Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-30
SEE WIN. F. OWENS grocery adv.
THE COURTS.

COURT IN GENERAL TERN.
s nefserd day Trm6le agt Irwin decree e5tab
White; motion to increase bond. Bacon ayt.
Gettier; Judgment below affirmed.
PROBATE COURT-Judge Willie.
YESTERDAY, the Will OF August vollbrecht was
Of real estate returned. Turner Torrey was
appointed guardian. VIII OF Mary G. Miller; pc.
tltlon OF F. Ste1nle for letters testamentaIy and
for removal Of guardian filed. Estate r. DOkler;
tate Q. Mccoy; 81. c. Altman appointed admin
1strat0r, bond 5000. Several accounts were
passed.
POLICE CoURT-Judge Shell
To-day, s. d. Ingersoll, carrying concealed
weapons; $50. James Waters. profanity; s..
VIM. II: Smith forfeited collateral. Albert Du-
Ools, John Cronin and Clayton Kendig, trespass
language; S.. Robert Fl. McEwen and Raymond
johnson forfeited collateral. Andrew P. Place
forfeited collateral. Daniel Dyson, larceny of q
Lucas, fast driving; $40. James Peyton and
Frank Ashe, dogs without license; continued.
octave Nephew, keeping three dogs without
license; continued. VIM. Green, Thos. Green
Young, Joseph Young and others forfeited col
lateral for violation OF the dog law. Daniel
johnson, threats; reprimanded and personal
bonds taken.
In the case OF Walter Singleton, charged with
counterfeiting letter purporting to have been
written by Miss Rein, by which means he
sWindled sailor named John Riley out OF $40,
Riley testified that he had destroyed the letter,
and therefore could not produce it. It was con-
trary to the rules OF the ship to hold any inter-
views with the female servants on board ship.
MISS ReZ1n was servant on the ship. After
receiving the letter from Miss Rein asking him
for $40, LIE saw her ashore and ascertained that
she had not written to him (w1tness) nor re-
fed that she never wrote letter to Riley or
any other man asking to borrow money, and
never received any money from Riley or any
other sailor. She had never spoken to him on
board ship. Singleton testified that he carried
several letters between this young lady and
John Riley, but he never knew there was
any money passed between them until he was
taken to task about 1t by the Captain.
He had carried about dozen letters between
them both-tO and from each other He had
SHOWN some OF these letters to the captains
seward; me young lady sent the first one In
answer from Riley to her. Miss Rezindenied nav.
Ing signed her name to any letter, or Of having
written any OF the letters. John w. Richard.
son, colored, {the captains steward J testified
that he had seen letters which Miss Rein had
written TO Riley. Miss Rein was recalled and
testified that on one occasion Singleton brought
her letter which he said was from Riley. She
replied that she didn't know him, and asked
what business he had to write letters to her
Singleton told her that he had put up job on
her name to it, and that the letter he brought
was in answer to it. She told him never to dc
such thing again. The court reviewed the
testimony, and sent the case to the grand Jury
fixing bonds at $500.
POCKETBOOK SNATCHER.
Jackson Plumma, larceny of q pOcketbook
from Mrs. Russell in the market house. She
testified that she caught his hand In her pocket.
The pocketbOOk contained $7.25. The pocket.
book cost fifty cents. She had lost three al
ready, and she concluded to make no further
investment In good pocketbo0ks; six months
ALL SORTS,
Daniel Dyson. l8fc0nY OF a Dair of shoes. 500
or 80 days. George X. Handy, assault on David
Lucas; S. James Lee, trespaSsing on property
OF the government and cutting sOds therefron:
S.. Frank Ashe, dog without license; continued
Susannah Harris, assault on Fanny Burgess;
fined 81. Fanny Burgess, assault on Susannah
Harris: 81.