Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-03-01
THE C0TRTg

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To-day, b,-ady agt Palmer; verdict for plain
tiff s47 s.. CLARK agt Mackey; demurrer over
ruled with leave to plead over. Alexander agt.
judgment Hns oyerr,.':-S cressWeli ct s al. ags.
Avery: demurrer TO replication sustained with
i aIae 20 amend. DUNCAN agt. Lucket; eve 20
amend an Moran & co. agt: Schillinger; motion
ment set aside. Lyon agt. First NJ E. Church,
motion for Judgment denied,
FQUITy CoURT-Judge Macarthur
To-day, Downing agt. Boucher; sale ratified
Ieferred to special auditor. Written agt.
Written: order for taking dispositions. van
deDourgh agt. Gordon ct al; do. Sheppard agt.
Joyce: appearance ordered Collins agt, COL
llnS: reference to examiner Love agt. Morri-
son ct al; bill dismissed. National Capitol In
Reh CO. Rrse pro eonese yaed
Soper; decree for aliInony. Canty agt. c. ~
decree authorizing loan. Hbernia PIT ass Asa j.,
clatlon agt. Riley; decree substitu. me trl stees
DC, ''i"o O'"o'o0''
PROBATE CoURr--seg5stey VeJster.
Yesterday. will ~ Henrietta B, owen: cause
o16 VIZ: Of sette Gereicke; fully proven
executor Q.aitied-bond s., 600. The will
II Moses Smaiiwood was filed fully proven and
S.V. Niles qualified as adminiStrator-bond $500.
catherine Leonard was appointed admtniStra-
tlix OF estate OF Hugh Downey; b nd 5000. Es-
tate OF Eugene Jacob, petition of heirs for cita-
tlon filed. and cause continued.
PoLICR CoURT-J,.dge Smell.
To-day, Sam Matthews, street profanity; =.
jas Ii. CAN'T, loud and boisterous: S. VIM.
Aahoney, street profanity; S.. J. II. Hanna,
ana Richard Jordan, white, vagrancy; sent
down. Thomas Birch, public profanity ;.
ASSAULT ON A JUSTICE.
Joseph Mcintosh, assault on Justice John A.
MOSS and James Toliiyer, Of UniontoWn. Moss
related the circumstances OF the fight on
cross examination it appeared that in the alter
dol hos
his companion, TOlliver Mcintosh told Moss
that he was rot fit to be justice of the peace,
Whlch appears to have added to the difficulty.
n sscTh una and hight followed in which Nc
MOSS got few marks Of the array. Tolliver
testllled that he interfered to prevent fight
between o,oSt Moss and Mcintosh, when the latter
followed. Mcintosh took the stand ia
defence of himself, stating that TOLL
yer Knocked him down and Moss kicked
MIN IN the face, breaking his nose, and kept on
DONG 1t until he nearly killed him Several
othef witnesses were heard cOrr0bOrativc Of the
testimony Of Tolliyer. The testimony being
closed tie court remarked that the olice OF
justice OF the peace had been known from
almost time immemorial and had been honored.
IL was very important Office, and the duties
imposed upon its incumbent were of q nature
TO maintain for 1t dignity and respect. Magis-
uates sometimes forget these facts 1t is true
tney sometimes have occasion TO defend them
selves from personal attack This was not one
OF these cases. One CT the duties is to co 'amand
the peace instead OF urging On and taxing 4
nand IN breach OF the peace as was apparent
IN TINS instance. he saw no Justification for
the attack upon this man Mcintosh, from whom
ne dismissed the charge Of assault, and fined
Moss ard Tolliver $50 each Or so days In JAIL An
appeal was noted.
OTHER CASES.
John Douglass, larceny Of some coal from
MessrS. Clarke q Given; 30 days IN 1au. iward
Jani1er, larceny of three beef hides frCm SAM
Alexander second offence; grand jury. Joseph
Bailey, larceny OF two calf skins from : I,a,l-
singer, junk dealer; 30 days in jail. Andrew
Dallas. assault on Henry Digs. This was an
assault made by one servant upon another with
large butcher knife, i'll a res;auri on 9th
street; $40 or 30 days in jail Ben amin johnson,
assault on Eta Goosenberry; s..