Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-12-13


Yesterday, NanderWerken VS.. Green: jury dis
agreed and was discharged. Beall vs.. District
t1ngly. use, &c, vs.. District OF Columbia; judy
ment for $500 Prior a Van Callen vs.. 4. ii. r.
Holster; Judgment for 1896. Waters Patent
Heating company vs.. Crawford ct al; on hear
ing.
To-day. Kalska agt. Ashley and McGraw
manufacturing company agt. Holden; judy
ments by default. Waters patent heating
company agt. Crawford and Hoffman; on trial.
CRIMINAL CoURT-Judge Tylie.
Yesterday. John Young. assault with intent
TO commit rape; jury discharged unable to
agree. George Fields petit larceny, second Of
fence: guilty.
To-day samuel Lee. alias Green. alias Alex.
Webster, petit larceny, second offence: plead
guilty, and sentenced TO the penitentiary for
one year. James ii. Can't, assault and bat
terry, was found not guilty. Edward McCabe
David smith, Burton Payne, and Andrew car
Ter. grand larceny OF goods from the store OF
Charles +. Gibbs
EQUITY COURT Judge Mae arthur.
DeyerS Vs. Devers ct al; sale confirmed finally
and referred 10 the auditor. Mcnamara vs..
Sheckels; demurrer not allowed; answer to be
filed in twenty days after notice OF the order
BrookS vs.. Barnes: do. Baker VS.. McMurtrie:
bill dismissed. Johnson VS.. Bower ct al; nisi
RATIFICATION Oh sale and referred to Special Aud
dered. Pennsylvania Mutual Life Insurance
Company vs.. Fisher; on hearing.
,,d Today BarW1ods estate sale ratified.
son. bond OF trustee approved.
POLICE CoCRT-Jtsdge Shell
To-day, ChaS. Williams, vagrant; sent down.
Charlotte Porter. loud; IS. Richard Gudgln
threats to r. H. Cook; personal bonds to Keep
the peace.
TIE QUICK ROBBERY
George Curtis cOlorcd, arrested By Detective
COomeS, charged with entering the premises Of
Mr. George f. Gulick, on Capitol Hill, and steal
ing quantity OF silyerware and other articles
was before the court. and Mr.. COyle stated that
some OF the silver napkin rings had been re-
covered but as many OF the stolen articles We're
not yet found he asked a continuance until
Friday. and that defendant be put under 500
bonds for appearance; so ordered.
OTHER CASES.
James Brlsc0e, threats to Robert d. Green:
personal bonds to keep the peace. john Bick-
win, pleaded guilty to being tramp and Va
was sent to the WOrkhOuSe stone yard for ninety
days. Phillip Barton, colored hickman, was
ihed 50 for violation Of the hack regulations.
MRS. DIR. MARY WALLER appeared at police
headquarters yesterday, wearing a black froca
coat, black trousers, boots, an Alpine hat carry.
lng an overcoat over her left arm, and black
thorn stick In her right hand. She was anxious
TO press charges against Roundsman Lewis and
Patr0lman Flannery, OF the Broadway sg,lad
Tor arresting her without cause. and Commits
si0ner Nichols assured her that the case should
be tried next WedneSday.-[N. y. Times, 18th.
LEPRosY IN LorIsIANA.-Some twenty years
ago person attacked with the horrible disease
OF lepTOSy settled on the lower portion of Bayou
Lafourche. Now there are thought to be fifty
lepers in Lafourche. 1t is becoming very
serious matter TO the residents in this part OF
The state, and we call upon the legislature to
eradicate the disease. There was one case in
this town, but the yellow fever banishel it,
l1hibodea"r Nc) Sentinel.
THE FIRST CoLoREp SOCIALIST IN NEW YoRg
A new section OF the socialist party was for
lnally opened at II Leonard street last evening
by Robert ii. Bartholomew, the chief Organize.
Of the party. The section was styled ..The
First Assembly District Section" Jacob kne!Se
was eiected Organizer. The feature OF the
socialist IN this city, in the person of George
Mack, young and intelligent mulatto, rasidlnc
at l31 South Fifth avenue. He is employed a
porter in a wholesale house in the sth ward. Or
being handed his red card OF membership Mr.
Mack, who was warmly congratulated BIZ those
present, announced his intention of forming
socialist section OF cOlored citizens residing Iii
this city.-[NY. Sun. 18th.
SALE OF TRoTTERs.-The following tFo.t!ng
horses have recently been sold from the Hamblc-
ton Park trptting course: Charles +. BDwd!e>
mare, Matte Kirby, TO a i'hiladelphian, for
sl,5Go; T; I; Seymour,s gelding, Careless Boy.
X. Caulk's gelding, Potato Bug, to Balti
MORGAN Tor $500; Chas, W. Benefits mare, Lady
May, 10 Luther ii. Reynolds. Of Baltimore, for
500; W: II; Merryfleld's gelding CO, I4.n'' 70
Joseph ltaisled, OF Baltimore, for S3I5.-f Eastsa
TRAMP Going by the name Of Frank Weston,
VINO was manglcd by a railroad train In Ken
1Gcf, proved TO be woman in mans clothes
re frequency of such cases indicates that IL Is
common thing for women TO pass 1or ;.ton, the
usual object being to get work more readily and
at higher wages. II Is said that robust women
often work in the Pennsylvania coal mines in
male attire, but without taking the trouble to
pretend that they are men.
ss Santa Claus is thinner, and unable TO car
~ us big load as last year.-[Er.
sF In the trial at Pendleton, Oregon, of the
Indians charged with murder OF settler. one
has been convicted and sentenced 10 be hanged
January IL, and the other two were discharged.
az But $4,000 will have to be raised to mike
available the late Joseph p. Easton's legacy OF
ssn nn0 a the Young Mems lhristiun Irnion of