The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-07-09

there are numerous candidates. Who will be
the chief is yet uncertain. We learn that the
caucus of the Pilsburyites, last night, was to
decide this matter. The friends OF Major Will
loughby assert that he will secure the Office,
while The friends of Captain Hendri oks are
Equally hopeful.
The UNITED STATES COURT july 8.-HoN.
GEORGE s. BRYAN, JUDGE, PREsIDINa.-The
following business was disposed Of to-day:
In the case Of jacob L. Thomas va. Josiah
M. Wilder-a petition to establish claim against
bankrupt-it was ordered that the petition and
answer be served on Niles G.. Parker, to plead
answer within forty days from the date Of each
series.
In the case of Adams, Frost & Go. vs. VIM.
J. Norris-petition to establish o lien--the pc
tition was referred to Registrar j, G. Carpen-
ter.
In the case OF Joseph w. Hill, of Newberry-
petition for final discharge-!hs petition was
referred to Registrar @. J. Jaeger and fnaI
hearing before the court ordered on tue 10Th
Of August Petition of Joseph Duckett, of New
berry, was similarly disposed Of. Petition OF
Solatheil Martin was referred to Registrar w.
J. O,awson.
In the case Of w. T. Shumate vs. John w.
Grady, petition to sell property, it was order
ed that the assignee should sell the property
and notify the lien creditors to prove their de-
mands on or before the 10th OF August.
In the case of Lewis Nolan vs. G. G.. Ran
dali, report Of assignee as to sale of real es-
tate, it was ordered that the assignee should
accept the offer reported.
I'm the case Of the United States vs.. twenty
four barrels OF distilled spirits. leave was grant
ed the plaintiff to amend the information.
The case Of the United States VS.. George v.
Milden was continued until October.
In the case of the United States VS.. Lewis
Klein. the defendant plead guilty to carrying on
the butchering business without paying spe-
cial tax. Sentence was reserved until to- o-day.
In the case of the United States VS.. Alex. b.
Addison, the defendant was found guilty OF
dealing in tobacco without paying the special
tax and was fined 6fty dollars and costs. In
another case the defendant pload guilty and
was fined ten dollars aud costs.
In the case Of the United States vs. one
hundred and sixty-nine packages Of tobacco,
found at Columbia in the possession of the
Charlotte and South Carolina Railroad Com
pany. the tobacco was forfeited to the United
States In the case Of six packages, eleven
cases of tobacco, found in possession of the
same company. the same disposition was made.
Petition Of Theodore Stoney, Of Charleston,
for final discharge from bankruptcy was referr
ed to Judge Carpenter, and final hearing
ordered before the court on the 26th of July
The petition Of Richard Roper, of Charleston
was similarly disposed Of.
Petitions of Joseph A. Huger, of Charleston,
Robert Martin, of Barnwell, and D. p. Robin
son, Of Orangeburg, for final discharge from
bankruptcy, were granted.
In the case of James N. Hoot VS.. VIM. Dick
son, petition to establish lien, the petition
| Was referred to Registrar w. J. Clawson, with
order to report after notice to lien creditors.
In the case Of T. 8. Jefreys, ct al VS.. R. s.
Moore, ct al, petition for sale, the assignees
were ordered to sell the land.
In the case OF John G. Pin vs. Ezekiel 8
Kohune, petition to establish lien, the
report Of the assignees was confirmed.
THE CHEF OF POLICE V5. DETEJTIvE COATES
| AND DETECTIVE COATES vs.. THE CHIEF OF Po-
LICE.-On Tuesday last The NEWS mentioned
| the arrest Of youth named John Il. Blank
by Officers Coates and Quinn, upon the charge
of appropriating money from the till Of the
proprietor of the American Hotel, said Blank
having been employed as clerk for nine
| months. the salary for which time amounted
| to $40, yet he had bought $3.50 worth Of cloth
ing, had SIS in bank. and $50 in his pocket
| when arres ted.
The case was carried before Justice Kama
paux. and the prosecutor consented to drop
| the case if the accused would return the $75 In
bank and the $50 found in his pockets, and then
I4ov, -,
| do, and signed an agreement to that effect
On "Wednesday, afternoon Officer Coates carried
Blank to the steamship SaraRossa to see that
| he complied with the latter part OF the agree
ment. viz: to leave the city. On the wharf
difficulty occurred, the points OF which will be
found in the testimony before the Mayor yes
terday morning, before whom Officer Coates
was arraigped to answer the charge OF insub
ordination, preferred by Captain 81. w. Hen.
| bricks.
Mr.. J. Barrett Cohen appeared as counsel lo
| Officer Coates, and the Hon. ID. T. Corbin tx
represent the city (as City Attorney, we sup
pose, but it is very difficult TO keep the run Of
his dutles.)
! Captain Hendricks testified, substantially
that he had heard that Officer Coates had eon,
to the steamer g wharf to ship the boy Blank
and. with Officer Reed, he went there also
When he arrived he saw Coates and Blank OF
the wharf. He called Blank to him, whereupo1
Coates arose and said he should not have thu
| boy. He then ordered Officer Reed to arrest
Coates, who said Reed should not arrest him
| and put his hand behind MIN as il to draw Q
pistol. Witness then jumped at Coa:es, caugh,
him by the collar. and shook his cane over his
head, and saids s'You infamous scoundrel, you
l. d IRE to resist met"
Officer Reed testified that when he was
ordered to arrest Coates, he (Coates) said he
would not be arrested, and put his hand be-
hind HIM, where he usually carried pat ,l
| then Captain Hendricks caught Coates by the
collar and shook the cane over his head that az
terward Coates came quietly along with him to
the detective Office.
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