Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-11-17
THE COURTS,
COURT M GENFRAI TERN.

SOUkT IN GENERAL TERM.
To-day Daley agt. Daley: decree affirmed,
opinion by Judge James Diminishing the bill OF
interpleader filed by j. Stanley Jones: appeal to
Supreme Court of the United States noted.
WILL CASE
Fickfing agt. Kengla; decree below affirmed,
opinion by Judge James. This case involves the
construction Of the win of the late Joseph Kengla
in which provision is made for his step-children
and bill was filed for partition OF the prop
erty, which included the White House hotel
property ON High street. Georgetown, and the
tenton of the testator that the trust should con-
tinue for the benefit Of the parties The Chief
Justice IN concurring said all the relief sought
Dy partition could be obtained under the trust.
An appeal to the Supreme Court OF the United
States was noted. Shidey agt. Parker; on hear
ing.
CIRCUIT COURT (No. 1)-Judge Wylie.
To-day, Barnes agt. Duncanson (replevin suit
from justice of The peace-appealed;) writ
quashed. Shea agt. Offenstein; referred to Gar
nett. Hall ct al. agt. Davis; on hearing.
CIRCUIT COURT (No. 2)-Jndqe Cor.
To-day, Hannah agt. BliDkOrn; Judgment by
default. Union Insurance company agt. Tucker
Sherman; judgment for plaintiff by agree
ment. Davis agt Griffith; verdict for plaintiff.
Hueber agt. Tueber; on trial.
CRIMINAL CoURT-Jttdge Ho0ner
To-day, Geo. r. Dent; disorderly not guilty
Robert Callahan; selling liquor to minors: not
guilty. Richard Claxton; disorderly; not guilty.
EQUITY C0URF-Judge Macarthur.
To-day, MacMullin agt MacMullin; decree of
divorce. Hogan agt. Harte; appearance OF alb
sent defendants. Skinner agt. Skinner; alimony
pendente lite.
POLICE CoURT|J,dee Shell
To-day, John Carter and Charles Loop, va
grancy; personal bonds. Wesley Dorsey and
VIM i. johnson, VIM. II. Butler, Benjamin
Franklin and Samuel Smith, vagrancy; bonds,
or so days each in the workhouse. Mary E.
Hicks and Geo Hicks, vagrancy; bonds, or 80
days. Eliza Mcdonald and Thos Merideth, loud
and boisterous; IS. or Is days each. Emma
Matthew'S firing pistol on Sunday: S. Alice
FOOte, yagrancy; bonds or 80 days. Frank HO-
gan, loud and boisterous: S., or IS days. Thos.
Monsoon, vagrancy; bonds, or 80 days: Tyler
Jones, profanity; s., or days; Lewis Jenkins,
and boisterous; S., or 10 days. Archie Fletcher
and Arthur Jones, vagrancy; bonds, or 80 days.
John Henderson, profanity; s., or days. Mary
Mtoriarlty; yagrancy; bonds, or 80 days. Benja-
Adams, profanity; S., or days. James Shea,
vagrancy; bonds, or 80 days. Nettie Sonhei-
mer vagrancy; do, do. John Brown, forfeited
or 80 days. Rose Heely, charged with keeping
bawdy house; continued under 800 bonds.
Geo. NJ: Cooper and Clarence Baxter, two boys,
charged with affray; forfeited collaterals. John
JONES' colored, pleaded guilty to snatching
box OF cigars from store on 18th street; 90 days
in jail. Frank Beall. assault on VIM II. Mocka-
bee; $40, or 80 days. Charles Brown, larceny of
a portion Of harness from Lawson Mertdeth; S.,
or Is days. James w. Sullivan, larceny of some
chickens; forfeited 500 collateral. Richard Will
liams, colored, assault Oh Amanda Williams, his
wife; $, or 10 days. Amanda testified that her
husband refused to give her money to purchase
any thing for dinner, and afterwards whipped
her because she had no dinner for him James
L, Wormly and Daniel Butts, charged with vio-
lat1on OF the game laws; forfeited S25 each.
Thomas Jackson, larceny of piece of pork from
market man. This was not only theft, but
johnson and woman witness evidently COM
mitted perjury in the court in giving their testi
mony. The court gave him months in jail.
Elenora Coleman. larceny Of IS cents from Jos,
II. Perry; $40, or 80 days.