Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-03-05
THE COURTS.
AA6 VIVA Il ~
C0TTRT IN GENERAL. TERN


Baltimore and Potomac r. r. Co.; judgment re-
YER ed and new trial awarded. [. S. &c. ar.
lots in squares SIS and SIC; appeal dismissed.
Adjourned till Monday
CIRCUIT CouRr-Judge Cartier.
To-day, Lincoln, use, &C, agt. Camppel-ac.s
audit certifcates-jury out. A number of judy
ments by default were taken. Barbour d Co.
agt. Timoney & Co.-actiOn for rent-on trial.
CRIMINAL CoURT-Judge Hagner.
Monday, James Scott alias Scott Thomas
petit larceny, second offence; convicted and
sentenced TO two years in the Albany peniten-
ualy.
Yesterday. John Graham, James Edwards
and Joseph III. Tall were returned as taleSmen
on the petit Jurors list, examined and accepted.
The first case called was that of stephen Power.
charged with the larceny OF sl65 from $. S
Hoover, and Mr.. j. S. BlankInan was assigned
to the defence and the talesman above named
were called in the box as jurors. Mr. Blank
man objected to them and called the courts at
tentlon to the remal ks made by the court Mon
day In reference to professional jurors. One
or these taleSmen was on the jury at the last
term; another on the last circuit jury. and the
third on previous criminal jury. He would
OBJECT to them as jurors in the case. Judge
Hag ner said that there was nothing prohib-
iting them from serving, but it would be i'm
proper for them to do so. especially as there
were plenty of good citizens to be found who
should be called to perform their share OF SER
vice to the government. Mr.. Blankman then
challenged MeSSrs. Tall and Edwards and their
Power was convicted and sentenced to the PEN
1tent1ary for two years. Eugene c. Knight, I'M
licensed bar; discontinued Samuel Young.
colored, was tried for the larceny Of 'fifty CO.
pies OF a certain newspapers entitled and called
The PhitddeiphiG Daily Times each OF which said
copies being OF the value of two cents. of the
goods, chattels and property OF one Jno. T.
Clements" The evidence In the case showed
That the paper stolen was daily and published
In Philadelphia, but that the name at It's head
was The Times, and Judge Hagner held that
n no To- OF
did not prove larceny of fifty copies OF !tPhil-
adelphIa Daily Times,' and directed an acqult-
tai. The District attorney at once procured
new indictment for stealing "tifty copies of a
certain newspaper published in the city of Phil
adelphla and state OF Pennsylvania. called The
Times" &c.
This morning, Robert D. Morris, burglary and
larceny; verdict OF guilty. and sentenced to five
years In the Albany penitentiary. Edward How
ard alias George Williams, plead guilty to petit
larceny, second offence, and was senteaced to
the penitert1ary for one year.
EQUITY CouRT-ysdqe MacArthur
Yesterday, ROM agt. ROM; decree OF divorce
Htllyer agt. Hillyer; appearance of absent de-
PENDANT ordered. Phillips agt. Phillips: same
Baldwin agt. Payne; auditors report confirmed
and distribution decreed. Ceas art Burgess:
Dill dismissed with costs. Kerngood agt Gers
d0rf: bond OF receiver approved. Keyser act.
H I! Undertaking l, approved. T. A. Cook agt.
NJ. '. Cook; commission directed as stipulated
py counsel. Bates agt. Plummer; pro confesso
against Daniel Plummer
To-day, Lorch agt Heitmuller pro confe55o.
CoWman agt. Cowman,, and Manckheim agt,
Manckhelm; order for taking testimony. Clark
agt. Durham: guardian ad litem appointed
kerngood agt. GerSdOrf: receivers bond ap-
proved. Cammack agt. Cammack; auditors re-
port ratified. Jackson Bros. & Co. agt Davis:
time eXtenced. Paret agt Strauss; argument
resumed.
PROBATE CovRT-.Jtrqe While.
Yesterday, estate Catherine Leonard de-
ceased: letters of administration issued to iIu-
DowGey, bond $500. Estate Eugene Jacobs. de-
ceased: petition for letters of administration to
HENRIETTA Mardaga. Estate Frederick d. stuart
deceased; order for rule on resident children to
snow cause why they do not apply for letters of
administration on the estate, or what cause or
reason they may have why letters should not
pe Issued TO Joseph Gawler. VIII John Finley,
der was appointed guardian to Joseph Krause:
slo0 bond. Estate Of Jane NJ. Straud, deceased:
George c. White appointed administrator; bond
$500. Estate II. j. ID. Fuller deceased decree
that the law library be sold and proceeds dis
tributed. Arthur Cropley was appointed guar
Dian TO the orphans OF L. Camnacll. deceased:
bond $4,000. Estate |. J. Wenckier, deceased:
petition OF Joseph C. McKiboin for letters OF
administration denied; appeal taken. win of
Henrietta b. Owen, deceased: partially proven.
VII OF Richard Young, deceased; petition of
JOnn j. White for letters OF administration with
VIII annexed. Adjourned until Friday next, at
ten am.
POLICE COURT-J1.dge Shell.
Yesterday, James Brooks. forfeited collateral
Bridget L0oney, loud and boiSterOuS So Geo
II. SHUTTER, charged with vagrancy was sent
down for 90 days; the fuu extent of tGe law.
John Casey. C0lOred vagTaut: 30 days annie
Davis street profanity; IS. Theodore Major
private secretary TO gen. Butler charge with
assault and battery Oh James T. O'She3 an old
sOld.er, WHO teStiiled that he mad called III the
ONCE OF cen. Butler to deliver a.TeDort - him
as 10 the conduct Of the Old soldiers no ne aft
Hampton, Va, when Mr.. Major, in the ennlOy
OF Gen. Butler. both insulted and assaulted htn.
ff. Barrett counsel for defence, asked the wit
ness II he had not been diShOnOrably discharged
by Gen. Butter Witness replied that there
would nave been no honor conferred ON him il
ne mad got an honorable discharge from that
source upon him. Mr.. Major gave Testimony,
after which the case was dismissed. james o.
Shober, assault and battery on James UUiS0a;
dismissed. Walter Brown and = Wa-,1irl3
c0lored, charged With burglarious entry ard
larceny OF several articles from j. A. WinSlow:
= months In Jail. Brown also pleaded guilty Of
breaking In the cars of the Metropolitan stable,
on tth street, and taking money from the same;
= months more in jail. Walter and Abe Cole
man, Thomas Goldin, and Robert Burrows four
coloIed boys charged with assault on james
SI simmons, Waterman in the employ OF the
Baltimore and Potomac railroad; S. each or 10
Gays In JAIL Daniel Charter, colored, larceny
OF q pair or opera glasses and other articles
salGed at $40 from Fanny Kelly; second offence;
discharged. VIM. Scott, assault on John T.
Austin; So. AdOlphuS Burgess larceny OF a
sack coat, hat. $50 cigars, and a bottle OF wine
from &. {. Bryan, grocer. Tuesday morning,
q o5ut :; O'Clock. Officer Daily arrested defen-
ond cHePe was also proved; grand jury. Sam1
Rogers assault on Mary Rogers. his wife; b )nds
TO keep the peace. Thomas Bell was fined s.
for common assault. Singleton Jones, charged
With grand Larceny; forfeited his bonds and an
attachment was issued 10 bring him in John
smith. assault on Louisa Brooks: pleaded gull
Y: -, or ~ days. Henry Lancaster. aSSaulton
Eliza Lancaster, his Wife: s. and costs.
day, George l.. Washington, larceny of
clothing from X. l.. Murray plead guilty and
was fined $50, or 90 days In iail He was ar
rested last night by Detective McDevitt with
the goods In bis possession. David Jackson as
sault and battery on Patrick Brewer, with in
tent to kill Brewer testified that Jackson
pulled out knife on him during an alteration
and gave him several gashes in the abdomen
ara breast. The weapon used is a large sized
pocket-knife, which officer Burns secured " )af,
he arrested him. The intent TO KIN was nnt
Shown TO the satisfaction of the cOurr and Tho
case was dismissed. VIM. TAYLOR a razor TIour
lShef, was lined $40. ThoS Manscl was Sant
90" II as yagrant. Jos. Stanley forfeited 81
iateTal. Samuel Roberts, loud and bolsterons.
%. Geo. Lawson alias Matthews, q colorefl va
grant. was sent down. Thomas McFadden. va
grant; sent down. VIM. ii. Hopkins. street oro
ianity; -. John Brown. vagrant; sent down
Jenny Baker street profanity; S.. VIM Re ris
ttf forfeited collateral. VIM. Brown, CHARGED
with assault and battery on Emanuel De Il iSi.
81 John Maloney, assault on Levi Cohen: 81
sack or rags, &c; $40 OF 80 days. John T. DaiIv
charged with selling liquor on sunday from his
par; $50. ChaS. G.. Ganter. charged with selling
LIQUOR on Sunday; $50. Henry KOlb, CHARGED
WIN selling liquor on sunday; $40