Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-12-03
THE COQJRrS.

COURT IN GENERAL TERM.
aesssraay, fietcaer agt Murray: decree be-
Williamson ags. THOMPSON; settled. Peale agt.
Brooks; argued and submitted.
CIRcuIT COURT tSo. 1.NJud1e AacArtaur.
nestsrd lay johnson sgt Tucker verdict for
co. agt Kennedy; do. Carles agt Holiday:
commission issued to take dispositions in GeOr.
gia. Dfehl agt Gross: motion for new trial
Tiled. oBrlen agt District; On hearing.
EQUITY CeuRT-Juf0e Cor.
Yesterday, Bishop agt: Bishop; submitted.
Munro agt. Munro; final decree OF Partition
passed. Costello agt. knight; restraining order
discharged; proceeds OF sale to be brought into
court. Lewis agt. Morris; referred to auditor.
charlton agt. Himoer; sale finally ratified
Wheeler agt. Smith; restraining order, return
able December 6, granted.
DIVORCE CAsEs.-A bin for divorce was filed
IN equity to-day by Sherman White agt Ange-
Hne Whlte. The bill states that they were
married In July, 1916, at RidgewoOd, N. Y, and
they removed to this city. and he charges that
on the frst twelve days OF october, 1917. she
house On street, between 4th and 5th south
east, and about the 18th OF said month she LETT
the city permanently.
A BIN OF the same character was also filed to-
day by Mary Bowden agt. VIM. Bowden. These
parties were married here In April, 1875, her
name being Hogan, and they have two children.
SIZE charges that he treated her with great
cruelty, beat and choked her. threatened to kill
her with knife and in August, 1877, deserted
her and went to live with his mother.
TOO, 70 day IN It, the Equity Court Judge Cox dis
agt Chas. e. Gregory-act1On for divorce from
the bonds Of mat1mOny.
THE TowFATH CLUB met last night, Mr.. A. c.
Richards In the chair, and w. A. Short se1re-
tary: Acknowledgement from Messrs jay A.
HubbeI, Edward Mcpherson Fred Douglass
and Edmund Burke for their election as honor.
airy members OF the Towpath CLUB were read
me committee to arrange for reception OF
COL X. 9. Ingersol at the next meeting made
a report that arrangements had been effected.
MI. Bond, from the committee to arrange for a
reception to Gen. Garfield, reported that their
intended labors had been rendered fruitless by
cen. Garheld'S request to have no public
demonstration. A vote Of thanks was rendered
to MIR. Spofford, OF the Riggs house. and to Mr..
w. b. Reed for aiding the committee Mr.. Bar
ton moved that the TowDath Club turn out On
inauguration day In dark clothes, badges, &C.
considerable discussion followed pro and con
and the motion was adopted. Messrs. Barton,
to see that the members were properly uni
formed that day. Addresses were made by
Messrs A. A. Splitter and Gen. H. L. Pelouze.
THE CHARGE OF MAYHEM AGAINST POLICEMAN
SULLvAN.-The charge OF mayhem against
Officer Thomas N sullivan. for having knocked
out an eye Of Eugene McLaine, with his bat
ton, was resumed in the Police Court this
morning. Mr.. r. K. Elliot appeared for de-
fendent and District Attorney Hayden and Mr..
G. Maurice Smith for the government. Officer
Jeffries, testified that he and officer Sullivan
We're walking down P street and they heard
the man cursing and swearing, and advised
him to go home and instead OF doing SO, he
went to store to get some whisky a11 fell
headlong In the door, and they then put him
under arrest and started for the station housa,
and at the corner of I'd and New York avenue
they had scuifie. when the prisoner and
Sullivan fell, and that Sullivan did not strike
him with his baton. After hearing severa-
ing, the court remarked that ne was bound to
recognize Sullivan's good record and character
that Ii the prisoner resisted and assaulted the
officer, the latter had right to use the neces-
sary force to protect himself and get the prIs-
oner to the station house; and that the evidence
as TO the officer having struck him was very
conflicting. and that no Jury would convict him.
very much dissatisfied with the decision, and
the case will prbably be brought before the
grand jury.
THE FUNERAL OF FATHER SuMNER.-The re
mains OF Rev. John S. Sumner, S. j., of Gonzaga
College, who died there on Monday, in the 62d
year OF his age, were removed from the college
to st. Aloysius Church, where at nine o'clock
this morning the funeral services took place.
There were present the clergy Of Georgetown
College tin which Father Sumner was for many
years professOr), Of GonZaga College (in whose
service he dled), nearly all the priests OF the
yates and students Of each OF the colleges, and
many Of the leading citizens of the District.
The services were according to the usages OF
the order Of Jesufts, very simple-the clergy re-
citing the Office of the dead, and low mass being
celebrated and no music. The mass was said by
Rev. W. 81. Sumner. brother OF the deceased,
and at Its conclusion the remains, clad in the
vestments OF the order, and in a plain coffin,
were borne to the hearse by six of the lay
brothers from Georgetown college, under the
supervision of Mr.. K. F. Harvey, undertaken.
There was laid on the coffin floral pillow, 3
feet by 4 and ~ deep, on Which were the
words In vlolets, "From the Students of George
town College" The corpse was reversed in
moving 1t from the usual positton-the head
being placed first in the hearse. and was SO
borne to the grave in Georgetown college
grounds, where the 1nternlent took place. The
deceased was cousin OF the late Senator Sum