Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-02-26
THE COURTS.

CRIMINAL COURT-JudGe WBli2.
Yesterday, John X. Brooks, indicted for per-
jury, was convicted.
TO-DAY.
This morning John Il. Brooks was again in
court, and Mr.. Riddle asked if the govern
ment intended to proceed with the other
cases, and said after the verdict Of yesterday
they had about concluded to plead guilty. Mr..
Brooks had already been sentenced to seven
years, convicted in second case and Was
waiting trial in a third. He did rot know of
an instance where such a continuous chain of
indictments and prosecutions were pressed.
They could not set up better defence than
they had set up yesterday. and he was salts
fed they could not obtain a verdict after such
a charge as was given yesterday. and ii they
were called to go to trial they might as well
plead guilty.
The court said the sentence might be sas-
pended in the perjury case, and after Brooks
served out his seven years the other might be
imposed if deemed necessary.
The District Attorney stated that the real
estate records had been falSitied by these
bogus transactions. and honest citizens tiched
out OF their property thereby. One party was
now serving out d sentence of ten years, and
Brooks had been convicted in tive eases.
The court decided that the trial should pro
coed.
John r. Brooks and Anthony Brooks
charged with forgery in making bogus deed
for lot q, ColIman's sub. OF square ~, We're
placed on trial.
The trial had not proceeded far before it was
found that the forged deed was not at hand
and the prosecution offered a certified copy of
jury returned verdict OF not guilty. The
case OF Francis SimpkinS, charged with rape
on cOlored girl named Alice Wilson, April
Sd, 1876, was called.
EQUITY CouRT-Judgc MacArthur.
Yesterday, Ingersoll aSs James: appeal un-
dertaking approved. White agt. Drane; re-
ierred to auditor. r. ) 4 T. Company agt:
Speiser; authority to mortgage granted.
Brown agt. Dyer order fixing time for taking
testimony. fhrnix Mutual Life Insurance
Co. agt. Grant argument resumed.
To-day, Mccoy agt. Wheatley ct al: sale
confirmed. Jackson agt. Smith ct al. leave
for Judgment creditors to intervene Hilton
at st: Gilmore ct al a. Injunction against dispo
Bre. SEQ. agt- lockwood motion to dissolve
injunction annulled. Henault agt. HenauIt :;
bill dismissed by consent.
PROBATE COURT-Judqe DIN.
Yesterday the following business was dis
posed of: Estate of James A. Riley, deceased {:
account OF sales returned. wall OF Ellen 5.
Clark; petition Of John w. Clark for yacating
order OF sale, &C.: filed. Estate OF Gregory
Council. deceased: letters OF administration
granted to J. II. Whittlesy-bOnd, $1,000. Es
tate of Z. NJ: Corwine, deceased; sale OF per
SOnal property returned. Estate Of Patrick
Z. Walsh, deceased first and final account OF
administrator returned.
POLICE COURT-Judge Smell.
Yesterday, after our report closed, Joseph c.
Smith, young man, assault on Charles Nj
Smith, his father, who was very loathe to testify
against him, and the court imposed a fine of 81
only. Daniel Brooks and VIM. Campbell, lar
ceny of five turkeys and three chickens from
VIM; Berry, pleaded guilty; $50 each, or 8
months i'm jail Geo. Wood. assault on Frede
rick BrOadstreet.;$5 Kate Mullen, larceny OF
quilt, five tiat-irons, one sheet and five che
misses from Ellen Long: s. LittletOn Jones.
petit larceny of household articles from VIM
McCauley: So
To-day. some half dozen persons forfeited
cOllaterals for various Offences. John TillOt
son was sent down to the wOrkhOuse 80 days
for vagrancy: A: Baldwin, assault and bat
terry ON Bertha Fitzhugh, a colored servant:
81. Matthew Taylor, cOOred, charged with
assault and battery on Geo. Ridgely with in
tent to kin. by discharging a loaded pistol al
him: Ridgely testified that Taylor had shot
at him last Thursday, and yesterday he saw
him and attempted to arrest him for it. when
Taylor drew out a pistol and fired twice at
him on the street. This case was dismissed,
and another charge of assault and battery
was made. Testimony was heard for the gov
eminent, and the , ease continued until to-
sault on Bella Martin: $40. Nathaniel Nelson
alias Dickson, larceny OF 100 pounds of rope
worth SIS from the Georgetown and Alexan-
dria Bridge company; $50 or 80 days in jail.
Nelson was also charged with assault Oh Mel
lie Mcpherson: $40 or 30 DAYS,