Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-05-25
LOCAL NEWS.

SUPREME COURT IN GENERAL TERM tn,
Case against The Street Raiiroad-case under the
COntscdtion Act.-This morning, a decision was
announced In the case of Frederick Stein agt
the Washington and Georgetown Railroad
Company. who. n will be recollected Obtained
in the Circuit Court three thousand dollars
damages Tor injuries received while riding in
one of the cars of the company The Injuries
were occasloned by a lever or BEAM which had
been placed on the front platform Of the car.
striking against a tree on the side of the track
The case came up from the Circuit Court on a
motion for new trial and bill of exceptions
I G oy the conpsei for the company, Messrs.
The Court was equally divided, Chief JUS
tce Cartier and Judge Fisher holding that the
defendants We're not entitled TO a new trial
and Judges Wylie and Olin, holding that there
was negligence on the part Of the plaintiff dis.
sented from the opinion of the Chief Justice,
and therefore the motion for a new trial was
overruled The case will now be taken to the
Supreme Court of the United States on appeal.
In the case OF Radcliffe against Malone
Judge Wylie delivered the opinion of the
Court. overruling the demurrer. This is an
important case, arising under the confiscation
act. Inc property in question belonged to
Daniel Radcliffe, and was afterward held in
the name Of his wife. Radcliffe went South
during the rebellion, and the property was
sold by the Marshal under the provisions of
the act. The bill seeks Q restitution of the
property, and alleges that there was no legal
seizure. To this bill the defendant demurred,
thereby admitting there was no seizure. The
defendant is now directed TO answer the BILL
and 10 take testimony il he so elects.
The case OF Thomas Armstrong, Robert
Splague, and John Clark, convicted of the
larceny Of steer, which was brought before
the Court on bill OF exceptions, was re.
manded back for new trial.
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A SERIES OF CHAEGEs.-This morning, Jus-
lice Morsell began the examination of John
Russell, who keeps a house on I3I, near 10
street: for feloniously obtaining goods The
arrest was made by officer Barley.
Ellen Alb testified that she lived AT Rus.elrs
week or ten days ago, and during the time
she live there she pawned three lots with a
broker named Poppess. Subsequently, Russell
proposed to her that if she would give him one
OF the pawn tickets he would get the goods out
OF pawn for her. The tickets, being together,
were handed TO him. He got the lot but ne yer
Returned II or the tickets, and she ascertaining
that he was about to leave the city, had him
arrested.
The officer having conversed with the wit.
nesses remarked to the Justice that this man
had been keeping boarding house for women
OF bad repute, and now he was going away and
wanted to 'beat" the girls out Of their proper.
~. He also had another charge to bring against
MIN. namely, selling liquor without license.
The Justice examined the witnesses. who
tesnned that they had seen liquor sold and
paid for In Russells house. II was his rule to
charge ten cents for drinks obtained at the bar,
oni hfteen cents II sent mp TO the rooms of the
girls. Omcer Barkley remarked that after that
evidence he would now bring another charge,
Keeping bavdy house. Justice Morsell re-
marked to Russell that he would have done
better to give up the girls property before.
RUSSELL looked worried, but made no reply.
The girls were then sworn to testify upon the
last charge, and their evidence fully justified
the ma&istrAte In sending the accused to Jail
Tor court. The drst case WAS dismissed upon
Russell restoring the girls property, and lin
the second he was fined $40 ,r-II II
"HE PRESENT GRAND JURY have examined