Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-10-03
THE COURTS.

StIhT IN GENkRAL TERM.
Yesterday, Ryan vs.. Woodward; appeal dis.
missed. Elizabeth Dunbar's estate: cause
continued for the term. Helmuth vs.. KENNY
and Bryan
and Morse were appointed a committee on
examination OF candidates for admission to
the bar. The motion OF Mr.. Appleby for the
admission of Charles Z. Bryan to the bar. re.
ferred TO the above committee.
CRIMINAL CoURT-Justice Willie.
Yesterday, the grand jury presented indict-
ments against George Lewis, for the burglary
George Williams alias George W. Halstead,
petit larceny of shirts, ETC., from Reuben NJ
Harlow on July u Second offence: James
carpet Ottomans from Felix A. Salter on Au-
gust Second offence: Charles Washington,
larceny OF cotton umbrella from j. z. Hei-
man second offence: VIM. Marshall and J.
IL. SlminS, larceny of a horse and buggy from
j. II: Barnes on June "a Augustus Dyson, as
sault with intent to commit rape on Esther
High Oh July 26.
WASHINGTON Burnett, convicted of selling
lottery tickets, brought into court on bench
warrant Tor sentence and released on former
pond TO allow motion to reform the record to
be filed and argued.
PROBATE Co URT-Registe Webster.
Yesterday, annual rental value of orphans
real estate returned by Mary H. Shoemaker.
Elizabeth Prockter qualified In bond of $1,000
ln2ton Prockter. First account of Louis Ket-
tier. guardian to orphans of Elizabeth Webel.
approved and passed. Fourth and final &C,
count of Henry Nool, guardian to orphan OF
mary Arnold, approved and passed.
POLICE COURT-Judge Shell.
To-day, Washington Addison, loud; S.
Maggie Waters and Isabella Proctor were
fined S. each for disordery conduct. Joseph
MARROW, throwing stones; IS. ChaS. Johnson,
loud 50, David X. Hackman, a coal dealer,
was hned Sl0 on two charges of selling light
weight coal, discovered by Policeman Middle
ton: Use appealed to make test case ThOs,
Digney and Tnos Collins were aned s. each
for ARRAY. Jos. NARROW, a cOlored rOwdy was
fined $40 or 80 days in jail for throwing stone
in the street which struck white school girl
street stone throwing. and said he proposed to
impose the full penalty in such cases in future.
BENZ. Ripley, vagrant; sent down. Richard
Murray. loud and boisterOus: s.. john Nc
9,iired: Mary Grlssitt, profanity: $: John
Mary Sullivan, an old couple, man and wife,
aged, respectively 10 and 81 years, were ar.
raigned TOR an assault upon each other and
Cross, loud and boisterous; IS. John Mack,
profanity: s.. Jas. Gray, do; s.. Emma Ri
ley, do. S. JAS. C0nnOr, assault on JOS. RO-
gers; S. Fannie Blair, threats; personal re-
cognizance. Jas. Th0rp, keeping common
and 10th streets. was raided last night, a:,t
ThOrp and four others were found induiging
in quiet game of draw" The testimony OF
witnesses was to the effect that Club" had
its headquarters at the place. and q game of
poker was one of the amusements almost
In charge CT the room, and that there was
taken out OF each pot d white check to pay the
expenses of the concern. The case was con
dnued until O-morrOw morning, to allow the
counsel Tor Thorp to look up certain decisions
with reference to what constitutes the keep
ing of a gaming table.