The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-07-13

CRIMINAL CouRT-yudge WEie-This court
transacted the following business Saturday:
James Me9uade. Assault and battery with
intent to kill Kate Thompson. The accused
AID was Sentenced to al for ten days, 70 pay
the cost Of prosecution and to be Imprisoned
Henry willis. Assault and resisting ofneer
lanes Muiloy, lie was convicted and sent to
jail Tor twelve months;
from Theo. ii. Allen. He was found guilty, but
u appearing that he was under twelve years
ofage the court suspended sentence.
T. Coldweli He plead guilty and was hned
Mary Jane BROOKS, Petit larceny Of .ae 10
guilty, but II appearing that she was but AZ
teen years Of age sentence was suspended;
Joh0 pi Rn,s,. Bgsmy a being married to
this city, while EmelIne dunsbury, to whom
he was married, at West River, Nd, in De.
oember, 1858, was still living. Mol pros. entered.
AT LABOR.
George Tibbs, petit larceny of two rings
worth Il from Charles d. Bradley. He was
convicted and sent to jail at labor for siI
Henry Curtis, petit larceny OF " from Eliza
Redman. He plead guilty and was sentenced
to jail at labor for three mon tbs.
Judge Wylle, In passing sentence In this
| case, said hat the law authorized the court to
punish some misdemeanors by sentencing the
70 ,h hsrd LABOR &, ne In
bodied mischief makers, who are convicted, to
hard work during the period OF their sentence.
woS S TaoT Jacob Bi an. 'isp Sy.s S . aGss
and was sentenced to jail to pay cost OF prose.
cution, slT2 within ten days.
| To tn. PESITESTfARY.
| James Lawrence, grand larceny OF clothing
from John A. Brotherson. He was found
guilty and sent to hard labor In the peniten-
Ellen Long, petit larceny OF a tub from
Amanda Bremen. She was found guilty and
| sent to jail for thirty days. On a second
charge against the same a no'ie pros. was en-
MOTION TO ouAsn INDICTMENT oY sURRATr.
Il: 7. Merriek, esq, of Surratts counsel,
filed the following motion to qussh the indist-
still pending against John II. Surratt. This
motion has nothing to do with the new indict.
The defendant, by his counsel, moves the
court to quash the Indictment In this cause for
the following reasons, to wit:
/, Because said paper-writing called an In.
dictment Is In law not an indictment.
2. That the grand jury, empannelled for the
December term, 1906, Of this court, by which
said so.called indictment was found, was
composed of Jurors not drawn according to
law, and had no authority to make present
mcnts and hnd indictmentsj In this that the
Isgistef Of o the Ely Ky, q WsshingtOn. In this
from the poll list OF the qualified voters Of said
city, and In part from other persons known to
him and supposed to be electors; and wrote
rolled and tied them up and deposited
them In the proper box therefor; and that the
clerk Of the Levy Court OF the county OF
Washington deposited forty names selected by
himself and written and closed up In the same
manner; and that the clerk of Georgetown
selected and In the same way deposited eighty
names so written and closed up in the said
box, and that each of the said acts of selecting
the said names by each Of the said officials, and
the writing, closing up, and depositing then
| In said box was done by them severally with
out the assistance and counsel or knowledge
OF either Of the others, and were the severa
acts Of each, and not the joint and concurrent
acts OF the three, as required by the act o.
Congress In such case made and provided ant
that from the said box containing the sait
names SO as aforesaid deposited therein were
drawn the names OF the men empanneled as I
grand Jury, and who found and returned salt
paper writing called an Indictment in THU
case.
No action has yet been taken onthe motion
ADJOURNED.
ORPHANS CoURT-JndgeP urceH.-This court
transacted the following business Saturday;
WILLS.
The last will Of Henry Scherer, bcquesthins
| all his estate to Jacob Schcrcr. All his prop
crty was admitted to probate.
The last will OF Benjamin ogle Tayloe, dis
posing OF his estate to his family, was filed and
LETTERS TEsrAagNrARv.
Junius J. Boyle qualified rs administrator o
John Boyle, giving bond In $4,000, with J. +
= | Boyle and y. A. Stubs as sureties.
John 7. Mitchell qualified as administrato
OF Walter Harper, giving bond in 5000, 900 with
| Richard Petit, George W. Riggs, and GeOrg,
II. Plaut as suretiea.
Phebe W. Tayloe, +. Thornton Tayloe, AM
, George b. Warren qualified as executors o
: Benjamin Ogle Tayloe, giving bond 10 kl50,0oC
g.. with George b. Warren, ST., and W. H. Tayio
{ | as sureties.
!; Jacob Scherer qualified rs executor OF Henri
seherer, giving bond in $4,000, with =. Mile
an d y. q. Gockeler as sureties.
ACCOUNTS.
The sixth account OF Samuel T. Crown, a
, guardian OF Crowns heirs, was filed aud ap
, proved.
GUARDIANS.
John W. Nairn qualified as guardian OF tn
estate OF his children, giving bond In $500
with James W. Marin and W. 7. Grinith a
sureties.
Adjourned.
y orders were made on Saturday;
!. In re. Bankruptcy OF Oath. Banman. Orde
4 denying the injunction prayed{or.
Bayley ct al VS.. Bayley ct al. Order o
il Thomas NJ. Laughlin to comply with the term
h OF sale.
= spauiding VS.. Ruff. Injunction granted.
2 Fisk et al VS.. Kelly ct Al. Decree subjectin
property to mechanics lien.
: Vaughan VS.. Vaughan. Order allowin
bill to be filed without deposit and for al
mony.
- Adjourned.
CIRCUIT CoURT-Judge Fishcr.-This cou
transacted the following business on Saturda!
. Schucschart & Wells VS.. James Thornto
- Motion for new trial overruled, and case ca
Il ried to court in bdnc.
a The Court then adjourned to September /
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