Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-09-05
THE COURTS

EQUITY COURT-Judge Mac Artltur
n TO day. Arundel agt Inlay, Fickling agt
feSsOs. Moore agt. Rawlings; decree for par
tltiOn, and reference to special auditor. Ken
GA agt. Green decree for distribution. Pick.
rell agt. Pickrell orper correcting description.
Roach agt. Kitch; sale by receiver ordered
POLICE COURT-ActiTag Judge Water.
TO day the court opened at the usual time
and Distrist cases were disposed of as follows
Henry Harnan white. able bodied vagrant,
was sent down to the farm for 80 days. Thos.
Perry, colored, loud; s.. John Murphy was
fined $40 or thirty days in the workhouSe for
about II O'Clock, when the United States cases
were ready for hearing. Abram Walker,
eol0red, larceny OF can OF milk from w. f.
PuG6ant 70. arthur j. Mcbride and r bert
guilty and was fined $40, and the first named
was fined s.. Peter Donnelly, charged with
an assault on John Sherlock, last night. 1t
was testified that the latter ran out OF Don,
nellyS, and he lD.) struck him three or four
times with rod of iron, knocking him down
Sherlock was. either drunk or insen,ible, and
had TO be assisted up. Sherlock testified that
he was so drunk that he did not know any
thing about 1t; but he had two cuts on the
head. Mr.. Donnelly testified that Sherlock
attempted to rob one of the boarders, ana he
ordered him out, when Sherlock kicked his
wife, and then he struck him, but not alter he
left the house. Other witnesses cOrroborated
Mr.. D0nnelly, stating that Sherlock struck
Donnelly first. The court imposed fine of
8, and an appeal noted The cases of John
G. Knby, Frederick McDerm0tt, DENIM, Con
nell, Charles Buck, charged with the larceny
residence of j. w. Butterield were called
Mr.: Gloss filed a petition of the mother of the
frSt-named, that he be sent to the Reform
ton as to McDermottt and Cornell, and Mr..
A. B. Duvall similar application by the guar
dian OF Buck. The court directed that these
applications be supported, by the aftdavits OF
the case, but reserved Judgment. Grafton
Johnson larceny OF chicken; 81 or two days.
Chas. Smith, larceny OF lady's gold chain ;
sentenced to the Reform School.
A CHARLESTON BROKER FIRING AT HIS
LANDLADY FOR LOvE.-Three weeks ago Ste
Phen Smith, from Charleston, 8. c., who did a
arrived here and secured board at No. II east
3lst street, with Miss Josephln Tisdale, a lady
Smiths junior by Is years. Mr.. Smith said he
desired to take time to consider before invest
ing his money. While idle he spent much of
MS time in company with Miss Tisdale. and
oe eaSns ht soon rpensd into
The lady, however, while approaching Mr.
Smiths attentions. did not exclude those Of
other gentlemen. Mr.. Smith complained of
ish any one who interfered between the lady
and himself. On Monday eve hing he had been
down town, but returned early TO find Miss
has not transpired, in the plrlOr. Mr. Smith
BECAME greatly excited, and drawing a Smith
and then at the lady but IN neither instance
hit anybody An old gentle nan, friend of
the lady,s, but who declined to give his name,
informed Policeman happening of Mr.. Smiths
dale Mr.. Smith was arrested in his room in the
house at 10 o'clock last night. He was taken
to the 29th precinct station and there locked
up for the night, the lady making formal
charge against him.-fN. Y. World, 4th.