Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-11-28
THE COURTS.
COURT IN GENERAL TERN.

Yesterday the case of Potter and Stymus
Manufacturing Company agt. Jonathan
TaylOrwas argued. This is an action brought
by the plaintiff on a Judgment rendered i'm his
favor against the defendant, in the supreme
court Of New York for 80 1913 and costs. The
writ OF foreign attachment was issued, sup
ported by affidavit that defendant was a nom
resident, &c, for the purpose of subjecting to
the PLAINTIFFS claim certain moneys due the
defendant by the District of Columbia. in the
hands of the Commissioners of said District,
and the board of audit for said District. the
writ being duly served upon those officials.
An answer was filed by said Commissioners,
but no appearance was entered for the board
of audit. Chief Justice Cartier holding the
Circuit Court made an order quashing said
writ OF attachment, from which order the
plaintiffs appealed to this court. The an
swer of the Commissioners discloses the facts
that the sum of S34.7i5.69 had been allowed
defendant by board OF audit. for work done
ON the public streets of the District of Column
bia, under a contract made by him with said
Commissioners. That a certificate of indebt-
ness. for $4,000, had been issued TO defendant
leaving due him S4,145.69 for which no GER
tificate had been issued. That this sum is dne
20 defendant from said District, as an ascer-
tanned balance for work done under a con-
tract completed and finished. The question
involved In lI, THIS case, case, as presented by the
sum thus due is liable to attachment in the
hands OF the garnishees. The case was argued
by Messrs. Shellabarger and Wilson for the
appellee (Taylor), and Messrs. Beam and
cooper for the appellant and the court re-
versed the court below, the Judges present
Wylie, Olin, and Macarthur, being uniani-
NOUS
Daniel p. Holland, of the Florida bar. on
motion of Mr.. Birney was admitted to the bar
w; ID. Henry was appointed constable.
Knowles; judgment below affirmed.
POLICE CoURT-Judge Smell.
To-day, Webb Webster was sent down for
vagrancy.. Charles Wise, disturbing tn
quiet of Georgetown; as. Joseph Shilling
loud and bOisterOus on III street northwest; IS
or thirty days. Jane Williams. disorderly
conduct; So. Herman Brandt, assault on
Knut Segathal, cutting his clothing with a
ease-knife during quarrel at the supper Ia
bic; so and costs or thirty days i'm jail; also,
threats of personal violence to Charles Zim-
norman; 500 bonds to keep the peace. w.
M. Butler and Edward johnson, charged
with affray; 50 each.
TIGLER, THE BURGLAR
Charles Tigler alias Robert Marshall. the
notorious cOfOred burglar, was arraigned i'm
six cases of burglary. The informations were
sworn out by Detective CoOmes. one for
breaking into the house of Mr.. r. III. Stick
ney, one for same in residence of Mr.. c. Il.
Pearson; another in house of A. T. Taylor,
Gs + street northwest; another in house of
Esmeralda Boyle, 1872 ii street; another in the
house of Mr.. G. l.. Sheriff, 52i E street, and
another in house OF Mrs. Gibbs, sos street
northwest. His counsel, Mr.. Pelham, waiv-
ed an examination, and the papers were or
dered TO be laid before the grand jury, and
Pelham remarked that il made no di ference
to his client what the amount of bonds were;
IL was all the same to him. The court re-
piled that it was very happy state of cir
cumstances, as it would put nobody TO any
Inconvenience. Tigler was committed; he is
bright and sharp looking fellow.
OTHER CASES.
Alice West, larceny of four boxes of "lieht-
ming eradication from DIR. II. Ii. Ferguson; as
or thirty days. Louisa Johnson, charged
with larceny of s15 from r. Miller; dismissed.
Ellen Williams, charged with keeping
bawdy house; continued, under 500 bonds.
In the case of Thomas Bond, colored; charged
with obtaining several sums Of money at diff
ferent times from Lucy Webster, which was
before the court yesterday, a witness (Mr.
Smith) this morning produced q deed to the
lot OF ground in question, showing the owner
ship of the ground TO be vested in him. and
To the grand jury; bonds $500. Mr. Miller, for
the government, stated that he held two war
rants, one against Hardy and John Cohen,
charging them with receiving stolen prop
erty, knowing it To have been stolen. The
principal witness he had to depend on was
the burglar ''Tigler,' which he did not think
suff1cient to make n case, and he would have
to enter nolle prosequi; so ordered Lewis
Jenkins, larceny of one hog from JOsephWy-
rick. In the county. Mr.. Wyrick testified
that he found his hog in the parlor OF defend
ants house, on Sd street, between o and p:
the hog weighed 2}5 pounds; il had been
killed, and he recognized il by a mark he put
on the loin of the animal. The testimony did
not show cOnclusiyely that Jenkins was the
man who stole the hog, as there were several
others who lived in the same house, so the
case was dismissed. Thomas Pitchlyn,
charged with assault and battery with intent
TO kill Joseph Behlinge, on the night Of Nov
9TH, by shooting him, at a house on Maryland
avenue: Mr.; Behllinge having sufficiently re-
covered to be out of danger, an examination
was waived, and bonds were fixed i'm the sum
or 81 600. A witness, named Edw'd Wirley.
was also required to give bonds to appear TO
testify before the grand jury. Also, two wo-
men, one named Isabella Bell and the other
Virginia Lomax, were put under 500 each TO
appear.