Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-01-24
THE CDTRTS.
EQUITY COCRT-,JudJe Mae A Tfb,lr

EQUITY COURT-Jttdge MdcA rth,tr.
Yesterday, KerngOod VS.. GuSdorff; motion
that complainant give security before restrain
ing order is granted; argued and decision re-
served.
COURT IN GENERAL TERM
Today. NoyeS agt. Inland and Seaboard Coast
ing Company: argument concluded and sub nit
ted. Mcpherson agt. Cox; on hearing.
POLICE COURT-Judge Smell.
To-day. Charles A. johnson, assault on Eliza
beth Johnson pleaded guilty and was fined $40.
Ida, his vile; $500 bonds to keep the peace
RESISTING AN OFFICER.
Ella Price Susan Lucas and Mary Lucas were
charged with assault on Officer Breen, who
testified that last night he saw a man assault
woman on 10th street, and he pursued him to a
house in Temperance Hall alley and he went
In, when these women seized him and said he
could not make the arrest in the house, tearing
his buttons off. The man got up to the attic
and when he got to the room the man jumDed
out; Dut was subsequently arrested. The Court
SAID that In the case of nisdemeanor the
O11icer had right to arrest If he witnessed the
ohence and without warrant; and in case OF
felony no warrant is necessary. 1t was clear
That the people did not fully understand the
dutleS OF officers. In consideration of the fact
that these people were women, and were
ignorant, he would impose a fine OF 81 each
lie further said that the popular idea was, that
this was a fallaciouS idea. The duty of the
officer was to show it at the earliest convenient
time when 1t is perfectly safe. The party should
tC SdllSlcu W Iii ali UlllcefS assertion mat he
has warrant until he reaches the station
OTHER CASES.
David Ennick, threats to P. Fisher; personal
recogniZance. Charles King, larceny of cloth
ing; continued. Mack Butler, assault and bat
terry on Lewis Jones; ninety days Fanny Smith,
larceny OF several articles OF WOmen'S wearing
apparel from Alice Mills; $40 or thirty days
Thomas Scott larceny OF a stove from Il ScoW:
grand jury. Henry Coleman, charged with car
rylng ON business OF an auctiOneer without a
license; continued. John Britt, an old c0IOred
man, assault On Jacob Walden who testified
that he had grudge against him on account of
a LADY, and he had been away for six months;
hned $40 or ten days. j. Ii. Middleton. unli-
a pistol; $40 or ninety days. George H. Butler
charged with Vagrancy; down thirty days.
Henry Bernhe1mer, unlicensed eating house:
$50. VIM Dexter and James Martin, vagrancy:
bonds OF ninety days. Rose McDevltt, loud and
oolSterOus; s. or thirty days. George Washing
ton, driving carts within ten feet distance; s.
each.
Judge Smell during an intermission OF the
Police Court Work) this morning called atten-
IlOn OF Jne lawyers present to q card in one of
the morning papers from John A. MOSS. a j,ls-
tce of the peace for Uniontown, relative to
what was said by the court In recent case of
Merryman VS.. Mitchell, in which card Moss de-
MES the correctness OF the published report.
The court said his remarks on that occasion
were drawn out by statement OF defend ants
counSei 10 the effect that Moss was appointed a
luslce OF the peace for the particular locality of
Unlont0Wn, put the court gave no opinion as to
Tee jurisdiction OF Moss, merely stating it, as
alieged Dy the counsel, the justices were ap-
pointed with reference to localities or districts
defendant could take advantage of the fact in
the court ahOVa ~ -