The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-06-25

| CIRCUIT CoURT-Judge Fisher.-This court
was occupied ss follows Yesterday, ,
| W. ]. Miller. Action for sum OF promissory
note OF ti63.I5 begun and reported yesterday
The case was resumed at the opening Of the
court, and occupied the whole morning. The
note.
schuchard vs.. Thornton. Assumpsit for
with costs Of protest, &C., and 10 per cent.
damages under the Maryland statute, making
In all about 81, 600.
jected to the Introduction Of the protest, be.
cause 1t showed that demands for payment
had been made At a certain banking-hous OF
Of the bills were In court and stamped there
was no evidence that the third was stamped,
aud thereupon the question OF damages, that
the holder OF the note at the time OF the pro.
test, and that the plaintiffs were not such
holders, but had transferred the bill to Messrs.
Raphael & Son of Loudon.
The plaintiffs proved BY the oath Of the
plaintiff that all three bills Of the set were
stamped, and contended that the evidence
showed that the bill had been sent to Raphael
y Son as. agents OF the plaintiffs for collec-
tion.
The Court held that the plaintiffs, being en-
also entitled to the damages given them by
an exception.
The Jury gave verdict for tls, $40. 90, with
interest from June 20, 1906, under the instruc.
appeal
jss sts', S ". paineso. Motion for judgment
Paul & Wright VS.. Maynard. Judgmen. BY
Geo. 7. Lccfe VS.. Washington and George.
Town Railroad Company, Enthusiastically.
Ing.
aassawsy 4 Howard VS.. J. L. Hawkins.
| Submitted to the Court.
Mark Howlsnd vs.. James Mulloy. Fendall;
prury and oliver. Assumpsit for work and
labor and materials furnished, being for bal.
ance OF sl0d.l5. The defence pleads Offset,
trial.
Henry W. Smith VS.. Corporation OF Wash.
ington Assumpsitj damages for $4,000. Con-
43ii. Mark Young VS.. William L. Dawson.
Judgment by default final. Ashford.
Holloway, Donohue X Co. VS.. Welch. judy
ment by default final. Ashford.
ment by default final.
The following cases are assigned for trial to.
day; Appeals Nos. 90, co; Calendar Nos, "a
IS, o., lii, 1877, 372, 100, no. l5s, 100.
Adjourned.
CRIMINAL CorRr-Judgc Wyiir.-Thls cour,
transacted the following business yesterday;
mda Hs ss fSs0adh ans he asa GSss
II. Anderson, X. W. Wallace, \. W. Adams
Robert Moore, Thomas Thornley,, Zach. For
rest, tTtucls hlley ana WIN, ". Behll.
Robert johnson, petit larceny Of Charles
Mnnn's shoes, worth 20 90. Verdict of guilty
and recornizauce forfeited.
John Thomas, petit larceny Of a hand-cart
worth SIS, belonging to Charles Jenkins. lie
was found guilty and his recognizancc for.
feited.
Emanuel Dobson and Philip Lancaster, rob-
berry OF William Davis OF some 50. The re-
cognizance Of Dobson was forfeited; Lancas.
ter appeared by L. L. Price, esq, his counsel,
and plead not guilty; After hearing the case
the Jury acquitted the accused.
larceny OF pair of Congress CATERS worth
800, belonging to Jacob George. Browne fol
defense. Williams plead guilty and was sen
teneed to the Jail for 80 days. The jury &C
Anne L. Coiwell. Bawdy house keeping OF
April %, 1853. L. Z. Price for defence.
The accused was found guilty; and capias Is
sued for her to hear judgment.
Lewis Simms. Petit larceny OF twenty dol
lars from jeremiah Castillo. Browne for de
for twelve months.
Rachael Brown. Petit larceny OF three ringl
ard a handkerchief, all worth three dollars
from Amelia SEWERS. The jury found yer
dict OF guilty, and capias to hear judgment
was Issued.
Wm.W Arlington and Thos. Henry. Burglary
Recognizance forfeited.
Henry Willis was found guilty of assault
and battery yesterday. Motion for new trial
Judge Wylie, who has been working with
great method and energy, opening the court
the docket OF all the cases now rcady for trial
Adjourned.
EQulTY CouRr = Judge DIN. = This cour
made the following orders yesterday:
Bauman VS. Jones ct al, Order refusing to
Morrison VS., Harris ct al, Order referring