Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-02-21
HE COURTS.

THE COURTS.
COURT IN GENERAL TERN.
Yesterday. Robinson agt. Wall; argued. con-
Guided and submitted. smith agt. King: argued
peal from Probate Court; motion to dismiss an
peal oSerruled.
CIRCUIT CouRT-Judqe Cartier.
Yesterday Preleps agt. kimmeli verdict for
plaintil-nominal damages. Creswell ct al. agt.
Wheeler: motion for new trial on executions
MED. Morgan ct al, agt. Childs Jury disagreed
ana uScnarged. This suit was on q note f0-
500 mi by C. II. Mouton and endorsed with
was forged. ''' A''iii0
To-day, Dudley ct al. agt. Brown-ac,ion Of
eJectment-on hearing.
CRIMINAL CouRT-.Jt,fqe W,rjs
Nollc prosequleS We're entered as 70 Rhod
dy, indicted for conSpiring with RrooEs et al
" aeIIaud the governments: John Bowen. pre
SWea ao15ag ialse claim on the government: lem
o Tfeee 9o, assault With intent TO kill F. A. Ma
Saiitte, forgery OF post Office money order: Felix
t eater. assault; VIM. J.. Fitzhugh, false nre.
1ehces Geo. SmallW0od grand larceny. CbaS
TFSief abstracting court records: Anderson
Long, larceny.
Ecr!ry CouKr--.u..,- '|'1 '"".
p, 10. day Hlbernie Building Association as,
al : order extending time. Smith agt tier
menle, jr.: decree appointing new trustee
hlcnorn agt. Conlan ct al; decree directing con-
s seFanee CoIeoran Fire Insurance Company
heyser agt. Hitz; order granting injunction; &C.
CoWan agt. Cowan; order OF publication. f. s
1. GO. ast. Fandenburg: same agt. Abbott
Pavement Company; orders of reference. Jack
agt. Jack; order allowing purchaser TO assume
taxes as part payment. Scheler agt. Clarke:
order limiting time. Borland ct al. agt. Borland
ct al; decree ratifying receivers report and di-
lectlng distribution.
POLICE CoURT-.J,tdge Smell.
To-day, Edward Peck was charged with III,
larceny or four volumes OF Clarence Kings Sur
vey OF the Rocky Mountains. on the 2ls>o inst.
the property OF Representative MlltoP 7 DIR
| nam. Peck was arrested by Detecr ives NoS
and Mcrevitt, and he was sent to iail 70
Inltty days Robert johnson, lou d: $. Fran
| chs Smith, failure to remove snow: continued
| THOMAS Kennedy, diSorderly in t;eorgefown
! 81 or seven days. WIN. Brown John Harris
! John Bronaugh and VIM. HarbOr. yarrants
s sGon doW aln W f Stekney failure TO remoy
indi, c0loied; stealing rocking chair wort
| 500, pleaded not guilty, and was fined $40. O
tnlIty DAYS: John Fisher, assault on Harrie
conway; S. Charles Ryan, larceny Of foT
shirts, hat, coat, some undershirts. q pair .
| gloves, &C. al worth ST.: sixty DAYS in iatl
| Also, charged with assault on John Rider: :
| ano costs, OF tsteen days in jail. Geo Gaines
! larceny OF hall bushel of coal from Clark !
! 'Itteh jhilly days in jail. solomon PilSon as
! SaulJ ON }. Stewart; 81. George Brcn am
SpEer bIoTn, larceny OF ten pounds o
| Coulitry1naD. The butter was take,
from wagon While standing in front OF n s.or
doof. csiICcF NarkWOOd arrested the Thieves
| Bl1ce was sentenced 10 six months in iqiI AM
| SPIDER Brown was committed Tor a continuance
! 70 prove second offence, as he has been owe
! me road 10 the penitentiary several times
bllcc was also aTraigncd Tor assault on Office
! HARDWOOD. Ii was shown that he drew a loade,
recover on the officer and threatened 10 blow
! his brains out; grand jury. John r. sullivan wa
affal9ned on the charge OF embeMlng sum 0
money from The Evening star Newspaper com
pany On the 1St day OF December. ISIS. ant
| waived an examination. The case was sent L
| the grand jury, and defendant committed il
default OF $4,000 bonds. Michael King. wn9w
| before the Police Court several DAYS since, o.
Ihe charge OF receiving a box of stolen tObicc
/ from colored man, who took 1t from the depO
OF the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Co an
so SOC II 10 Nlng 1or % cents was brought out
jan lhls morning, and Detective McDevitt mad
statement to the court TO the effect that h
nad requested King TO detatn any goods whic
might De offered, paying the price asked, AM
take particular notice Of the persons iron
! Whom ne received 1t, for the purpose OF adm
the oiilcefs In the arrest OF tbs thieves. TIL
| court thereupon dismissed the charge agains
/ him.