Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-12-09

CihCUiT SUUkT mo. ll--JuQge WVtte.
Yesterday, Strong agt District; trial resumed
Dempsey agt- Zantzinger; Judgment Of condem-
To-day, Strong agt District; hearing resumed.
CIRCUIT COURT NO. 2)-Judge Cor.
To-Day, AIcheT agt Profit; verdict for de fend-
Washington Market Co. agt. Holman: verdict
for plaintiff $155.4I. Lewis trustee agt. vestry
OF St Johns; judgment set aside on stipulation.
DISTRICT CoURT-Judoe james,
In bankruptcy yesterday-In re Joseph P. Her
man; leave to assignee to amend petition max
Ing proper parties. In re Michael A. Dillon;
discharge Of bankrupt order. In re Theresa
Aggenstein; leave to assignee to sell property at
private sale. Adjourned till Monday.
COURT IN GENERAL TERN.
Yesterday, National Metropolitan bank, of
Harrisburg, agt. Collins; motion by plaintiff to
revive suit In name Charles w. Collins. admin
istrator OF Reuben Collins: Berry agt. Berry;
mccarthy; counsel fee of 500 ordered paid by
husband and case set for Wednesday. Magrrl-
der agt Thornton; argued and decision re-
To-day, National Metropolitan Bank agt.
Hitz; argument as to affidavit; agreed and sub
mitted.
CRIMINAL COURT-J,Gge Hagner-.
To-day, Frank Eusenger, assault with intent
to kill Douglas Gibson; convicted Of an assault,
EQUITY CouRT-Judye Macarthur.
To-day, Shields agt. District and Burns agt.
same; demurrer Overruled. Warren agt. War
rem: decree awarding child to complainant. Lea
agt. Thompson; decree pro confesso and order
appointing commission to select guardian ad
lltim. Straining agt. Underwood; decree pro
confesso. Callahan agt. Lewis decree confirm
Ing auditors report &C.
POLICE CouRT-Judge Shell
Yesterday, John Aloysius charged with as
saulting Jos. Cooper by striking him on the head
with a club; $40 or 80 days-appeal prayed.
Charles F. Willett, assault on John Buchanan;
50. Ella Holmes. robbery Of Sc from A. Nicholas.
committed for the grand jury. Charles Stewart,
alias James Brown, alias Dick Brown larceny
of set Of wagon harness from VIM. H. Bow
man; 60 days in jail ChaS. Dawson, larceny OF
an overcoat from VIM. McGrath; committed for
Henry b. Walker; s. and costs. b. Thomas,
keeping gaming table; grand jury.
TODAY.
Lewis Eskridge vagrancy; bonds or 30 days.
Victoria Burk, loud and boisterous; S. or Is
days. Annie Humphreys vagrancy; bond or 80
days. Francis DENVER, do; personal bonds.
Jos. Carroll a young colored man, was charged
with vagrancy. Officer Ryan testified that he
colored people to be a physician, and taking
jewelry or any other valuables he could get for
medicine which he gave them, which the Off
Ger states is nothing more than water. He was
IS or days. Alexander Kelly, loud and bois-
ferrous; S. or Is days. Dabney Dewson, va
grancy; bonds or 80 days Walter Parks and
each. David Singleton, disturbing the quiet Of
Georgetown; IS or 10 days. Edward HILL the
cOlOred man who was arrested on suspicion of
numbering Henrietta Bruce, was fined $50 or 60
days for carrying pistol. Richard Bryant,
larceny OF a bed quilt and blanket from Eliza
Archer; 80 days in jail and a restitution to the
amount Of 8, and In default of restitution 80
days additional. Jas. Hudson, larceny of a
horse blanket and robe from Cornelius Clark;
SO or 30 days. W1lfred Henry, trespass: S..
Christopher Tyler, larceny of a coat from Solo
mon Rosenthall; $40 or 30 days VIM. Thomp-
son, charged with the second offence Of petit
larceny in stealing four rabbits and three dozen
eggs from countryman named Jos. elliott;
grand jury. Theodore Handy, larceny of a
pistol, a merschaum pipe and several articles Of
clothing from Jas. Donaldson, the crier OF the
Criminal Court; second offence. Mr.. Donaldson
testified that these articles, with others, were
stolen from his rooms In Plants building, cor
ner 18th street and New York avenue. They
were valuable to him. He had seen this fellow
Handy lOafing about the building in the vicinity
Of his room, and he had been put out Of the
building. Officer Ahern arrested him and found
the revolver In his pockets. The case was
continued to prove prior conviction.