Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-02-12
THE COURT6.


To-day, Van Riswick agt. Wheeler; verdict
for plaintiff. Several judgments by default
were taken. Floecker agt. Fisher: verdict for
plaintiff; nominal damages; motion for new
trial.
PROBATE CoURT-ReqisteY Webster
Yesterday, will of Peter Mcnamara admitted
TO probate; letters testamentary issued TO the
widow; bond, $500, TO be increased under fur
Shanks admitted TO probate; B. P. Snyder quail
flied as sole executor; bond. $4,000. Letters of
administration were issued to Louisa Sch.aich
on estate of Frederick Schlaich; bond, $1,000
Estate OF John F. Benjamin: petition OF Daniel
B. Hasbrock Directing to payment of legaces
under viii filed. VIII of VIM. Wallis admitted
to probate and letters of administration with
win annexed Issued to John Henry Wallis;
bond, $500. win OF John w. Lowrte admitted
TO probate and record. Estate Of Betty Moryen-
thai; letters OF administration issued TO Leopold
LuchS upon remuneration OF Henry Stratus
burger, appointed by the courtl; bond, s5,oe9:
also appointed guardian to her orphan child;
pond, $1,000, Estate OF Samuel Crown, petition
for letters of administration filed. order of pub
LEGATION issued. Henry B. Mum was directed to
tile an additional bond of $500 as guardian to
the orphans of Lydia Ann Banes, deceased.
POLICE CoURT-Judqe Smell.
IC-day, George Smackum was fined s. for
smaeking Joseph Henry Lee. James Brown.
louisa Edelin,, Robert Sherlock, and Thomas
Inomas were sent down for vagrancy. John
s snrs' Jonn Darlington and Michael Burk were
nned 50 each for dtSOrderly conduct Thomas
Conton. larceny or set of harness from Dr.,
James r. Riley; six months in Jail.
RESISTING AN OFFICER.
John Burs, Michael Burk and John Babbington
three rough looking white men, were arraigned
on the charge OF assault and battery on officer
Mockabee, last night. The officer testified that
ne caught them at the corner Of 1st and south
A streets, Capitol Hill, and arrested them for
dlsorderly conduct. They used insulting Ian
guage to him and made rush for him, when
very lively fight occurred, tue roughs having it
all their own way. Witness blew hts distress
whistle and Officer Smoot came to his relief
They fought both him and Smoot all the way to
the station. The men in the dock appeared 10
~ in the face, especially Babbington, who came
near fainting in the dock. AS the case was one
Tor the grand jury, the further hearing was
suspended, and they were sent to Jail for the
grand jury; bonds $500 each. Babbngton will
need some hospital attendance before he can
appear.
OTHER CASES
}ohn BabblngtOn pleaded guilty to carving a
pistol, ana was ilned $50 Or sixty days. Angus
tus Doehrer. charged with violating the Sunday
law by keepD.g open his bar on that day: ludg-
melt suspended. James Mccarthy, keeping an
unlicensed bar; SOS. Appeal noted.
SHOCKING TREATMENT OF A YOUNG WIFE
James Minor. white, assault on Johanna Minor
Mrs. Minor was in so feeble condition from the
brutal beating that she tainted while entering
the courtroom aud had to be carried out. Mir
Wells asked tnat the hearing go on without the
complaining witness. Defendant is a young
man, and his wife a feeble looking Young
testified that he attended her: she was in an
extremely nervous condition from bruises on
her mead and temples. The husband told him
mat she had hurt heE1tlf with the Spttoon; She
stated TO him that hef@flSband had done It with
his fist: that he had been beating her for sew
eral days. Mary Ann Iiulnphry testified that
she lives III the same house with Mrs Minor
Witness loaned her copy Of the EVENING STAR
on the evening Of the beating, and in a few
minutes afterwards he came down stairs with
her hands to her head, saying that she had been
badly beaten by her husband. She cried very
much. Her husband came down for her and
SAID she must go up and take care of the house
She said She was afraid to 60. He had a knife
I'D his hand and said he would take her out of
tDe room with 1t. He was perfectly sober She
nad bruises on her face and head, herface being
all black and blue; she said her husband struck
her and threatened to put that knife through
nef IL was butcher knife. and he carried il
In his hip pocket. Mr.. Minor and his wife rented
rooms from witness, and she had known them
only SIX weeks. Mrs. Porter, living in the same
house, testified TO the same effect AT this
point Mrs. Minor had SO far recovered as to be
able TO be led into the courtroom. She gave
her testimony seated, stating that the difficulty
grew out OF her reading something in the EVEN
ING STAR Which he did not want her to read to
hnl-Someth1ng about a dog license case The
rest or her testimony was corrObOrative Of what
mad been before given Minor himself then took
the stand, and said she had tantaiZed him by
reading over and over again from THE STAR a
dOg license case. He only struck her once
Inc court said 1t was a brutal case of wife
beating. He mad no sympathy with wife beat
Ing, and sentenced him to three months in JAIL