Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-03-07
THE COURTS.
CIRCUIT CoURT-Jtsfoe OrrtfeT.
To-day, Meioy against Skippon; action for
counsel fees; on trial.

CIRCUIT CoURT-JtsfQe OUtfer.
To-day, Meioy against Skfppon; action for
counsel fees; on trial.
EQUITY CouRr-J1doe WIDE
To-day, the February term was convened.
National Metropolitan Bank against Cru
sor; trustees report ratified. welch against
Burr; oruer confirming sale nisi. Davis ct
al. against Gait; decree confirming audi tor's
report and for sale; Pollok against Fleming;
A number Of routine orders were made.
POLLOK COuRr-hsioe Shed
Yesterday, Lonisa Mason was sent down
George waters by cutting at him with a
razor; $50. John GIN forfeited collateral.
Daniel Prather, breaking Q window belong
Anna Middleton, q vagrant; personal bonds.
Charles Sanders forfeited. Edgar Lowe,
same. Henry Herbert, same. Thomas Nell
Brown, same. VIM. Niedfelt, obstructing
the footway; IS. spencer Lee, loud and
SoistsTOus; s; n, J; Higgins gins forfeitsa col.
Curran and John Williams forfeited collste-
raj. Charles Gates, do Mary Kennedy,
loud; 81; John Turner, razor fiourIsher,
collateral. Joseph III. Golfers, do. Jessie
McCcoey, do. John Turvey, do. John Rey-
nolds, do. Richard Fauntroy. Thomas Sum-
mers and Richard Jackson, larceny CT ha =
ness from Mr.. Summers; six months I'm jail.
John Turner, colored, larceny of a silver
IISm B S is glssaed guy
cepy OF fourteen pounds of corn beef from
Lander Clark, in Uniontown; SO or 20 days.
Michael +. DAILY. assault on j. j. Flanagan;
$40 and costs. Robert williams, larceny OF
china cup valued at Is cents; s5 or 80 days.
Howard Warner, assault on Nancy Ellen
Carter Carte s.. Lewis johnson, larceny Of two
phenson, assault on VIM. II. Bailey, who
testined that the difficulty grew ont OF the
act that he (witness) opposed Stephenson's
opening rum-shop in his neigh orhOod.
Counsel for defendant proposed to show that
complainant is an insane man, but the court
ruled IT out and fined defendant IS and costs.
Patrick Gaskins, assault on Carrie Roane;
SO and costs. Marry A. SimmS, assault on
Ellen Ross, with intent TO kill; grand fury;
bonds $500. Richard Mitchell, a sleek-iook-
Ing young white man, was stood up on q
charge of keeping a bewdy house on 18th
street. Defendant pleaded not guilty and
asked a posiponement until tomorrow,
when ne would be ready to show his inno
cence; so ordered.
TO-DAY
John Thomas, alias John Harris, was sent
down TO the chain gang as q vagrant. Mary
Ry an, loud; S5. Samuel Harris forfeited coll
lateral. John Brown Edwards, q tall aud
able bodied vagrant, was sent down TO work.
John Lyons, assault and battery on Thomas
Donoho; s5 and costs Thos Robinson, lar
ceDy Of hat from August Dittrich, valued
at -; 5000 60 days. Frank Thomas, larceny
of Is cents; SO and costs. John Ford. lar
ceny OF a coat containing a written abstract
OF title to piece ofproperty in Washington,
said coat and abstract belonging to Geo. I.
bearing, who testified that the coat was
stolen from his house. 1t contained several
valuable papers. Officer Harlow arrested
the colOred man in whose possession the coat
was found, and recovered some OF the papers
and pair OF gloves, which were in the coat
pocket, all OF which were identified by the
owner; judgment grand jury. Edward Dew
lin, assault on John Buhler; - and costs.
Henry Jones, larC eny of a canary bird from
one Betty Brown; SO or 80 days, Ernest
Christian, charged with stealing and being
an incorrigible boy generally, was sent out
Parker, two youths, charged with an ARRAY;
Wilson discharged and Parker fined IS. Thos.
Lawson and John Lee, larceny of two pairs
OF gaiter shoes, worth -. Edward, alias
"Poney'' Anderson, larceny of a bundle of
wood, worth 80 cents; - and costs or 80 days.
Jerry Hailstock, assault on Francis Rail
stock, who stated that he didn't wish 10
have Jerry punished. 1t was ascertained
that the assault took place over year ago,
and that ii was of very slight nature and a
threats to Francs Wilkinson; personal
bonds.
a DISGUSTING CASE.
Richard Mitchell and Molly De Lauder
were stood up on the charge OF keeping a
bawdy house on 18th street. Richard Nit
chell, with several aliases, is a sleek look
ing young man about % years of age, and
has fast air about him; Molly is about the
same age and has all the marks OF a street
walker. The testimony was of the most dis
gushing character, and counsel for defense
stated that he had no defence to make. The
court remarked that in some respects this
was the most outrageous case OF bawdy
mouse he bad ever listened TO. There hal
been great many before this court, but he
had never before known of one so bad. He
sentenced Mitchell to six months in Jail and
pay FIRE Of $500, and in default six months
additional In jail; and Molly De Lauder 10
pay fine OF 500 and in default six months
in jail.