Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-04-19
THE COURTS.

COURT IN GENERAL TERM
Yesterday, Kelly VS.. Heller: Justice Mac
missing the bill, affirming the decree given be-
low. Painter vs. Drane; remanded to the
Equity Court. Cape Ann Granite Company
VS.; Blunt; argued on demurrer and submit
ted. Wood VS.. Wood: decree of divorce on
cross bill, with alimOny of $50 per month from
date to the defendant, Annie Wood.
Trook agt. Baltimore and Potomac RR Co. ::
argued and submitted. In this case plaintiff
sued defendant for using Virginia avenue as
Place for for E unloading cars and p!ainti
avenue and It'll street, was damaged thereby.
In the court below the jury found a verdict for
plaintiff for s., 500, and defendant appealed on
exceptions Mr.. Payne for plaintiff and Mr..
TOtten for defendant. Estate of C. A. Zim-
norman; argued.
POLICE CoURT-Judge Shell
Today Rose O,Brien was sent down for. a
Yagrant. NOta Howard, street profanity: S..
Michael Foley, ,obStructing the streets; s..
Appeal taken. Lawrence Kicks, a suspicious
white man, found sleeping in the Ascension
Jones, street profanity; s.. Julia A. Griffin,
malicious mischief and destroying private
property; Judgment suspended. Mason Rob
ored men, suspected of being pickpOckets, ar
rested by Sergeant Arnold and Officer DuVan,
were sent to the chain gang.
A.CHARGE OF INDECENT ASSAULT
was brought against young white man
named John Peters by a young white girl
named Agnes Forts, daughter of Mr.. Peter
Forts, who resides on 18th street, near street
southeast. The girl testified that She was
playing about photograph car on the avenue
in the northeastern portion of the city, when
this man called her up to the car and asked
her to go In and get some pictures. She would
not go, when he caught hold of her and forced
her in and pushed her down in the dark room
and attempted to ravish her. She screamed
had no witnesses, and the court sent him to
Jail for six months. He denied the charge.
, THE H STREET OUTRAGE CASE.
JACOB Hall, the cOiOred man who made the
outrageous assault, Monday last, on the little
white girl Clara Bayless, as stated in yester-
days STAR, was arraigned this morning, and
mony, also the colored servant girl. MI. Camp
bell made statement to the court, giving what
facts he was knowing to. He said the girl had
We IN hs h1a aad
had been most outrageous. DR.. Hartigan was
in court to give testimony as to her condition,
put the court said it was not necessary. He
sent the case to the grand jury, fixing the
bonds at s. 600. Committed.
MAN AND WIFE.
Nora Marks, assault on Anna Sherwood an
unpleaSantneSS and Scrimmage between a man
and wife about female friend of the hus-
band, in which Nora took a hand. Nora was
hned $40 and costs OF thirty days in Jail
Thomas j. BickSler, a constable, was charged
with obtaining mule from Samuel Lloyd by
false pretences. Mr.. Lloyd testified that two
Cdmc W levy upon d UOTSt LII
custody, but which did not belong to him. He
warned them not to do it. but Bicksler claim
ed that he was constable and had a right to
do it, and took the horse away. Witness had
to pay Sl3 costs to Bcksler and another con-
stable named Wimsatt to recover the animal.
They showed no execution. Witness owed
debt of So, which they pretended to be collect
ing for man. Mr.. Bickser testified that he
had a Judgment against MI. Lloyd, and he
placed it in the hands of Wimsatt he claimed
that the execution was regular; continued
MISCELLANEO US.
Emma Williams, cOlOred, larceny of guam
tity of lace embroidery, worth $40, property of
Mrs. DOnnelly, shOpkeeper on 9th street, sec
ond offence; fully proved. Also, charged with
stealing pair of cOrsets from another store
grand jury. w. H. Dunn was fined So for OBJ
structing the sidewalk by placing his goods
thereon. Daniel Burns, assault and battery
on Edward DOlan "a very unprOvoked assault
After the evidence was taken defendant said
he would strike him again within he got
chance, and the court sentenced him to six
months in Jail.