Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-07-11
THE COURTS.

CRIMINAL CoCRT-JtDtge MGcdTUaU.
johnson. charged with highway robbery in taking
from John Cherry gold watch, were placed trial
and the jury acquitted Ella Holmes and convicted
the others, who each sentenced g. three years
in the Albany penitentiary; Lewis Butler, charged
with the larceny Of watch and chain from f.. ID.
Townsend, at the time house on fire, CON
yictc and sentenced to three years at Albany. Ed
(the watch stolen 10y Lawson and others from John
Cherry , was found not Guilty. Peter Harvey. charg
ed with assault on small boy named Frank Chi.m,
missed
CIRCUIT CoURT-Judge Humphreys.
To-day, Diggins agt Duncanson; verdict for de
PENDANT. A number of motions disposed Of
Davis at. Daish; trial.
EQUITY CoURT-Juolge VyIie.
To-day E>kridge agt. Eskridge; decree Of divorce.
Boyce ct al. agt. Moulton; trustee substituted.
Starkw Gather agI Pollok Lii ii,nis .ed. AIexardar
FAIRIES; sac ordered Myers az Mii,t-ai, d..
anT nrc si act L@REw gT TT ,9r ia9
Cole agt. Carpenter; Tourny made plaintiff Dgwlng
Msrparl BIrT rrat, 'Id SfET%ri
Conn Life Ins Co agt Phelan; recommiirnent ia
denied. Oden agt Parker: bin dismissed Mackall
agt. stewart, exceptions 10 answer "yerrniei
ct al; trustee substituted Adjourned till Monday
PROBATE COURT-Rcgister H'ejaer.
To-day the will Of the late jos phins Hart va,
Joseph ID. Lee was filed and same order Waie.
POLICE CoURr-Jadge Saeu
To-day, Edwin NJ. Haines and James McCaddin-
loud and bois ferrous talking; 81 each Joseph Plat
charged W it'll keeping his liquor bar open ON sunday
&20 fine. Francis J. Adts was fined sl05, hav ing
pleaded guilty to selling gin without license. Vim
II. Williams, yagrsnt. was sent L. the chain gang
Henry Carter, driving ON the side walk; 81. Marga-
ret Henderson, loud and boisterpus SIS. LVttit
Smith and John Butler, loud and d,1rderiy; -
each. Charles Meyers, keeper Of drinking saloon
charged with keeping open on SUNDAY. Officer Roth
entered the saloon and found some seventy five OF
eighty persons in the saloon drinking beer and
fifteen persons in the bar ROOM he money passed
to the bar keeper and the whole pac. in full
blast-busncss being as lively any saloon keeper
could desire; $50 fine. johanna Brown, unlawful bar
continued. Samuel Reeves. assault Sarah Nearan
SIS. Sarah Nearan was then fined SIS for contemp'
of court in not appearing To testify against Samuel
Addison jackson and Alfred Nicholson. larceny OF
some iron from Whites foundry; jackson dsnis-ed
and Nicholson fined $40, or 30 days. Lawson Robin
SON larceny Of pair of shoes from Horace Marshall
fined $40, OF 60 days in Jail. VIM. A: Hamilton,
saut on Wilmer w. Stanford; So Thomas Mikins
colored charged with burgiariOusiy breaking and
entering dwelling house, and stealing a coat and
other articles Of clothing grand jury; : p bonds
Nelia West, colored, charged with keeping baw dy
house; the court suspended Judgment and took her
personal recogniZance remarking that IL looked as
the Information should be against Richard Coying
ton the complaining witness Thomas Hill, assault
Caroline King; personal bonds to keep tue poace
George Fields, colored, assault on Thomas Johnson
$40 and costs. John Alexander. alias johnson, as
saut ON Kate Phillips; s. and costs.