Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-01-31
THE C0URTS.
PROBATE CoURF-Ju


Saturday, VIM. Z. Morcoe obtained letters
OF administration on the estate of Sarah A.
MOTcoe; hoBd $500. In re estate of Susannah
Judd, deceased; decree granting letters OF
administration To John G.. Judd: bond 5000,
and appointing him guardian to the children.
In re cOilectorship of estate OF John Eeefe;
decree diseh arging rule. In re estate of Thos.
ID. Allen; decree granting letters tesla
mentary 10 Ethan Allen; bond 500. In re
will OF Michael Fell; letters testamentary
issued 10 John He'll; bond 500. Sarah c.
Richards was appointed guardian to the
orphans OF j. II. ID. Richards; bond =, 900.
The will of the late James Harvey was fully
proven, admitted TO probate, and letters
The will of the late o. III. Morrison was fully
proven, admitted to probate, and letters tes-
tsmentary issued to Eleazer Morrison and
VIM. ii: morrison; bond - 900. In re estate
F. A. Walsh; exceptions TO administrators
account filed. In re estate of James III. BOYLE;
letters granted to widow; bond IS 0Oo In re
estate of James Lavender, dece ased: letters
of administration were granted to James
Lavender, jT.. and widow; bond $4,000. In
re James MesherIy; order finally ratifying
sale. In re will of Margaret Queen: order
of publication issued. In re estate of Rosa
Smith, deceased; order of publication issued
Julia Miller. was appointed guardian of
will Of the late VIM c. Magee, of George
town, making bequeSts 10 certain relatives
ard nominating VIM. King executor, was
led. and order of publication issued. A
n1mber of administrators, executors, and
guardians account were reported by the
Register and passed.
POLlCr COURT-Jtdiqe Sael.
ire business in this court was eXtranrii-
Darjly light for Monday morning. The dock
was not half filled, the spectators were few.
and the cases were all disposed of before II
O'Clock. 1t being the day for the hearing of
Saturday night and Sunday sinners-gene-
rally numbering nearly one hundred, and
sometimes more, the falling Off was noticed
by the court and the attorneys. The jtlge
remarked that 1t was light day. Mr. Bir-
ney thought IL was owing to the severe cold
forcing the offenders against law and order
to keep close. Mr.. Prince, clerk, thought
the scarcity of fractional currency, and con-
sequently of gin had something to do with IT,
Marshal EcklOf looked at his collapsed
pocket book with expressions OF some alarm.
Mr.. Barton thought 1t was a calm before the
storm, and they'd find plenty to do before
next Saturday. Jack Jones was stood up 10
answer the charge of stealing II chickens
worth SIS, belonging TO John c. Brown, who
testified that they were lavorite game fowls;
so and costs or thirty days.
WIFE wHIPPERs.
Robert Prior, colOred, assault and battery
on Alice, his wife, who testified that they
had been lawfully married for several years;
that Robert bad grown very disagrecabe
bed hfvers off her, and she jerketl them away
from him, when he choked and beat her;
sixty days in jail. Patrick Raglan was up
again for abusing and threatening his wife
When called he did not answer and Marshal
Ec6lOf stated that he had left 500 coll
lateral which the court ordered TO be for
ItIltu- OUT subsequently Patrick came IN
and the court sofiened on him by giving him
The privilege of giving bonds.
WARRANTS AND WORSE.
VIM. BOils, cOlOred boy, vagrant, was
sent down 30 days. Nettie Sondheiraer, a
regular night welkist, who q couple OF years
ago left her parents home and insisted.
despite all the pleadings of her friends, on
going TO the bad, was ranged alongside OF
Henrietta Lucas. a colOred alley ranger. at
the rail, both charged with being of evil life
and fame, inmates OF gin mills and the worst
kind of dens. Both pleaded guilty aud were
sent down 80 days. Frank Gun and John
Oswald, drunk and diSOrderiV. -.
Howard Ward, Edward Padgett and Joseph
JoyEes forfeited collaterals. Willis Toner
accidentally shot of pistol in bis yard-so
he said, and settled for :. Daniel Minnehan
was arrested with q black jack in his side
pocket, all ready for use, and was te Xed 500,
besides having his weapon cOnfiScated. Il.
Tanner forfeited So for being load. Samuel
Shekell, an old tramp, was brought in gain
ON The eli 2rge Of profanity. The court let
him of Saturday last on his promising 10
leave the city for the city's good. l. is excuse
1als morning was that be hadn't got his
government tTanspor .atiOn to Hampton hos
pltal; so In default of $40 fine he took trans
IOTtatOn in the black maria for ninety days
10 winter farming. James SurIatt got on
bust and cUSSeu S3Lworth. John Nelson. for
maintaining several nuisances, was hned IS