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


To day. District agt. Washington Market Co;
opinion OF Judge Hagner everything demurrer
TO pleas. Vincent, administrator, agt. Bever-
1dge; Judgment below reversed and remanded
King agt District OF Columbia; opinion by Judge
Macarthur awarding an injunction.
CRIMINAL CoURT-Judge Hagaer.
inc March term OF the Criminal Court was
commenced this morning. and the grand Jurors
having been called, VIM. Linkins and Henry d.
Cooke. jr., were excused On physicians Ger, III
Gates. and John II. Burren and Emmett BurreIl
were excused as government employees.
Judge HagneT stated to the marshal that
there were four vacancies on the grand jury.
asa IL was his duty 10 summon good mea to ill
their places. In this connection he called attan-
ton TO section $40, Revised Statutes. in relation
10 the placing or names in the jury box. This
section prohibits the placing OF any name in the
Jury box at the request CT that person or 81 the
request or any other party. There WerSmuiti-
tUdcS OF excellent men Ia the District Detent
to perform the duties Of Jurors and they had
10 reason TO claim exemption. From this class
he would have the marshal 10 make his Seec-
ton. He did not want any professional! jurors
on the panel. and would suggest TO the MARSHAL
That such zen should be summoned ~ wonld
te acceptable not Only TO the court, bd TO the
community, and TIE marSharS Office would
theIby be relieved OF any suspicious OF c9tlus!On
SOM u: AiberS. Daniel NcDeyitt. Henry Evans
anu W. ". E0CcT;CE were summoned L. I'll the
vacancies. Mr.. James s. Davis was sg,Orn as
foreman, and the others took the same oath.
CHARGE &c THE GRAND Jury.
Judge Hagneri in charging the iury smoke of
the importance OF the service that they entered
upon, ard on them depended a great deal 4
careless grand jury was an incentive to crime
but competent ana prompt one was a terror
TO the dangerous Classes There was but little
Tor him TO do but to call their attention to the
oath and he read aud commented on the sew
eIal phrases. He called particular attention to
me phrase, the counsel of I. S. and your
feiloWs you shall keep secret and he eau
TONED them particularly on this subject to
Keep secret their investigations. because if
their work was made public the ends OF Justice
would often be defeated. He advised them TO
be as true TO their country as they would be to
friends; keep their secrets inviOlate ard not
even converse OF them. In conclusion he said
that there was much talk as to high taxes and
he hoped that they would do what they could
towards decreasing them by tran5actins5 their
business promptly. They Immediately entered
on their duties. From The petit Jurors Charles
Jones, Thomas Knowles aud c. j.. Magruder
were excused. Albert Williams. charged with
ouGgIiary and larceny OF a oyercoat, f,r muf
ana nOod, Withdrew his plea OF not guilty. and
plead guilty and was sentenced TO one year i'm
the Albany penitentiary for three years.
CIRCUIT COURT-,I2dgs Cartier
on saturday after our report closed BigeloW
a9I coleman motion TO quash certeriori over
Tuled suit discontinued. GiilinWater AFT Cur
I'm et al; motion for new bond Oyerruled Nc
Ieester agt. Shepherd and Murtagh; demurrer
motion for judgment Overruled. Hartman agt
StoCdard motion for new trial dened
Io-day, Jolifie, administrator, agt. Langley;
juror withdrawn. Boteler, admInistrat0f, ait
Langley; verdict for plaintiff; nominal dam
ages. Schneider agt. Davis; verdict for pIaiu-
I'LL, s2O2. Sinclair agt. Campbell; on trial
POLICE COURT, Jrtdfe Smell
To-day, Edward Jennifer, who was before the
court last week, and convicted OF petit larceny,
was brought out this morning and charge OF
second offence Proved and he was sent to iaii
Ior the grand jury. Richard Ii. Marsh. charged
with perjury: postponed until THURSDAY next
uhCer BONDS. Alexander Lancaster. street pro-
ianity;$5. John Rody and VIM. Knox, LOUD and
boister0uS; s.. John }. Kane. a vagrant and
tramp; 60 days in worKhOuSe Edward 0'BrtnD
ard Charles Wise, drunk and disordprIy in
georgetown; s. each. John Douglass. load and
bolSterollS: So. EraGk Maguier, Suspicious and
Idle: sent down. William A. and Jas + Pow
ers, TWO sailors, loud and bOlsterous: S. each.
VIM IL. Griswold, yagrant; bonds Michael
Mahoney. curSing on the street; s. William r.
Calnpbell, charged with smashing in the plate
glass window OF Mr. ThOS Russell No 1918
Pennsylvania avenue yesterday morning. OF
licef columbus, who arrested him. testified that
ne found him lingering in front of this store
ABOUT 4 O'Clock yesterday morning, and when
ne pulled him away from the window some
pieces OF the glass fell on the pavement and he
Inen discovered that he had broken the window
lie pretended that he had fallen against IT, The
court imposed fine OF 800 or 80 days in iail.
august Norris, loud and bOisterOu5 In the North
ern market; IS. Arson Mccoy, assault on Fanny
mccoy; 50, or ten days. Vim. Harper, larceny
OF pair OF pants from John West, pleaded
guilty and was fined SO, or 90 days.
VE A fire at Reno, New, yesterday. DESTROYED
The entire business portion OF the town. The
loss Is estimated at 81 ,Go00GO with only O50
insurance. Five persons were burned to uelth
"Captain" Ellington, the fraud who re-
GENTLY married niece OF Victoria WOodhuu in
New ork under false pretenses, is wanted on
cnatge OF perjury committed ut Seapiet0n,