Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-06
THE COURTS,


To-day, T. S. eX rel Edwards agt. McKelden;
opinion by Judge James quashing writ of man
damus. Mcpherson agJ. Acker; opinion by
Judge Cox affirming decision below. Denham
agt Webb ct al remanded The application
of Pennington Halstead for admission to the
bar was referred to the examining committee.
CIRCUIT COURT-SPECIAL TERM-Judge Mac
Arthur.
default set aside with leave to plead. Kennedy
vs.. Kelley; execution issued on four suits.
EQUITY CoURT-Jttdge Macarthur.
Saturday, Ebbinghaus VS., killian; motion for
sale ratified and reference. Bradley VS.. Griffin;
sale ordered and proceeds to be brought into
court. Smith VS.. Alexander; restraining order
time allowed to take testimony. Webster vs..
Stuart; same. Hoge vs.. Carroll; pro confesso
set aside. Bieber VS.. Lang; testimony ordered
taken. Barbour vs.. Smith trustees report rati-
finally ratified. Mccormick vs.. Creswell ct al;
pro confesso against defendant NJ. j. Wheeler.
Hill VS.. Schwakopf; same, with j. L. johnson
trustee.
POLICE COURT-Judde Smell.
To-day, Geo. Claxton, a colored boy, was fined
IS for throwing stones in the street. Michael
Lynch, disorderly; forfeited collateral. VIM.
faulty; S.. Bud Kellum, same; S.. Edward
Kearnelly forfeited. Michael Lanhady was
sent down again for vagrancy. Curtis Ashton,
PondeSter francis NJ May Merpert Christian n
Thornberg and Simon Feeney forfeited colater-
ais. Jas: Smoot, profanity; s.. Minnie Ford
was fined $ for street profanity. VIA. Smith,
a vagrant, was sent down for so days. Charles
Mccain, vagrant, sent down. Edith Washing
ton, profanity; IS. Eliza SimmS, Sarah Tapley,
Sally Talhut and Mary Dyson, colored Migrants,
were sent down for 80 days. Minnie McNulty
and Louisa Magln, same; sent down. David
Potndexter, disorderly; SIS. Samuel Ward, loud
and boisterous; So. Patrick Breen, same; s.;
also, assault and battery on officer Perry; s..
Also, assault on John Kicks, a waiter in the
restausant corner 18th and D streets; SO, or
thirty days in Jail. Ernest Loeffier, charged
With keeping his bar open Sunday, in two cases;
500 In one case, and $40 In the other; appeal
taken. VIM. Thomas Mote, charged with va
grancy, was sent down for 80 days. Geo. AL
corn, small white boy, trespass on the land of
Elizabeth ]. Stone and stealing nuts 81. Adam
Cady forfeited collateral for assault. John
Swaggart, assault and battery; forfeited COL
lateral. Thos. Droney, assault on officer Fisher
and resisting him in the discharge Of his duty.
This Is portion of the scrimmage between the
officers and party of Swampoodle roughs yes
terday; $40. lie was also fined SIS for disorder.
$40 for assault officer Fisher; also fined S. for
disorderly conduct. Michael Harrington, an
on Oficer Fisher; S. Thomas Fitzgerald, as
sault on John Kitchen s.. VIM. Bailey, as
sault on Henry Bailey; s.. VIM. Woodfan, as
sault and battery on Hester Blake, both colored,
striking her in the face several severe blows
Dent and Archibald Fletcher, Colored, assault
and battery on Archibald Bronaugh, knocking
two Of his teeth out. 1t was shown that both
asSailantS struck him, but that Dent was the
one who knocked his teeth out; Dent was SEN
fenced to 80 days In Jail, and Fletcher 80 days.