Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-08-15
THR OOURFO.

TH1 OOUBTO.
PROBATE COURT-Deputy Register Dennis.
Yesterday, the will of VIM Boyd, deceased,
Catherine Simmermacher's viii was proven
| by two of the witnesses and Leonard Simmer.
macher 1uailhed as executor; bond $500. The
| witnesses and admitted to probate and record
In the estate Of Winfield s. Benjamin., VIM.
| Lucas was Qualified az administrator; bond
| Iruesdell qualified as executor: bond sl5'0H
| Petition Of Minna Jordan for the appointments
OF Marshall w. Wines as guardian to Eber
hard Jordan was filed.
POLICE CoURT-Acti7ag JUDGE Wu,ter.
Today, Peter Funk, alias Oven Thomas, va
grancy; bonds or workhouse. Charles Smith,
S9 de wi Boyle tresgassing on parks
fame: IS, or 80 days. Emma j. Fletcher. do.
IS. or days. Vamel Herbert, destroying pri,
yat snpn property s s nelie pros. WIN: Manning,
ough, throwing stones; s. samuel nf RidssIsn
disoIderly; s., or Is days. Robert wilson
On ioTte aad
was5,nefo,' Who testisS a. as@ nn - Mary
Der. and broke .er door in and kicked her her:
fined s.. Henry Carter alias Aston and Thos.
Morse, assault on Joseph Simon and 10 days
an attachment for contempt, in not appearing.
was sent to Jail for "a hours. A'onzo Perry,
he aa G BEEN yps gs h 9 t sd s that
| tired OF his beating her she said she would
| leave him, and he would not leave her alone;
and she offered to 60 to Jail for 6O days for him,
| rather than have him ares ed, and he said he
would break her - neck, and go to Jail six
months for her. Perry testified that she was
very bad woman n that a. he had paid many fines
| came to his place and he put her out. he was
| required to give personal bonds.
on Thomas d. Hodgkins, a constable. who tcs-
| tilted that he went to the house to execute
witt OF RESTITUTION, when she opened a win
any one who attempted to enter the house.
| He was not afraid of her if she had no revol-
yer. and as he did not see one he was not afraid
art and Mrs. Stewart were then arraigned,
| charged with malicious mischief, on entering
| premises No. 1862 4th street. belonging to Jno.
ties getting in the Back way yne Mr. 70 Ken Aa
| testified that he was the owner of the Dr., D.
erty, and the parties We're not tenants OF r..
writ, he put the parties out. Mr.. Stewart testi-
| fed that he rented a portion Of the house. and
had occupied the place between six and seven
having no place to 60 and his wife having a
! sick child, he opened the blind, which was not
fastened, and put his furniture in. He had
| anyone else. The Court said the law did not
| recognize a sub-tenant and the evidence
! showed that this party knew that notice had
| been given the actual tenant. Mr.. Browning,
| for the accused claimed that they had b en- ia
the house with the knowledge of the agent
The Court suspended Judgment and advised
| The parties to leave The house.
| LITTLE KATIE HOWARD.
Katie Howard. girl about Is years Old, was
charged with the larceny of sll6 from A NJ
ned that on Saturday afternoon some one
| entered his office, and when he went in he
saw saw the accused leaving: In few minutes
| missing. Miss kOrn testified that she saw
shadow Of some one moving i'm the office, and
IN g9ng IN dhs girl asked Do you wish
| to her side. When she first saw the shadow
the person was at the coat; The girl. directly
Alter Leaving walked rapidly across the sire
sell peaches and to seeing Miss Korn; but
| denied that She had taken the money. Her
| mother MRS. Elizabeth HOWard) testified to
| eating her dinner, and while so engaged She
was arrested, After arguments the Court said
that he could not see that the girl could e
| case
John Sanders, larceny OF eight shirts from
he heard the cry of thief, and looking out,
party jumped over his fence with a pile of
shirts under his arms and pursued him. but
| prisoner as the man. Sanders was dismissed
| CHARGE OF BURGLARY.
| Reuben Tyler, a stalwart cOlOred man, was
charged with burglary in having on the 18th of
| August entered the house of VIM. Feitler on
+ street, between LIST and y streets. Mrs.
| Feiiler testified 20 seeing the man in the room,
ana n5o she was SO frightened that she could not
| Jumped out OF the window, leaving pair of
pants and wrapper near the window. She
the ne ved
| woman testified that Tyler was home at the
time the alarm was given, for her baby-only
living in the same house f testf that he ei Knew
| Iyler was at home, because there was some
one in his room snoring. and nobody about
| that he was at home at the time. Mr.. M arloW
testified to TylerS character for honesty being
good. Held to bail for the action Of the grand
Neal Courtney, larceny of shifts; continued.
Henry Lewis, assault on Margaret johnson :;
cd aneian a., GCans6y, larceny of cigar from P.
or 10 days in Jail. VIM wilson, assault On
James johnson, small boy; 81 or days.
| AN UNFORTUNATE BRIDEGROOM.-On the I'd
| OF this month MIR: Robert w. Green, young
business man of New Orleans, and Miss Natf,
borne, formerly of !irginia,) were united in
marriage at the residence Of the brides pa
rents, In this city. Mr.. Green was on visit to
| received telegram which demanded his re,
| turn home, on account OF important business,
6y the st tap 1t was at at
marriage should take place prior to his de-
| parture. twas also fixed upon that he should
letuI Ii " OIL. LOUIS tnlS morning, ana, AFTER
| short sojourn, leave with his bride for Niagara
| on short bridal tour. Sunday morning Col.
Claiborne received telegram from New Or
leans from friends of his SON in-law to the eff
feet that he was down with the yellow fever,
the disease having developed on Thursday
night. The young wife on hearing the sad
news, was almost distracted. and determined
10 start by train last night to join and nurse
! her husband, and her parents could hardly
dissuade her from doing se.-tS. Louis Globe,
aug. 18th.
CAPTURE OF A SAFE ROBBER-JOhn Nc
Glossin, negro who ran away on July 5th
charged with robbing the safe of j. A. Cole
man, OF Evansville, Ind, OF s., 100 of Odd Eel
lows money, was brought back; having been
| dead with chronic diarrhea, and under fear
Of death confessed his guilt, and said he burn
ed $2,tUU of paper money on boat between
Louisville and Cincinnati by holding matches
to the bills and throwing them overheard. He
is in jail in default of $3CC0 bail.
A LADY KILLED BY A LoCOMOTIvE.-Mrs
B. j. Sweet, widow of the late Gen. Sweet and
mother of Miss Ada Sweet, pension agent at