Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-01-07
THE COURTS.
Cp1,f1N.r f-a1-nr 49, ILL.,

thIiiHAL COCRT-JtidgS write.
To-day. VIM. Mack and James Stanley. con
Victed OF grand larceny, were sentenced the
former for two years and the latter for one year
III The penitentlary. Samuel A. Clark, murder
on trial.
CIRCUIT COURT-Judqe Cartier.
To-day, Hoffman agt. Washington Market
company: verdict for $3.50 Foley art Blake.
verdict for. defendants. ClatterbacE agt
Evans; verdict for defendant. O'Brlen art
Lee; verdict for plaintih, $3.50.
EQUITY COURT-Judge Macarthur
To-day, Simpson agt. Simpson; order that
certain taxes to be paid. Hilton agt. Shermon.
port: Sanders aGt. Ferris; decree appointing
L. ". Whitaker trustee. BiggS aEt King: de-
cree for sale, Roche agt. Moran; undertaking
to General Term approved. Torch agt. Eieit-
muller; order for appearance. Ray aGt Ray:
pro confeSSo and guardian ad litem appointed
Tyler agt, LuchS; private sale authorized
GoWlnan agt CoWman; vacation Of proceedings
since return Of Subpoena. Ridge %. El fnu;ii-
Sltion confirmed and j. q. Ridge appointed
committee,
POLICE CouRT-Jt,dqe Smell.
To-Day. Geo. ACGraW. OF evil life and fame
was sent down for ninety days. Richard fiaW-
klnS loud and boiSterouS; s. Anna Kel!y, loud
-. VIM. Payne. cOlored vagTant; sent down
John Reed, loud; s.. Joshua King, committing
ana maintaining nuisance; s.. Robert alias
Clein Leagan. cOlored, was charged with dis
turplng the Fifth Baptist congregation While
etI3aaed IN reilglous services, at the church On
Vermont avenue betWeen-O and streets. The
Superintendent OF the Sabbath school teS:ified
hot they had Christmas tree for the 9,niIs;e.
ment Of the children i'll the church, and this
boy was very unruly, giving all a great deal of
trouble. and making 1t very unpleasant for AL
present. The court reprimandai h i..ill AID let
him go. Henry Turner, cOOred, grand larceny
OF a gold watch worth $l09 from some person
unknown. Detective VOss testified that he
arrested this man for Offering TO sell this
Watch-No. Il ,410-fOr s.. Witness secured the
watch, which he holds now. Some time ago
the loss OF similar watch was reported-NO
n nm m rnyHE- IL
now In this city, and being unable to find an
owner for the watch, believes it is the same
watch reported as lost but cannot verify his
belief because the man Is absent. The larceny
was not proven and tie court dismissed the
case, and the watch will be put in the hands of
the property clerk until the owner Is found
Charles Davis, colOred plead guilty to robbiDg
q cioJheS line OF quantity of articles not OF
lnucn value, and was sent down 80 days. CnaS
MY els ana Phil. Jenkins, cOlored, were arraigned
on !he charge CT stealing a large number by
goo SpectacleS and other articles Of value from
franklin Co.'S store, on Pennsylvania avenue
OF theSe goods from the defendants whom he
arrested. They account for them by declaring
tHaI tney FOUND them in the snow on Ohio ave-
nue. Nothing could be proven and the mon
were discharged, and the property turned over
10 the owners. Edward jarvis, larceny of q
quantity or harness from MIR. Wheeler: con-
tinUed. The case Of John SmallwOod the col
oied man charged with stealing lady's trunk
ana contents entrusted to hun, was continued
SmallWCCd testified in his own behalf DENYING
The charge, and claimed that he was rag
p!cker. and did not carry trunks or do iobbinS
with his cart. No positive proof was shown
ard he was discharged.