Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-01-08
THE COuRrS.

EQUITY C0UKT-JHdge James.
Yesterday. HUI tchinSOn agt. Simon; argued ana
submitted F. S. and T. co. agt. vandenourg:
sale ordered. Hunt agt. Burche; auditors re-
port ratified. Pursel vs. Burley; consent to
ratification Of trustees account.
CIRCUIT COURT CNo. 1)-J,tdge Wyiie.
Yesterday, the following cases were heard:
Neal agt II. c. Shuster; Shoemaker agt Ann
Joyce; Meriden Britannia company agt. J. II.
Clark; McCown L Co agt. {. kaufman; Leisch
agt. j. 6. Harper; First National Bank OF Bal
tim ore agt Kennebec Ice company ct al;
agt. John Henderson; Potter & Stymus manu-
featuring company agt. B. N. Holiday; Nor
gan agt. D. Preston Pair: Myers & Bro. agt. n.
F. Dubois; judgments by default.
POLICE CoURT-Jttd0e Saeu.
To-day, Henry Simms, ChaS. Minor, Hester
johnson, Mary Jackson and Betty Henderson,
vagrancy; bonds or 30 days each In the work
TRos THOMPSON disturbing the quiet Of Of George
town; S. or days. John Ryon, loud and bois-
ferrous; s. or Is days. Timothy sullivan, charged
with ksspg his bar On SUNDAY
Duschka White, destroying property tbreaking
glass belonging to Anna Miller; $50 fine; appeal
noted. VIM. Crump, small colored boy, was
charged with cutting a white boy named Eugene
Sampson, in the arm with razor; 60 days in
jail Fernando Shipley, larceny OF yellow dog
worth $40 from Ann Cleveland; pleaded not
guilty. 1t was shown in testimony that he was
seen by white boy to take 1t away. The boy
told him that it belonged to Mrs. Cleveland, and
Shipley replied that 1t was ID lie. Another
witness testified to seeing him with it.
Shlpley told the judge rambling story
about how the dog followed him, and
he did not know what became of the animal, so
the court dismissed the case. Wm II. Webster,
colored, charged with burglary in the house OF
Margaret Bast and carrying away gold watch
and some clothing on the 31st December. 1t was
testified that he entered the house by back
window while the family were temporarily alb
sent and took watch and articles of clothing,
all valued at SIS. The articles were disposed Of
in various places; some Of them he used in pay
ing his board bill, and others in various ways.
He was sent to Jail for action of the grand jury.
Allen Colbert, larceny OF a turkey worth so
cents from Emily Major; thirty days in jail.
Jesse Plowman, a white youth, larceny of an
overcoat worth S15 from Lewis P. Smith,
who testified that he missed his coat
from his lodgings. PlOwman lodged in the
same house and slept in his room; that he con-
feSsed that he had taken it and put it in pawn.
and gave him the pawn ticket, telling him that
get it out of pawn. Plowman, in defence, said
he was out Of work and money; that he felt
constrained to raise some means on which to
live until he could get work. The court imposed
fine of 80 or 20 days. Lizzie Harris, white,
assault on Minnie Smith, colored, who told the
court how Mrs. Harris whipped her with a
broomstick. Mrs Harris, in defence, said Min
ME was very fmpudent to her, and she did lay
the broomstfck on her much. The court said
he would impose fine of S. for the much.
John c. Blundon, who was before the court
Monday, charged with petit larceny by C. j.
K1nsOlving, merchant, 913 Louisiana avenue,
was, after a hearing, dismissed, the proofs not
being sufficient to sustain the charge.