Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-05-05
THE COURTS
CRIMINAL CoURr-Jrd0s Mac ArthI

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THE BOY HOMICIDE.
Yesterday IN the Criminal Court. (Judge
MacArthur,) John. alias Traveller alias Ira
verse Curtis, a colored boy, charged with
maDslaughter. in having on the 18Th OF Sep
tember last, killed James Digs, colored. In
Georgetown, was convicted of granddaughter,
mended him TO the mercy of the court. He
was sent to the reform school during his mi
nOrity.
OTHER CASES.
Christian JOhannaSen assault ON Specjal
Officer Edward Hoy; an appeal case. The
accused was on bail and failed to answer.
The jury returned verdict of guilty, and
the sentence of the court below confirmed.
Jesse Powell, alias Edward Collins petit
larceny, second offence.) in stealing on the
9th OF March from Mrs. Nicholas Brooks
pepitentiary. Lemuel Weeden, assault on
George w. Mcdaniel, was found not guilty.
TO-DAY,
not guilty. Anna Bickerton and tIara ee Giy ;
man, assault; guilty; $50 fine or sixty days
In jail, Cornelius MedelIa, ASSAULT. not
guilty. William Daggs, do; DO. Michael
OBrien, resisting an officer; guilty; fined
$50 or sixty days in Jail. Moses Lummox,
larceny; guilty.
EQUITY CoURT-,J,ssLse Vule.
To-day, .Langdon agt. F. =. aud t. Co ct
al; order denying application for injunction.
and dtssolving restraining order. CoitraIl
Bros agt. Burgess ct al; do, Roscoe Conk-
ling agt. Noeir ct al; decree making ipjunc-
III. NJ.
Mccoy ct al; bill dismissed Wetherell AIT,
McCubbeD; injunction denied. BasShor agr
kiloourn; demurrer overTuled aud appeal.
carroll agt. Laudre ct al; order finally rati-
Tying sale. Clements ct al. agt. Rawlings It
al; do. Burch agt. Plant ct al do. Vanden
burgh agt. Schell ct al; decree to quiet title.
Clarke ct al agt. Bradley ct al; order APP
pointing guardian al litem, and reference.
Wenger agt.Wenger; decree of divorce.
POLICE CoURr-J,doe Slea.
Yesterday, George w. THICKER was fired
$50 for keeping his liquor bar open on Sun
day. Robert Wilson, prOtane; -. Sarah
Mavers, same; IS. George Lucas, drunk and
disorderly, -. Kate Costing and Anna
Morrison were sent down for vagrancy. ~.
Murray, prOfane and indecent language in
the cars on his return from the races; s..
Thomas Wise, assault and battery; SO and
costs. Emma l. Harris, petit larceny; $ or
twenty days. Bernard Niththum, assault
on Charles Flesch; s. end costs. Thomas
BURNS threats 70 Ann Burns, his wife; bonds.
John c. Collins and John T. Kelley forfeited
collateral. Henry Curran, do. Frank Burr,
DO. Christ an Johnson, swearing in public;
.; Lizzie Duvall, enticing prostitution; s..
Victoria Burke, prostitute and vagrant,
Without visible means of support, was re-
CURED 10 give personal recognizance for ner
good behavior, and was dismissed on proba-
lion. Edward Rollins, loud; IS. Stewart
Wilson, forfeited collateral. j. T. NarnelI
DO. VIM. Roane, colOred boy, was sent
home no with his mother, who desired to get
The reform school. John Summerville, idle
and incorrigible; reform school. Peter Dom
nelly, the irrepressible, assault and battery
on John O'Brien; 800 bonds to keep the
peace. Also, assault on John Bogue; 500
bonds 10 keep the peace. Edward Smith
assault on Lizzie Duvall; SIS and costs. Henry
Smith, assault on Ellen Holmes; $40 and
costs. Nellie johnson, assault on Martha
Gibson; SIS.
THE REPUTED GEORGETOWN BURGLAR.
Henry Williams alias Goodman, charged
with burglariOusly breaking and entering
the house OF Fabius Stanley in Georgetown
and carrying away several articles of cloth
Ing. Williams is q stalwart cOlored man
and bad character. He has served out a
term at Albany for the same offence. There
have been five houses in Georgetown broken
into recently, and IL is thought this is the
burglar; grand jury. Another charge was
brought for rObbing the house of /. Thomas
Davis, In that city, OF two valuable over
coats and other articles; sent TO the grand