Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-05-26
LOCAL n kWR.

THE FCGITIvE SLAVE CAsE.-Thi= afternoon
Mr.. Dean, counsel for the fugitive slave boy
Hall, appeared before the Supreme Court,
Chief Justice Cartier and Justices Wylie and
Fisher being on the bench.
M. Dean stated that lac held in his hand an
aaiGayi. which he would read as the basis of
q motion that he WIS about to make.
He read the afiiGSvit, which recites that " al
ter :. Coke has heen appointed commissioner
under the IN gitive slave law by the court, and
asks tlat the Office created be yacatad-lst
because the court has power to appoint such
officer; I'd, because he has attempted to exer-
else powers which he did not possess, in issn-
ing writ for the arrest Of a fugitive slave Sd,
that he M. Coxe} was counsel for the owner
Of the slave.
Judge Wyle. after passing high eulogiam
upon the character or DIR. Coke as Il citizen,
stated tiiat he differed from him az to the powers
o. the court, but he could not believe that Mr.
Coke had wilfuliy done wrong in issuing the
warrant
Chief Justice Cartier said he would not ex-
press an opinion, but when motion was made
II the proper time and in the right shape he
would listen to it. He would not hear any ac-
ciisations against any officer appointed by the
court until such officer had received notice.
Mr Dean then asked if he would not author
Use rule to issue against MT, Coke.
Judge Cartier aid he would heaf nothing
until Mr. Coke ha d received notice.
Judge Fisher said bis objection to entertain
ing the motion was that there was no case be-
fore court, and asked if he. Mr.. Dean, would
plead cause e, unless the case was presented in
pose was to test the powers OF Mr.. Coke to is
sue writ for the apprehension of fugitive,
and suggested if such was the fact that he
could test the matter by presenting petition
for the issuing of q writ Of ha5eds corpus.
FUNERAL OF Ex-MAYoR CARBERY.-The
funeral services of the late ex-Mayer Thomas
Carberry took place this morning al St. Pat
1Ick's Church. on street, and thence the re-
mains were conveyed to St Patrick's Cemetery.
where they were inferred.
hnd MI nnd IN l. Ioo1rv
coffin. covered with black cloth and lined with
white merino. The coffin is decorated with
silver handles and screws, and surmounted by
an oval silver plate bearing simply the name
and age of the deceased. A cross, made of Ia.
ponicas and other flowers. was placed upon
the coffin. Harvey d Co. were the undertakers.
The pail bearers Were Messrs: II. B. Sweeney,
w. B. Todd, N. Callan, Phil. r. Fendau, Car
roll Erent, William Flaherty,- Johnson and
Dr.. W. b. Jones.
The funeral was attended by 4 large number
OF the relatives and friends OF the deceased, by
the members of the Boards of Aldermen and
Common Council, his honor Mayor Wallach
Mr.. Dixon, City Collector, and by the children
OF the st. Vincent Orphan Asylum, of which
the success of which he ever took deep inter-
est. The services were conducted by Rev.
Father Walter.
CRIMINAL COURT, Chief Justice Cartier
This morning, the jury in the case of w. H.
Bennett indicted for an assault and battery,
with intent TO kill Enoch Ward, his tather-n-
law, by shooting him, rendered verdict of
guilty, with recommendation to mercy-Mr
Brown, the juryman in this case who was
taken seriously i'll after the jury had signed
the sealed verdict, having recovered so as to DE
able to be in the court room. Mr.. Bradley,
counsel TOR Bennett, moved q new trial.
Margaret Bundy and Julia Bundy were
found guilty of stealing two dress patterns
from Margaret Supple.
The District Attorney entered a nolye pros In
the case OF Frank Taylor and Michael Smith,
charged with stealing six yards of carpetin.
from John Walling.
Phiementina Jones, charged with an assault
on Canther Brown, submitted her case, and
was discharged from custody, having already
been in Jail some weeks.