Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-12-14
THE COURrS.

CRIMINAL CoUgT.-Judge Ndc ar.hur.
Yesterday, Michael Hooper. charged with
assault and battery, was found not guilty.
A CIVIL CASE.
The case of DIR. Chas. ID. Maxwell agt. he
District OF Colum bia-eertided by the Cir
cult Court 20 this court for trial-was called
-Nessre. Sands and Hoban for the plaintiff
In this case suit was brought for damages
claimed to have been sustained by falling In
TO an ungarded excavation on q street, be-
tween 18th and 10th, In March, 1872, and in
the Circuit Court on the trial the defendants
pleas that the District was not liable for
damages was sustained and verdict was
found for defendant. This Judgment was
affirmed in the General Term. and the case
having been appealed TO the Supreme Court
of the United States with the cases of Barnes
Dant, and others, the judgment was reversed
liable for injuries sustained by failure 10
Keep rOadways In repair. Mr.. Birney ap-
pears for the defendant.
CIRCUIT CoURr-Jwioe Csrrtte~.
To-day, Dainese agt. Hall: order for COM
mission. Cleveland b. G.. Co. agt. Harvey,
garnishee; Judgment of condemnation. Rft-
tenhouse, Fowler & Co. agt. b. & p. n. r.
Co., on trial.
EQUITY CoCRT-JtsLge VJWie
Yesterday Scott agt. Cole; decision APP
appointing receiver to take vote OF cOngre-
CATION as IL was previous to January LIST last
as to the choice of trustees. Riley agt. Burr:
reconveyance and release of mortgage de-
creed; Hitz agt- Leary; decree for sale part
trustee appointed. Snow agt. Mitchell; w.
Boarman appointed guardian al litem. Pray
agt. Pray; decree of divorce.
To-day, Schmidt agt HeTlihy; trust ee's re-
port confirmed nisi. Hitz agt. Leary; bond
OF trustee approved. O'Bren agt. 0'Brien;
ordered of December calendar. Fulton ag;.
wilson decree amending bill. Cruikshank
agt. Sholes et al; discharge of restraining
order. Jones agt. Wiley: decree ratifying
trustees sale. Mollere agt. Mollere. decree
ofdivorce. Adjourned to Tuesday next.
POLICE CoURT-Judqe SaeR.
To-day, Thomas A. Ellis forfeited col
lateral. Jacob Fechtic do. John West, loud
and bOisterOus; So Fl. Augustus Richardson,
charged with being an idle and suspicious
persons, without visible means of support,
and vagrant; bonds, or workhouse for
thirty days Robert Matthews and James
Jones, colOred Migrants; personal bonds.
Andrew Dresher, charged with selling liquor
southwest; S105-an appeal taken. James
Brown, assault and battery on Sandy Bruce;
-. James h. Hale, charged with the larceny
S sd 6we MY packs of playing cards and
This is the man who was arrested by Ser
geant Clements Tuesday night for attempting
TO break into store on Pennsylvania ave-
nue. and endeavOring to escape by jumping
from the roof OF a two-story house to the
ground Several witnesses, officers OF the
Concordia Association, gave testimony as to
the breaking into their club room and larceny
OF the cards, which were found i'm the posses
sion of the prisoner. The value of the cards
cards was sl5; 500, or six months i'm Jail, and
in addition six months i'm Jail. Richard
Smith, larceny OF 80 pounds of butter belong
ing to James u Daily, second Offense;) grand
jury, bonds $500 Samuel Stewart, larceny
of 80 pounds Of butter from James d. Daily.
second offense;) graud jury. Peter Wilson,
colored, coarged by Minerva Cook with COM
hitting rape and assault upon her. The
testimony was conclusive, showing an OUT
rageous attack, and the case was sent to the
grand jury, 81 900 bonds. John BOulden,
threats TO John H. Williams: personal bonds
to keep the peace. John III. Williams, threats
to John Bolden; bonds to keep the peace