Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-23
The Courts,

LQUITf COURT-Jttuge HQgne5'.
To-day. Hannewinkel agt. Hannewinkel; sale
ratified and reference. Hoffman agt Wheatley;
pro confessO set aside Barker agt. Penn; trus-
tee authorized to make private sale. McChes-
ney agt. McChesney; alimony granted. Grimes
agt. Smith; appearance ordered. Creswell agt.
Brown; Knox substituted as trustee. Lewis
agt. King; trustee authorized to make private
sale: Thompson agt. Shepherd; Knox made de-
PENDANT. .Henning agt. Starr; pro confesso agt.
Murdoch: Knox agt. National Savings Bank;
leave to file amended bill. Connolly agt Con-
molly; time of publication extended Mosher
agt. Mosher; do. Brown agt Smith; sale rati-
ned finally. Conry agt. Conry; pro confessO.
Welch agt. Wech; appearance ordered. Adj
journed to Monday.
PROBATE COURT-.7udqe Hnqner
To-day. the will of Enos Ray was fully proven
and the executors qualified; bond 5000. Es-
qualified; bond $500. Annie W. Israel was APP
pointed guardian to orphan of Elizabeth S.
Barr; bond 81 600. Estate of H. D. Cooke; will
admitted to probate and letters testamentary
were issued to the widow; bond 5000. Estate
OF John B. Harris; do. to E. Harris; bond SIS OOO
Estate of John Wagner; order opening execu-
tors account and reference for restatement. Ad-
jOurned to Friday next.
POLICE CouRT-Judqe Shell
Yesterday. after our report closed-Chares
Debel, white man, was charged with assaulting
a cOlOred woman named Charity Butler, who
stated that she went to Mr.. Debers house to
collect wash bill of So, which he refused to
pay, and then beat her. He was fined SIS and
costs. Alck Green, assault on Mary Green, his
wife; personal bOnGsto keep the peace. Amanda
Sherman, assault on Estelle Sherman, her little
daughter, by striking her in the face with a
pitcher; 80 days in JAIL
To-day, Lewis Vcltin vagrancy; bonds or 80
days. Annie Foley, do; do. VIM. Pinkney,
colored, charged with fast driving, and making
a trial of speed between his horse and another
one; $40 or GO days. G. Adams, loud and
boisterous: s. or Is days. Bridget Shea. keep
ing more than two COWS for dairy purposes
nearer than 200 feet of dwelling house other
than own; 81. John Sullivan, do; do. Martha
Bright, profanity; SIS or15 days. Robert Peters
and VIM. n. Graham, charged with contempt of
court in failing to answer a summons; SIS or 5
days each. John Grahe was charged with keep
ing an unlicensed bar. Officer Wheeler testified
that this man keeps an ice cream saloon on C.
between 18th and 18th streets northwest, and in
addition to selling ice cream, sells beer. Two
girls testified to getting beer with their creams
and the case was continued for other witnesses.
Robert Honesty, assault on Sarah Levi, colored,
who testified that this man SWAN across Rock
creek after her, and then struck her with a
rock He was fined $40 or 80 days in Jail. Con-
rad Rhodes, assault on George Rhodes his son;
500 bonds or six months. Sandy Clark ARRAY;
s. or Is days. John Robinson, assault on Mar
tina Taylor by striking her with astone 81. Geo.
Adams cOlored was charged with assaulting
Officer Scott, and pleaded guilty, and was SEN
fenced to 60 days in Jail. Jane Murphy and Jno.
Dudy, both elderly people, were charged with
making an ARRAY, by fighting with each other
The testimony showed that Mr.. Dudy put Mrs
Murphy's furniture out of house. which she
rents from him, and that he did it without writ
of ejectment. When Mrs. Murphy came home
she found her household goods on the street,
and attempted to break the door open again,
when Dudy struck her on the head with broom
handle, and pitched battle ensued. The court
continued the case of Dudy, for testimony for
the defence