Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-07-13
THE sEwER TAP PERMIT BUSINESS IN
THE COURTS.

nOTses, anu the BCOck.
THE COURTS.
EQUITY CoURT-Judge Wylie.
To-day, Clements agt. Rawlings; sale ratt
fed. Shea agt Dulin; order allowing bill to
be amended. Riley agt. Riley; submitted.
Paris agt. Ware; decree for conveyance.
Tenly agt: Hume; order of appearances.
Keogh agt. Gilbert; order o. references.
Randall agt Mexican, order for payment of
legacy. Goodin agt. Sibley; order appoint
Ing guardian. Selvee agt. Selvee; order 10
appeal fixed. Kliendienst agt. Bennett; sale
OF lots ordered. Reese agt. District; mands-
mus ordered.
POLICE CoURr-J,Ntoe H,sQ.
Yesterday, Geo. Mansfield aud Joseph La
cey, larceny; Mansfield jail six months. APP
peal noted; Lacy dismissed. Tom Perry,
assault; s5. Elizabeth Anderson, do COL
Martha Munroe, assault on Jane Parker;
dismissed. John Patsey, larceny; com nit
ted for grand jury. Charles Boone, disorder
parking; as. Ira G. Cook. keeping a vicious
dog. which bit Thomas Quinian, Quilhan,
or Gillian; dismissed. Reese Fergu-on,
also s,.t charged with keeping vicious dog
said he had given the dog to party to pitch
overheard from q steamer. Edward 8. Mug.
fort, fast driving; collateral forfeited. Jos.
wing horse over the paved footway; e. ].
L. Post, using indecent language on the
street, s. osi H. hSyd sn%s charge arrest
So. Alice Adams, disorderly in Prather's
alley; s5. George Hawk, colored boy,
charged with throwing stones in the street
court that he would be willing to have him
reprimanded and dismissed, so the judge did
SO. Hiram Davis, another boy, same charge;
son, Indecent exposure; IS. VIM: Tyler,
throwing stones on the street: %. Allen
Brown, carrying q pistol; $40. Victoria
Poole, colored, larceny Of IS 80 from James
N ol,o erol ~,
stealing s14 from Felix Salter on another
day; months In jail. Anna Murphy, charged
with keeping a house i'll fame on ID street,
in the Division; 800. or 60 days In jail. Ann
Raggleman, alias Mcdonald, larceny of a
ladies' garment from Jane Baterman; resti-
tuition ordered, a fine of So imposed.
Henry Boudinot, John Meserole, and Jas.
CrOpsey were charged with vagrancy. Bou-
dinot was let of, and the other Two sent to
chain gang. Mary Jones, disturbing George
vagrancy. Elizabeth Walker, loud; So.
Frank Mcdonald, same s5. David Parker,
profanity; So. Anna Lowden. same; SIS.
ard, same; So. Eugene Mack, violation of
back laws; s5. Frank McPherson, same
charge; IS. James HI. Chudense, Louisa
WITH ARRAY; 1u fo1sitsd James
Lewis, an idle ard tncorrigible boy
was sent TO the Reform School.
snowden his WIFE s5. VIM O. 0Ha Ssspna as
sault on Francis Frerey; 81 and costs. Robt.
Sherlock, assault on Thomas Digney; s. and
costs. Charles Diggs and Walter Ellis,
larceny OF a jar of candies; SIS each and costs
or ten days. Thomas 6arron, Mary Gar
ron and John Berry, white, assault and bat
sers on who told
true, would have so effectually settled
Margaret that she would never have been
able to appear In court. The trouble was
that She testified too much, and the Court
dismissed the case. Agnes Lacy, Sis Hold
dis, Mary E. Mercer and Marion biggs were
nned s5 each for being loud. Samuel Sam
Jas. Hart, profane; as. eli Beckett, same; IS.
THE FOURTH OF JULY SHOOTING CASE.
VIM. OBrfen was charged with assault
on the morning of the 4th Of July. O'Brien
was admitted TO bail some days ago, after
1t was ascertained that Grants injuries
testified that he was assaulted on the corner
of 18th and streets. A plumber OF young
men were with him; they had just come
came up with some OF his friends. O'Brien
came mp and Nicholson handed him q pis-
toll, and after . scuffie O'Brien fired, the ball
fined In Providenoe hospital since that time.
The ball Is In him yet Cross-examined:-A
young man named Garner had knocked
rsDS ah ne the rs he
who was present, testified to seeing q man
with q pistol, and witness knocked him
moustache; the pistol Was banded this nan
BY Q man behind . tree box. The man who
dred the pistol was about the same size as
OBrien; could not say who fired the pistol.
with o Brien that night when the disturO-
ance occurred. O'Brien was Knocked down
twice. After he was knocked down the 6rst
time OBrien came to him for pistol, and
witness gave 1t to him. When he was
knocked down the second time he nred as he
was getting up; could not say who knocked
one. Benjamin Klopfer, q Waterman at
Diapers lumber yard, testified to seeing the
shooting: O'Brien was just raising up when
he fired, and evidently shot at Career or in
tended 10. No further testimony being given,
the case was sent TO the grand jury, and
marshal; bond 81 200. Nicholson was re-.
quired to give $500 bonds to appear as q Wit.
ness. Robert Cornell, George w. Garner.
and William Morris were required to give
which they were committed.
Margaret jackson, threats to the infant
children OF John Berry; personal bonds to
keep the peace. Burr Jett, assault on Ellen
Jett, both Jet black; 80 and costs.
BELLIGERENT BLACK BIRD.
Anna Bird, q black bird, was charged with
assault on Lucy Simpson, doctress and
the rheumatism, and went to Annie to get
cured, as she pretended to be q fortune tell
ing woman. She tAnniel didn't do her any
When she went TO carry the money TO Annie
some words passed, and the latter shot her
nst into her, knocking her down, and she
s n'S sSs sso while :ns
called ont to his wife, "Give it TO her.D And
she (witnessl hell0ed murder. Several Wit
nesses testified for defence, after which
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