Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-02-09

months in jail. John Hunter plead guilty of
larceny in stealing money from John Wood,
During the week Judge Wylie sent IS convicts
to the Maryland state prison and men to the
District jail
CIRCUIT COURT-Judge Cartier.
Yesterday, Rider agt Sharp: demurrer to
evidence sustained. Frazier agt. District
action for damages by falling into an excava-
ton Second trial)-on hearing. Adjourned to
Monday.
PROBATE CoURT-Judge DIN,
The case of Richard Wants estate was
argued by j. S. Edwards. and Woodbury.
Wheeler, and continued until the 18th inst
Chas. J. Brewer, guardian order revoking, APP
pOintment if cause be not shown by the 18th
inst: Herbert Griffith, orphan, was appren-
tleSd to Ch Ina H. Johnson Estate Of W. A.
bond $1,000 Estate of Cornelius Clagett; let
tiers issued to widow; bond 500. A number of
accounts were presented, approved and
passed. Adjourned to Tuesday.
POLICE COURT-Judge Shell.
Yesterday, after our report closed, William
BROKER, threats to Fanny Lee; 500 bonds to
keep the peace. VIM. Martin and Oppy Ander-
son, assault on John Marshall; s. each and
costs.
To-day, George Lamb, charged with being
t 0agra bo Se yer t9d Pretty bad
the Imperial hotel. Defendant introduced two
witnesses to show his good character and abil-
ity to pay his own way, and the court took his
personal bonds. Theodore Lewis, a restaurant
keeper, was charged with keeping his bar open
on Sunday: $40. Lewis Jenkins, larceny of
ham, so, or 80 days. Alice Gordon, with half
dozen aliases, was arraigned on the charge
of stealing number of articles of ladies'
wearing apparel worth $40 from Mrs Yates;
so, or 80 days. Louisa Marshall cOlored, lar
ceny OF several articles of clothing worth So
from another cOlOred girl :: $40, or 30 days. An
thony Tillman, threats to Matilda Tillman, his
wife; 800 bonds, or jail. George w. Carroll,
der, assault on Mary Hunter, both cOlored
Mary showed the court where Elizabeth struck
her on the head with an iron poker s..
THREE CoNsTABLEs CHARGED WITH SAFE
STEALING.
John s. Wimsatt, William D. Henry and
Thomas Heany, three county cOnstables. were
arraigned on the charge of stealing and carry
ing away a safe worth $500, containing various
bonds obligations, securities, and certificates
Of stock, duly endorsed and transferable, of
the value of $4,000, all lawful money of the
Cissell, T. P. Sparks, John c. Tasker, II. j.
James. II. P: Sanders, j. w. Pearson. VIM. H.
Browne, j. P. Townsend and others cOnsti-
tuting the Territorial Savings, Loan and Build
I'M. Association of the District of Columbia.
!. Mi, Seth A. Terry; secretary of the assOcia-
ton, testified that Wimsatt, Heany and Henry
with an attachment or some other process
against him (witnesS). They said they were
going to take the iron safe in the room. Wit
ness replied that the safe belonged to the
building association company and was not his
property. They said they could not help that;
so they brought into the office some cOlOred
stating that the safe was not his PROPERTY, but
they took it away. Witness went and cOmmu-
nicated the facts to Mr.. Brown, the attorney,
moved to Green & Williams auction store.
Witness followed down to this auction
it somewhere else. Constable Henry was Hst then
questioned and told witness that they suspect
ed that some steps would be taken to recover
the safe, and they had removed it elsewhere.
demanded
the latter refused to tell where it was, and
said SAID ne I had nothing to do with it; Witness
home, but he had since demanded of him the
return of the safe. Last night the securities
locked up in the safe were returned to her,
but he did not know by whom Mr. Heaney had
told him that the seizure was made by his or
ders. The securities amounted to $lS0,OOO; all
in the safe, consisting OF deeds of trust, bonds,
ined by Mr.: Pelham--A gentleman named
Burns, j. C. McKelden, George w. Pearson,
I. w. Howard and several others were pres
ent when the constables and their men took
witness to take the papers out, but said he
could do SO. He did not do it, and Mr.. Mex ell
den directed him to lock it up, and he did so:
He had no place to keep the papers, and
would not remove them.
Here the court, interruptng, said that the
books, papers, securities and other contents of
the safe having been returned to complain
ants, the aspects of the case had materially
changed, and he suggested that the case stand
open one week. ana III In IlaG Time the
compliments were satisfied that the case
should be dismissed, he would do so: but if on
the contrary, they desired to prosecute it fur
ther it might SO on. 49,.
Mr.. Pelham. counsel for the cOnstables, said
he was not willing to let the case take this
course. These men had been prosecuted, and
he proposed to go on with the examination, as
they had been guilty of no criminal act He
proceeded to further examine the witnesses in
relation to the value of the contents of the
safe
Heany had since told him (vitness) that by
paying the judgment the safe would be re-
turned, and intimateA that he knew where the
safe was. Heaay was not present when the
other two took it way. Mr.. Henry told him i'm
court yesterday that as the case was in the
hands OF Wsmsatt he sHenry) coaId not tell
where the safe was. Witness went to see
Wimsatt at police headquarters, where he
saw Pelham with him actiRg as counsel for the
cOnstables. When the safe came back YeSter-
day he opened it and everything appeared to
be as he had left it,
Mr.. w. II. BrOsrn, counsel for the assOcia-
ton. stated to the court that the process on
which these cOnStab,es acted was bogus and a
forgery. They had come into the premises of
the association and carried off fGrcibly q large
amount of property, belonging to the assOcfa-
Ilon. III the magistrate. Bowers, could be
made 10 come into court they could establish
'iiT Lact Inat tne process was forgery.
LIE ceuft decided to let the bonds of the
SSG pnS stand until other witnesses can be
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