Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-02-08
THE COURTS,

IN GENERAL TERN.
Yesterday, Glass VS.. District of Columbia: ar
gued by ME-. Riddle for defendant and Mr.. To.ten
for Plaintiff; Barton vs. Barbour; argued by Mr..
'oA hui ueiehuAii' anu nr, Hihkie tor plaintln.
in the sass OF Barsen ass Bartour receiver of vlr
tanned In an accident near Manassas-w fieh was
h they the Ssa the de-
the receiver y; and the proper place to bring the ac
In the case of CluSs agt the Dissatisfaction for
seryi e 9od IN which the ,panti obtained Judgment
In the hack caseN6IiI of Distsic Sn agt the Ar
lington hotel hackmen and bin of HacSmen agt
ing that the matters complained Of Weps not sub
jects of eq, ity. Judge DIN suggested as the ROAD
by diving back and foriS When they WeFs in that
Murtagh agt. District of Columbia; submitted.
CRIMINAL COURT-Jud9e Wglie
Yesterday, John Hughes petit larceny: nolle
prosecuted. Louis Walbert plead guilty OF assault
month Nathan Ashton larceny of box OK of shoes s
guilty, and sentenced to three years the peniten-
ored plead guilty to larceny, second offence; peni-
Tertiary two years VIM; Jackson, coored, plead
years in the penitentiary. Peyton G. Alexander der
alias Grayson A. Craig, plead guilty TO larceny.
ok Kin seat
Dyer on the 18th of October last verdict Of guilty
as Jas Marr alias Jas COOK guilty. to r'P ts
larceny of clotss from T. n. Naudain. II being
year in the pententary John Williams as B sire
ney alias Robert Simmons, larceny from George
victed and sentenced to the Baltimore psntenti-
AIRY for three years.
the jury in the case of Layinia Henson, indicted
for grand larceny, were discharged, being unable
tor ohn earnsr as aa
guilty to larceny second offence; one year IN the
BDe EGNard sSs.
acquitted, the evidence being simply that he
weighed it for another party.
CIRCUIT COURT-Jtd0e Cartier.
verdict for defendant. Durneil vs.. Burgess q
BafdmIy veGs fpf vh tST SS2 and
for $50 damages agai INST BickSler. Rider ct al VS..
Sharp; jury respted.
PROBATE COURT-Judge DIN.
Yesterday, in the case of the estate of William E.
Tr Ira deceased: petition Of Mary A. Gibson for
Sna o 1ss OF John e. kasg vPg
ceased account of sales of part of personal estate
Ewald, deceased; petition filed for the revocation
of probate of will and citation the executrix to
show cause. resurnable Tuesday. February &c.
Estate of Robert BELLS, deceased; register sub
urday.
POLICE CoURT-Judge Smell.
arceSS 0 aef 3ST Geo. W. Hill
d der 5 of $50 each and thirt,ys notes Of
tween I'd and Sd streets northwest, who testtifed
that ednesday afternoon he put into his iron safe
S23O, money which he had to use. This man soon
afterwards entered his store and purchased a five
cent cigar; two other men We're with him, and
taking advantage of a moment when his back was
turned they took his money, and Immediately they
left hi bis store Thinking something was wrong he
to the door and inquired of person standing there
which way these men had lett, and was informed
after them, and when he got to the corner he saw
os nr Of p aRd the
Officer DIane testified that he arrested Hill on B,
between I'd and 81 streets, while he was running
searching hin he found skeleton key. He locked
him up and went and searched the room where
these men stop, in their boa dir g-house, and there
found large quantity OF burglar tools, consisting
OF }immies; picks for doors, jeWelry, making an
them to the stat ion-house.
Grand jury; bonds So, 600.
CONSTABLES CHARGED WITH STEALING A SAFE
John 5. Wimsatt and William ID. Henry, CON
stables. were arraigned on the charge of stealing
w. Cissen T. NJ. Sparks. John G. Tasker II. B.
James, ii. L. Saunders Geo. W. Pearson, Win.
avoluntary association known as the Territorial
Savings; Loan and Building Association of the Dis
MIR. Seth A. Terry, secretary, testified to these
men calling at the office of the company, on 7th
against him, and said they proposed to seizs the
safe He replied that it was the property of the as
Williams. and afterwards removed it some somewhere r
in the northern portion of the city. The safe cost
curifes in it. The process Vas against Wtn atH for
a debt, and was issued or purported to have been
Issued by Justice Bowers and he has since learned
that the process was Illegal.
Justice Bowers took the stand, and testified that
the process was issued by him on the strength of
Judgment for SS3 against Terry. rendered ill June
last by Justice Walter. 1t was issued on the 9Th of
January, and the paper had been changed to the
25th of January by some one to him unknown.
Every thing elise on the writ Was his except the
figures ''25th, (which had been put on. the pur-
pose being to make the paper appear regular, as it
had been extraordinarily days being the limit for
which q magistrates execution holds good. Mr.,
Terry had discovered that the paper was wrong
and called his attention TO it. Another thing th,,
execution had be IN made in the name of Constable
r. j. BickSler, and the defendants subsequent to
the transaction narrated had called him to ask
that witness insert after the name of Bickser the
words ''or any other legal constable, ;, which he
refused to do.
TODAY.
John w. p. Meyers was fined 81 for failure to
remove snow from the sidewalk. Sam Sheckes
was sent down again as vagraut. Michael Lam
hady was sent down with Sam. VIM. Lane, an
idle coOred boy, was sent to the almshouSe. Timo-
thy O'Connell, keeper Of restaur mt. charged
with keeping open after hours; $40. John Brooks
was fined for driving on the sidewalk. Jas, s.
I1erce was nned go for keeping his bar open
SUNDAY. Oppy Anderson was fined $50 for carry
ing billy.