Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-05-18
The Courts.


COURT IN GENERAL TERM,
Yesterday, Little agt. Ingersoll; arsued and
submitted. c. E. Henry (Marshal), bond ap-
proved.
To day, Truesden agt. Wise: appeal BOND
hearing.
EQUITY CoCRr-,J,iige Wglte
-, yesterday, Keyser agt. Beam; pro confesso
onutt; auditors report on distribution ratified.
Adams agU. Adams; appearance Of absent de-
Iepdanr ordered. Fall agt Stephenson; testt.
mony ordered taken in certain time Domestic
and Foreign Missions Society agr. Uhier; do.
To-day, Grant agt F.S. & I. Co; appeal bond
hxe6. Ludwig agr. Stott; time 20 take testimo-
Grof agt. Rowland; sale ordered and F. W.
Jones appointed trustee Bellinger agt Pres
ton; trustee substituted.
CIRCUIT COURT-Jatd1e James
lesIerGay, Gardner agt Anacostia and Poto-
mac River Rsilroad Company: submitted 10
court; Judgment for plaintiff; one cent dan
ages Citizens National BaDk agt. Tallmad &c
ct al, four cases; leave 10 Withdraw notes.
CRIMINAL CoURT-J1tfge Coz.
To-day, Alfred Hollowell and Georgianua
H0lioRel, grand larceny or money, jewelrg,
dc, valued at $780, from James FL. GIllis; Alfred
pleaded not guilty! Georgtanna pleaded guilty
atG was sentenced to IS months In the Buffalo
penltebt1ary. John Ackers, {aecOnd ofrelce)
larceny 100 pounds OF pork; pleaded guilty and
was sentenced to years In fbe Auburn On. Y. }
prison. Alice Mill, indicted for grand Larceny.
pleaGed guilty ana was sentenced TO one year
at Buffalo.
POLICE CoURT-J1dge Shell.
Monday, Belle Evans ana Sophia Johnson,
cursiDg and swearing In the county; s. or Is
days each. Sophia Johnson. coloTed. was al o
charged with assaulting OSlcer Cole. Whe1
asked II she was guilty Or not guilty, she sad
She was fined $40 or so days IN jail FOR the as
sault. John L. Thompson, Jas. Wallace Joan
Carey, John Taylor, David Fitzgerald, John
Williams, Charles Allison and Rebecca Con-
a
90. Smith johnson, Chester Johnson, ,barJ
Green, Stewart Wilson. Edward Fell and Ell
ward T: Grant, profanity; s. or days each.
OF 90 days each. Jas. Cant, Thos Corners
and Alexander Lancaster, loud and boisterous
talking; IS or 10 days each. John Beckwith,
Smithsonian grounds; $40 or 80 days. Wash
ington Brarton: forfeited collateral. Jane
Hart, loud and bois erous; s. or Is days.
Mary jackson. loud and oolsterous; S Or Is
mson. Minnie Mergtn and Louisa Mergin, three
colored girls, were charged With disOrde ly
conduct. officer Howell stated that these
women had fight In house In South Wash
disorder, and one or them had all CT her clothes
pulled off, and she was thrown out naked
Ihey were fined - or ID days each. Jno Smith,
coloIed, was charged with cruelty to animals.
and driving and Overlooking horse that was
unfit for labor. The court said thai he had
never seen d horse In worse condition, and
the mere putting OF harness on him would ce
al act OF cruelty: but in consequence OF the
Defendants poverty he would only foe him $
or IS days. Jno. Mcclellan, euT5ing and swear
I Ing,, In me county; 8 or days. Jas. Penq,
charged with highway robbery; grand jury
ponds $500 Daniel ]. Bowie, assault on Elliott
Hun; 81. Mary HUFF. assault on Daniel J. Bowie
81. Orlando Jones was charged With keeping
dangerous dog. An Old white lady named
Caroline SWartz testified that she was sitting
III front CT her house last night, when this man
came along With bull dog. which ran at her
and bit her on the arm. 4 fine of $40 was i'm
posed and an appeal Noted Agnes jackson.
Jennie Payne and Ellen CLARK. three colorei
girls, were charged with asSaulting an oil
colored woman, named Emma Primer, who
slatt d tGat Agues JACKSON came TO her house
and asked her II she had said that her Wit
messy husband came to here Agnas) house every
night. Witness answered that she did sag 80:
and agnes called witness liar and struck her
several times with blackjack, and three Other
glr.S also struck her. Agnes Jackson was med
$ and costs, aud the Others 81 each. Wm.
BROOKS assault On Tbos. 0 BrIen; go or 50 days.
Frank Proctor aud Ephraim Bailey, charged
with an ARRAY, by lighting with each other il
the publtc street; Proctor was fined $ and
Bailey Was dismissed. Warner Waddy, malict-
Gus trespass; dismissed. Juo. " PFather and
Chas. Williams. two small boys, were charged
with asSdultlng another small boy named Wm.
NJ. Sinden, who stated that these boys caught
him nesr TennailYtown, and after beating him
took all OF his clothes OF. They were lined s.
each. John West, threats OF persona! Violence
against Annie West, his wife: personal bonds
TO keep the peace fer six months. James ana
samuel Smith, assault On Sidney Jones; dis
missed.
Yesterday, Sarah Parker, cursing and swear
ing Oh Nichols avenue, In the county; s. or
days. Chas; Hughes, profanity; do. Americas
Annie Foley do. do: Sam. Bludsoe, forfeited
collateral. Francis Denoa, profanity; S. or
days. JOS Proctor, do; do. Rose McDavItt
ana May Weish, yagTancy bonds or 80 days
forfeited collateral. Martha Taylor a colored
wCna an, charged with trespassing on a park
ana pGlling up d lol of plants by The roots: =
or oba 20 Gays JoDa DiTtle-t, white boy, was
1hr testimony showed thai the boy sn05 q
cats eye out TIE ooy S father stated tina re
Bought his sou the gun, and promised h!m
twenty-five cents piece for all the cats he
Cou.d XII: but vas very sorry 20 say that lie
had Lot earl ed any twenty-five cents. ru9
court said THAI he sJmpathiZed with persons
Wlo are annoyed by cats, bar that this "a not
the proper way 70 reach them. Mr.. Bartier-
remarked that this IS the only way they can De
reached. TIE court imposed a line OF $. VIM.
laser; forfeited collateral. Chss. Greer, assault
on Jerry Wood; s. or Is days. Also, charged with
the larceny OF hat from Jas. King; 80 days ad-
diuonal. Robt McCathran, forfeited collateral.
ROBERT creek, assault on Rebecca johnson; g..
Wm. Cady. assault on VIM. A. Bell; IS or Is
Hooper and Chas. Holland, four ten-year-
white boys, were charged With assaulting
Another small white boy named Francis Scala.
They were fined 81 each. Richard Thomas, a
small colored boy, assault on Frank Merrlmacn,
very small white boy; 81. The court remarked
that the city seems TO be overrun with juve-
nile matters today, there being about twenty
small children in the court, including prisoners
and witnesses. Maud Mason, white girl, vas
charged With larceny from Emma NJ. Butcher
alias frankie Middleton. The case was dis
Missed, and Maud swore ont q warrant against
MISS Middleton for keeping a bawdy house, AID
The case was continued On bOQdS.