Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-03-23

To-Day. In the Equity court, Judge Hagnef,
the case Of the Atlantic and Pacific R. X. Co.
agt. the Baltimore and Ohio R. R Co. and the
American Union Telegraph Co.-bin for in
juncf ion to restrain the defendants from taking
possession of certain wires OF the B. & o. r. R.,
which. they claim to hold by virtue Of lease
Co. filed an answer. Leave was given plaintiff
to amend bill. Messrs Wheeler, OF New York,
]. ii. Ashton and n. Wilson, appear for petit
Merrick for respondents The principal point is:
Was the R. r. Co. required to give one years
notice Of the termination Of lease.
THE OOURTs.
CIRCUIT COURT (No. 1)-Jtdge Macarthur.
Yesterday, Elmore agt Parker verdict for
Ohio Canal Cor; trial commenced.
EQUITY CeURT-Judge Hdg,aer.
Yesterday, Mari agt Barry; commission
ORDERED orc to take proof Fry agt Boyce; restrain.
agf. Han; demurrer sustained and bin dismissed
Knowles agt. Dodge; submitted.
CRIMINAL CoURT-Jatd0e James.
,,, aesterday. Jarrett Pitcher, rape on Fanny
Reuben Robinson. resisting Officer Acton; on
trial.
To-day, Reuben Robinson, personal violence
and plea Of guilty Of Simple assault entered;
fined S. and costs. Albert Smith petit larceny
second offence; plead guilty and sentenced to
one year at Albany.
DlSlhCT SOohl !DduhI uplcyl-Juuge CUIJFT'.
Yesterday, Smith & Stone, o. D. Sunny, E.
W. Ayres, B. Kaufman, D. E. Dutrow and s.
Gardiner; discharged. T. v. Noonan, ]. W.
Hester, j. T. Pike, w. W. Simpson, L. Oppenhei
mer and Thos Galloway: causes dismissed. A
number OF cases were passed, ana court was
adjourned to Monday.
POLICE COuRT-J,1lge Shell
Yesterday, after our report closed Peter
Banks, colored. was charged with stealing a
clock worth s. from Mrs. buchanan, who testi-
fed that she was in the habit of employing this
boy to hold her horse at the market house. She
left In his charge last Friday her horse. and In
her carriage was clock, which she missed on
her return to the carriage. When questioned
about 1t he ran away. Thirty days in jail.
Henry johnson, colored, charged with larceny
of some coats and pants belonging to John
costs or thirty days in Jail. Beverly Buckner
and LcWellan Maxwell, larceny OF 81 In money
and 81 in tickets of the Anacostia Street Rail-
road line from Charles King, driver on that
line who testified that several weeks since these
boys got On his car, going toward Uniontown.
When at South Capitol street they seized his
cash and ticket box and escaped with it. No
one else was around. Six months each in jail.
Christopher Ha1lStOch, assault on VIM Stein
meyer; S.. Geo. Ambush and John Bruce, lar
ceny Of bushel of coal from Lucius E. Gridley;
Ambush fined IS and Bruce s.. Isaac Tucker,
assault on Sophia Howard; $50 or sixty days.
To-day, Michael Hard, profanity; IS or days.
VIM. Hoffman, same charge; continued. Chas.
Peyton, loud and boisterous; S or Is days Chas.
Montgomery, do; do. Robert White, do; do.
Daniel Burns, assault on Mary Burns, his wife:
500 or 60 days and $500 bonds to keep the peace,
and in default of bonds six months additional.
JAS. Walters, VIM. Waters and Nelson Brown,
charged with the larceny of some chickens from
Frank r. Hughes; 80 d avs In jail.