Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-03-02
THE COURTS.

Yesterday, after our report closed the grand
jurors were called, and Jas. E. Fitch, w. b.
Allen Dodge, Jas. Mason, Ross Truman and j.
Reid Burroughs were excused from service.
The petit jurors were called and H. Burroughs,
J. c. Parker, A. J. Deming and J. r. Murray
were excused. E. A. Knorr was returned non
est. Geo. Lee, charged with the murder of
Francis Williams on December 81 last, plead not
guilty, as also Seth A. Terry. for the embezzle-
ment OF s., Os2 from the Territorial Loan asso-
ciation John G. Schneider, false pretences in
obtaining 1880 from John C. Schneider; Al
bert Beckett, assault with intent to kill VIM.
f. Young; ANDREW Lewis SI making false at.
johnson, second offence, petit larceny; Frank
Foreman and Wilson jackson, assault on
police officer Young and assault with intent
to kill Frank Libbey; Wilson Jackson, robbery
of a policeman's badge from Daniel NJ. Young
and second offence, petit larceny. Andrew
Stewart alias Frank Harris, larceny, second Of
fence, plead guilty, and was sentenced to two
years at Albany.
To-day the following persons summoned to
fill the vacancies in the grand jury appeared in
court: Edwin A. Lipscomb, John Silence, John
&. Gongs, Henry PaltZman, George d. Graham
Richard Laws, Albert West, James Fitzpatrick
Mr.. Joseph F. Hodgson was selected as foreman,
and having been sworn the others took the
same oath. ,Nhdge James then charged them
calling attention to the laws respecting duelling
and the requirements of their oath; the exclu-
sion Of feelings. friendship and enmity from
their room, and the necessity of keeping secret
Lewis j. Brothers, Edgar S. Brooke, Charles
Jones' Thos G. Ray, John T. Graham, Burton
Vernon and Henry Evans, summoned as tales
men on the petit jury reported. Mr. G. B. Barn
ard was excused, and S. V. Hurdle examined in
his place The petit Jurors were excused until
tomorrow.
CIRCUIT COURT (No. 1)-Judge Macarthur.
Yesterday Howard Bank agt. Goodali; judg-
ment set aside. Chapline agt. Taylor; given to
the Jury. Pinnes assignee etc. agt A!exan-
trial commenced.
To-day, Chaplin agt. Taylor; verdict for
plaintiff slips. Hines agt. Bryan; default set
tachment dismissed Mocke, Busching & Co.
agt Harmon: suit abated. Hartung agt. Den
nison: verdict Tor plaintiff for S4sl. McIntre
agt Williams; on trial.
CIRCUIT COURT (No. 2)-J'tdge Cor.
Yesterday. Du Bose agt. District; given to the
jury. Armstrong agt. Williams; trial COM
menced.
To-day, Du Bose agt. ~District; verdict for
plaintiff for $4,000. Armstrong agt. Williams;
Judgment for defendant; Turner agt. Douglass;
do. Dennis agt. Kerducts; do. for plaintiff.
Cady agt. Schafer; do.
DISTRICT COURT-J,td1e Cartier.
Yesterday, the following petitions in bank
ruptcy were dismissed for want of prosecution:
H. Nettleton, J: A. Berger, d. McCabe, P. j. Nc
Brown. j. F. Lipphard and Jay Cooke & Co.
Adolf GoetZ, George B. Coburn and Bray Bros
received discharges.
POLICE COURT-JttdJe Shell.
Yesterday after our report closed-Lottie An
gel, young white girl, who has for some time
past been roaming about the streets at night in
bad company, was charged with being a prost1-
tute and vagrant. The court administered a
Ieprimand and let her go this time on her own
personal recogniZance. Thomas Carpenter, a
white vagrant was sent down to the farm for
80 days. Elonora Coleman, colored vagrant.
was sent down for 80 days. James Stanley and
Henry Kaiser: two young white men, were
charged with defac1ng private property; 800 or
80 days each. John Lynch, alias johnson, as
sault on Margaret johnson; said he did not
''salt" her, he struck her. Margaret gave testi-
mony, and the Court sent him to 80 days in
Jail. Susan Perkins, assault on Maria Bell S.:
James A. Robbins, white stealing an overcoat
worth $15 from Mr.. Carter, S15 or 60 days in
JAIL Charles Burch and Columbus Brown, two
white men, charged with assault and battery on
knocked him down Friday night at the corner
Of 18th and C streets; 60 days each in JAIL Peter
Lewis colored, larceny OF IA pounds OF shoulder
bacon from dealer in the Center market; $40
loud and boisterous; S.. Jesse Greenhorn, COL
ored, assault on Henry Green; S.. VIM. Bos-
well, assault on Patrick Flaherty; continued.
To-day, VIM. Smith, vagrancy; bonds or 50
days. VIM. Rocks, loud and boisterous; S or
carrying pistol $40 or 80 days. George and
Andrew Harris, vagrancy; personal bonds. Hill
leary johnson, larceny of three bushels Of coal;
S. or Is days. Jerome Ttndall, assault on VIM.
Thomas; s. Reuben Butler, charged with as
saulting David Gainor, by striking him on the
head with stone; S. Joseph Robinson, lar
ceny of teapot from Peter Sauers; $40 or 80
days. VIM. Peters, Emma Peters and Fannie
Peters, charged with loud. and boiSterOus con-
duct In the county; personal bonds to keep the