Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-05-25
THE COURTS.
COURT IN GENERAL TER,


COURT IN GENERAL TERM.
10 cay, Elliot, trustee, agt. shepherd;
cause remanded TO special term. Browning
agt. Grant; argued and submitted.
CIRCUIT CoURT-Jud0e Humphreys.
To day, Brewer agt. Bean, verdict for
plaintiff; 500 Is and Judgment for possess
sion. Brewer agt. Duvall, verdict for plain
TIFF; SlO9.95 and judgment for possession.
Brown agt johnson, verdict for piaintiff;
$500 20 and Judgment for possession. Peugn
agt. Brown, -four cases. verdict for plaintiff;
s2i9G5. Randall, executor, agt. Lowe; on
trial.
PROBATE CoURT-J,.elqe Cartier,
On Tuesday, the last will and testament OF
Simon Hubbard was filed. In re- last will
and testament am OF Draper 9. Smith; order of
ment of Richard NJ. Corwine was admitted
to probate and record; Dersie NJ. Corwine
was appointed guardian. Final notices were
issued To the legal representatives in the fol-
lowing estates: Joshua Pierce, John Clark,
Edward O. Costello, Peter Kinnohan and Je-
rome Callahan. The will OF Margaret Bar
ker was Med; order of publication issued.
Also, viii Of Levi Abraham; order of publ
cation issued; The will Of Joseph Macfar-
land was fully proven: Sarah Barton was
Barton. The will of George Wright was filed
and fully proven and admitted to probate.
The will Of Eliza ]. Lake was fully proven
Ann Anderson Was filed. The Register =: Of
Wills reported several accounts, which were
approved and passed. Adjourned to Tues
Jay next, JUN inst.
POLICE CoURr-Jtadoe &NQ
To-day, John Southey, charged with keep
ing an unlawful bal, on the II tn instant, was
acquitted. Samuel Dyson forfeited collat-
assault on Lemuel Gibbs; IS. Sarah Long,
ster forfeited collateral. James Meredith
was fined $40 for carrying pistol. Thomas
shafer, profane; S. Charles Cuttings for
feited. Martin Latrute was fined SIS and
costs for assault on w. q. Coleman. John
Weeden, a razor fiourisher, was fined $50.
Richard Hollis, loud; S5. Anna Morrison,
Roach, a public blasphemer, was fined 80.
L. Ii. Stamberg, charged with representing
himself TO be q detective officer Of the Metro
LADY OF 500 on the pretence that be could
be file plot, of which he had knowledge, to
abduct her child, waived an examination,
and the case was sent to the grand jury, bonds
$40 collateral for assault and battery. Geo.
Hattress forfeited collateral. Carroll Dick
son, larceny OF pocket book from Laura
saIter assa ana o oDS1 Emily al ottmaa tenant
in his house. From the testimony OF com.
plaipant this was very rude assault. De-
fendant by force thrust the goods ard furni-
ture OF complainant from the room she had
rented and made an assault upon her. In
bis statement to the court the defendant at
tempted to cast aspersions on the character
thy from the court, as he was fined $40 and
costs. Henry Parker, Henry Lee, aud Will
liam Simms, assault on Clifton and Thomas
Lynch, all little colored boys; Lee dismissed,
Simms fined 81, and Parker $40. Edgar
Dudley, assault on John n. Wells, q county
constable, in making a levy on some cows
under q Judgment; continued.
(Lum GrinEell. who was before the court
yesterday for larceny OF kit of shoemaker's
tools, is not ID. Columbus Grinnell, or Lum,
as sometimes called, put VIM. H. Grinnell,
better known as "Son" Grinnell.I
MAIL THIEVES II THE GRIP OF THE
laval Jacksonville, Fla, Tuesday, Col.
John Frey and Judge Alfred Morton, special
agents of the Post Office department, arrested
John II. Chestnut, route agent on the st.
Johns river, charged with stealing money,
letters, and third class matter from the
nc ais. Numerous complaints have lately
been made TO the department by Florida
visitors Of mail depredations in that state.
ADvIcEs FROM MEXICO represent the
country to be In state OF anarchy. A strong
effort Is to be made TO GUST President Lerdo
de Ttjada, while his friends in cosgress are
In favor OF prolOnging bis term OF Office for
one year on the ground that legal election
cannot be held in the disturbed states.
DEATH OF JUROR IN THE MOLLY MA
CURE TRIAL.-Levi Slime, the juror In the
Yost murder case, on trial 1t Pottsviile, Pa,
who has been ill for the past week, died last
evening. His death will cause great delay
In the trial. which cannot be resumed until
July. The present jury will be discharged.
ARTIST OF A PHILADELPHIA OFFICIAL
SAINT p. Hancock, city com pfrOller OF PhiIar