Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-07
THE COTRTS.
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To-day, Zantzinger agt. Gunton; appeal dis
missed, without prejudice. Elliot agt. District
Of Columbia, and Hibbs agt. District: DEGREES
below reversed, and bills dismissed These
cases were to restrain the District from enforc-
ing the payment of taxes which the complain
ants claimed they had been informed had been
paid, and Judge Macarthur, in delivering the
opinion of the court, said they could not hold
that the action of the collector was an es-
toppel on the District. Chief Justice Cartier,
in concurring. remarked that if the doctrine
set up in the cases prevailed, the District.
through the action of the collector, could be
deprived of all its taxes. Judge Wylie dis
SeIted. Cape Ann Granite Company agt
Blunt and Himber; opinion by Judge MacAr
thur affirming judgment below, giving inter
probation to rule OF practice. United States
ACT. Slant convicted with Norris of manslaugh
ter in killing Bogue, the pencil peddier: opin-
ion by Judge Wylie affirming Judgment below.
Judge Macarthur dissenting. Trook agt. B.
by agt. f. S. 4 t. company do Hopinion NV BY
Judge Wylie. Shea agt. Duln: opinion bv
Judge DIN, reversing decree below. jackson
;agt. Holland opinion by Chief Jnstice, affirm
Patterson and George A. Sawyer for adnis-
sion to the bar, were referred. Baltimore and
trmed; Irwin agt Payne; dismissed. Pollok
agt. Fleming: amended decree passed AID.
jOurned until tomorrow.
CIRCUIT CoURr..Jndge Humphreys
tiff for SIS Miller agt Citizens National Bank 'rI
dismissed. Massey agt, Davis; do. Brown
ndWallace agt. Straining do. Scott agt Davis
DO. United States use of Reed agt: Thomas
do. Carroll and Fitzhugh agt. Tighlman: do,
Grafton agt. Evans; do. Matthews agt Swarf-
zenberg; DO. Burche!l agt. Carpenter: judg-
ment for plaintiff Chinn agt. District; discon
tinued. Three judgments by default were
taken. Adjourned to Monday.
POLICE COURT-Judge Shell
:. Yesterday, James Ford was fined $ for ma
fSa: seSRhss eH se1sp Keep
on Sunday; $40. Christopher Arth, Keeping
open barber shop Sunday; so. VIM. KOonz
PLAYING ball in the streets; So. Albert Ander-
son. same: s.. Oscar +. Anderson was sent
down for vasrancy:. James JOY, street bias
Phemy; S.. Henry Young, same 80. Charles
K. Wood was arraigned on the charge of as
sault and battery with intent to Kill Edward
Arlington, on the Goth of May. A motion was
made by defendants counsel to postpone the
hearing for one week, but, the witnesses for
prosecution being present, the motion was de
MED. Counsel then waived an examinations
and the court fixed the bonds at $50 for az
pe.ara I before the grand jury. John Roy,
aIlas Chalkey, assault on Catherine Davis; - ;
charged with assault on Richard Williams: s.
or 30 days in jail Mary DAILY, threats 10 Ellen
CoOney:$lCO personal bonds to keep the peace
Agnes White was fined s. for cursinc
George Pool. drunk and disOrderly; S. john
MoIiS, same s.. Annie Kelley, street swear
H. HGGbs 8. ia Molly johnson, same s.. Jonn
ton, yagrant; down. Mary Nuttrell, vagranI:
so. Mary Welch, prOfane: $. VIM. Hudson
Palmer, loud: s.. Betty TAFT, do S.. John
4: Pinkney, petit larceny of fifty cents; 80
days in jail: Henry Fletcher, assault on Peter
Bell with a base ball bat-a bad case : $50 or so
days. Daniel Sheahan, assault and battery on
Hugh Ryan; 81 900 bonds for a hearing Tnos
jackson and George Smith, larceny of silver
days each in Jail. August Goppelt, charged
with stealing gold hunting case watch worth
$50 from VIM. F. kengla, the property of one
Goppelt yesterday in New York where he had
gone since the robbery. Last night he Re-
turned with his prisoner, and today the
pelt being committed in default of $50
bonds. Edward Thicker was fined 500 and
cost each in two cases, one for assault on
Ernst Weber, and the other for assault on al.
bert NeidemaSki