Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-08
THE COURTS.

CIRCUIT CoURr-Jtdoe H,as,1Ayeys
To-day, number OF judgments by default
were taken. Rose Fox agt David Fox and
b. Burnsfei0, executor; on filing COPY of the
adjustment of matters involved, the court
ordered the case to be stricken from the cal
ender. Brodies agt. Buckley; on trial. This
is an action for malicious prosecution, in
having, on 18th February, 1878, charged him
lplainuf1 In a warrant, with having en-
bezzed 80 from defendant, on which ne was
arrested and kept In station until the 18th,
when he was taken to the Police Court aud
discharged-Messrs. Darlington and Caring
and l.. q. Hine for the defendant.
EQUITY CoURr-Juctoe Fulie.
To-day. Hovey agt. Mcdonald; extension
OF time given. Miller agt; Miller; order
complainants. Beckett agt. Tyler: leave
given TO file amended cross bill. Harr aet.
Fletcher; order that Carr, OF Philadelphia,
take proof. Oliver ct al. agt. Boiseau ct al;
decree for conveyance.
POLICE CoURr-Jtsdoe Smell
To day, Peggie Price, larceny of q goat
worth so, pleaded guilty, and was fined SO,
or 30 days. Henry james and VIM. III. For
rest, fighting on the streets; SIS each Rob't
Dent, assault and battery on David Speakes;
So and costs, or 10 days. Also, charged with
assault ON George Dean; do. Daniel Stew
art, assault and battery; forfeited collateral.
Joseph +. Taylor, assault and battery on
John Mason, knocking him off a street car:
Bowie, his wife; SIS. VIM. Clark, assault and
battery on Maria Clark, his wife; 500 bonds
to keep the peace. Randall Bowie threats
to Sophia Nelson; bonds to keep the peace.
dore; IS aud costs.
ROW AT A FUNERAL.
Timothy Duhey, hackman, was charged
with assault on George Zurhorst, au under
taker.. This was quarrel at a colorei fune.
raj, which, according TO the testimony, was
in progress dun ing the drive to the cemetery,
gate. Duhey got his head cnt, and Zurhorst
got bis summer hat crushed. Finally the
pail bearers went in and pulled them apart,
and made peace. Zurhorst state that Du-
hey was employed by the friends of the de-
ceased person, and endeavored to injure him
In his business by criticisiDg upon the speed
out SO that all could hear, "YOu could not
bury a dog for me-" George Zurhorst was
arraigned for assault on Timothy Duhey,
who told his version of the affair to the court.
Both were somewhat excited. He testified
that the undertaken excluded him from the
cemetery. The court remarked that 1t was
altogether a very disgraceful affair, and that
the undertaken was not justified in doing
what he had done; but as both were about
equally punished, he dismissed the case.
OTHER CASES.
Joseph Sias, assault on Sarah Green; SIS.
George Gaines, colored, charged with forging
an order purporting TO have been drawn by
Charles McHugh on H. P. Carter, for the
Carter to said McHugh, and obtaining by
said order S7.4S, pleaded guilty, and the case
was sent to the grand jury. Charles Engle,
assault and a, battery ON jeremiah Dick,
This took place on the tow-path of the canal
near Georgetown. 1t was testified for the
defense To at Dick provoked the quarrel and
made the first assault, and the case was dis
missed.
A RUNAWAY HoUsEKEEPKR.
Louisa Austin, a bright colored girl, was
arrafgned on the charge of stealing S65 from
Geo.ge Smith, cOlored, who testified that
this girl has been living with him as his
housekeeper, and that she broke open his
strong box containing his money, and took
the above amount and a quantity of cloth
ing, worth about 800, of his dead wife, and
left town. She was arrested In Philadelphia
by Detective McDevttt. Smith said he took
her home to keep house for him, and intend
ed to make q wife of her, as he liked the girl.
He was surprised when he found she had
fed. He could not swear that she took the
The hinges of his strong box were torn off
when he first discovered the loss of his
money. He noticed that she had been wear
ing his dead wifes clothing, but said MOTH
ing about IT. The case was continued to hear
witnesses 10 prove that Smith had been rec
ognizing Louisa as his wife, and introduce
ing her to his friends as such. Smith here
said he did not desire to prosecute this girl
any further, and desired that she be let out
on her personal recognizance for appear
ance. So they went away together to be
married in the regular way.
SMALL FRY.
Louisa Williams, loud; SIS. John A. King,
l loud; 50. John Murphy, public BIAS
feited. Charles Henry, do. James L Jack
son, loud; So. VIM. Stewart was sent to the
chain gang for vagrancy. Hugh Strider, in
decent exposure and disorderly conduct IS.
Della williams, an alley ranger and cursor,
was fined IS. James DoOley, firing pistol
in the street; SO. Michael Woods was sent
down for vagrancy. Mary Campbell, loud;
SIS.