Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-07-31
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PROBATE COURT-RSQlSt6r We0StSr.
Yesterday, the last wills of Eliza NJ. Wood
ward, deceased, Theodore Mosher, deceased,
and Harriet Morris, deceased, were Tiled and
publication issued. In re, estate of Professor
Joseph Henry, deceased letters OF admins
tratiOn issued to Harriet Fl. Henry, the widow;
short letters issued to w. B. Webb. The viii
Of Saa Marks Va eH also that
deceased, filed; admitted to probate and
record; no letters required to be issued. Estate
Of W. B. Jef9EEs dses e; order 81 pubiea
ceased; order modifying decree Of May IL,
Estate of Mary II. SchoOlcraft inventory of
personal estate filed by the executors, and the
usual order OF sale granted. Last will and
testament of John &. Waters, deceased, having
been proven on the 24th instant, was admitted
to pro bate; bond fixed at $1,000. Estate Of
Mary Ann SpriggS, deceased; first and final
account of the executor and distribution to
heirs passed. Estate OF Hannah j. Bargy. de-
ceased; first account of the administrator
passed.
EQUITY CoURT-Judge Humphreys.
To-day, Cole agt. Reed, HOpp agt. Vigel,
kendrick agt. Norris and Smith agt. ChrOni
Gle Publishing Company; appeal bonds ap-
proved. Riddle agt;; Stubling; order for COM
mission. Farr agt. keyser, and Causten agt.
| Richie; order admitting parties complain
ant. Huntley agt.. Huntley; order. to pay
| money. Young a2t. District; restraining or
der issued. Gilman agt., Chapman; rule to
| show cause. Campbell agt. Peck; leave to file
amended bill. Harmon agt. Myers; order ap-
| pointing b. III. Warner receiver.
POLICE COURT-Acting Jud9e Waiter
To-day, Theodore ConnorS, indecent expo
sure; 50: John Lawson, prOfane; s.. Mary
Ross and Susannah Coffin, loud; s. each. Jas.
McDermott was sent dowd for yagrancy. So
| phia Lewis, Henry Hudson and James Hud.
son forfeited collaterals Fleetwood Stevens,
forfeited collateral for profanity. Josephine
g and costs, or thirty days The case of the
United States agt: VIM. Cranston, for assault
on Henry McGinnis, was resumed, and after
hearing testimony for the defendant a fine OF
s. and costs was imposed. Susan Mahoney,
| colored, was charged with assault on Malinda
Craig, who testified that in coming from
| Georgetown Susan followed her to her home
and jumped into her, tearing her dress and
| scratching her face. The COurI.-Three dol.
lars and costs; Anne Lee was charged with
| assault on Mary Harris, who testified that
| Anne charged her with talking about her, and
assaulted her Other witnesses testified that
they got to 1ghTting in the alley, and fought
these women were on the place for the pur-
pose OF disturbing her; g. Emma Lee and
| Amelia Hall, assault on Sophia Lewis, VINO
| testified that she went to their house to get her
bucket, and found that they had buttermilk
| in 1t, and when she said that if she had had
their bucket she would have washed it and
| Peter Miller, charged with threats to Anna
Mackall, was dismissed Anna saying that Sine
not afraid Of him. Anna MacKall, charged
| with treSpaSSlng and taking wood from The
| land OF Peter Miller; s. or ten days.
| A MOTHERS PUNISHMENT OF HER CHILD.
Mary Nelatl was charged with making an
aSSaulG On Angelo Nelatl, boy OF years of
| age. Sergeant Boteler testified that he was
| called on by gentleman and went to the
| store, on 9Th street, near q, and found that
the child was perfectly naked, with his body
| marked, and She was engaged in washing the
| blood from his body at the time. She said she
| had whipped him, and would do it again, for
| She could do nothing with him. The boy test.
fed that his mother whipped him with a cow
| hide because he went out and threw bag of
| salt at her. Prof. j. Remington Fairlamb f5sti.
| fled that on Thursday last he was in the store
| and heard the cries Of the child and the sound
| of the blows, and in the interest of common
| humanity, he called the officer. The whip.
ping, judging from the cries and sounds con.
tinued for ten minutes. For the defendant
James S. Clark testified that he keeps the ad.
| Joining store; that the boy was ordered to 20
| down In the cellar and split some wood, and
| he would not go, when she whipped him; but
he got away, and when they got him back she
| whipped him. The Court said that the mother
| may have been little too severe, and if pun.
| ishment is inflicted it might make the boy
| worse. In this instance he would admonish
| the mother that she can only inflict reasonable
punishment.