Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-07-17
THE COURTS,


Yesterday, Luttrell s. Burford agt. Gram
mer; verdict for plaintiff for s25. Washington
& Georgetown railroad company agt I. L.
Miller verdict for plaintiff Tor s25 damages.
h s. johnson agt. Caroline Pell eft al. jury of
inquisition; verdict for plaintiff for 1902.
Bear & Son agt Foley; new trial denied.
Young agt. Germueller; do. Ruth agt. Eoe-,,
motion to qu ash t oyer,nled JohnscI agt Gil
Gilmore ct al; do: Lansburg agt. Coleman 4
Co. new trial denied. Lipphard agt. Potomac
Barge company DO
motion for Judgment overruled. Sheckels agt.
Mcmahon certiorari quashed. Mutkia agt.
Miles; motion for Judgment overruled. New
Meridian Silver Plate Company agt. Mead
don: attachment quaShed. Young agt Ger
myeller; new trial denied. Strong agt. Dis
trict OF Columbia; argument On exceptions to
the auditor report.
EQUITY CouRT-Judge I1c Arthur,
Yesterday, Browning agt. Grant: argued by
Mr. Hine for complainant and fer defendant
eoy Gen. b. r. Butler; order overruling motion
man Building Association decree denying in
junction. Shepherd agt Gorham restraining
order continued: Boulder agt. Alexander !;
Courts plaintiff. Durham agt. Durham; ali
mony Of So per month and $50 counsel fees
allowed: Webb agt. Smith: referred to J. G..
fayne to state account; demurrer Overruled
with leave TO file answer Darlington agt
Kendall; restraining order discharged and in
junction denied. Cole agt. Reed: motion to
Vacate decree OF july Sd denied. Adjourned
till Saturday next
PROBATE COURT-Register Webster
Yesterday, Joanna Cross, guardian; decree
OF OF e a4Hn ld Court approving procedures pro
letters OF administration issued to John Ty-
nan; special bond in $500. Estate Jonathan
Dennis, Jr, deceased; inventory of personal
nah j. Bargy; do. Last will and testament
of David Roach, deceased, was filed for pro-
bate. In compliance with order of Judge
$500 as guardian of the orphans Of John Helm
rich, deceased. Last will and testament of
Sarah Sattery, admitted to probate Margaret
burke appolntedis admlnlstratrlx, with the will
were issued to ChriStiana A. Jolly on the es-
tate OF John Jolly, deceased; bond, 5000.
A AdSs g1ua a to the orphan children
Howard SchOOlcraft, deceased, filed on petit
ton and assent of heirs at law, will admitted
to probate, and letters parliamentary issued TO
bond, $l,GUO. Estate of Richard and Mary Ann
Petit, deceased; executors filed their first &C
counts. Estate Of BAIL Mullen, deceased: on
petition and exhibits accompanying the same
letters OF administration were issued to ChaS.
II. Mullen; bond, $500. Will OF John Finney.
deceased, exhibited proof of publication filed
and Will freely proven and cause continued
Estate OF Thomas O'Dea, deceased; inventory
OF personal estate returned by one of the execu-
tors. John L. Huysman, guardian answer of
said guardian filed. and cause continued.
POLICE COURT-Actifag Judge Waiter.
To-day, Alfred Hunt and Richard Hunt, two
white boys, were fined = each for bathing in
the river at unlawful hours. Edward Sham
kin, curSing and diSOrderly conduct on the
street: So James SimmS, loud; $. James
Young same s..
ONE OF THE NEW CQNSTABLEs BEATING A
WOMAN.
H. M. G. Danaher and Mary Teresa Brown,
We're charged with dlSOrderly conduct. Officer
Reese testified that last night about O'Clock,
hearing cries OF murder, he ran in the direc-
ton OF Boundary and 9th streets, and found
Constable Danaher III a hack with this woman
Brown, both behaving in most diSOrderIy
manner. Danaher was beating the woman
who was screaming, and witness seized the
horses and directed the driver to 20 with them
to the station house. On the way, Danahar
abused him in every way he could and resisted
the arrest. Danaher was drunk. The woman
Brown, was loud and hOiSterOus. Both had
been drinking but Danaher was in the worst
plight OF the two. Both were fined s..
OTHER CASES.
John Ward and George Washington, throw
ing stones in the streets; s. each. Thomas
Philippe, charged with keeping open his bar
on Sunday; $40. Ii. NJ. c. Danaher, a CON
stable, charged with assault and battery on
mary Teresa Brown. Mary was not present
to testify owing to the severity of her injuries
colored, assault on James F. Moore; S.. Also
assault on Lewis T. JeWett: ST. Richard Cor
don, assault on Henry Ford; s.. Thomas
Ellis forfeited S. collateral for assault aud
battery. James Waters and Robert Berkeley.
Howard University and cutting, breaking and
tearing the water and gas pipes in that build
ing. MIR. Wall, counsel for Berkeley, pleaded
guilty and asked the clemency of the court; 81
entered by Waters counsel, and the same
penalty was imposed