jenni,
Z Bell, disorderly; SO. Hugh Touhy, ours
Ing; S5- Mobammet Cohen, q public bias
pbemer, was fined as. Patrick Folly was or
dered TO kill his biting dog. John Small
weod, grand larceny of q composition lock
| two blow valves, and q brass connection, al
valued at e46; grand jury, bonds s5o0-com
| mitted. William Holmes. grand larceny O
wagon worth $50 from Joseph Nicholson
grand jury, $500 bonds. James Lewis, as
sault on Kate Mathews; SO and costs. JONI
Goodwin, petty larceny OF some glassware
so or sixty days. Thomas King, assault on
Hoeey Commodore; 81 80. Albert Harris
playing ball In the street; 81 or seven days
John Dwyer, loud; IS
TO-DAY.
John III. ALLISON, young man, was Btoo
up for assault and battery on Michael Ma
uire some ten days since at gin-miii OF
10th street, south OF Pennsylvania avenue