Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-16
THE COURTS.

DISTRICT CoURT-Judge Humphreys.
manss s MAKE ag s s9ez e. for
of the claim.
PROBATE COURT-Re9ister Webster.
Yesterday. estate of Jabez Harlow; order of pub
LEGATION. Estate of Lewis Devers: exceptions TO
CHI stcpSer Mades was ed Justice Ia S 9
passed several executors, administrators and
guardians accounts presen ted by the Register.
POLICE COURT-Judge Smell.
To-day, Mary Barns. VIM. II. Cook. and George
Nilsson. colored. were sent down for YagrancE.
last night: James DonneIly, charged with rum rum
selling without license. continued-S2o or 80 days.
d 9 s bonds m6nh see h the 81
charged with being one of the Capitol robbers. was
defendant was committed to Jail for the grand jury
STOLEN BIBLE.
lllam Jackson. coored. larceny Of a bible
worth sl5, second offence: grand jury, bonds $500.
10 Rohert Edwards, eo9red. charged with receiving
be stolen, paying for it 20 cents. The volume was
a Iarge-siGed family bible, and handsomely bound
Green, would not buy it until Jackson tore the
binding of, which was done, when Edwards paid
cross-eXam'nation to throw the responsibility on
Green, hut the court said it made no difference:
thieves, and amy testimony showing the guilt of the
owner Or employees would be taken, and the guilty
ones punished so far the Police Court is con-
cerned. He Uhe COURT did not know from whom
defendant received his instructions. Ii he received
his instructions from the proprietor, Green, his
business is certainly very corruptly conducted.
They all must have known that Jackson came dis
honestly by this book and that it was stolen. The
duty OF the court is 10 protect the public from these
Kind of sharks and he sentenced Edwards to Jail for
six months; an appeal was taken. and 81 COO bonds
fixed. The court directed the prosecuting officer to
inquire further into the completely of Green in this
matter, and. If the facts justified il, TO take the
necessary action 10 bring him to justice.
BILLS POR DIyORCE-A suit was entered yes
terday by w. s. Newton for Eliza L. FerriSS
agt. Gilbert j. FerriSs for divorce and custody
OF their five children. The bill alleges that the
parties were married at Wesley chapel, in this
city, April 5. 1854 :: that over two years ago he
deserted her. and for four years before had
her.
To-day, MeSsrs. B. H. Webb and A. C. Mills
filed bill for Marie Wingand agt FuthiOf
Wingand for a divorce. She sets forth that
they We're married in Norway on the I'd of
March, 1865; that he came to this country in
1858, and year afterward, at his solicitation,
she came to this country and she charges that
he has failed to support her, became intem-
perate, and in 1873 he deserted her.
Mr.. A. b: Williams, for Elizabeth GerhOld.
hled bill for divorce from George Gerhold.
They were married in Baltimore in 1885, and
nave lVed here for fourteen years. and she
charges that in September, 1871 defendant
abandoned her; that he sold the furniture, has
treated her with great cruelty, &c.
OF RAPE CAsEs.-Marshall McCraw, the col
0red man arrested October 18th last by Detec-
tive Miller. of this city, on information of the
chief OF police of Danville charging him with
an outrage an white woman. was tried in
that city last Saturday, and sentenced to
elghteen years III the pemtentary.
SUDDEN DEATH-ThiS morning Peter Cas-
sidy died very suddenly at the corner of 18th
and l. streets.