Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-12
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Yesterday. ErgccG act. Cooley: pro ecnfesso
AGAINST defendant. George n. Oyster. Towers
AFT. Williams: sale finally ratified. Moran agt.
Coiburn: auditor report confirmed. Doyle agt.
Giddtngs; pro eoEfeSss AIT. S. Y. White. Bay
liss ast. Macarthur: W. B. Webb appointed trus-
tee. Heck agt. Heck: sale ordered and Irving
Williamson appointed trustee to sell. Leitch
agt. Peugh; sale finally ratified. Dimond agt
National Capital Insurance Company: receiver
relieved from further prosecution Of certain
claims. Masher agt Neslaer and Connolly agt.
Connolly sale ratified nisi. O'Dwyer aCt Jack
son: forty days allowed to take testimony. Hoge
agt. Eagleston auditors report confirmed. Hoo
per at. Faunce: pro coufesso vacated against l..
A. GodinS. Gilman art- Hardness: injunction
agt. Myers: ordered hearing in General Term in
first iEstaLce.
CIRCUIT OOuRF-Jwlye James
Yesterday. Murphy a2t. Hewitt; verdict for
defendant. Browning agt. 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. McClintocs: motion for new trial
overTnled. Shipley. Smith & Co. act. Foley;
DEFAULT. Sands aSt. Frick; order of publication.
POI.,CE CoURf-Judqe Smell
Yesterday. after cur report closed VIM Kirby
assault on Moses Wilson; forfeited collateral
Edward S. BreatOn was charged with the
larceny OF gold watch and a lecktie from Eppa
III. Goodwin. who stated that he took the watch
while they were skyiarking, 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 Is
white shirts from Harp Sing, a Chinese laundry
man; grand iury-bonds $500. VIM. Hood
small colored boy. was charged with striking a
small white boy named Harry Louahrane on tie
bridge of the nose with stone and cutting him
severely. A fine of $40 OF 50 days in jail was
imposed. Henry B. Fortune was charged with
assaulting cOlOred girl named Maggie Brooks
on two occasions. Maggie showed a bruised
face and stated that this young man beat her
Saturday and Also Oh the I'D Of last May For
tune stated that he is not married TO this girl
but has been living with her for nearly year.
The court imposed fine of IS or IL days in the
first case and $40 or SO days in the second case
Henry Smith, larceny of 81 from Paul Chase:
restitution ORB days. Jno. Nation. larceny of
an outfit for backing boots from Isaac Johnson;
restitution or days and a fine of S4 or 25 days.
Patrick LOOney was charged with aSSaultin.
Stephen Nichols, and Stephen Nichols was
charged with asSaulting Patrick Looney and
Mrs. Nichols was charged with assaulting Mrs.
lOoney and Mrs. LOoney was charged with as
saulting Mrs. Nichols. Mr.. LOoney was fined
SO and costs or 80 days in JAIL and all of the
other cases were dismissed.
To-day, VIM. Nelson, Condy Bonner. Edward
A. Scott. yagrancy: bonds or 80 days each.
Peter Jackson. disturbing the quiet of George
town: So 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 so days.
Edward Jovins. do. do. Patrick Carpenter:
forfeited collateral. Nicholas Miles. forfeited
$50 collateral lehman Alexander loud and
hoisterous s. or Is days. Mary Lord and Eliza
Gray. two coOred girls with their dresses torn
to ribbons. were charged with fighting in the
street; workhouse for Is days each in default
of a fine OF SIS. Richard and Mary Woods grand
larceny OF $500 in money and some jeweiry from
Michael Nolan; grand jury. bonds $500. Isaiah
Winston. assault on Jane Winston IS or Is days.
Edward S. Brenton, larceny of pair of gold
cuff buttons from John H. Gheen: 80 days in Jail.
Also. charged with the larceny of a watch from
Andrew Page; 80 days additional. Also. charged
with stealing gold watch from Eppa III. Good
win. six moths more. George A. Lamb better
known as Texas Jack. was charged with being a
habtual druIkard and vaxraEt was sent to the
workhousc for 50 days.
FATAL Result OF DANGERoUs SPoRr.-At a
Fourth Of July picnic in Louisiana the game of
throwing rubber balls at the head of ne gro as
it was thrust through mole in a canvas. at
tracted attention through the wonderful dod9-
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-
sile. but on the fourth it hit him sQuarey 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 i'm San MateO. killing
over fifty people. The church was being rebuilt
and at 5 clock on Tuesday morning workman
fell from the roof. All the Others rushed to get
off at the same instant, causing the roof to fall
The wOrshippers 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 killilea heard disturbance at SD
street and 9Th avenue last night. and hurrying
down the street. found a crowd of 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 Guiteau. Friends of the
man tried to quiet him, but he beanie Violent
struck at them and tore his clothing Capt
killea endeavOred to pacify him by assuring
him that President Garfield was doing well, but
fndlng his persuasion unavailing, caught the
man up bodily and carried him to Sth avenue.
where he got assistance and took him to the 18th
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. 18Th.