The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-03-07
THE COURTS.

De Groat vs.. Hugh McCulloch, Secretary.
Application. Of Brent and Philips for rule on
the Secretary Of the Treasury to show cause yhy
the court should not issue mhndamus upon
him, commanding him to pay De dtost the sum
OF War on acc count OF brick-y ard transferred 10
the United States, bricks furnished the Wash.
ington aqucduct, &c.
The Court refused the rule
CIRCUIT CouRT-Judge Wyiis.-The following
VERDICT AGAINST CORPORATION.
Costello vs.. The Corporation OF Washington.
The argument in fhis ease having been conc iuded
Thursday, yesterday, at the opening OF the court
the case was given TO the Jury, who returned 4
verdict for plaintiff In tl, 3i0.TI
37s. Schmadt VS.. Maack. BY consent, leave
Blown Brown W 'AA' 'e'''"0"' 0e'0'' commissioner
259. Donohoe (use OF Thorpe) VS.. Anne Morris.
Willoughby-Cox. Assumpsit for rent OF house
and furniture and goods purchased In Alexandria.
Verdict for s732.
mcnt BY default Y' w. w. Jun" o. Duty jug
THE FgARsoN Will CASE.
30T. Barrett and wife vs.. Mcpherson. This Is
an issue out OF the Orphans Court in a case
In these reports.
These issues are, first, whether, at the time OF
making her will, Mrs. Pearson was of sound and
%as %UG and her
eodicil third, whether Mrs. Pearson was sub.
jcct, at the time OF making her will and codicii,
Bs TsS,f III . %fe OF E. b. Barrett and Julia
Mr.. Cox appears for Mr.. and Mrs. barrett, and
Messrs. Davidge and CLARK for McPhersons.
Mr.. Clark opened the case by moving that the
| names of the McPhersons be entered as plain
tiHs, as that Of Barrett and wife as defendants.
He said that the McPhorsons held the nffirma.
| tive Of the questions at issue. and were entitled
to open and close the argument. To enable them
to do this the legal positions OF the parties on
the docket should be changed.
The motion was granted, and the trial OF the
Issues proceeded In the name of Mcpherson ct
al: vs.. Barret ct al. -
| declared that the aflirmanis would show to the
jury that the testatrix was an old woman, her
mental faculties Impaired and dwelling in the
| stantly subjec to their influence. How unduiy
this influence was exercised the evidence would
Pearson had herself expressed determina at ion to
make q different disposal Of her property from
that contained in the Parliamentary papers, and
dissatlsfaction at the way the property was dis.
posed Of byit;
proved 10 the Orphans Court there had -
no hint that any one considered her OF unsound
m TSc acv,..o In mi. wu, Mr.. p,,.,, AHA
adopted daughter Of MI. and Mrs, Pearson, cared
i1r oy them from tender age, And married with
their approval: Upon her marriage she removed
death Of his only child, was called back to the
old home, and resided there nine years, when,
bulk OF the estate BY Mrs. Pearson, who survived
her husband, OF whom she was sole dcyisee, but
ninety days. All this estate came from Mr..
Pearson, and WAS accumulated BY his labor
| Yet the parties who now come 10 claim this
| property are his brothers-in.law-menw with no
| drop Of his blood in their yeins-end against
whom he had great animosity; one OF them hav-
Ing, not long before his death, committed an as.
sault and battery upon him.
The evidence was opened by submitting, In
| evidence, the wills and codicils OF Mr.. and Mrs
Pearson and the proceedings OF the Orphans
Court In relation TO the VIII Of the latter
al ~, ~ ~ hepnew ., .Nrs, rearson, tesli'
Eea,snn va, nS,ia'sh md an VI ,h t1O, "rS'
Mr. Armstrong, niece Of the deceased, tes tiaed