Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-11-21
THE COURTS.

To-day, Mackail agt. Stewart: argued and sub
Snitted. Mclaughlin agt Woodruff; argued and
suom Gfsour B coTaT a s GR bearing
Yesterday. Ruh agf. Brown: trial commenced
jury respited: Erskine agt. Carly; motion for
new trial filed.
To-day, Bean & Baker agt. Brengh: Judgment
py-default- Kun agt. Brown; On hearing.
CIRCUIT COURT NO. 2)-J,tdge Coz
To-Day. HeuDer and wife agt Teuber and
wife, action for assault and battery; on hear.
ing.
CRIMINAL CoURT-Jud1e Hdones-
To-day, John jackson. indicted for second Of
fence OF petit larceny, plead guilty. and was SEN
fenced to the Albany penitentiary for one year
and ten months. Joseph Downing alias Downey
plead guilty to like offence. and was sentenced
to two years and three months at Albany.
George Wick, convicted Of selling lightweight
bread; motion for a new trial In arrest of judg-
ment oyerruled, and sentenced to pay fine of
$40 and costs. George Monday, selling light
weight bread; guilty.
EQUITY CouRT-Judge Macarthur.
To-day, Hamilton agt. Davis; decree confirm
ing sale of lot and part g. So. 1856 and reference
to auditor. Crux agt. CruX; order confirming
sale of part sub. lot 3, square 1879. Elhart agt.
Hills agt. sayer ct al; decree pro confesso agt.
Evans and substituting W. p. Bell trustee.
Ramsey agt. Daniels; submitted.
PROBATE COURT-Jatdge Macarthur
To-day, estate Of Edward Davis, uhe contest
in which was ended by the Circuit Court finoing
that Eleanor Davts;) order appointing James G.
Payne administrator; bond, s, 900. George David
Forming; viii admitted to probate, and letters
81 tainted to Mary HorGing; bond, 81, 900. Estate
OF Charles Htbbs; order appointing James z.
Hibbs administrator; bond, $500. Estate OF
Charles II. Werner; will admitted to probate,
and letters to Bridget Werner bond 5000. Es-
tate of John L. Hood, deceased; petition of w.
II: Beck filed and an order OF publication.
WI w, OF Ellen Maury; admitted to probate.
probate and letters issued. Estate of Michael
Green; order directing investment Of legacy.
Estate of Abraham Morrell; decree revoking let
terstestamentary issued to E. c. Ingersoll and
D. W. M1ddletonIbond $4,000. Will of Buckley
Stedman; }: r. Chapman appointed executor
bond $4,000. Estate of L. c. Wright; petition of
I. kimball for letters and order OF publication
issued. Estate OF Kate Towers Bigelow; petition
OF G. A. Bigelow for letters. Estate of
Mrs. Sarah j. NJ. Gales, petition Of Juliana Wal
ker Gales. Estate OF Elizabeth Memmert; will
filed with petition for letters and order of publ
cation issued. Estate of Elizabeth s. K. B..
KOones; order granting letters testamentary to
+. koones Estate Of Rebecca M. Parker; de-
ceased, appointing F. Hume guardian; bond
letters of administration of Ellen Dobyn-bOnd
800. Estate OF 0. BaSsmagium; petition of widow
to erect monument and to distribute residue to
q hospital for consumptives. In re Mary Eliza
beth fMartin; petition OF E: Martin that she be
apprenticed to Anthony Tflmon. Estate of
PerTa Fuller; order amounting James L. Bar,
of Lucy Cookly was admitted to probate.
POLICE CoURT-Jtdge Shell.
To-day, Geo. Hilbert, Henry Devine, Geo. Car
roll Jos. Riley, and Frank Cooper, vagrancy;
bonds or 80 days in the workhouse. Shadrack
Wilkins, loud and bOisterous; S. or Is days.
Chas. Block, larceny of three bottles of soda
water from Samuel c. Palmer; s. or 10 days in
Jail. Samuel Moore, a small coiored boy years
old, who has been before the court several
times OF late for larceny, and who could not be
prosecuted because Of his tender age was sent
to the reform school during minority to-day on
complaint OF his father. Ogle Washington, car
rying concealed weapons; $50 or 60 days. Albert
$. Wall, disorderly in the county; forfeited col
lateral. VIM. Bright and Samuel Moore, larceny
OF several articles OF Clothing and jewelry from
Frank NJ. Dixon; continued James Won Laer,
charged on the oath Of Henry Van Zeylen with
libel In the publication Of an advertisement.
This is the second time this case has come up in
this court. Defendants counsel offered to
prove justification of the publication, but the
court would not admit such evidence, and sent
the case co the grand jury; bonds $500. Eliza
beth Stokes, assault and battery on RoXanna
Mooney; 81. In the case Of the United States
agt. VIM. Bruner, charged with stealing horse
from man named House, which he sold to a
livery stable keeper on 18th street, some further
testimony was taken; also a statement from
Bruner himself denying any thought OF larceny,
after which the court sent the case to the grand
Jury: bonds $500