Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-02-01
The Courts.

The Courts.
COURT In GENERAL TERN.
Yesterday, Robert Hachtman, patent appeal; a.
gued and submitted
To-day, Raub's administrator sagt Masonic Mu-
tuai RELIEF association; on hearing.
EQUITY CoCRT.-J,td0e Con.
To-Day, DrlSc0ll agt DrScOll; demurrer sustained
ana OIL dismissed. Eldrdge agt- Eldridge: almony
refused. Washington Beneficial Endowment assO-
citation agt. WOOD; decree In favor OF husbands ad-
mlniStrator when appointed. Calvert agt Calvert;
rule on j. j. Calvert. kian agt- Killian; sale OF
ordered
CIRCUIT CoURT@Jud0e Hdgner.
Yesterday, Hammersley agt steamer Mary WASH
ington; plea in abatement sustained. steep agt.
Garrol; verdict for plaintiff for 1925. Kirk agt.
Hapfenmier; referred to auditor. Moran agt Rich
AID: suit dismissed. Bowen agt. Shelby; same.
douglas agt Blair; verdict for plaintiff for $50.
Burk agt Potomac Steamboat company; verdict
LOT aelendant Porter agt Levi; verdict for plain
CrlsmOnd agt. Nicholson; motion for new trial fled
CRIMINAL CoURr-J,.doe WWie.
Yesterday, Robert Anderson, assault to kill; re-
cognizance forfeited. Thomas F. Thornton; YER
dtct not guilty. Thomas T. Thornton, receiving
stoen property; nolle prosecuted. Richard Harris
and W. H Brainard, gaming table; appeal; motion
TO QuaSh Overruled.
POLICE CouRr-Judoe Shell
To-day. VIM Williams, colored, larceny Of one
ton OF coal from K j. Kennedy; So
Riggs AtrOcious Crimes.
GUILTY OF THE MAYBE MURDERS AND OF ASSAULT
ING THR TOwNsENDS AND Mr. SPRAGUE.
A New York dispatch says :-The 1ewelry which
Rugg. In his confession, stated was taken from the
Maybees when they were murdered on Long Island,
has been found where Rugg stated 1t was. 1t has
been fully identified. Jewelry belonging to the
TownSends, which was stolen from them when they
were assaulted, has also been found and identified.
ms removes ali doubt OF Riggs guilt, and con-
nrmS his concession as being the murderer OF the
Mayoees, the aSSailant of the TOwnSends, and the
Wouid-oe murderer OF Selah Sprague
Az the cOroners inquest yesterday 1t was proved
that Rugg was seen walking toward the Maybee
mousse IN Brooky1ile, about 4:3O p. on the Satur
day the Maybee murders were committed, and that
the next day he went to New York, having gold
watca and other jewelry in bis possession accom-
p panied by Lance Conkling, who says that Rugg
spent money lavishly in various low resorts and
lnat wnen the money was gone the 1ewelry was
pawned He also says that on the night OF the as
saulI upon townsend and wife Rugg stayed at the
house OF James Conkling, In Poverty Hollow, near
IoWnSends house; that the next day they went to
New I ork, spent a considerable sum OF money and
had the dial changed on the watch now known to
be TOwnsenda
One Of the detectives said last night referring to
Rugg, :" We have sufficient evidence now to hang
NM" Detect1vesJ. 8. Wood, OF P1nkertons agency,
ana j. w. smith, OF Flushing, have completed a
chaln OF evidence showing that Chas. Rugg alone
Is the murderer OF Mrs. and Miss Maybee and the
ssSailant OF MI. and Mrs. James G. Townsend and
Selan Sprague and WIFE, After continuous work
from November 18th last the perpetrator OF three
OF the most notorious OutrageS ever committed on
Long island has been run down.