Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-08-07
the CQURHS.

1HB HCYCs Casa Grurd Jury on TriaS -
ioper Pre.ss,t me AS lsnsTd aIyes
Bank VI this city. winch was closed q year or
two since, charged with the larceny Of funds
IN that hank was called in the Criminal Coar..
judge Wyhe, Mr.. Davidge appearing for The
accused, and District Attorney Carrin "a On
prosecuting. The prisoner had by his counsel
previously entered q motion TO quash the in :
dictment on the ground that the grand iurv
who found the Indictment was not Iegsliy
Drawn, and the prosecution joining issue a
lury-composed of James Goddard, Samuel
Williams, John T. Cassell, Chas. H. Anderson,
Forrest, Thos. n. Adams, Franci. Riley
Francis c. lardelia, w. ID. Beall, A. p Offutt-
was sworn to-day to try the issue whether the
grand al; my was legally qualified one. :
raft was first called District Attorney Caring
ton CHALLENGED the array Of the petit Jury on
precisely similar grounds, and he was sus.
tanned by Judge Fisher. Messrs. N. Calm,
5. T.. Douglass, and w Laird were sworn and
tesiitied that W hen they placed the names in the
jury box, each did 1t as his individual act, and
one placed in the box. The law of Congress IL
is claimed required that they should act in
concert in the placing Of the names in the box
The Court charged the jury. taking differ
the Surratt case, and after the counsel argued
The case, Judge Wyie granted the folio wing
prayers offered by the defence That if from
me whoie evidence aforesaid the jury shall
find that the four hundred names selected by
the Register of Washington city were nknown
to either the Clerk of Georgetown or the Clerk
OF the Levy Court, and that the names selected
by each Of the latter officers were unknown to
the other, and TO the Register of Washington
city, and that the names placed in the box
We're not the result of the Joint action of said
three ofncers or any two OF them. but the re-
suit solely OF the separate and Independent act
OF the officers respeC lively who selected the
same, then the Jury ought to render a verdict
in favor OF the plea pleaded by the defendant,
with the qualification that at the time they
placed the names in the box the parties con.
Cured in the manner of doing il.
That the duty OF selecting from the lists
furnished by the Register of Washington city,
the clerk of the Levy Court, and the clerk of
George town, the names Of the persons TO. be
deposited in the box from which the Jurors re.
feIred to in evidence, We're to be drawn and
were in faei drawn, was public duty de-
volved by the law upon said officers, acting
jointly, and IL was net competent for any of
said officers TO delegate 10 both or either of his
fe lows such duty.
The jury found for the United States con.
seCuently sustaining the indictment The
case will be taken TO the Court in the June
term.
The informations against David X. Smith,
justice OF the perez, for refusing TO return
papers without payment of fees, and against
W. II. Craig, justice of the peace, for rendering
Judgment without service of process were
dismissed by the District Attorney
In the case OF Tho. l.. CIopley indicted for
the murder OF james Gray, In Georgetown, on
the 5th of July, nolle pros. was entered
The District Attorney lodged information
against ID r. Smith and John q. Cox, for NAL
feasance IN office, in failing to pay fiues col
lected into the treasury Of the Police Board.
On motion OF counsel, the Court set side the
yerdicts In seven ca-es against Timothy ].
Hurley for violating the internal revenue
laws.
Tom Bowie, who was sentenced to two
months in jail for an assault and battery, was
brought from Iail and the Court changed his
sentence 10 a fine Of SIS.
The jury was discharged until Sept DIST,
(the day set for the trial of Surratt,) to which
time the co urt took a recess.
EQUITY COURT, Judge Hy'ie.-To-day, the
following business was done Washburn ct
al. agt. Corporation of Washing ton: order tor
temporary inJuaetian, &c. Heating agt keat.
ing; order for distribution.