Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-12
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Yesterday. Ergeod AIT. Cooley: pro eorfesso
against defendant, George NJ. oyster. Towers
ayt. Williams: sale finally ratified Moran agt
Colburn; auditors report confirmed. Doyie AFT
Giddings: pro eonfesse act. S. V. White. Bay
liss act. Macarthur; W. B. Webb appointetltrus-
tee. Heck agt. Heck; sale ordered and Irving
Williamson appointed trustee to SELL Ieitch
agt. Pengh; sale finally ratified Dimond act
National Capital Insurance Company: receiver
renewed from further prosecution of cc; tain
claims. Moshx aa.t Mos..er and Connolly art
Connolly; sale ratified nisi. O'Dwyer agt. Jack
son: forty days allowed ~ take testimony Uoue,
agf Eagieston: auditors report confirmed Hoo
per a@t Faunce; pro co-isesso vacated against L.
A. Godng. Gilman agt Hardness: Injunction
denied and restraining order discharged Myers
at. Myers; ordered hearing in General Term in
first instance.
CIRCUIT CorRFlJudye James
Yesterday. Murphy agt. Hewitt; verdict for
defendant. Browning aTt District of Columbia.
terms extended TO settle bills of examiner Rus
sell. receiver agt. National Capital Insurance
Company: suggests that Duhamel Is appointed
receiver of defendant. and ordered that receiver
be made defendant. Jurors discharged for the
term.
Wright agt McClintock: motion for new trial
over1nled. Shipiey. Smith & Co. agt Foley;
default. Sands ast. Prick; order of publication.
Police CoURf-Judee Shell.
Yesterday. after our report closed. VIM. Kirby.
assault on Noses wilson; forfeited collateral.
Edward S. Rrenton was charged with the
larceny OF gold watch and e necktie from Eppa
H. Goodwin. who stated that he took the watch
while they were sky!arking, but meant to re-
turn 1t; the case was continued for Judgment.
JAS. Smith and Henry Jackson, alias Henry
Smith. grand larceny of $50 in money and liz
white shirts from Harp Sing. Chinese laundry
man; grand jury-bonds $780, VIM. Hood a
small colored boy. was charged with striking
small white boy named Harry Loughrane on the
bridge OF the nose with stone and cutting him
severely. A fine of SO or 50 days in Jail was
imposed. Henry B. Fortune was charged with
asSaufting colOred girl named Maggie Brooks
on two occasions. Maggie showed bruised
race and stated that this young man beat her
Saturday and also on the 23d Of last Nav For
tune stated that he is not married to this girl
but has been living with her for nearly year.
The court imposed a fine of IS or IS days in the
first case and SO or 30 days in the second case.
Henry Smith. larceny of 81 from Paul Chase:
restitution Or3 days. Jno Nation larceny of
an outfit for backing boots from Isaac Johnson;
restitution or days and fine of "a or y days.
Patrick Looney was charged with assauiting
Stephen Nichols. and Stephen Nichols was
charged with assaulting Patrick Looney and
Mrs. Nichols was charged with assaulting Mrs.
IOoney and Mrs LOoney was charged with as
saulting Mrs. Nichols. Mr.. Looney was fined
$40 and costs Or 80 days in jail, and all of the
other cases were dismissed
To-day. VIM. Nelson. COndy Bonner. Edward
A. Scott vagrancy: bonds or 90 DAYS each.
Peter jackson. disturbing the quiet of George
town: S. or days. Alfred Day. indecent ex-
posture; do. john W. Henson. disturbing the
quiet OF Georgetown; do. Louis Faber. keep
ing his bar open on Sunday: $40 or 80 days.
Edward Jevins. do; do. Patrick Carpenter:
forfeited collateral. Nicholas Miles. forfeited
$50 collateral. Holman Alexander loud and
bosterous; So or Is days. Mary Lord and Eliza
Gray. two colored girls with their dresses torn
to ribbons. We're charged with fighting i'm the
in lafa
of a fine of S.. Richard and Mary Woods. grand
larceny OF $500 in money and some jewelry from
Michael Nolan; grand jury. bonds $500. Isaiah
Winston. assault on Jane Winston; So or u days.
Edward S. BrentOn. larceny of pair of gold
cuff buttons from John Fl. Gheen: 81 days in JAIL
Also. charged with the larceny of IA watch from
Andrew Page; 50 days additional. Also. charged
with stealing gold watch from Epla H. Good
win. SIX moths more. George A. Lamb. better
known as Texas Jack. was charged with being a
habitual drunkard and va3rant, was sent to the
workhouse for so days.
FATAL RESULT OF DANGERovs SPORT-At
Fourth of July picnic in Louisiana the game of
throwing rubber balls at the head Of negro as
it was thrust through hole in a canvas at
tracted attention through the wonderful dodg-
ing OF the living target. Nobody had yet hit
him, and he had grown oyer-confident when a
drunken fellow offered five dollars for five
throws with stone The bargain was made
and the crowd eagerly watched the dangerous
sport. Three times the negro lodged the mis-
sie. bat on the fourth it hit him sGuarely in the
forehead, fractUring his skull.
A TERRIBLE DISASTER IN MEXICO.-A dispatch
dated City of Mexico. July 10th, says: Dis
patches received from Oaxaca announces the
falling of church roof in San Mateo. killing
over fifty people The church was being rebuilt,
and at O'Clock on Tuesday morning a workman
fell from the roof All the others rushed to get
on at the same instant, causing the roof to fall
The wOrshippels below. mostly women. were
instantly killed. Twenty of the workmen on
the roof were also killed, and others fatally
wounded The accident took place an hour pre-
vious to the service. and there were not over
thirty persons in the church. These are reported
all killed. But meager reports of the accident
are to be had here
CRAZED BY THE SHOOTING OF THE PREsI-
DENT-Capt. Killiea heard disturbance at SD
street and 9Th avenue last night and. huIrying
down the street. found a crowd of a hundred
persons surrounding man, who was kneeling
on the sidewalk and praying aloud. The man
suddenly sprang to his feet and. calling upon
heaven to save the life of President Garfield in
vOked curses upon Ghiteau. Friends of the
man tried to quiet him. but he beanie violent,
struck at them. and tore his clothing. Capt
'kililea endeavOred to pacify him by assuring
him that President Garfield was doing WELL but
finding his persuasion unavailing. caught the
man up bodily and carried him to Sth avenue.
where he got assistance and took him to the 47th
street station. 1t was learned that the man was
George Ferguson, dyer. Of 345 West SD street.
He is well-tO-dO. church member. and of
strictly sober habits Since the shooting of
President Garfield he had shown signs of in
sanity, talking constantly and violently of that
event, and was kept under surveillance at his
home. Yesterday he managed to escape from
the house. He was sent to Bellevue Hospital
N. Y. Sun. 12h.