Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-07-08

TER POLICE COUNT TO-DAY.
MeSsrS Richard Harris, William III. Brainard and
Thomas ". Berry were charged. In the Police Court
to-day, with permitting gaming in premises under
their CONTROL at the rooms OF the Americas club at
No. 1905 Pennsylvania avenue which were raided
on the night Of July Sd. Ar. Josiah simpson a
member OF the CLUB testified TO having played
poker, pitch and Boston in the rooms OF The club
Tor money He bought his chips from the janitor.
Frank Williams TESTIFIED TO having played In the
ROOMS, but did not remember who cashed the
.'chps." William E. stearns and John English
Brainard and Berry. Richard Jones testified that
he had played poker In the rooms, but never had
any checks to have cashed At the end OF the game
Some OF the witnesses testified that each OF the
members OF the club held q certificate OF stock IN
the club for $50. The court gave the prosecution
one weeks continuance for further witnesses touch
Ing the question OF control.
Transfers Of Real Estate.
Deeds In fee have been rled as follows: Jos.
8. T. J. Ward TO II. :. kenner lots I2s and Iea
uni0ntown; $500. &. w. King 10 r. Heauy lot IS
ed NJ kr TO s sG san ss sas pTqp
B. ThOs. Heany to T. Ii. q. Todd same proper
TVS Carrie +. Bsckman TO I. Ii. 6. Todd.
Tebault lot 30, blk. .. Meridian HE ss45ss Eliza
beth L. Dunn 10 F. W. True, lot 81 Lanier Heights;
sl.ess4s "; II; stewart to r c. Morrison, pi 10
so; 95S: $4,000. Rosa L. Particle to Clara Boston,
sub. l09, So S6l: $3.50. c: c. Duncanson to John T.
n
Hill; $l.46s50. Citizens Building Go. to Louis
Berens, lot l2, So. 1853: S97s5 so. Chas Hendley to
Mary 4. Ferry. lot and pit 2. SO. $780, 1880 Dem
nlSon Leighton, trustees, TO Isabella Narney lot
II, ID. & LIS sub. Mt. Pleasant. &c; &6I325 James
T. " Ward 10 Leon Solomon, part aS So Se9; sl,s5O
49l; 8, J. b. Edniunds ct al, commissioners, TO
Jane Budd, lot &c, go. 16: 8. Jane Budd TO John
T " r. psUPe; 70 saran and
to United states OF America, part II. block ii,
Efinsham Place: $40 job Barnard, trustee, TO W.
F. Clark, block % and lots TO 9, block 90, Long
Meadows; $5l25. John Walker TO United states OF
America, part H. block 16 Eningham Place; 81, 7s5
{. {. Duncanson TO Catherine W. Myer, lots Ii and
Is, In block and is 10 "a, Meridian Hill: &c.
r. T. Alexander to f. r. Burke, lot 90 SO. 22O zoo
RECEIVER WILSON IN CHARGE-Mr Jesse r. WILL
bank. this afternoon received the key from ex-
Assignee Smita and took charge OF the Institution
He stated To STAR reporter that he knew nothing
yet OF the affairs OF the bank.
ASKING TO HAVE DEEDS SET AsrpE-To-day Mr.
J; H. Ford nled bin In equity for Windsor & Ford,
plaintiffs. against n. B. Clarke, Leroy 1uttle f. NJ
Green, trustees, and George w. Hall. defendants
The bill sets up the possession OF note by plain
OF 9TH street, defendants Clarke and Tuttle being
trustees, and that they attempted to convey the
property. after inadequateV advertising 1t. TO
Green for $780, and be endeaVored to convey il 10
HALL The plaintiffs asks that the deeds be set
aside, and Judge Macarthur granted a restraining
order preventing Hall from dispoSng OF the prop
ery pending the determination OF the rights OF the
parties
A DIVORCE GRASrED-To-day, in the Equity
Court, Judge Macarthur made a decree OF divorce
In the case OF Rebecca Young against Cornelius W.
Young. They were married I'm Baltimore, Deem
Der 18th, 1871, her name being Nicholson, and she
charged MIN with drunkenness and abandonment
RANGE or THE 1BEKnoHErkK.-The Following
were the readings at the oace Of the chief signal
onicer today N, 62 6; IL An, 72.O p. IN. ga
Maximum, 1853; minimum, So