The national Republican., 1869-06-19
THE COURTs,


CIRCUIT CoURT-Judge Wpiie.-ThIs court
was occupied as follows yesterday
THE EBRADLEY-PisuER CASE.
eosse y fl,5st sna ISS JS.sSh ~ Bradley ",
suits grew out OF the order made by Judge
Fisher at the close Of the Surratt trial dis
libel, and the second for a malicious abuse OF
In the nrst case Mr.. Bradley,s declaration Is
substantially as followsi
Mr.. BnADLEY's CHARgE.
The plaintiff sues the defendant TO recover
damages for injuries done to him by the dc.
Isnda3t, r. and ID say. ths, on the 10Th day Of Au.
gust, 1857, the platntin was and had been for
many years prior thereto a member OF the bar
Of the District Of Columbian was duly admit.
TED, Se sna the aySil' val Of his said practice
large gain, to wit: 1900 per anntm, as such
attorney praeticcd 10 the Criminal Court OF
the SAID district, and thereby annually earned
and received large sums Of money, and he COM
plains that the defendant intending to lnIure
him In his said ofilee and business Of an sttor-
ney, and TO have 4 believed that he was guilty
OF such offence therein, as Justly merited his
dismissal from his said otfice, on the said 10th
OF August, 1867, at tho county and district
aloresaid, maiieiously, wicksdly and wrong
the plaintiff, the false, scandalous and ma.
licious libel against the plaintiff, the, the dc.
fendant, well knowing the same was fslse,) of
cerning his said office Of attorney, following,
that 10 to say; Here follows Judge Fishers
order dis5arring MT. Bradley.l
And the plaintiff AYERS that the statement
Of fact set out In said libel is false ia every
particular from the beginning to the end, and
that the said Geo. p. Fisher well knew the
the same; and the said defendant further AYERS
that the said Geo. p. Fisher was not sitting
as Judge, and had no lurisdietion Of tho per
son OF the said Joseph II. Bradley at the time
when he published the said libel, and that the
same was not written and published la his
whereby the plsintiG says he was greatly
Injured In his good name, and WAS prevented
from praeticing In the said Criminal Court
the District Of Columbia. and he claims dam:
JUDGE PIsHER's REPLY.
Mr; COOK, counsel for Judge Fisher filed
his plea as followa:
And the said q. p. Fisher, the defendant,
by VIM. A. Cook, his attorney. comes and do.
fends the wrong and injury then, SC, and says
that The said Joseph II. Bradley, the plaintiff,
aforesaid against him, because he says that
before and At the time Of the said alleged COM
mission Of the supposed trespass In the plain.
,In's deelarstion mentioned, the defendant
was one OF the justices OF the supreme court
Of the District Of Columbia, and as such jus-
tiee was regularly and lawfully holding by
appointment Of said supreme Court OF the
District Court In general term at the city OF
Warrington, the Criminal Court of said Dis
trlct, created by authority Of the United States
o. Amerie., and having general Jurisdiction
within the said District, and that the said sup.
posed trespsss In said declaration mentioned
consisted for an order and decree Of the said
Criminal Court, made by said defendant lu the
lawful exercise and performance OF his author
ny and duty as the presiding justice OF the
said Criminal Court for official misconduct
plaintiff being then and there an attorney OF
the said Criminal Court,) occurring In the
presence OF said defendant as the justice Of the
criminal court, as appears. from the record OF
the said Criminal Court and tho order or de.
cree OF the defendant so made as Aforesaid,
when order or decree was in the wurls fol
Here follows Judge Fishers order di,bar.
ring Mr.. Bradley
Al And this the defendant is ready to verify.
Wheteiore he prays judgment II the said
said action against him, sc.
mTHR CAsk CoNTiHuED UNTIL MONDAY.
The plea OF MoCook having been filed, Mr.
Brad ley said he desired time to examine It.
Judge Wylie said he would postpone the ca sc
until Monday, and hx 1t for trial peremptorily
Hyson vs.. Lynn. This was an action OF re.
plevin for 4 mare, reported In yesterdays is.
sue, but not concluded. The jury returned, at
the opening OF the court, verdict for the de.
IendAnt, giving nominal damages.
A. Nailor vs.. Basil Mullen. In this case,
| after the jury had been empanellod, II was dis.
covered that the declaration was defective.
By consent, the case was withdrawn from the
Jury, leave granted to amend declaration, and
the case continued, on payment OF costs.
weaver VS.: kennedy. No counsel appear,
plaintiff was directed to employ new counsel
within two days after service the rule.
Inc following c,ses were continued: Fanny
sweeney vs.. ID, 5. Gooding; National Bank OF
Metropolis VI. Blight Oaksmith's lessee Va.
Johnson.
LIBEL SUIT.
PAtflek IL. Donnegan VS.. Michael Duffey,
This 10 an action for defamation OF character
| and false imprisonment. It was alleged that
Dufey had charged that Donnegan had stolen
| bonds and moneys had procured his arrest and
imprisonment therefor.
Donnegan was d. scharged, II appearing that
| he had taken the bonds and money from duff
fey's mother-in.lsw by authority OF the court
Donnegan, therefore, brings suit against Duff
icy, laying his damages at f25, 900.
N,TT.' DAYS. ana ana Riddle sppeared for the plaintiff !
The case was not concluded.
GASES ron MONDAY.
The following cases are assigned for trial on
Monday: Joseph II. Bradley vs.. q. =. Fisher,
two c.sesj Young vs.. Banker and Drintnal;
Tucker Smith 90. vs.. W. II. Minnix; Nc.
Clslland Va. II. Lewis; l.. Johnson n Co. Va.
Casper Keller; CTutts vs.. Owen O'HArs; Hugh
James vs. 4. Hurst Margaret Alberts vs.. Ezra
a. MRrshallj Joseph PlereZynski va. Andrew
PlereZynskl; Smull's Administrator VS. S.
MeAdi Corporation OF Washington vs. Bank of
Warrington.
Adjourned.
EQUITv CoURT-Judgs Wylie pro irmpore.-
This court made the following orders yester.
Francis Profit va. Joseph Munster. The de.
fendant being an infant, Casper Ofenstein was
appointe guardian to defend infants in.
| teFeBt.
q, HiI vs.. Sarah ]. NJ. Gales. In this case,
! as heretofore published, a decree OF sale was
made on the 10th inst. On yesterday, by con.
sent OF parties, the Court entered Al order set
ting aside that decree, and fixing the cause for
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