Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-06-27
THE COURTS,

CIRCUIT COURT-Judqe Wylie.
Yesterday, Fifth Baptist Church agt B. an d
r. r. Co.; verdict for plaintiff, 81, 500. Cottrell
Bros: agt. Limerick do. for amount claimed.
Same agt Drumheeler; d. do, less credit
Hover agt. Hardell ct al; Judgment by default
The jurors were discharged for the term, and
the court adjourned to Saturday.
EQUITY C0URT-Jtsdge MacArthur.
Yesterday, WEIGH agt. Murphy; exceptions
op nena Iruesdell agt Wise; blu dismissed;
nd a
CRIMINAL COURT-Jtldge Hagner
Yesterday, Walter Ellis, convicted of burglary
ana am larceny, was sentenced to the penitentiary
iOT uhree years. Charles Lewis, burglary and
larceny, was found guilty, with q recommends
tion to mercy, and sentenced to three years.
teneed az CONVICTED Of burglary was sen
tertiary: Martha Raper, on prior conviction
for deadly assault on j. M. Buckley; sentenced
TO two years In the penitentiary. The jurors
not In the case on trial were respited till Sep
To-day, George T. Kline, alias Timothy Con-
nor, grand larceny OF s603.S belonging to VIM.
=. Moses: 1t viii be remembered that on the
slst OF May last one John Carroll was acting
for Mr.. Moses In purchasing U. s. four per cent.
bonds, and Kline was engaged by Carroll and
given sum OF money with which to purchase
oeen cut and money to the amount Of 1903 s.
stolen; on trial.
POLICE COURr-.J.sdge Smell,
IO-day, John MOOny, unlicensed bar; contin.
ued under personal recognizance. Mary HoI-
land, Maria Marino and Zachariah Pinkney,
vagrancy; sent down. May Lee, disOrderiy
II 4an the county; 9, Minnie Langley and VIM.
derson, charged with assault on Andrew Banks;
continued. ''
A FRIENDLY ACT?
semi Mrean hotS grana larceny OF sa5 from TO-
ne went into the eating saloon of Galltlean
Fishermens hall where he fell asleep, and when
ne ne aWoke he ne found his money, 1925, missing
HE went to Whites house and charged him with
taking his money: Defendant said he had $50
OF his money, which was all he knew anything
OF; ne had taken It for safe keeping for fear
got OF his money Detective Acton testified to
going to see White who told him that he had
$50 which he had taken to keep as matter of
friendship, fearing that Green would loose it.
He recovered this amount from White: dis.
missed.
ALI. SORTS,
Jonn fortune, colOred, assault on Officer Hne.
Hhe Whiie arfestlng him for disOrderly conduct;
$40 or 80 days. Lilly johnson, colored charged
WIN larceny OF several articles of wearing ap-
parel from Hon. Kenneth Raynor; found guilty
to Thomas White, her husband; personal bonds
to keep the peace. James Carter, threats to
1 hnza A19rews; personal bonds to keep the
OF sleeve button from b. Silverberg. Officer
Jones caught him, and found in his possession
several fancy articles supposed to have been
stolen, among them pair OF fine net drawers,
Drush comb, fancy lamp, etc. There were
Two two case cases against Maull, and the court
sentenced him to sixty days In one and
four months in the other, making six months.
george Macheau young man, was charged
with assault on John Macheau. his father, who
testified that during q dispute with his son
about some money affairs, he knocked him
down. The son, in defence OF himself. testified
that his father was very strict and Overbearing
and has a bad feeling towards him, and he
showed in his testimony that he was justified
In hitting the old man; dismissed. Mary Kee-
nan, an old thief, Well known to the police, was
charged with stealing tea kettle worth 81 from
a q store ,s on 7th street: A charge OF
second offence was put against her;
continued. Augustus Mann, charged with
selling policy numbers; 60 days in jail.
Andrew and Peter Banks, colored, charged
with assault on Oliver p. Anderson, black
smith, who testified that Banks sent his horse
to be shoed. He put on an old shoe and with
balance due him for prior jobs) claimed 81. The
tender made was ten cents and he retained the
horse until the whole claim was paid. This led
70 an alteration, and then Banks struck him.
Banks and his son and other witnesses gave
testimony IN defence, which showed an entire
different phase to the story. The elder Banks
had been pretty badly used judging from the
blood on hts clothing. They all testified that
Anderson knocked Andrew Banks down and
struck him with hammer In the mouth. Dis
missed.