Evening star., 1877-11-09
THE COTRTS

CRIMINAL COURT.-Jtsd0e Mac 4rfIuy.
10 naN ne triaI ~ John X. krooks and Anthony
rreoks indicted with MARY Daingerfelf for forgery
oI deeds Gf trust vas resumed. and the jury found
verdict gi guilty As o. John X. Brooks and guilty
70 hh'fN-a nOlIP TroSpgrii having "A
IN the case Of the woman. john Brooks was called
1T 1T ste,tnee and remarked that he had been slave
NJ 70 hitecn wears since and he had reache about
hRh position a. u i possible for coored man to
vbGPy wbiaP aId N hg plsiG H. had had the respect Of
s ssaII he Was worth sI5Goo TO $4,000, hut now his
fsr them. The court said it was known only To- him
seIi as 10 how much IF this 0Op $4,000 he had
wise than e. impose a severe penalty and sentence
MN To seven years in the peniteptiary. This
dictments for forgery and each for perjury and
lalse pretences against Brooks.
CIRCUIT CoURT.-JtS6ge Cartier.
' q day- about tW eHty IUd dCmcuts by defauit were
taken Brodice aEt Buckley; Jury out. Robertson
agt Fickrell, eIectment; On trial
BANKRUPTCY COURT-,Tu2ge HiHnphTels
losterdsy, Capital Publishing Company, on pati-
.n Nm y 'Tc%rGe ii r.. psp1ned until November IS.
Mrsior recording OF creditors resolution filed
d. Gregory. Involuntary bankrupt; final discharge
taclment., and directing the msrshal t" take pos
sttsson OF tahkrupts estate. IL. Yates; final dis
EQUITY CoURT-J,aSge Wilie.
apT@inted Metropolis Savings Bank agt Davis; "r
Rdbertson: Key asi @ key, iio and DO Csfs f' az AZ
Clarke, orders IF reference Gawler agt Hoyle, pro
Butler aet Butler. do Randall aef. McKeaa. order
iOf pay ment To petitioner
PROBATE COURT-Judge Olin.
Today, John Green appointed guardian f his
son Michael; bond S2ntC Letters If admnst-a
ton d. b IA, and c.t a. On the estate Of Andrew
bond $500. The late Patrick SuIiyan's will, bo-
an gMnesthlng his dstate to his family, was flied. Seve-
Adjourned until Monday at il r'is'' Clock. anu
POLICE CoURT-J,Si1e SaeR.
1esltFoay' after our report closed. James Johnson
Was arraened on the charge of assault On Eiisunra
lI tmIL,ts WIN 4 a ce1Ir, making severe wound on
ioT i -iX months David Speakes was fined - for
To-day Washington Bury was fined s5 for dsor-
Derry conduct James 7 Plumsill, spciou7 person,
VagraIt VIM Lane. another # the same slrt was
sent down. John Saunders, colured, assault on VIM
a hGu.h!ns' u"nIAeSper al the Police "urt: sixty
an't thcI person. Judron Howard, assault OF John
,,l bG,ifE, ~ shG"fing hm with pistol thG ball
Maudin' assault on William Miller; 81
WHIPPED TO THE BOTToM OF THE SEA
BY AN ANCHOR LINE.--On the last trip of
The schooner Lola from Vallejo to this port,
the wind having fallen Off and the vessel be-
ing In four fathoms of water, the anchor was
lei go, pursuant TO the order of the master,
Hughes, who had gone forward to give it. AS
The anchor was let Slip, q 2k inch line by
which buoy was made fast to its chain ac-
cldentally took a turn round the masters leg
and whipped him over the side and do ;y1
into the sea. AS he went rushing feet first 10
the bottom he drew and opened a pocket
Knife, ard with one desperate effor. of
strength against the pressure OF the water he
stopped down and severed the line. having TO
cut deep into the flesh of his leg To do so. AS
he shot up almost as swiftly as he had gone
down he returned the knife to his poc ket and
when he reached the sur'ace was pickei up
with only lanced ankle as the result OF
WDat would nave been a dive to death but for
ms c0oiness and nerve.-IStn Francisco
Chronicle.