Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-21
The Courts.


EQUITY CoURT-Judge Wylie.
Yesterday. Block act. Block: divorce mensa
ct thora; defendant to pay plaintiff Sl5 per
month alimony, cost OF suit and S25 to her
counsel. Queen ct al agt. Brooks ct al; audi.
tors report of June %, 1881 cOnfirmed trustees
directed to pay A. F. Queen fund coming to
him. Simpson agt Simpson, auditors report OF
January 90, 1881, confirmed. Dayton agt Day
ton; commissioner appointed to assign guardian
to answer for Hugh Dayton infant defendant.
Pepper agt. Shepherd; restraining order.
POLICE COURT-Jttdge Shell
To-day, Louisa Hall, curSing and swearing in
West Washington: So or Is days. William Key
and George F. Ward, small white boys. charged
with shooting stones with bean-shOoters; Key
forfeited collateral and Ward was released on his
personal bonds. Andrew jackson. cursing and
swearing in the street; SIS or Is DAYS Harry
Washington, loud and boisterOus; S. or Is DAYS.
Elias Davis. forfeited collateral. William Kear-
ney, charged with being a vagrant and suspi-
cOus character; personal bonds. Annie Smith
and Fannie Miller, charged with being Migrants
and public prostitutes: bonds or 80 days in the
wOrkhOuse. Charles Raney forfeited collateral
Nellie Lucas, profanity; SIS or Is days George
Pool, Thomas Hughes and William Parker loud
and bolsterOus; So or ID days each. Joseph Car
roll, vagrancy; bonds or 80 days.
FINED FOR SUNDAY TREATING
Frank Foster was charged with keeping his
bar open on Sunday. Officer Shanks stated that
street. near the Avenue, and last Sunday he
(Shanks) saw large crowd of men go into this
restaurant, and followed them in and saw Foster
supplying them with beer and put him under
arrest. Mr.. Foster took the stand and stated
that he belongs to the ''Red Men," and took his
lodge in Sunday to treat them to glass of beer
The Court held that the object of the law was to
keep the barroOms closed on Sunday, and he
thought that under the law barkeeper cannot
treat his friends on Sunday. A fine of $50 was
imposed and an appeal noted.
John Magill. keeping policy shop; 60 days
in Jail; appeal noted-bonds $500. Nathaniel
Lee cOlored. assault on Julia Tyler, who showed
a cut face and very black eye, and stated that
he is her husband and she did not want him
sent to Jail. He was sentenced to 30 days in
Jail Peter Hayes, threats to Peter II. Fegan;
personal bonds to keep the peace.
A MISUNDERSTANDING between the purchasers
of Emory Grove camp ground has led to new
difficulties. and two OF the purchasers have filed
bill at Towsontown. Nd praying the court
not to ratify the sale.
The lightning demolished a chimney of the
Brdeswell prison, Chicago, yesterday and
knocked three of the prisoners senseless. They
recovered.
John Scanlon, a wel-known politician of Jer-
sey City, while driving over the PENNSYLVANIA
railroad track, was struck by a passing train and
received fatal injuries.
The cutting of passenger rates began in real
earnest yesterday at Boston. Tickets to CHICAGO
are sold by the Boston and ALBANY road for ss12
and to ST. Louis for $3.50.
1t is again reported that Midhat Pasha has at
tempted suicide by opening vein with a pair OF
scissors.