Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-03-10
The Courts.

CIRCUIT COURT-JItt,ye Macarthur.
Yesterday, Herlthy agt. District of Columbia;
jury Withdrawn. with leave to amend declara-
ton. Graham Co. agt. Donnely; discontIn-
ued by plaintiff and leave to withdraw note
Lloyd agt Washington Gaslight Company; jury
resp1ted.
To-day, Lloyd agt. Washington Gas Light
Co.; verdict Ct for plaintiff Mississippi X. T.
Baum; on hearing.
EQUITY COURT.-JUd0e Ry'ie.
Yesterday, Peters agt Sutef; Injunction
grated Rowe agt. Todd; Injunction dissolved.
Cook agt Denaise; decree to be drawn. Bur-
cess agr. Williams; same. Scott agt. Ashford
restralnlrg order discharged, Injunction denied
4id III! dismissed Baldwin agt Grahamite
and Trinidad Asphalt Company: pro coniesso
Charles Walter appointed trustee instead OF C.
Msdes.
To day Jones agt. Wiley; auditors report on
trustees account confirmed. Mcnamara agt
Sheckells; on hearing.
CRIMINAL CoURr-Jodoe 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. WIN.
b. H. Douglass, GU same Henry Matthews burglary
Tod John Stewart Roy, conspiracy; per-
sonal Iecognizance in $500 taken. Henry Day,
bestialty; case ordered to stand and defendant
discharged from custody. VIM. Bailey and John
Sigel and BERTHE King, larceny Of clothing from
G. ScI F. oc I1mms Co. King was convicted aud
Long. larceny; Lot guilty.
PROBATE COURT-Judge Hagner.
To-day, the will OF Clartssa Hess was admit.
TED 10 probate and record. Letters OF admlnts-
to the widow; bond s. Geo. The VIII OF Lorenz
Hessler was admitted to probate and record
Estate OF James Cannon; letters TO P. j. Dono.
nue. Will OF Emil Arctander; fully proven.
traitor Issued
POLICE CoURr-Jtd0e Shell
To Gay. Jpo. Heating, vagrancy; bonds or 80
days. Charles Carver alias George Carpenter
forfeited collateral. VIM. Gallagher loud and
boste1ous; S. or Is days. VIM. Clayton, throw
Ing stones ia the street; 81. Sarah Nichols,
sonai bonds. Walter b. Williams, charged with
occupying the street for business purposes: SIS:
appealed. Emmett Seward, assault on Samuei
Young; 81 and no costs. Patrick Moore. the
proprietor of the Keystone house, was charged
with assaultiDg Randall Corpin, WHO testified
that lie Is a runner for hotel, and on the st OF
ms, ms month ne went 10 the keystone house to
hotel, and while at the Keystone house Moore
assaulted him; fine OF ST. was imposed. Moore
was also charged with assaulting Mr. Thos. S.
smith, the proprietor OF the PENNSYLVANIA
house, In which the complainant in the other
case IL potter. Mr.. Smith stated that ne went
to Moore's Place on the night that his porter
was assaulted there, but did not then know OF
the assault On the porter. Witness called for
half dozen raw oysters, and after eating them
walked up to the bar and was told by defend
ant that the oysters were 25 cents. After
remarking that that was pretty steep
price, he paid 1t, 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 a knife, and then threat
ened to draw pistol, when he [wttness) threw
the bottle and struck him. The court said that
| as the testimony showed that Smith drew
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
PeJ ton stated that he was On drunk at the
| time; that he cannot remember anything about
| 1t. Another witness stated that Smith cut
Peyton several times with 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 a call bell worth 81;
| nned 80. Albert Bee, assault on Mary Bee, his
wife; bonds 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.
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