Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-01-14

To-day, Otterback, executor, agt Brown;
on trial.
CRIMINAL CoURT-yuc'oe O,in.
Yesterday, John Gerho!d, charged with as
sault BIZ shooting man, was convicted.
Jarvis Super, charged with al assault AM
battery with intent 10 Kill Henry r.. Swaan
by cutting him with knife. was convicted
OF an assault and recommended 20 mercy.
y sentence OF one month in jail and fire OF
s25 was imposed. Simon =. Jackson, (ap-
peal from the Police Court charged with
the larceny OF a watch from Joha Cald we'll,
was found Lot guilty.
TO-DAY,
the jury in the case Of nittrich. Baum. and
Schmidt, charged with an assault on Ii. l..
BlOut, found verde; OF guilty rs 10 Schmidt
and not guilty as 10 others. Gen. Blrney,
for the accused, stated that Schmidt was un-
able TO pay fue. and submitted that as he
lad lost considerable time about the case,
that the court be lenient in passing the SEN
tence.
JCgYMES REBUEED.
Judge DIN said that he was aStoGiShal a.
the verdict. and, according to his view % the
evidence, there was no excuse for the jury
aCqulttug Baum, but they were probably
right a. 10 DittriCh. He d!d not know what
was the matter with the jurieS, ant II was
apparent 10 him that at least portion OF
the jurors were unfit for their places. or the
court was. The court imQo-ci fine Of >
on Schmidt and one month in jail, or in de-
fault OF fire three months IN jail.
Maria Harris, larceny Of clothes from Joe
McJenktns. In this case II appeared That
the parties had lived together rs man aud
wife, tut Joe had taken - with ano her
glrl, Whe1 Maria ADj hold 90 some of mis-
clothes with tie object OF inducing him -
return 10 her. The jury fOuni verdict Of
not guilty
Charles Getz, charged with an assault and
battery with intent 10 kan Maurice Pinch
auver, in Georgetown. on August 21jh, WAS
tfied-D!strict Attorney Wells ana II. II.
wells. jr., prosecuting. and MeSSrs. Browne
and Mcdonnell for defence 1t * charged
that Getz witnout any pTovOCatIon struck
Pinchauver with piece OF gas pipe. laying
: a. tFr7sa hv-s =.
blow was inflicted IN selfdefeuce.
Equity COURT-Ju5ge Wide.
To-day, Faulk agt. Faux; submitted.
Hoffman agI. Washington Market Com pany:
DO. Edmonston ct al agt SchlosSer; decree
fer sale. Smith ct al agt. METROPOLITAN
MiddllngS Purifying Company; motion 10
me Ike Wager q party Overruled. COnkling
agt. NOerr; order reference to examiner, ]. ].
Johnson. r. =. & L. &. agt.N andeuburg: de-
murrer Overruled with leave TO plead. Same
agt. Craw fOri; do. Darlington agt. Plumley;
stricken from calendar. Brooks agt Frasier:
decree to correct deed, and dismissal of cross
bill.
POLICE CoURT-,Ju1ye .SaeH
Yesterday, after our report closed, Barthol-
Omew kalaner, threats To Mary Gary; 800
bonds to keep the peace. John CephaS,
charged with selling rotten fish. pleaded
guilty; S45. James Skidmore was charged
with offering for sale sixty punches of de
cayed fish AT the street market. II was
testified that the hSh was not offered on the
stand of Mr.. s., but on the stand OF another
man, and that q portion Of the lot were found
in the wagon of Mr.. s., on the outside o; the
market; fined S25. Appeal in both cases.
To DAY.
James Riley, assault and battery on Henry
Roane; So, or twenty days in Jail. James
Riley and James Warl were fined - each
for ARRAY. John Sherlock was carted down
as vaETant. VIM. G. Thompson, same
charge down ninety days. John II. Runuey
same; ninety days. Frederick Jummcmap.
disturbing the quiet of Georgetown. -. II.
{. GOODMAN, proiane' -.
COW CASE.
Snln fn,-
tina SUndhcimer and one "JOe.' surname
unknown, were charged on complaint of
John j. Chapman with cOnspiring, COM
hlning, Contederating and agreeing together
| To cheat and defraud him out OF a certain
COW, without horns, valued at SIS, by driving
away and conceaiing said animal, "A certain
other COW without horns and of less value
| than the cow FIRST named, valued at $50
being substituted therefor. Mr.. Chapman
testified that he resides in Virginia aud is
engaged in the dairy business; that being in
want OF some COWS ne went to Jackson Alley
where these defendants are engaged In the
| business OF cattle dealers, for the purpose of
| making q purchase. The man Joe named ia
the Information is q COlOrei man, ami
| witness believes ne took part in the trans
| action. Hewitt another man, turned ont the
cows Tor witness TO LOOK AT. There were
three of them one a large dark red COW
| without horns which he bought but which
| was not delivered TO him. Another COW, q
yellow spotted, was also q buffalo, aud the
other larg" spotted COW without horns he
purchased three in number. Witness first
| picked out tHeSe cows ana nau lnem MIXED
TO see that they were perfect; was satisfied
and paid SO each for them and lett, order
4 ing them To he delivered. the rel cow
| without horns, was the most valuable one in
the lot, and was worth SO more tnap either
| OF the others. Witness hal previously pu'-
! chased eight cows from Nh. c. solomon,
| another dealer, and arranged with him 10
| have the three cows purchased from Leon
| Solomon left with him, and all be driven %
! his farm in Fairfax county together by Two
| men TO be paid by defendants FOR that duty
! OF the accused there were present when this
! arrangement was made. Leon Solomon. the
| two Sandheimers, and Joe, the cOIOred man
/ The check ard note were given TO defendants
! and witness left them. Saw the cows sUbse
/ queutly at his farm, there were eleven OF
| them, but the large red COW without
! horns was not among them. y small rel
] cow had been substituted for her. Was very
/ much disappointed, and on Monday following
! came To Washington and informed Mr.. So
! ONION, who denied IL. Witness had the small
! red COW returned TO Solomon, who won ID
/ not accept il, ard tbereupOn he demanded
! the delivery OF The COW he had purchased,
| which :. denied having sold, claiming the
small COW was the one sold him. He suisse
qUently turned the small cow over 10 a man
who sold het for about ~3a for beef. \ lengthy
cross examination of the witness was made
by Mr. Miller, counsel for defendants, but
without any material change OF the facts
recited.
Mr.. c. Solomon, who sold the eight cows
to Mr.. Chapman, testified that he saw three
cows which Chapman purchased OF l.. Solo
mon driven into the alley, bat could not tell
whether they all had horns or no.. Mr..
Chapman pointed out the cows he had
purchased, calling his witness attention 10
the large red COW without horns.
The further hearing Of the case was here
postponed until Monday next.
DESPERATE WOMEN. - On a Saturday
night, not long ago, three girls came home
their weeks nnn