Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-05-06
The COnrtS.

COURT IN GENERAL TERM.
anew and submitted Barber ast P sfgaes
s Sap1D,gs BANK argument resumed and case
Today, Murray agt Ager: stimulation fled
Journed to Monday. $1,000 '' '
EQUITY CoURr-Judge Wv,te,
Yesterday, Huntley agt. Barlow. referred to
odt prejudice: jackson agt Jackson; rule on
defendant. Mcpherson agt. Smallwood; con-
veyance by trustee ordered. Mercer agt. Ho-
gar; subpoena duces tecum to w. Hogan. jr..
or0eTed Barbour agt. Smith; L. OBrien Or
dered to bring fund into court.
To-day, Poulson agt. Keep; sale ordered.
Black agt. Black; rule on defendant. Hane.
WiDkel agt. HaneW1nkel; trustees subdivision OF
property approved.
CIRCUIT COURT-Judge Macarthur.
n6 Toaay Berry and YageI agt q S: Home and
trlct; motion certified TO General Term to be
heard in the first instance McElligott agt.
D District, Jollet1i agt. Clark, Wilson agt.
ceptions fled Burnstein agt. Hall Peugh;
Judgment OF condemnation. Xander agt. ODER.
helm; statement Of case signed.
POLICE COURT-Judge .Saen.
Bland, violating the hack law; s.. Columbus
Brown, white man, was charged with break
ing trees and shrubbery In the Agricultural
grounds. Onlcer Cook stated that he arrested
thls man about O'Clock In the morning. with q
large bunch OF flowers and shrubbery In his
possession. which he gathered in the grounds.
the court fined him $40 or 80 days In the work
house. JnO. N. Hicks. charged with defacing
Clark. alias Jas. Clark, colore6. charged with
the larceny OF pocketbOok and contents from
the POCKET OF Caroline White. white lady, who
stated that she is stranger here from San
francisco, and while at the Post Office yester-
day her pocket was picked. Mr.. H. C. Mccoy
an employe of the Post Office. stated that he
q n no hold NJ Ill
When ne broke away and ran, and witness pur-
sued him, and was caught In Metropolitan hotel.
d II e. court said ne would give him the extent
to six months In jail, and to pay fine of 500,
and In default OF the fine 80 days additional.
The court ordered the money which was found
ID the derendant's possession to be returned to
the lady, but was Informed by the policeman
VINO lad charge OF the case, that the money
and handkerchiefs which were found In the
prisoners possession had been returned to him.
sion OF prisoners when arrested, especially in
serious cases, is often material evidence Ia the
ldent1flcatlon OF prisoners, and should not be
c returned until the case Is disposed OF oy the
The Majors attention to this matter.
M IO.oay, VIM. M. Semon, vagrancy; bonds or
90 90 d days James Dudley loud and bosterous;
John Minor. obstruct1ng footway by rolling
WheelbarroW on it; IS or days. Jas. Clark,
40 &c 81. Olivia johnson, vagrancy; bonds or
Souoyo NImIoU NUIIlS auQ G0O. Berry, fOr-
feited collateral. Jas. Lockhead, casting rub
Dish In the street; 50. Chas. Golden, vagrancy;
with assaulting and making threats to sarah
j.. Burgess, his wife, q rather good looking
white woman, who stated that she had to
leave her husband about three weeks ago, and
that yesterday he came to where she is living
and assaulted her. MIR. Burgess stated that he
came home from work about three weeks ago
and found that his wife had moved and taken
nearly all Of the furniture with her. After
finding where she had moved, witness called
on her to return and was assaulted by her, but
did not assault her. The court took his per-
sonal bonds to keep the peace for six months
James Bresnan, a young white man. was
charged with the larceny OF some angle valves
from the Treasury department. the property
OF the United States. The case was Continued
by the court for further testimony.