Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-05-08
THE COVRTS.

CRIMINAL COURT-Judge VVlte.
Yesterday H. Rudolph Peterson bar open on
revolver; guity-fned $40 and costs. e. K
Baler; not guilty of keeping an unlicensed
bar; John Martin, keeping biting dog; not
guilty.
To-day: j. NJ. Perrard unlicensed bar: not
guilty. James Lafontaine. violating market
regulations; Frank Blair. tapping water main
posture: bonds forfeited. VIM. Downey vlo-
latlng the hackney law; not guilty, under in
Strurtlons OF the court, This case grows out
Arlington hotel. 1t will be remembered that
when the District Commissioners and the pro.
Pre- Rrletors OF Inc Arlington attempted by injunc
having been heard in the Special Term was
appealed to the General Term. where it was
DECIDED that IAN ordinance of the board of
aldermen and common council of the late cor
porat!on OF Washington, which has not been
repealed or modified by act of Congress, or by
1he legislative assembly is still in full force.
III line act of the legislative assembly of August
I'D, 1871. for regulating hackney carriages
does not delegate any power to the board of
public works to abolish hack stands established
by law, and the District Commissioners are
lty. The court has no jurisdiction to enjoin
d. act authorized by law Judge Wyle re-
marked that he did not concur in the opinion,
out was bound to acquieSce in it.
DISTRICT COURT, tBANkRUPTCY) - Jet0oe
uWphreNS.
Yesterday, in re T. M. PlOwman: order of
reference to register. In re John A. Gray:
OPINION that restraining order be modified :
MpssTs. n. Wilson and j. c. Wilson were an
pointed trustees.
COURT IN GENERAL TERM.
To-Day, Oden agt. Parker: argument con-
Guided, Fraser agt. Dodge and same agt Ty-
Ter: on hearing.
PROBATE CoURT-Register Webster.
Yesterday. will of Amelia Talbot. admitted
70 probate Basil Jackson qualifying as execu-
i iOl,o SEQ. Estate of John Bozman Kerr;
inventory returned and order of sale. Estate
OF y. X. Sch0rn: letters of administration
issued to j. S. Pierce-bOnd 800 Estate of
Leroy Woods, letters of administration issued
10 VIM. l.. WOOds-bOnd $780, Estate of II.
,iio Bargyi exception to report of arbitrator
ENID, filed petition for sale of real estate
James COnnOr, guardian to orphans of Patrick
GOnnOr; decree of sale of real estate granted
Estate OF James Mcdowell, late U. S. A. let
ters OF administration issued to II. Brown
S G Sl6g: Estate OF Elizabeth Frost, late of
New York; letters Of administration issued to
petitiOner-bOnd $500. Final notice was issued
10 the legal representatives in the following
estates, appointing June 4th for settlement
tatrlck McCabe, deceased, and Charles Hew-
lit, deceased.
POLICE COURT-Jadge Smell.
To-day, John Williams, a brutal looking col
ored man.. arrested by Detectives McDevitt
and McElfresh last night in Franklin suuare
10r indecent exposure before some respectable
ladies', was fined $780, or ninety DAYS in the
chaln;gang He pleaded guilty: The judge
said he intended to put this tax on every
transgressOr of decency and proprlety who is
brought in and convicted of these shameless
acts. The morals of decent people are not to
De corrupted by these lustfu1 rakes, and they
must be made to suffer for their brutality.
I'M me parks are intended as breathing places
Tor decent people, and not for scamps of this
character to lounge in