Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-02
THE COURTS.
CoURr IN GENERAL TERN.


Yesterday. the application OF 8. d. Nc
Donald for admission to the bar, wa. re-
ferred to the committee. Strong VS.. District
OF Columbia; suomittsd on stiPnis.thio ITO i.,,,
for the first time during the term. The stu
dents of the Georgetown University Law
School were admitted 10 tns par, ana ID the tue
applying for admission shall comply with
the first rule, which requires three years
THE TREASURY ROBBERY CASE OF HAL
The case of B. r. Halleck convicted of the
larceny OF 81, 9'.65 from the Treasury in
June last which comes up on EXCEPTIONS was
taken up-Messrs. Henkle aud sharp for
Halleck and District Attorney Wells and
Mr.. Wilton for the government. There were
large number OF ext options taken as to the
ruling of the court In alio sing the several
indictments CT argipy larceny, embezzle-
ment, receiving stolen money, and receiving
embezzled mOney-to be consolidated, and
also as to the admission of testimony
CIRCUIT CouRT-J,dge Humphreys.
Yesterday, Hardin agt. Devices, admins
fratOr-act1On for services as housekeeper;
verdict for plaintiff. Mcdonald AFT. Hovey;
to make coed all cos,s and damages.
To day, Murray agt. Myers ct al, verdict
dict for plajutiff. Adjourned to Monday.
POLICE CoURr-Jvt9s S,ra
Yesterday, Henry Pinkney, loud aud bOis
terous; SIS. John Francis Lewis, colorei.
charged With being vasrant AMI bumnl.
generally. John Francis was one of a brace
OF sneaks who tried the old till snatch game
in the drug store of Mr.. Bishop, Wednesday
night, on Pennsylvania avenue. Mr. Bishop
discovered the trick before they succeeded
in getting hold of his money drawer aud
went for them both with seven shooter
chasing them across the Avenue aud dis
SRaeSg ss s fse and
wards Officer Sutton stumbled over John
lying fat on an area pavement, corner of 18th
and B streets, and took him in. He was
recognized as ore OF the sneaks in coui {, and
sent TO the chain gang. Lucy Richardson
was fined IS for cursing In the street. Fanny
Jones, same charge; $: augustus Flucus,
A. NJ. Jones, forfeited colloteraL Laura
Lewis: prostitute and vagrant, was sent
COW Henry Long, keeper of q biting dog,
which tasted of George Smiths leg; dog or.
dered TO he killed. Kate White, street cursor;
SIS. Jonathan X. COntee was order: to kill
his biting dog, and bonds were required for
that purpose. Alfred Snowden, Colore1 as
sault on Josephine Wilson This was a
lovers quarrel, in which Alfred, complain
ant and another woman were interested.
Snowden, In the melee, struck his discardC
Josephine, and the lady in whose house the
ARRAY occurred, took him by the collar and
elected him from the house; So and costs and
assault on Joseph Ambush; $40 and costs.
George Collins, an iucol rigiole colored boy,
was sent to the Reform school. Eliza Haw-
kips, a;tault on Thomas F. Hardeman; IS.
TO-DAY.
John w. Gross, disturbing the quiet OF
Georgetown by fighting; IS. Thomas Lips
comb. same charge; S5. Fanny Bruce and
Della Turner, street cursers SIS each. Samuel
| Sheckells, the same old tramp and vagrant,
| was sent down to the chain gang. Johu II.
Snyder was also sent down for vagrancy.
Peter Anderson, loud and boisterous; So.
Andrew Harding, forfeited. James Mc6on-
| aid, profanity; SIS. Sarah and Mary Davis,
| disturbing the quiet Of DumbartOn street,
Georgetown, by loud and indecent language;
Sarah S5, and Mary dismissed. Eli Grant,
| forfeited. John BrOssnan, disOrderly at
Letters Garden; So: Mary Keenan,, larceny
| Mary is q common thief, and she was sent to
| Jail sixty days. Lewis Wilson, threats to
| LOttie Wilson, his wife; 800 bonds to keep
| the peace. Seth Beede, assault on Felix A.
Salter, who testified that defendant made
several attacks on him in his own house; IS.
| Henry White, threats to Lydia Johnson,
| personal bonds in 800 to keep the peace.
Patrick Mcclure was fined SO for failure to
| answer summons from the Court. Thomas
w. Chase, assault on James Harris, who
testified that Chase met MIN on the street
| and charged him with having reported
tt at he, Chase, was thief, and knocked him
down End beat him. Witness said ne had
been calling him q thief, ana believed he
| was one, as he had stole money from the
| relief fund entrusted to him; SO and cost.
| James Mcdonald, assault on Blanche Nc
Donald, his wife; IS or ten days. Alexander
Dyer, threats to Lucinda Moore; 800 bonds.
Mary Moriarty, larceny Of Victoria Dick
sons water pitcher, worth fifty cents; $40 or
thirty days. Henry Smallwood, assault on
Sarah Davis; SIS. Thomas Smith, assault on
| Mal1nda Nicholas; So. John Cornell, 800
bonds or thirty days. VIM. Gill, thrt ats 70
Susan Carter, with razor in hand; 500
bonds TO keep the peace. Andrew J. Mari,
| forfeit d collateral. Charl.3 FlCecker, as
sault with intent to kill; continued.