Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-11-14
THE COURTS.

The COUBT9.
EQUITY CoURT-JtEtoe Wyis.
Yesterday. Thornton agt Campoell: decree
for sale. Page agt Richardson; decree APP
pointing guardian ad Item. Johnson axt.
Chapman; decree modified. Nailor agt.
WssSineso1 %arse, ss aspssd
q Wade; plea overruled.
CIRCUIT CoURT-J,nge DIN.
To-day, Bartlett agt Kerwein, action for
damages occasioned by defendant driving his
plsintifi, silsso. ' '''0''' ''f
rnecase Of MontsSu n H ast a.. Ms,ropo,,.
tan Railroad Company was tsken up. This
il An action for damages alleged to have been
sustained by defendants agent (a driyer)
assaulting him; on trial.
CRIMINAL CoURr-ytStge Mac Arthur.
To day, Sarah w. Knott aud RIchard
Ware; INDICTMENTS afirmed. VIM. Kahieat;
selling liauor by the small without license;
not guilty. VIM. Ryan, occupying street;
Judgment below affirmed. Jas. A. Bean,
nSd moi su s%a T Tsa0 H,ns espss
licensed bar: verdict not guilty. Bernard
Joy, charged with disturbing religious wor-
licensed bar; Judgment set aside. N
Mr.. Brown asked that the case of Patrick
F Ftdy Be taken up. This is an appeal from
The Court What kind ola case IL It?
MT. Brown.-It is dog case. We don't
where there is any Law for it. Atauy rate,
we will submit the case to the court.
The Court.-Well, am opposed to dogs.
mi MI; q Brown..There Is another question;
suppose. IL means
The Court.-Whose dog is II?
Mr.. Brown.-Mr. Foley represents the dog
and represent him.
The COurt.-Is 10 good dog?
MI Brown think 1t is good dog, and
cbo
Tbe dog had muzZle ON. and tho boy was
attempting to take 1t off when he got q
scratch.
The Court.-Where Is the witness?
The witness not appearing, the assistant
attorney for the District entered a nOlle
pros; thus relieving the court from ju1ici.
ally determining as to the powers of the Po-
lice Court In passing sentence of capital
punishment on dogs.
Daniel Hagerty, keeping bar omen on MINI
day; verdict not guilty.
POLICY CASE.
In the case OF French Simpson, convicted
OF engaging In the sale OF lottery policy
arrest OF judgment were overruled. Judge
DIN, Who tried the caee, spoke Of the bust
less as very demoralizing one, but did not
fenced Simpson to thirty days In Jail and TO
pay fine OF $500. Messrs. Hen le and Cook,
the counsel who will take the case to the
execution OF the sentence be stayed, and the
court made an order that sentence be sus-
pended.
POLICE COURT, Judge &,eQ.
A Mnsas our report closed YESTERDAY
articles from VIM. Neitzey; six months In
jail. Maud Acton, grand larceny OF
We ;;S ., from ron, John c. Callahan, who :tes:
was stopping MADAME Wolfe's). and was
with defendant. He gave her his walsh TO
keep as collateral, and the next night he
the watch, and when he left his money was
gone. She subsequently confessed TO taking
II from him and promised to return &c to him,
was with Callahan at the time, testified to
being with the latter when Maud confess ed
70 taxing the money and promised to return
II TO him. She also said that her friend had
II tne next day; grand jury; bonds 800.
Jonn henry, larceny OF two pieces OF meat,
pie plead guilty; %; Leonard Stops, assault
Stafopia, assault on Margaret McLsin; con-
tinued: Mag Foster, assault and battery:
20. Phillip Smith, assault on Mary Ann |
s1C0 bonds to keep the peace. G. Johnson, |
assault on battery on r. Burgen contiuued, |
Anna Douglass. threats TO Alice l.. Herbert: |
. boy; netit larceny OF some old iron: resti,,
tuition ordered.
p, James Sande, assault and battery on Jas.
Tomas; $40 and cost. Jackson Fields, |
promlssory note, &C., property OF |
Thomas j. King; grand jury. Jackson |
Fields, larceny of q coat from Andrew Ful- |
ton, six months in jail. John B. Nesbitt, |
threats to John G. VierhOrn; $500 bonds to |
keep the peace. Calhoun Johnson assault |
and battery on Thomas Burgess, knocking |
him down. This grew out of a political dis |
pute, and the Court after administering q |
lecture on the folly OF getting excited in such |
times as the present fined defendant 3 10 and |
cost. Henry Lee, larceny OF quantity of |
rope from a vessel: $40 or thirty DAYS |
In jail. David Hallaran, assault and ba.. |
terry on Albert Motion; $40 and costs,
J@lia Honesty, threats to Louisa Ann NJ aria |
Brown; 100 bonds to keep the peace. Phillip |
Scriber, forfeited collateral. VIM. F. Miner,
colored, was SCOOP d in by Officer Luskey al |
. colored ball at Lyceum Hall with q razor |
In his possession; $50. Joseph Ford, load;
s.. Also fined $50 for dlsorderly conduct |
Daniel Driscoll, dlsOrderly conduct In |
Georgetown; So. Alfred Dover, q razor
$50. John 8. Duckett, an up
rorious colored man at Lyceum Hail last |
night; IS. Thomas Hanson, loud and |
boisterous; So. Hiram Brown, cursing in an |
alley; s5. Daniel Webster, street profanity; |
b. VIM. Webster, same; e5. Isaac Web. |
ster, same; IS. George r. Dresher, selling |
rum on the Lords day at corner OF 131 and |
street southwest; $40.
A MURDERER RELEASED TO "FIx HIS |
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