Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-11-06


CIRCUIT COURT-Judge Cartier.
To-day, Martin agt. Newman; verdict for
plaintiff, nominal damages. Shopp's admins
traitor agt. Mutual Life Insurance Company:
Jury out. Several judgments by default were
taken.
CRIMINAL COURT'-Judge Wylie.
me case OF Charles II. MoultOn, charged with
forgery, occupied the court to-day.
EQUITY COURT-Judge Mac rthur
Yesterday, Barbour & Hamilton ACT. Wood:
exceptions except OF defendant oyerruled, sale con-
Wood: rule discharged. Griffin agt. Hagner;
Pratt; sale confirmed. Humphrey agt. wells:
rule ordered. Brooke agt. Horne ct al: order
substituting X. Fendall as trustee. National
Sapa erer ss company ag6 RUSSELL
Bower: sale decreed. McManus agt. Evarts:
appearance OF absent defendants ordered F.
5. a I. company agt. Smith ct al; sale decreed.
same agt. Garter ct al; pro confesso against de-
PENDANTS. Thomas and Lucy Carter. Wallach
agt. Van Riswick; continued. Mcclellan art.
Mlch!eI; dismissed. In re estate of Barwood;
notion ETC., OF upset bidder Overruled Ed
monston agt Edmonston; demurrer allowed.
Causten agt. Richie: sale finally ratified.
simpson agt. Mills; motion to dismiss bill over
ruled and restraining order modified Further
hearing Of motions postponed to Saturday next
To-day, Riley agt Riggs ct al; guardian ad
litem appointed. DeEaughn agt. Brayfield ct
a.. and same agt. DeFaughn; order directing
money 10 be paid into. court.
Yesterday, the answer OF Isaac s. Hollid se,
guardian to orphans OF Gabriel Langley, to ey-
ceptionS TO his account was filed. Allowance Tor
taxes in account OF administrative OF ESau Pick
rell ordered. Citation ON the administrator of
Catharine Ba1ett'S estate waived and cause
continued. Account OF sales of personally of
Elizabeth FIedefickS returned by the admins
traitor Mrs. b. A. Lockwood filed appearance
for X. Ii. Marsh. guardians to orphans of w. H.
RAINING, now in Jail for contempt of court
Estate Of Josephine A. Hart, deceased; motion
by {. II. Myers & Co. to vacate order approving
executors account filed. Estate of Elizabeth
Dunbar. deceased; decree OF the Court in Gen
eral Term approving proceedings filed and re-
corded. Report of sale of personally of Hannah
Mason by Administrative filed. Letters of adj
miniStration on estate of William DUR issued
TO Mary c. EggerStedt, sole heir-at-law; bond
$1,000. Estate OF Anthony Best; demurrer of
Administrative filed and cause continued to
Tuesday next at II O'Clock a. m., to which time
the court adjourned.
POLICE COURT-Judge Smell,
To-day, Charles Washington, profanity; SIS
appeal noted. Henry Brown, Charles Powell,
John Ryan, VIM. Lane, Henry Williams and
VIM. Nelson, charged with vagrancy. Officer
DALEY testified that he found these parties lying
out, and they were all committed in default Of
Donds. Mary Morriarty, larceny Of quilt;
continued. Richard SidnOr, assault on William
Deneale; s.. Samuel Coleman, larceny OF pair
OF shoes; $ or 80 days. Walter Perry, ARRAY;
Robinson, larceny Of coat; 60 days. Robert
Major, assault ON Albert Nicholas, who teSti-
ned that he rented house in the O street alley,
and going TO NailOr for the key Nailor assaulted
him; S and costs.