Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-02-21
THE COURTS.
CRIMINAL COrRI-It11


Yesterday Lavinia Henson. charged with
the larceny of $40 from Euns Roy. was ac-
quilted: The case of Francis Simpkins, in
be ler Tae %as set t9r trial on the 9Th
hNed Tor the same day, but it is doubtful if he
will reach here in time.
CIRCUIT COURT-Judge Ctlrtter
s,, Yesterday, Callahan agt Harris; trial re-
Co. agt. Davis; Judgment by default. Power
agt. Lane; submitted TO court and Judgment
given. Donegan agt Sharp: verdict for plain
tiff for one cent damages ana costs. Hamilton
agt. AleOrn; verdict for plaintiff, 800.
Hamilton agt. Acorn; motion for new trial
SUIT FOR FALSE IMPRISONMENT.
II The case OF Mary McDOnough. by her next
morris, was tried, and a verdict for plaintiff
with damages at $40 was found. This is an
action for false imprisonment in defendant
having, about December 10Th. 1875. charged
her with the larceny of silver cups.
Mason agt. Moore; verdict for plaintiff for
500 The jurors were discharged until next
Monday.
EQUITY CoURT-Iudge Nae arthur.
Yesterday, Farr ct al. agt. keySer ct al: r
F. Hoffman made party complainant. Feath.
ers!onebaugh agt. Mutt; rule on C!eary, trus
moved; Baker ct al. agt. Baker ct al; refer
red to j. J. johnson, examiner. to take teSti
mony., Mcintosh agt. Moulton ct al; bill dis
missed as to two defendants. Bean aet Bean :;
trustee to Justify his bond before the clerk
Bigelow agt. Armes; defendants motion to
sell notes in court Overruled.
To-day, Manson agt. Manson; order for ap-
pearance. Henanlt agt. Henault. and Atzel
agt. White; restraining orders dissolved and
injunctiOnS refused Van Riswick agt Lynch.
and Wallach agt. Richards; auditors reports
confirmed. Ewing ct al. agt Charleton ct al ::
commissioners appointed to take answer.
Hayward agt. Brant: motion to dismiss over
ruled. Wallach agt Richards: sale decreed.
Smith agt., Fowler, land Morris 4 Matthews
aSt. same: leave given to file amended bills.
POLICE COURT-.Judge SneM
To-day, James III. Cavanaugh was ordered
to kill his biting dog. Miles Winston was fined
S3o Tor carrying billy; Frank Burch, young
assault on VIM. r. Pruitt, a countryman re-
siding in Virginia, last night; grand Jury
bonds 500 Michael Ford, assault on John
Reed: 80 John Curran, threats of personal
violence to John Reed: 500 bonds or six
months in jail.
Hs- Congressman Lorenzo Danford, of Ohio,
declines nomination for lie election.
ss-BOston has doubled it's police force with
IN III years. and many citizens want it still
further increased.
B-The Cincinnati papers report that Sena-
tOr-elect George H. Pendleton Is very ill.
~ Mr.. F. c. Bangs has recovered from his
recent severe illness and made an engage
ment to play IN San Francisco next month.
As-A bill before the legislature of Ohio pro-
poses tax of mill on the dollar To raise a
fund for beuntieS for the killing of hawks,
rats, and mice.
s-Three men in masks so frightened some
young girls IN Albany a few nights ago, that
they run away, one of them SO eagerly that
she fell and broke both bones of her right leg
@The Chinese in Carson, New, had a ball.
Zip Yong was the belle. At midnight two
Cinnamon entered the hall, seized her, and
her. and was instantly killed by pistol shot
The belle has not been found.