Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-01-05
SUIT AGAINS7
THE COURTS.
CRIMINAL CoupT J,,,I,s

THE COURTS.
CRIMINAL CoURT-Jiufge DIN.
To-day, the case of jeremiah Costello,
charged with receiving stolen property 1.-TWO
barrels OF whisky stolen from VIM. Mcclure
by Sam Campbell alias Sam Patch and Al
len Calvert on February 9th last) was after
the charge, given 20 the jury. After a few
minutes absence, a verdict of not guilty was
returned.
EQUITY CoURT-Jl0lge Uylje.
To-day, Bartlett ct al. agt. Hyde; decree
confirming sale. Wilson agt. Butler; injunc-
tion denied. Lee agt. Freedman's Savings
and Trust Company; DO. Kershaw agt. Ker
mans Savings and Trust Company ag5.
Wilkes; decree pro cOnfesSo. Evans agt.
warden; order approving bond OF receiver.
Morris agt. Fortune; appearance OF defend
ant ordered. Simms agt. Simms; order grant
Ing time to take proof. Faulk agt. Faux; do.
PROBATE COURT-Regisier We5Ster.
Yesterday, the last will OF Eliza Barry, of
Georgetown. was filed and admitted to pro-
bate and record, and Maria OReiIly, execu-
trlX, qualified and gave bond in $500. In re
estate of Barney Woods, Mary Woods was
appointed administrators; bond, 81 900. the
Will OF Stacey ID. Lewis was ADMITTED to
probate and record. Frank X. Lewis is
named as executor, and the bonds were fixed
at 1000: The last Will and testament OF
John c. Green was fledsand order of publ
cation issued. The teStatOr bequeaths all
his property to hts wife, Emma V. Green,
absolutely, and appoints her eXecutrix. The
last Will and testament OF Jane G. Moss was
filed and order of publication issued. The
testatrix oequeaths 81, 900 in trust for Mary
Moss, her neice, and 10 st. Peters Catholic
Church. All the rest of her estate is given
TO Philip Moss during his life, and at his
death to be divided as follows: To st. Jo-
sephs Male Orphan Asylum, st. Vincent
Female Orphan Asylum, st. AIMS Infant
Asylum, and st. Vincent de Paul Society
and st. Peters Parish, $500 each; to John
Moss $3.50, ard the remainder of the estate
to be equally divided between Helen L.
Walsh and Charles G.. Ivey, for their chill
dren only, and John Moss. At the death of
be divided as follows: To St Peters Church
and ST. Vincent de Paul Society $500 each.
Sharles Z. Ivey is appointed executor. The
last will and testament OF BENJAMIN F. Pal
mer was admitted to probate and record;
bond, 500. His wife Sarah is named execu,
trix. The last will and testament OF Mary
Eleanor Coyte was filed and order OF publ
cation issued.
POLICE CoURT-Jucloe Smell.
To-day, Jonn Smallwood. larceny of some
glassware valued at S25. The property was
Smallwood fined $50 and costs. Frederick
Brown, assault and battery on Marion, his
wife; $40 and costs. VIM. II. Bailey, assault
on his wife, a sickiy-looking lady, who told
pretty rough story of the treatment OF her
husband TO her. Bailey has been before the
court ON the same charge some months ago
and put under bond, so the court fixed the
bonds anew at 500 to keep the peace. John
w. McKelvy, assault and battery on Joseph
Simms, before the court yesterday, was this
morning fined $50 and costs, after the testi-
mony for defense.
STOKES EXPECTS RELEAsE.-The latest
New York on dit is 10 the effect that Ed
ward >. Stokes, the slayer OF James Fiske,
Is confident OF an immediate release from
prison. lie claims that his term of impris
onment, calculating the entire time he spent
In Jail previous 10 and during his three trials,
and the reduction for good behavior of his
term, will end on the sixth of January. His
Lnlru and last trial commenced on the Sth of
october, 1873, and was concluded near mid
nlght on the 29th OF the same month. by the
Jury returning the verdict of manslaughter
In the third degree, on which he was sem
fenced 10 Sing Sing for four years. This
woald have the effect of CT n ining him Till
october. 1s'., less the eight or nine months
taken on for his exemplary conduct. III this
Iurther incarceration should be insisted on
Stokes, it is understood, will apply through
MS counsel for writ of habeas corpus.
REPORT ON 1.-THE WACO DIsAsrER-Su-
Pervislng Steam boat Inspector Low, of the
New York district. in his report of the burn
Ing OF the City OF Waco OFF Galveston on the
night OF November 8, by which forty-nine
the i were lost says that the conclusion OF
originated in the ships cargo from some m y
terial which would ignite by friction or
s san nnos,s combustion was justified in
cludes that Messrs. Mallory & Co, agents of
the line, are liable to the penalties of the law
ton of the Treasury department to the Gun In-
satisfactory provisions OF the law concerning
transportation OF that article.
A NOVELTY IN LEGAL PRoCEEDINgs.-
Mrs. Adeia NJ. Blake, by her counsel Judge
Culver, has begun a suit in the supreme
court, laying her damages at so, 900, against
Mrs. Jane Van Wrinkle alias Mrs. j, Coles
Biake OF Brooklyn, charging the defendant
with criminal conversation with her bus-
band. The law has long recognized the right
OF an Injured husband to bring suit for Grim
fnal conversation with his wife az ainst II g
male wrong doer. But the present action IL
probably the first assertion of q woman OF
her right TO damages against n woman for
VJudge Alfred Morton has resigned the
Craftsmanship OF the Virginia Republican
state committee, and withdraws entirely
from the organization OF the party.