The national Republican., 1867-07-18

EQuITY CouRr-Chtg Justtce CdrtteT.--
Tn. Court opened OF ten o'clock yesterday morn.
ing, and transacted the following easlne" r,,.
$50 Hardy ". Hardy. Divorce case. This
ia an application TO set aside . Judgment, By
which ali the testimony taken In the cause had
been ruled out and TO set the cause for bearing
It appeared that the testimony Of one VIII
Hanson, establishing adultery BY the defendant
had been taken In Richmond dc bens esss under
the Judiciary act, sfer the ding Of the petition
but before the service Of process upon the de-
fcndant, II being alleged that Williamson was
about to leave Richmond for parts unknown.
The Court said that this testimony was prop
erly ruled out. II had be>n taken before the
defendant was In the Court, or the ease sufh-
ciently mAtured 10 authorize the taking Of testi-
mony construction Of the Judiciary act ad-
mittipg testimony SO taken was not favored BY
the Supreme Court,
Mr.. Thompson said that the plaintiff had ex-
hausted her means, and was not able 10 undergo
The expense Of repeating the testimony. She
was now constantly liable to be met In tho street
by her husband and his associates, who cried out,
tauntiDg her. You can't get your divorce
She was a most respectable, excellent lady, and
had been treated very brutally by her husband.
The remaining to iimony had been taken sfter
notice, and properly.
The Court said 1t would hear that portion Of
the testimony read.
Mr.. Thompson read the following testimony:
VIM. E, Hughes. Witness resides In Washing
ton, and has known both parties for many years.
Has seen the defendant in q house Of III fame on
Eleventh street. He sung Q blsckguard song,
which pleased the inmates very much. There
were several prostitutes there. Saw defendant
afterwards in q house Of ill.fame on Thirteenth
street, near @, kept BY Madam Wolf. Amer that
defendant asked witness to 60 TO another house
Of similar character, but witness refused. De-
fendant Afterwards met witness, and told him he
had gone there, and had good time with one Of
the girls.
Mrs. M. G. King. Witness has known both par
ties for a long period. Mrs. Hardy has resided
with her mother, and Mr.. Hardy has contributed
nothing to her support since September, 1865.
Witness knows that Hardy has treated his wife
brutally. Has known him to throw table knife
at her. Once he told witness that he had little
black.eysd girl, and II he thought bis wife was
at home he would carry her past his wife's house.
Witness had known Har iy to attempt to kick
his wife down stairs while she had child in her
arms. He beat his wife few months before her
confinement, and left bruises upon her person
lie frequently came home at one or two O'Clock
in the morning, and disturbed every person in
the house
Maria II. Hilton. Witness is tho mother Of
Mrs. Hardy. Mr. Hardy has done nothing for
the support Of his wife since September. 1855,
and very little before that time; he was In the
habit Of calling her the vilest names. On the
night before they separated witness heard Mrs
Hardy crying and upon going into her room
saw her standing In the floor with her babe In
her arms. Hardy pushed witness out Of the
door, and as Mrs. Hardy came out and was at
the head Of the stairs Mr.. Hardy kicked her
with great violence. She fell, and had witness
not caught her would have been thrown-with the
child, eight months old In her arms-down the
stairs. After witness had carried Mrs Hardy to
witness's room. Mr.. Hardy came, kicked at
the door, and cursed and swore 90 loud as to be
heard across the street. Witness had heard
Hardy tell his wife that II she did not do some
thing he wished her to do, he would 70 around
tho corner TO q house Of ill.fsme Witness had
heard defendant address his wife as she held the
child In her arms, "you d-n b-h, you are not
ct to raise q child" After the separation Hardy
came to house Of witness after bis wife, but wit
ness would not let him see her.
The Court said that upon proper record be-
ing made up 1t would grant the divorce prayed
for. Judge DIN had been some time trying to
reduce the practice Of the court to h system, and
the Court would no longer permit jumble In
practice.
The case was set for tomorrow, with the un.
derstanding that upon the making up Of 4 formal
record decree Of divorce a VineMiO matrimoHii
would be entered.
1908. George Stafford vs.. Brooke MackaI, jr
Application for injunction to restrain one Of the
reservation ID, and to compel parties to tax title
to surrender claim upon proper compensation.
Jones and Ashford for plaintiffs.
The application was set for hearing on Mon.
day next, July %, and defendant required to
show cause why 1t should not be granted
1904. Lehman ct al. vs.. Winder ct al. This 10
a case In which the claims Of creditors Of certain
funds under the control Of the court has been
contested. The contest having been withdrawn
as to the claims Of Captain Lehman, Mrs r. A.
Welch, J. C. Winder, and Miss Bugles, the Court
was called upon to decide whether interest upon
these claims should be paid for the period since
the money had been paid into court
The Court decided that interest was justly al-
lowable during that period, and ordered the
claims to be paid according to priority, with in
terust.
$40. james Adams ct al. vs.. Charles T. Smith
ct al. Order Of reference to auditor for an ac-
count report as to relief prayed and as to proper
parties to be made trustees In case charge Is
made.
1904 James G. wetmors VS.. tho State Of
Ohio et al. Order for defendant to show cause
on Saturday next against the injunction prayed
for in this case.
The court then adjourned until this upoIning.
CRIMINAL CoURr-JuNE TSRx-C Chiet
JlstIes Cdrtter,-Ths court opeRed at ten
o'clock yesterday morning
Judge Lander, counsel Cor Danham, alias Con.
over, filed an appeal from tho decision Of the
court overrulng the motion for n new trial,
made on Tuesday last, which appeal to the
court In general term was allowed.
Judge Lander also filed motion TO suspend
the execution Of the sentence until the decision
Of the appeal.
The court said that IN early day must be fixed
for hearing the motion-not week Distant and
in the meanwhile directed an order to the war
den Of the Jail not to remove Durham until the
motion to suspend execution Of sentence shall
have been heard
Upon the application of Hester Riston, the
injured party, Thomas Robinson, charged with
larceny, was discharged from Jail upon his owr
recognizance in the sun Of $50,
Leroy Wallace, having given bail in 800
with Matthew Butler as surety, was ordered /,
be discharged from Jail.
The court then adjourned until this morning