Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-02-20


CRIMINAL COURT-Judge While
Yesterday, Joseph Braxton and Andrew
Ashton. alias AShlin convicted of grand larce-
ny, were each sentenced to the Baltimore pen,
itentiary for two years.
JUDGE wYLiE ON POUND PARTIES.
The motion for new trial in the case of a
Warren Johnson convicted of an assault with
intent okill Alexander Dyer at a pound party.
was Overrlled. Judge Wylie remarked that
these pound parties, now so common among the
cOI0red people. were doing incalculable harm
among them. and were species of carOuSing
which should not be tolerated. They induce
servants to get away from their service places
anger up from the wretched stuff they pour
down their Threats they whip out a knife or a
razor and go to cutting. He intended to dis
courage such parties as much as he could, and
he sentenced Johnson to two years i'm the
Maryland penltentiary at Baltimore.
Judge Macarthur sentenced Georgetta Wal
Ston, conyicted OF setting fire to a bed in the
Imperial Hotel, to thirty days longer in Jail, in
view OF the fact that she had been in prison
since last August.
James Bergle, assault with intent to kill
Henry Dickson. verdict not guilty. Emanuel
Hecht convicted of assault with intent to kill
Charles q. L0rch-mOtiOn for new trial over
ruled, and sentenced to two years in the peni-
Tertiary.
Philip Johnson, charged with the murder OF
George Brown on last Christmas day, plead
guilty to manSlaughter and was sentenced for
three years in the pententiary. The second
trial OF Lavinia Henson for the larceny OF $40
from Mr.. EnOs Ray, was resumed. The case
mad not been given to the jury when this report
closed.
CIRCUIT COURT-Judge Cnrtter.
Yesterday, Hill, trustee, agt. Todd: verdict
for defendant: Carroll agt Hughes ct al. non
suit. Callahan agt. Harris: on trial.
EQUITY COURT-J,tdge Mae Arthur.
Yesterday Fendall, assignee, agt. Bradley
sales ratified. Shannon agt. MorSell exceptions
Overruled and report confirmed. Ferry ct al.
agt. Ferry ct al. order to sell notes. Baker ct
al. agt. Baker ct al: guardian ad Item ap-
pointed. Patch agt. Davis: leave given de
PENDANTS to file cross bill. Lowndes agt. Dodge
time fixed for taking testimony Copies agt
Coppes; order for appearance Quinn agt.
Butler ct al; motion for issues overruled.
Larner agt. Shehan: restraining order issued.
Mitchell agt. Lutz: auditors report confirmed.
Jones; sale authorized. Adams agt. Thomp-
son petition of Wallach dismissed Ewing ct
al. agt. CharletOn: order for appearance. Gait
agt: Ledner; exceptions overruled and report
ratified Walter agt. Walter, jr.: restraining
order issued. Dist agt. Myers, guardian ad
Item: guardian ad litem appointed. McCuI-
lOcn agt. DennlSOn: proceedings set aside, with
leave to amend bill.
PROBATE COURT-Ju0ge DIN.
Yesterday. estate OF James Alden, Us. \. ;:
letters ad colegendum to w: E. Edmonston
der to dismiss petition for revocation of pro
bate. Estate of III. J. Robinson: 5. r. Git
tings appointed administering; bonds s., ooo.
administrator: bonds $780, Estate of Alice v
Rider; T. j. Middleton appointed guardian :
bond 500 The will of Augusta n. Nc Nier was
admitted to probate: also the will of Eliza
beth Richards, deceased. Estate of Eivira
Gurnee; letters of administration to A. w.
Hodgman; bond $500. The will OF the late
Florence Holcombe was admitted to probate.
Estate OF Joseph G. Lewis; order to Increase
bond. The will Of Dennis Magruder, deceas-
ed, was admitted to probate. The will of the
late Nathaniel Carusi was filed. Mary f.
Speisser was appointed guardian to Mary W.
SpelSser. w. III. Browne quafieChaS admins
traitor OF the estates of VIM. Swan and Edward
MOrtimore, late of Z. S. navy; John Conner
and James Stephenson, late of the army. E.
tate OF Emanuel +. Lancaster; order granting
letters to widow: bond 5000.
POLICE COURT-Judge Sneu
To-day, Amanda Stewart, loud and bolster
Gus; s.. Mary Holland, same: S. Thomas
Neal was sent down for vagrancy. Richard
Crown, young man, charged with carrying a
loaded pistol was fined so. Major Lewis,
cOlOred, a notorious thief was sent down as a
suspicious person. Patrick McHugh, charged
with selling rum without license During
the hearing OF this case, which occupied some
time, Mr.. Murphy and Charles Nye, the tenn
perance advocates, entered and took seats in.
side the bar. A number of witnesses were
heard on both sides and defendant was fined
800. Dennis Williams, assault on Rosa Will
llams, his wife: $40. or 80 days in WOrkhOuse
John Bean, larceny of several articles from
cOlOred woman; s. Walter LinkinS, assault
on Abner Willis s..