Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-02
THE G0ERTE.

CIRCUIT CoURT-Chief Justice Cartier.
Yesterday, U; s. use of Tucker and Sherman
agt. Hine ct al; verdict for defence. Kane
agt. Riggs Co.-actiOn for $3.50 which plain
tiff claims defendant paid on a forged check
verdict for defendant
To-day, BARLEY agt. Jenner; discontinued
A number of motions for judgment were over
ruled.
EQUITY COURT-Judge Macarthur.
Yesterday, Mackall agt. Stewart ct al; APP
ton: titled vested in plaintiff. IngerS0ll agt
James: leave to Barrett TO withdraw. Ferry
ct al; sale of notes ratified and distribution
nellie agt. Lay: pro confess Truesdeil agt
Austin order that F. j. Aust: answer certain
interrogatories. Trimble agt. Irwin; under
Stickney; order for appearance Phenix m
Surance Company agt. Grant pleas Overruled
Best agt. Best; partition allowed.
PROBATE COURT-Judge DIN
To-day VIM. Il. Page was appointed guar
dian to orphans of L. S. Page, deceased e
tate VIM. Hickey; order on administrators to
renew bond in $1,000. Estate Richard Cruit,
r.: petition OF widow for letters of administra
ton filed Estate of Jos G. Lewis, deceased :;
inventory returned. The last will of Edward
owen, deceased, was tiled with two cOdicis.
he leaves his property in trust to Mills Dean,
his grandson, and after directing that 5000
be paid to the trustees of the Methodist
Church, at Machynlleth, North Wales. who
shall pay the interest on the same to aid in the
support OF young men studying for the minis
Try, and 500 to the church A. WeShpOoI
Wales to aid the Sunday School, he leaves
what money he may have in bank to be divided
between ms widow and the trustees of the Mt.
Zion on. E. Church, corner of 18th and r
streets, and directs that requests be paid to
certain of his relatives.
POLICE COURT-Judge Shell
Today, Geo. w. Slow, charged with larceny
of several articles from Henry B. Lane resti-
tuition ordered and fine of $40 imposed or 80
days IN jail. Edward Jennifer, colored, lar
l. Tod thot
the next morning after the theft he (wtness)
Went 70 the hen, house and found on the
ground letter addressed to Edward Jenni-
rest; 1T appears Jennifer had recently been
discharged from the penitentiary and in this
chlcken theft had dropped this letter; 50 days
Piumslll white, charged with larceny of a fine
mirror MIR and oil painting from Julius Liens sew
e era months M since. The articles We're worth
grand larceny of an OK worth SIS from John
Morris, residing in Fairfax county, Va. The
testimony Wss 4Eyst OF tho Mr.; ~ Norris, farmer,
his stalls in the county in October last. He
had since found his OK in the possession of Mr.
hammond Dorsey near Baltimore. The re-
coyery of his property had cost him more than
the worth OF the animal Mr.. Dorsey was
present, and testified that he lives in Hartford
county, and had bought the OK from this man
for SO. The defendant told him plausible
story the OK was worth no more than s2j
O1hcer Met rath traced up the thief, and finally
arrested him in this city at It'll and Boundary
streets He halls from Prince William county.
Va. The charge of grand larceny was here
quaShed, and charge brought of petit lar
ceny. and the prisoner was sentenced to six
months in jail. Edward Jenifer cOlored
charged with stealing twenty-Six pairs of
ladies' CATERS worth S25, from Mrs. Palmer, a
Storekeeper. This larceny was committed on
Christmas Eve last. Two colOred men entered
the store OF Mrs. p, and one of them seized a
D0X OF shoes and ran away: Jenifer being
with this man, young man in the store who
gave chase to them was seized by Jenifer
badly beaten, and cut with pOcket-knife
They escaped with the shoes into an alley: six
months in Jail. Jenifer is a brutal-lOoking
fellow. Edward Smith was put under Sl0j
bonds for threats to Mrs. Bridget Fletcher.
Thomas j. Hart, assault on Mary Jane Hart:
$ and costs. Elijah De Valid, charged with
forgery OF the name of Samuel X. Schwenk as
endorsement upon draft or check drawn by
+. OvertOn, ir., on John G.. Thompson Ser
geantat-Arms, House Representatives, for
the payment of SO: continued ty Tuesday
next; bonds $500; committed. Samuel John-
son was fined s. for being loud. Andrew
AckerWas sent down for vagrancy. Charles
Hurdle, charged with keeping a gaming
device IN his reStaurant-a game of euchre-
by which a gentleman lost a gold watch which
ne had put up as collateral for his partner:
so fine.