Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-05-11
THE COTRTS-
LIN SoOA1S
CRIMINAL COURT-Tu6Us Wul;e


Yesterday, Geo. w. Evans, insulting ladies
guilty. James A. Conner, violating city reg
ulations; submitted to the court-iud gment
for defendant. JAS Keiher unlicensed bar:
guilty In the case of Catherine Ready, charged
with selling liquor by the small, the jury, who
had been out since Thursday at ~ o'clock,
came In at 3:15 and stated that they could not
agree. The court discharged them and a nolle
Till Monday.
This morning Judge Wylie heard motions
for new trials in number of District eases in
which convictions were had during the week
and Overrued them. The usual fine was i'm
posed i'm each case.
On Monday the case of the Greek. Nicholas
Johnson, charged with having committed an
outrage on the person OF Mary Fineberg a
little girl eight years OF age; will be called as
also several minor cases. Next week there
will be one of the more serious cases and sew
eral minor cases called each day.
PROBATE CoURT-RegfSter OF Wills.
Yesterday, the will of James A. Ennis was
proven by additional witness. Emma Magru
der was appointed administrative on the eS
tate of Samuel Magruder and guardian of his
minor orphans: bonds s., coo and 900 respec.
lively. Estate of Hannah j. Barry: notice of
appeal to general term by administrator Es-
tate of Mark McIntee: letters testamentary
issued to Margaret McIntee on special bond
of $3.50. Estate OF George Nj. Head; letters
testamentary issued to B. A. Head on special
bond of $500: Estate OF Nathaniel Mullikin ::
first and final account OF executor and seventh
account OF guardian passed.
POLICE COURT-Judge Shell
day. VIM: Magruder, colored. was sent
down for vagrancy. VIM. H. Cardwelt. pro-
fame and indecent words on the street; S.
Simon w. Bland, violation of hack law; S.
VIM. Paul, loud; SIS. Ann McHugh, prOfane
and indecent words; s.. Elizabeth Lee, keep
er of biting dog, was notified that charges
AGAINST him were SUSPENDED in consequence
Of eciSion Of Judge Wylie that the Police
Court as no jurisdiction over dog cases Al
gust DOehrer, charged with Keeping his ba.
open on Sunday; SO Julia Ann Rod. loud :
-. WI. Paul assault on Officer Duvall, who
testified that he attempted TO arrest this man
yesterday for loud and b0iS:GrOuS language
ferdaDt turned on him and resisted in all his
power, tearing his clothing and otherwise in
juring him. Defendant is afflicted with q light
brain, and the court after giving him some good
temperance advice took his personal bond To
sin no more. George James, assault on Albert
Garter: $: Jnnius b Slack, assault on Daniel
Foster: s.. Daniel Foster larceny Of a chiSel
from Junius B. Slack. 50. Henry Smoot. assault
on Robert johnson: s., Theodore GibSoa,
cOlOred, larceny of s. from VIM. II. Harris: S.
or twenty days. Della Hawkins, assault on
John A. PlOwden, a small colOred boy: 81.
f len Nolan, threats to gentle Anna Morrison :;
personal bonds to keep the peace. Arthur
Taylor, threats TO Dennis Cady: personal
bonds to keep the peace.
THE ASSAULT ON MARY M'AU1IFFE.
RheinbOd Derner, assault on Mary McAu-
life. This is the case of indecent assault on
the 18th of April Mary is about fifteen years
old, rather small for her age. She says she
was sent to Derner's to borrow THE STAR
paper for the lady with whom she lives, and
There was no other person in the hOuSe-hS
wife being absent. Derner had no witnesses.
but told his story to the court: six months in
Jail. Appeal ia ken and $500 bonds fixed.