Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-03-11
The COnrtS.

CIRCUIT COURT-Judtge Macarthur.
Yesterday, Herlthy agt. District of Columbia;
jury Withdrawn, with leave to amend declara-
t1on. Graham Co. agt. DOnnelly; dIscontIn-
ued by plaintiff and leave to withdraw note
Lloyd agt Washington Gaslght Company; jury
To-day, Lloyd agt. Washington Gas Light
Co.; verdict etc FOR plaiatlff; Mississippi r. X.
co. agt. Taylor referred. Angerman agt.
Baum; on hearing.
EQUITY COURT.-Jud0e RlFie.
AeStf rCay. Peters agt. Sutef; Injunction
granted Rowe agt. Todd Injunction dissolved.
Cook agt Denatse; decree to be drawn. Bur.
restraining order discharged, Injunction denied
4id III! dismissed. Baldwin agt. Grahanite
and Trinidad Asphalt Company: pro con!esso
at certain defendants Schaffsrt agt. Madcs:
Modes.
TO day, Jones agt. Wiley; auditors report on
trustees account confirmed. Mcnamara agt
Sheckells; on hearing
CRIMINAL CoURT-Jttdae Cor.
John f. Spinks, burglary and larceny; SEN
fenced to Auburn prison for three years VIM,
Bailey, John SmallWood and Richard Stewart,
grand larceny; pleaded not guilty; SmallWood
and Bailey on trial. Thomas Forbes, assault
with intent TO XIII; Iecogniz ance forfeited. VIM
II. Douglass, same. Henry Matthews burglary:
jury disagreed and were discharged.
To-day, John Stewart Roy, conspiracy: per-
sonal Iecognizance In $500 taken. Henry Day,
best1ailty; case ordered to stand and defendant
discharged from custody. VIM. Bailey and John
SmallWood, grand larceny otguilty. William
Sisel and BERTHE King, larceny OF clothing from
9. +. Trims < Co.; King was convicted aud
Sigel acquitted. David McCutchen and Daniel
Long, larceny; lot guilty.
PROBATE COURT-JLtd1p H1qner
To-day, the will OF Clartssa Hess was admit.
ted 10 probate and record Letters OF admints-
trat10n on the estate OF VIM. Cary was issued
to the widow; bond s. 600. The VIII OF I,0renz
Estate OF James Cannon; letters TO P. ). Don0-
nue.. VIII OF Emil Arctander fully proven.
Estate OF b Henze; citation against admins
traitor issued.
POLICE CoURT-Jud0e !Sseu
To Gay. JDo. Heating, vagrancy; bonds or 30
days. Charles Carver alias George Carpenter
hoisteIous; S. or Is days. VIM. clayton, throw
Ing stones in the street; s.. Sarah Nichols,
charged with being suspicious character; per-
sonal bonds; walter B. Williams, charged with
appealed. Emmett Seward, assault on Samue.
Young; 81 and no costs. Patrick Moore the
proprietor OF the Keystone house, was charged
with assaulting Randall Corbin, who testified
that he Is runner for hotel, and on the st of
this month he went TO the keystone house TO
take some passengers and baggage there to his
notel and while at the Keystone house Moore
assaulted him; fine OF 81 was imposed Moore
was also charged with assaultlng Mr.. Thos. S.
smith, the proprietor OF the Pennsylvania
house, In which the complainant In the other
case Ii potter. Mr.. Smith stated that he went
to Moore's Place on the night that his porter
was assaulted there, but did not then know OF
euC d'SdUlt OH uue pOTtcT. WltuoSS called Tor
nan dozen raw oysters, and after eating them
walked up to the bar and was told by defend
ant that the oysters were Is cents. After
femaTkiDg that that was pretty steep
price. he paid it, and Moore cursed him and
reached down to get weapon, when witness
picked up bottle to defend himself with, when
he was seized nom behind by two men and
Moore struck him On the head with bottle,
knocking him seDSeleSS Moore testified that
the complainant drew knife and then threat
ened to draw pistol when he (witness) threw
the bottle and struck him. The court said that
weapon Moore was justified In throwing the
bottle, and he would dismiss the case. Robert
Smith was charged with assulting another
colored man, named Henry PeytOn, by cut
ting him on the head with a knife
Peg ton stated that he was on drunk at the
time; that he cannot remember anything about
1t. Another witness stated that Smith cut
Peyt0n several times with q knife. Tine case
was continued until Tomorrow to hear the
testimony OF physician as to the nature OF
the wounds received by Peyton. John Parker
larceny OF pair OF shoes from JAS. Davis; S.
John Harrison, larceny OF call bell worth 81;
nned 50. Albert Bee, assault on Mary Bee his
VIE; ponds TO keep the peace. Joseph Barnes,
assault on Arthur Taylor; SIS. Isaac johnson,
ARRAY; forfeited collateral. Charles Howard.
larceny Of push cart belonging to Jacob 81
Collins; continued.
IHB lNTEROCEANIC CANAL MATTER IN TIE
House OF CoNMoNS.-In the British house of
commons yesterday afternoon Sir Charles Di Ike.
nn9 T, IgIe!gn secretary, replying TO question
by Sir Henry Wolff, said there had been no cor
Iespondence recently with the United States
respecting 1nteroceantc communication. Toe
eau5ec,' ne SAD. was receiving the governments
oe premature TO take any action In the natter.
Sir henry WoiM, in his question cited pa Ssape
ID fIesldent Gardeld's inaugural address reis-