Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-07-26
That CSFner-Stone Robbery.
THE COURTS.


EQUITY CoURT-Judoe UuHe.
To-day, Miller agt. Bell; decree ratifyiug
auditors report. Robinson agt. Wall; refer.
cree to auditor: Miller agt. Miller; order
decree TO perfect title. Johnson agt Brown
ct al; decree for sale. Hillman agt. Stick
neyi decree eptoining sale. Angerman agt.
Eichler; decree for Injunction. In re Will
lett; decree ratifying sale. Hickman agt.
Mahlon; order for defendant to delive pos
session. Booiey agt BOoley; decree of d.
vOrce.
PROBATE CoURT-JiGdge CEil.
Yesterday, the will OF john Wagner was
filed; order of publication. Will of Charles
Bruce, do do. VIII OF Sebro Batemau do;
partially proven. Henry Kuhn was appoint
ed guardian to Louisa and Sophia Rochen
hauser. The will of w. q. Costin was filed
Ann Re w1 of MsGy
In re estate OF VIM. b. Shedd; letters OF adj
ministration with will annexed were issued
to the widow. The last will OF Emma Tucker
on the estate OF Anne l.. Franks to Mrs. Jane
Franks, who was also appointed guardian.
proven and admitted to probate. In re, viii
of Julia NJ. Lorick; caveat filed and issues
order.i to Circuit Court for trial. IDre,
VIM. Hogan's est ate; exceptions to account
OF administrator filed, and the case referred
to special auditor, j. ]. Johnson. The will
or Catherine c. Brown was fully proven and
was appointed guardian to James Brown.
9. s. Parker was appointed guardian OF MI
Dor children OF Elizabeth A. Luusford. Adj
journed to Tuesday n ext.
POLICE CoURr-yudoe Mills pro ten
To-day, James Thomas, drunk and disor-
derby; So. Frank King was charged with
profane and indecent language. Mr.. King Is
an Old policeman and court bsiliff, and the
testimony did not develop much cause for
his arrest and the case was dismIs Jo-
seph Dougherty, street profanity; $40. P.
Conant and d. I: Perker were fined SIS each
for an ARRAY. Mary A. Waters was sent
down as vagrant and prostitute. Anna
Sheahan, enticing prostitution; so. Dennis
Neal: street profanity; $40.
f. Morrison, placing rubbish in the street;
50. VIM. T. Heron, same charge; forfeited
John Marbury, OF the firm of Buckley & Mar
bury, stated that this Information was not
correct. that IL should have been against the
nrm. MT. THOMPSON, the witness for the
half bushel OF dirt swept from the store cor
FER of High and Bridge street, and among
the rubbish was a small piece of paper on
which was printed the words "Virginfa and
Midland Railroad" Mr.. Marbury stated
that he was member of the Board of Health,
which had the sanitary condition OF the
streets under Its Jurisdiction, and he ques-
toned both the authority of Mr.. Thompson
TO act as spy and the application OF the
law. He denie that there was half busheI
OF rubbish as testified. and said there was no
more dirt than was usual for any house,
Keeper TO sweep from in front of their door
The ordinance was read and the court de-
sions, and fine of 50 was imposed.
ALL SORTS.
T.. X. Lundy forfeited. David Trulnell,
swearing In Georgetown; S.. Harry Minor
forfeited. BARLEY Thornton do NJ. E.
Crump, making street excavation without
q permit; Harry Minor, loud; SIS. James
johnson, obstructing the entrance to the
police court; Sc. Isaac Brooks and Robert
Naylor, congregating on the steps OF the
Metropolitan Church and obstructtng the
entrance TO the same; SIS each. Lizzie Bet
ters, assault on Louisa DOude; S5. Henry
Barber, larceny of pair OF pants from A bra
ham Herman, pleaded guilty, and was fined
50 and thirty days I'm jail. John Butcher,
assault on Spencer Lee, a sickly looking COL
ored man; continued.
A CHARGE OF FRAUD.
Alexander j. Hughes was charged with
falsely representing that there was due him
from the trustees and building committee OF
the Mount Zion M. Z. Church, Georgetown,
certain moneys, thereby obtaining q certain
gan, with intent to cheat and defraui him.
Mr.. Morgan testified that he gave the note,
and received in return two orders on the
building committee, which they would not
honor. Hughes is contractor for building
said church. Since then he (witness) had
been sued on the note. The note was exc
cuted In Mr.. Hughes shop. A member OF
the building committee (Mr. Pope) testified
that there was no money due Hughes, and
that he had no authority to give any orders
on the committee. For defence, witness
testlned that the proposition to draw the
note came from Mr.. Morgan himself, in
Hughes shop, and that the note and tae
passed. AFTER arguments OF counsel and q
RENEWAL OF the testimony by the court, the
case was sent to the grand jury, bonds being
fixed at $500.