Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-09
THE COURTS.

CRIMINAL COuRT-Judge Cdrttef.
alias Henry found guilty Of petit larceny. and
sent to the penitentiary for one year. John A.
ing the residence Of F. Franc, and taking there
from certain articles, was placed on trial YER
dered.
CHUB AND BUM
To-day, ''Chub' jackson. alias Charles johnson,
and Fun Parker, alias George Clark. larceny
of a gold watch from Mrs. Louise &C. Butler, at a
The counsel raised the point that the prosecuting
had tb been on the ground that at
tine name OF Butler.
Mr.. W. j. Miller, who was the attorney in the
divorce case, said that Mrs. Butler al the time of
her marriage honestly believed that her first hus-
band had been dead several years. and finding other
wise she commenced proceedings against Buti.r.
Judge Mac Arthur said as the second marriage
and the case should hVe Been 10 se d.
There must have been t some acknowledgement .ng
been made The court had no iurisdIctiom in his
case; but it having been shown thar Mrs. Butte:
had borne the name he ruled that it suficent
The Jury found a verdict of guilty, and he coun-
sci moved an arrest of Judgment.
When the verdict was announced the mother OF
one of the prisoners gave vent to her feelings i'm
Boy, &C., Creating quite sensation in G aort My
Lawson Harris, charged with burglary in robbing
tns Sample room Of fon Gwynne Of LIQUOR
the Marylan penite.n,ltiary for three ytars.
carged aWf Max grand wh
DsVie, on the 10Th of july was placed on tral.
CIRCUIT CoURT-Judge Cartier.
yestsr. ESuE Ebi CoTR ss KITS;
pro confesso as to certain defendants. Brown agf.
N No guardian ad Item apponted RoIey
81 reference. Washington Market Company as ct.
Lear; do. Roach t az: Castleman: pro c6nfeSso
der as 70 balance Of fund. R9Sinsoh ast. Miller
detFeed. Smith agt. Hill: sale decreed.
PROBATE COURT-JuIge Willie.
YESTERDAY. the VIII OF Joseph Thomas Fales WAS
BOND n as exe S o " Keh gae
fed fed as gnardan Of Ellen Bennett in the sum OF
gave bond in $1,000. VIM. ii. Mullan was al
saadsn to the 9ans Of J. and Ann G
ael CaruSi. deceased caveat withdrawn and will
admitted to probate bond s12, 900. In re. estate
OF Finley &. Lattimore deceased. letters of admip
istration were granted to Ray 2. Eaton: bond
$1,000. In re. estate OF Eliza II. Andrews, de-
ceased, cause continued TO Saturday January IL.
In re. estate of Samuel J. Digs, deceased, cause
set for hearing Oh Saturday.
POLICE COURT-Judge Smell.
To-day, Seth LumSfUrd was charged with assault
and battery with intent TO XIII Ann Carroll This
assault was made some weeks ago. LnnSford.
ciiy met this coored woman in house enc near the
observatory, and an alteration took place, when
llllnS1OFd seized shovel near by. and remaFking.
You -. I'll kill you,'' struck her on her
head. ntiicting q very serious wound. The woman
laid senSeleSS for several hours. The physician
who called in at the time testified thai tile blow
fractured the skull and was a dangerous one. Ser
geant Perry, who arrested LumSford. testified that
he did not deny striking the woman when he ar
rested him: grand jury; bonds $500. john Knlly.
assault on Richard Hill: $40 or twenty days. John
Long and Albert Lucas, charged with resisting
BalIft y nellie, OF the Supreme Court. when in the
act of serving writ of repIevin for buggy in
Long elected him and another man named Green
apple from his shop and locked the door. swearing
that he would brain them both if they attempted to
take the buggy. One Of Longs men named Lucas
aided defendant i'll the assault. Long said he did
not care for the order of the court OF any other
man. There was no defence, and defendant $
coun sci pleaded ignorance of the law the part of
lali, and in default twenty days additional. Long
was hned $50 and twenty days. and in default of the
fine thirty days additional in laiI. Bonds $500 in
each case. Appeal taken. John Curtis and Mich
ae Ford, assault on Robert OhI S2J each or thirty
days in jail. Catherine Bailey, charged with SELL
ing whisky without license at her shop Oh the 7.h
street road. Three witnesses residing at the Sol
gave testimony Tor tile prosecution, and on motion
OK defendants counsel the was continued TO
hear witnesses for defence. under $500 bonds Ell
ward MCCabe and John Garner. two young men of
damaged reputation, were sent down to the work
house Tor ninety days as Migrants. Randall Hen
SON was fined 50 for swearing. and sent down for
thirty days in default. John Kelly malicious mis-
house: $40 or thirty days. lanes Wills, iantor of
a school building, was fined 81 for failing TO remove
snow from sidewalk. Some twenty others were
fined for the same offence.