Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-09-30
THE OOURTS.

COURT IN GENERAL TERM.
United States VS.. CephaS Jones. The de-
PENDANT was convicted OF ravishing Miss Flor
ence 7. Smith in November last, and the case
comes up on exceptions 70 the ruling OF the
ney Wells for the government and MesSrs.
Birney and Newman for the defendant.
EQUITY COURT-Jatdge Mac arthur.
, Saturday, jenkins VS. Jenkins, order of pub
erS bill sed; BeaneS VS.. Albert, decree
granted concedlng decd; Bradley VS.. Jonah,
return OF marshal to court of ne exeat or order
that writ be discharged on bond OF $1,000;
Hannah VS.. Hannah, commission TO take test
mony Issued: Wood VS.. Wood, rule issued for
contempt con C9leazer VS.; Cow1ing, decree that
appeal taken Albright vs. Emory motion for
rule overruled. without prejudice heWett VS..
Fiibert, demurrer overruled and leave to ans
Wer; Fox VS.. Burnstine, specific sum decreed,
ard trustees appointed to sell; Simpson VS..
simpson, same, and adjusting rights of par
ties Martin VS.. Hesse,. receiver removed, and
vacated Adler VS.. w. & q. r. r. Go. rule dis
charged and decree pro confesso set aside:
Rrete VS.. Wright, sale to satisfy lien decreed,
appeal on SO bond; Stephens VS.. Stephens
order of reference granted; Wynne vs.. Shea,
sale ratified Tuesdail VS.. Wise, time fixed for
taking proof; Barley ct al, VS.. Raymond,
order 10 show cause against Injunction issued.
To-day. Bowles agt. Bowles; order referring
cause to the auditor. The court then ad-
journed sine die. The October term will com
mence to morrow, and there will be the usual
he..yy calender-nearly one-half the cases
that was on trial September being carried
over.
CIRCUIT CCURT-Judge Humphreys.
The continuation of the cause of samuel
Strong against the District of Columbia was
set down for 10 o'clock this morning, but in
consequence of the Judge being required to
sit in the general term an adjournment was
taken until p In. today.
POLICE COURT, Judge Shell.
Saturday. Charles Kraus, disturbing the
quiet of Georgetown s.; Henry Hill, Indecent
son, loud and boisterous; S. Joseph Major
ney, cOlored, assault on James Randolph,
pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to six
with a revolver. he was also arraigned on
the charge Of stealing pocket-book contain
ing, about 50 from Henry Lewis. This was a
defendant was a confederate of another boy
who was arrested and punished at that time
The testimony OF complainant was that the
pocket-book was taken by the smaller boy and
passed to the defendant, who ran OFF with it
sixty days in jail. Louisa Merger, petit lar
ceny; continued. Peter VIM. Jenkins, assault
a young man pretty well known in police
circles, was arraigned on two charges of
assault and battery-one on Louise Arnold, an
actress connected with the Theater Comique
and tie other on Amos d. Arnold, her hus-
band. The testimony was that about Y
O'Clock last night these cOmplainants were on
their way home to the Imperial Hotel from the
theafer, when they were suddenly assaulted
by this young man on the street. Alter hear
ing all the testimony the court imposed fine
OF SO in each of the cases of assault against
Burch, and in default thirty days in jaii
James Jones was fined So for assault On Charles
III. Tyler.
TO-DAY.
~ Warner Park, vagrancy; bonds or 80 days.
Iercsl johnson, Charles Johnson and George
Mathews, profanity; were each fined s. orr
days. John Laydep, Henry Williams, Wm.
Lane and John Quinn, for vagrancy; were
each ordered to give bonds or be sent down
for SO days; Philip Riley. unlawful assembly;
50 or Z days; Daniel Benton, profane In
Georgetown; S.. Mary Smith, dea6roying
private property; SIS. Mary Green. atlas Mary
Greenwell, petit larceny; collateral forfeited
and attachment issued. Louisa Warner as
sault on her father forfeited collateral Til
man Dorsey, larceny of silk coat valued at $40:
fined $40. Charles Herbert, larceny of lawful
U. s. money; 80 days in Jail. Charles Parker,
assault; S. and costs. Timothy Conner as
sault on John Shea. A difficulty which oc-
CURED at Mount Pleasant, about vicious dog
which defendent threatened to shoot; fined
$50 or GO days in jail; appealed Michael
johnson and Charles Lee, theft of two revolt
EerS; nOlle pros. Felix Sprague. assault on
Thomas Sembly; $40 and costs. Thomas
Johnson. larceny OF ham from Northern
Gorden and Benjamin Watkins, threats
against Thomas Summons: personal bonds
required. Louisa Mergen. larceny of Si,Y or
ware; S.. Edward Martin, assault on VIM
Johnson; s. or 10 days in Jail. john Howard
a: Saut on Mary Howard, his wife; dismiss Il
at Wite'S request, and 81 fine imposed. Jane,
Crawford, ARRAY; collateral forfeited. John
Williams. larct ny OF coat; $40 or 20 days.