Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-12-18
THE COURTS.


Yesterday, Sallie A. Palmer and Joseph G..
Squire's petitions for discharge; referred to the
register Richard Harvey: hearing postponed
10 January l.. Mason vs.. Schooner A. T. Jones;
evidence OF owen and Cook taken, and case
postponed. Distribution of funds in United
states vs.. lots to 6, square SIS; completed. Adj
Journed to January.
CRIMINAL CoURT-.Judge Willie
Yesterday. Armstead Bankett, receiving
stolen goods: jury disagreed: James Taylor was
acquitted of robbing Ella Holmes. Cornelius
Williams, on trial for attempt to kill William
Neminger; jury respited. Edward McCabe,
Burton Payne and Thomas Bowie; motions for
new trial filed.
PROBATE COURT-Register Webster.
Tn re Martha j. slime, guardian; order dis
charging guardian and sureties. Estate Gabriel
J.. Ford. deceased; order removing Charles N
Thomas from enthusiastically and other let
tiers issued to Louisa E. Mason; bond $500. Geo.
Fuller, widow Of decedent and mother of ward
fenounclng her right to guardianship in favor
OF MIS- Appleby, who was appointed guardian;
bond $4,000. Estate of Anthony Best, deceased;
Amelia Best Administrative, ordered to enter
her second account On or before the second
Tuesday in January. VIII Of Richard johnson,
deceased; inventory, appraisement, and afida-
VII MED. Last will and testament Of Margaret
Il. b. Wilmer, deceased; proven by two wit
neSSeS. Emma f. Keefer, deceased; letters of
administration issued to Charles Keefer; bond
500 TnoinaS f. WOlford, deceased; John B.
Smoot, of Alexandria, Va, appointed admins
traitor: bond 81, GEO. Estate Betty Morgenthal,
deceased; Henry Strasberger appointed adj
mfnistratOr and guardian. VIII OF Robert c.
Buchanan, deceased; admitted to probate and
record. Estate John II. Buchanan, dece ased;
decree appointing Josephine Buchanan ad-
ministratrix; bond $500. A number Of accounts
were filed, approved and passed.
Police CoURr-JuIae Smell.
To-day, John Tuomey, loud and boisterous;
s.. p. L. Hogan, selling articles at auction
without license: continued under personal re-
eogniZance. Phillip p Jones, assault on JOS. L.
Baker; s.. Jas. Wilson. assault On JOS. Open
heimer, inficting wound with knife; dis
missed, defendant showing that he was acting
In lf-defence. John johnson, assault on Susan
johnson; IS. James johnson. assault on Rachel
johnson; personal recogniZance for a further
nearing. Thomas King, charged with assault
On Patrick F. Cusick; S.. Alfred Sparks, LARGE
testified that Alfred stole the pocket book and
money In her own house: continued for Iudg
ment. Arthur Burgess, larceny Of SO yard; OF
cotton from store on sth street Second Of
fence; continued until tomorrow to prove a
second offence.
Mr.. Joseph P. Herman, dry goods merchant,
who was before the Police Court, Monday,
charged with retaining s. in money from Har-
rlet Turner, in making change for her, most
positively denies the truthfulneSS of the testi-
mony given by the complaining witness, or that
he Kept her money. It VIII be remembered that
the charge was dismissed for want OF proof.l
THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT So
GETTY met yesterday-Mr. w. w. Corcoran pre-
siding. with DR.. Blake secretary-and approved
the modified plan OF the structure prepared by
Mr.. Story, subject to such minor notifications
as may be suggested. A committee OF i've
[NeSSrS. COrcOran Blake, King, BrOdhead and
BelTeD was appointed to confer with the COM
mittees on public buildings and grounds OF the
Senate and House in regard to the further pros
ecuttOn OF the work. Mr.. Story proposes to eu-
case the unfinished monument as 1t Stands with
the colored marbles in which America Is SO
rich, and change its characterize tower with
p0rtico at its base, beneath which portico he
places colossal statue of Washington as the
commanding feature Of the front. On the op-
poslte side he proposes statue OF Liberty, and
on the other two sides two great bronze doors
with bas rellefs OF the principal events OF the
revolution, and the portraits OF the diStin-
guished men Of the period, the coadjutor5 OF
picture Of Fame in gilt bronze.
A CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR BAILIFF BARTON
AFTER the District cases had been disposed OF
In the Police Court this morning, Judge Smell
called up the Well-knOwn bailif, Henry Barton,
to the bar, and on behalf of the lawyers who
attend that court and other friends OF the bailff
presented him with handsome pair of gold
mounted Brazilian pebble spectacles in aDpre-
citation OF his long and faithful services and
their friendship to him. This unexpected gift
quite took the old man aback, but he rallied
and In response to the brief and appropriate re-
marks of Judge Smell, made an acknowledg-
ment showing that he appreciated the valua-
bic gift, and the friendly motives which
prompted it. Mr.. Barton says he can read THE
STAR now without any difficulty.