Evening star., 1880-02-06
THE COURTS.

SOURT IN GENERAL TERN.
Yesterday, Alexander agt. District of Colum-
bia; argued by Mr.. Chrlsty and Mr.. Riddle and
submitted. Hooe agt. Barker; argued by Mr..
ben and Mr. Duyall in part. In re J. R. Dent;
habeas corpus: settled. +. S. & T. Co. agt Hol-
den ct al; mandate from U. S. supreme Court
filed.
Hood agt. Jones & Barker: decree OF the court
to the effect that the veritic ltion of plaintir
declaration by oath before the clerks assistant
was held to be sufficient. United States agt.
Thompson; ordered to be heard without print
ing, United States use OF Hoffman agt. Elliot;
argued and submitted. Young agt Baker;
Judgment below affirmed. Commercial Bank of
Wheeling agt. Benedict; motion to dismiss for
failure to ME exceptions Adjourned until $3.50
politan Bank agt. John F. Cook, collector will
be heard before full bench.
CIRCUIT COURT CNo. 2)-Jttdge Cor.
Nailor agt. Barrotu & Mullin: verdict for
Judgment by default: Duncanson agt. Balloch;
judgment by confession. Howe agt Hyatt:mo-
ton to guash and dismiss granted. Chapline
agt. Taylor; order to take depositions Cor
don agt. Budd, O'Neil q Co.; motion for new
trial.
To-day, Moschowitz & Russell agt. Lawrence:
motion TO take depositions granted. Kitchen
agt. Kitchen; verdict for plaintiff for possession
and S19.I5 damages and cost. Washington Brick
Machine company agt. Doherty; judgment by
default. Miller & Yager agt Beach; Judgment
demnation.
EQUITY CoURT-J,tdge James.
Yesterday, Chaves agt. Brooks; preliminary
injunction granted. Castner & co. agt. Nit
kiewicz; hearing on motion commenced and
continued.
CRIMINAL CoURT-Jut11e Huglier.
Yesterday, Richard Bates, second offence Of
petit larceny; verdict guilty. Edward Donald
son, ASSAULT verdict guilty; sentenced to three
months in jail and fine OF $40 and costs.
Nettie Clark, assault on Berthe Jones; verdict
not guilty. Letha Mathews, perjury; de-
murrer oyerruled: trial begun.
To-day, Lethe Matthews perjury; on trial.
POLICE CoURT-J,tdqe S1ell.
To-day, Rose McDevitt loud and boisterous;
8 or Is days. Louisa Sharp, charged with de-
facing private property; $50 or 80 days in jail.
Also charged with the larceny of gold ring; 30
days in jail. Thos. Thompson, loud and bois-
bonds or 80 days. Richard Robinson. do; bonds
Or 80 days. John Aloysus, loud and boisterous;
s.. I. Hume and Thomas G. Quantrell, affray;
forfeited collateral. Frank Burch and ChaS II.
assault on Anna Blair, his wife; personal bonds
to keep the peace. Henry Smith, charged
with stealing an eight-day clock from a
school house, the property OF the, District
Charles Dasenbrook, charged with fast driving,
and running over man on 9Th street, named
Elmore. Young Mr.. Elmore testified that he
saw the thing done; his father was crossing 9th
street, when this man drove past with buggy
at very high speed, and ran over his father. He
did not stop, but continued on, and witness
jumped into buggy and pursued him to his
home, when Officer McGraw arrested him; con-
tinued for defence. John Batterford alias VIII
liams; assault on Archie Taylor; a very serious
assault, and unprovoked; six months in jail
Catherine Roth charged with assault and bat
terry On Cecilia Coates, and Cecilia Coates, as
sault on Catherine Roth; required to give per-
sonal bonds to keep the peace to each other
Joseph L. eileen, assault and battery on Emma
Warfleld and Alice Rupp, two cases; pleaded
guilty In both cases, and was fined So in each
case.