Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-05-08
TILE COVRTS.

CRIMINAL COURT-Judge IVyl,e.
Yesterday. Rudolph Peterson. bar open on
Sunday: not guilty. George Mantz, carrying
revolver; guilty-fined $40 and costs. G. X,
Baler; not guilty Of keeping an unlicensed
par John Martin, keeping biting dog; not
To-day, J. NJ. Perrard unlicensed bar: not
guilty. James Lafonaine violating market
without permit, and E: Klopfer, indecent ex-
posure; bonds forfeited. Wm. DOwney, vlo-
l latlng the hackney law; not guilty, under in
Of the e0 OF se court ms case grows out
Arlington hotel. 1t will be remembered that
when the District Commissioners and the pro
prietOrs of the Arlington attempted by iniunc.
ton to eniOin DOwney and others, the case.
having been heard in the Special Term, was
appealed to the General Term. where it was
decided that AN ordinance of the board of
aldermen and common council of the late cor
poration of Washington, which has not been
repealed or modified by act of Congress, or by
the legislative assembly, is still i'm full force.
The act of the legislative assembly of August
23d, 1871. for regulating hackney carriages.
does not delegate any power to the board of
by law, and the District Commissioners are
equally incompetent to exercise such author
10y. The court has no jurisdiction to enjoin
.tl- act authorized by law" Judge Wylie re-
marked that he did not concur in the opinion,
but was bound to acquiesce in it.
DISTRICT COURT, tBANKRUPTCT) Judge
Yesterday, in H Re- T n piowmap order Of
reference to register. In re John A Gray:
opinion that restraining order be modified:
Messrs. n. Wilson and j. C.. Wilson were ap-
pointed trustees.
COURT IN GENERAL TERM.
To-day, Oden agt. Parker: argument con-
Guided. Fraser agt. Dodge and same agt Ty-
Ter: or hearing.
PROBATE COURT-Tegister Webster
Yesterday, will of Amelia Talbot. admitted
70 probate Basil Jackson qualifying as execu-
tOr-bOnd $500 Estate of John BOZman Kerr:
inventory returned and order of sale. Estate
OF j.. X. SchOrn: letters of administration
issued to j; s. Pierce-bond 500. Estate of
10 VIM. l.. WOOds-bOnd $500 Estate of II.
); Bargy; exception to report of arbitrator
H!ed: r. w. Miller, guardian to her infant
ENID, 1led petition for sale of real estate
James COnnor, guardian to orphans of Patrick
Eonnor; decree OF sale of real estate granted.
Estate OF James Mcdowell, late U. S. A.; let
terS OF administration issued to H. Brown
bond $50. Estate Of Elizabeth Frost, late of
New York; letters Of administration issued to
petIuoner-bOnd $500. Final notice was issued
10 the legal representatives in the following
estates, appointing June 4th for settlement
fatrlck McCabe, deceased, and Charles HeW-
lit, deceased.
POLICE COURT-JudQe Shell.
To-day, John Williams a brutal looking col
Ored man, arrested by Detectives McDeyitt
and McElfresh last night in Franklin square
Tor indecent exposure before some respectable
ladies, was fined $lOO; or ninety days In the
said he intended to put this tax on every
transgreSsor of decency and prOprlety who is
brought in and convicted of these shameless
acts. The morals of decent people are not to
De corrupted by these lustfu1 rakes, and they
must be made to suffer for their brutality
Tor decent people, and not for ScampS of this
character to lounge in.