The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-19
The United states District Court.

This Court is still in session, his Honor Judge
Bryan presiding. AS yet there are no slsDs OF ao
journment. Many cases OF Importance sun re-
main undisposed of, and the probabilities OF con.
are very strong. In making up our summary o.
the proceedings since our last, we nave drawn
upon the notes kindly furnished us by the gentle'
manly and efficient clerk. -,
The following persons, charged with VI vloLatlon o
of the U. s. Internal Revenue Laws, and In whose
cases The Grand Jury had found true bllis' having
plead Guilty." were sentenced as follows:
VIM. F. Neal, to pay fine OF $40 and costs, or,
in default Of payment, to be Imprisoned SIX
months.
VIM. NJ. Mcdonald. same sentence as above,
VIM. H. Phillips, same sentence, except that the
alternative Of Imprisonment is two months. An
Benz. F. Lowry and VIM. A. Lowry, to pay slO
and costs, or imp mprisonment three months.
Jeremiah Looper, to pay SO and costs' OF I'M
prisonment two months.
Vim. Spoon, to pay $40 and costs, or imprison-
ment one month. g.... -
Francis Davidson, to pay SO and COSTS or i'm
prisonment one month. -,
VIM. V. Fuller and Fleming Fuller, to pay slo
an costs, or imprisonment two months.
Elijah Hinkel, ST., and Elijah Hinkei, Jr., 10 pay
each $40 and costs, or imprisonment two months.
Alex. Bryce, to pay $40 and costs.
Henderson Coed, to pay $40 and costs, Ut Do I'M
Tsneel Owens. to psy fine OF SO and costs.
In the case Of Elijah Howard and Bayhs Batson,
violation of the internal revenue laws, mol! pros
was entered as to Elijah Howard. 'Bsylls batson
was sentenced to pay fine Of $40 and costs, or De
imprisoned two months.
Edward A. Fowler, charged with purchasing q
United States soldiers uniform plead d "aullsy,
and was sentenced to pay fine OF $lO and COSTS,
and to be imprisoned for six months.
In the case of the United States us capt. FRANK
Arnim, charged With unlawfully distlihng, lt was
ordered, on motion Of B. F. Perry, defendants at
torney, sthat the defendant, now in tho common
prison, be permitted to enter into recognzance IN
the sum Of SIS, 900, with four good surehes In the
like sum, for his appearance in court 10 stano
trial" sss
In the case Of the United States us Dayton R
Gage or Date R. Gaige, charged with VIOLATION
of the Internal Revenue Laws-extorton as As
sistant Assessor-Hon. B. +. Perry ana Messrs.
Goodlett & Thomas appeared for the defenoant;
ter an elaborate defence, and an able effort on the
part Of the Government, the jury retired and IN s.
few minutes returned with verdict Of guilty"
The case Of Robt. E. Gillian ads V. Ripley was
one OF declaration in'debt, Col E. P. Jones Attor-
ned for the plaintiff. The following important Or
der was passed in relation thereto:
It appearing that Valentine Ripley, the plaintiff
in this case, is citizen Of North Carolina, and
that Robert E. Gillian is citizen OF Soutn caro-
lima, and that the cause Of action arose between
the 10Th day Of December, 1860; and the loln day
of May, 1865, the Judge, Hon. Geo. s: Bryan, &C,
cepting the legal relations OF the parties crested
by an order Of General sickles within bis Military
District, on motion OF Easley, DEFENDANTS Attor-
ney, ordered that all proceedings in this case be
stayed.
On motion Of U. s. District Attorney Corbin the
case Of Thos NJ. Whitsides, charged with viola
ton Of the Internal Revenue Laws, was con-
tinued to the next term Of the Circuit Court at
Columbia. :.
0has Askie, charged with murder, was brought 'glt
to the bar, and on arraignment plead MOT
Guilty. Hon. B. F. Perry and VIM. E. Earle,
having consented to act IL mis- behalf hs
After retiring, the jury brought in verdict OF
equity Of Manslaughter."
CoMMss1oNERs APPOINTED. ED.-Peyton B. Darwin,
OF Ymkyille, and Samuel T. Pointer, OF Spartan
burg. were appointed and commissoned by by hi his
emit and District Courts for the District OF South
Carolina, ..-,,.s
men, have been admitted to practice in the United
States Courts for South Carolina: John = B; Moore
John H. Erwin, Thos. J. Bell, John L. Addison, B,
W. Ball, John ]: Davis, Creswell Darlington, Carl
Gus. Jaeger and G. w. Means, OF this State, and
Joseph Provost Carr, OF Georgia.