The national Republican., 1867-12-28
THE COURTS.

CaInisAi CounI-y.dos0 0iiln.,LThe Criminal Court
hi. Yield va: n.: 81 w. R'def
Elijah brown. eonvictsd o. assault and battery a
Iew dsy. since was sen,snssd y pay hne Of s6
wsshington Meredith, assault and battery. He was
jsn. .,.sa. md battery upon y willl.9
i M y S:st1s .ss
ASPs Ssss: sfss$ is.ssSS 'Ss,Ins las. os,ss.. Of
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tiary for ono year.
longing 10 Ytiias Hsnnsrslas Gully, and reeos.
ni,nnss forfeited u default o. sppsaranss
cotton from Sophia Greenfield The "a cf November
FIGHTING rHs POLICE.
Peter spton assault. ; and battery np3n ,s, Srocy
COT had arrested one ssnms., when he was a..aeitsd
;syeFs wound on he Oassr' and crying out. Hfiii
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teneed 70 three months in the jail.
aSG X. sR s. 5ss. 9i; ss sss x:
by NJ TSo%a: Wilson. Tor he defence that sSs az,
re.t vas made without warrant. upon averbai COM
Jpdss DIN aid: do not think that policeman /.
WhSu II doS. sa ssss 81
ha. rishtto resist osecr. and his badge wa. no
Sssry eion a. he Ss mercy q sny possasn s s s
nIs may SSder aPy cshsr rSp,c DO arrested in z.
mere whim % the ofneial. whsnoyer an oaoer, saw
order had sSt ts arrest SS pafss S.rstS
once without warrant But 4 he acted upon ths In
warrant and tSon make tSe agPS.t gTS II b. made dc
arrest without warrant, he acted at his peril. The
to deprive him OF his liberty, -.
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Judge oln said ihai IN .aeh ease disorder hsylng
%S hs % s va. fSs a.S sHas as no
sssT had Eh g rssraP the l6ertis. Of 'itl,fn
4 Wilson % surasseS ss hat under he ssi
ra9i q in;tlsc. 90 before ne ja.itcs plead guilty
were i.slsd It would deprive parties Of the benefits
Judge olin did not know what to make Of that
statute. II vas slmSs. impossible 70 dstsrmi9e u.
. SSuss hfS iSSs
Jury 70 determine whether the travor.cr used moro
force than was needed to protect himself FROM Illegal
The jury found the trayerscr not guilty.
fence; guilty, and cdpias TO hear Judgment.
WHAT Is A PisonPfHLi HOUSE,. :,
hoa.S A%Ss tI taaIasiSasfSOmpson sfSS @ s''pns a'rd'r'
Tho Government witnesses testified that Pratt Oeeu-
pied tho fourth story of the woodward building on
that sometimes he had reliEio msetings Of very
spectacle coored people; AZ other times he had there
assemblaEes Of disorderly lewd and drunken colored
and n.si
profane and indecent language. The noise was 70
great that religious society which occupied hall
below ln the same building was compelled thereby TO
| in!:rmit ~ meetings on week day nightt
% .s & sIs % S sr s
aas NJ ysns.. fgsa a.sr sny ssser.d
adjourned until this morning 70 enable him 70 summon
The soSrt then adjourned until TIL. morning at 10
| o'clock. I|'T : - =
SUPREME CouRT OF THR UsIrgp srArEE-F Friday,
Dec. q, 1897. On motion OF Mr., johnson, Henry o,
worthington, esq, Of Nebraska, was admitted TO
prsetss az an attorney and q si. court
Court Of tho District Of Columbia This writ o2 error
was ordered to be dismissed with costs,
@ GrssS ords ao5a u a.I.. Is
appeal wa, argued by Mr. Donohuo In support there.
No. si2 The United States, appellants, vs.. J. Smith
No 81. Tho United States. appellants VS.. George
No, SIS Tho United States. appellants. vs.. Robert
The motions to dismiss these appeals were argued
by Messrs, Butler, Hughes and Stanton In support
so9 JOIN q sTro9 s Mary
orrpr was srsa.l Sy Mr. m IN support support thereof @ Of
No. 81 The Union Insurance Company, appellants,
Va, Tho United States ct al The motion to dismiss
this appeal was argged BY Mr.. Ashton and Mr. AZ.
Mr. Durant In opposition thereto,
Adjourned until Monday morning at IL o clock,