Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-02
THE EOTRTS.

To-day. eleven judgments by cef IuIt were taken.
Hayden agt. Collins. action for Tagging zone
furnished the contractor for the United States Jail
on trial.
CRIMINAL COURT-Judge MacATth,J.
This morning trials of criminal eases were re-
SuHed. and there were number uf prisoners in
the dock. The hrst case was thai If Betsy Carter.
rather neat looking c"l0red girl. charged wi{h The
larceny OF S$3 in money and S45 in >hawls, &c.
from Mr. TdtSpaugh. Tie evidence was ailpr
circum>taniial. and hardly made out case, owing
10 me absence oi material witness. The jury re
tired 10 deliberate. but The cOunsrj-Mr A. y.
Webb-atter CONSUMING with his client, withdrew
the plea II not guilty and entered . plea of guilty.
OF petit arcencS, on which She sentenced To 90
Henry Baker alias Harry Eaker alias Tom Col
Inns. larceny Of $50 from James F.. Mu>hbIch. OH
the night of November och. Detective McElrresh
given him away. and remarked that he didn't care
for lie had none of the money: and subsequently
when he was taken 10 Gardncr's gallery he said
party from Cincinnati had got the money, and ht
had received but $50. Mr.. O'Comcr testified as to
his money. Defective VoSs testified that BakGr
Acknowledged getting $50 Of the money from 2
testified that GA q Saturday i'm November the az
used came in his bar and had several s. bills; ne
was then drinking very hard. Joseph TOrrenS of
the jail guard, testified that the prisoner was very
nervous on his arrival in jail, and witness gave him
mixture prepared by the doctor.
Counsel hat is for extreme eases
MItneSs..We give il for pain in the stomach, Zoo.
Witne,s.--Oh. yes: 10 all
10unSel. Then, Il 5 sovereign rem 'dy.
The Jury retired with the case, ana were out when
Mar A. Johnson alias Sarah GreeuIeaf, charged
was sentenced to four months IN each cas-.
=, Charles Henry alias Charles Davis alias VIM.
Henry, larceny of a stove: on trial
EQUITY COURT-Ipdge Wglie.
To-day. Jacques agt. Chronicle. dismissed for
want Of prosecution. Smith agt. same; do Cutica
agt + s. and T. CO.. reference to auditor. Roiin
2gt. kengla; referred to auditor. schultz agt.
agt. Bates: injunction refused. johnson agt
fGwe; referred 10 auditor age agt Page audi
certified 20 General Term TO 10 heard in the 6rsr
instance. Truesdei agt. Austin: pro confes,o Set
Tor ~. 143 "a against defendant. Nicholson AIT
Larner; restraining order issued.
PROBATE CoURT-Rogistef Webster.
To-day, estate of VIM. Hickey; petition 10 sell
an edition of decedenl's works filed. win Of
Samuel Causi; eayeat filed by Isolina Howard.
estate To Rev. C.. II. SiOneSrreet, was iled. wiz
Of May Morgan; finding Of jury Oh issues sustain
ing the viii fled.
POLICE CoURT-Jq6Ge !SnoU.
To-day. Patrick Brewer vas fined s. FOR indecent
exposure. Ben. Butler, coarse featured negro,
assault on respectable white lady wife Of Iner-
chant The lady testified that this was the second
total stranger TO her, and on two occasions had he
walked deliberately up 70 heron the street and COM
several weeks ago. and the last lime Friday even,
ing last. She made complaint to Lieut.. Gresr's
and captured him. She cOHid not account for such
outrageous acts, as she had never known him. The
LEI was arraigned OH another similar charge, COM
mitted two months ago. upon the same lady. She
testified that sne did not know who he was at that
time, but recognized him Oh the second offence
The court sentenced him TO six months ia iail. d-
recting that this last sentence have the priority,
IL was on account of the first offence. John Green
destroying private property So. VIM. Thomas
the street-a very had ease. He was fined SO or 80
days. Sam Fry, cOlOrcd, charged with carrying a
razor. Ofhcer DOnneSan stated that this fellow
with three Others, went into Mrs. Sheas place Oh
Mary land avenue, near AZ street and behaved in
a most outrageous manner, hOurshing his razor
posed fine Of $50 30 days. Maurice Roberts
hring pistol ia the streets: 50. Belle Norton,
dlSreputable character. was fined 50 for using
grossly indecent language on the street last even
ing. She was Intoxicated. ChaS. Rollins and
Thos. Smith, coored boys, larceny of several gold
rings and some articles of clothing from lady's
residence. The boys had been invited in and given
breakfast for charity sake. and they stole these
articles from the house. Sergeant Arnold rrcOy-
cred the rings: 90 days each in Jail. CnaS. Torch
threats to Emanuel Hecht; cautioned and dis
charged. Sam Fry, cOlOred, charged with assault
ON OficeT Dunnigan while making an arrest Of a
mob of rOuGhs al Mrs. Shea'S last evening, Fry
being one of them. The court having rea'ly fnei
him $50 in another case cautioned him and let him
OF. Tobias Slater, assault on John Douglass. T1is
was an attempt at highway robbery. Another col
Ored man In company with Slater drew razor
complainant. He Is an old offender; $50 aud costs
or 60 days ia ai. Henrietta BO,leS forfeited col
lateral. Jas. Boston. COored, assault Oh Mary e..
Gray; S1O or 80 days In jail.
Bg7A Samuel j. Randall Association has
been formed in Philadelphia, which proposes
To urge Speaker Randall Tor the presidency in
1880.