Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-03-23

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The case occupied the whole day aud was
not closed.
Wood & Bros. vs.. Q. s. English. Action
Of assumslt for s4GS on promisary note.
CASES TO-DAY.
The following cases arc assigned for trial
to-day; Nos. $40, 34S, $50, 1S2, AS, 1875, 2S2,
3l5, 9O5, AL, 449, 1872, 3, 30, 274, and sill.
Adjourned.
EQUIrr CoURT.-JUdgs Wglis.-Thls court
made the following orders yesterday
Forrest vs.. Ely. Order approving Of
bond.
Myers 4 Bro. vs.. spauldlug. Decree set.
Ting terms Of mechanics lien In the matter
OF the estate OF Johu Douglass. This ls a
suit for the partition OF real estate. The
court made a decree appointing new com
mlssioners to make partition.
| De KrafIt vs.. Weightman. Order affirm
| ing a guardian to defend infants interest.
Balch VS.. Balch. Order that trustee make
distribution Of the funds Ia his hands.
| De Wees vs.. Rothwei OF al. Order ex-
tending the time for taking testimony for 30
days.
Adjourned.
| ORPHANS CoURr - Judge RliresH.-This
court was ocou0led as follows yesterday
| LAST WILLS.
The last will Of Joseph Fugilt was admit
ted to probate. The testator bequenths his
| estate to his wife and children.
LETTERS TEsTAMENTARY, &C.
p. D. Townsend, Andrew wylc and Fl.
len A. Stanton gave bond 10 $4,000 as col
lectors OF the estate Of the late Secretary OF
| War. L. NJ. Stanton. ]. V. Barnes ID J.
+. Williams entered as suretles on the bond.
8. B. and N. d. Fugltt qualified 40 oxecu.
tors Of Joseph Fugitt, giving bond In 5000,
with d. 8. Evans and W. n. Woodward as
sureties.
Mary Z. johnson gave bond az admins
tratriI Of Cormao Mitchell 10 o. 800, with
John Ebert and VIM. santcn Us sureties.
Chas. II. and Alfred Hall gave bond In
$4,000 as administrators Of @. Q. Ames, with
N. d. Fugitt and W. r. Woodward as sure
ties.
oRDRRs.
The administrators Of Walter Harper were
decrecd to make distribution on the I2ih Of
April next.
CRIMINAL CoURT = Judge Fisher. - This
court was engaged az follows yesterday
TRIAL OF FLOYD ron MURDER.
Henry Floyd, Indicted for the murder OF
John Dounelly by pushing him Into tho river
at Georgetown and thereby drowning him,
In August last. Upon the calling OF the
case Mr.. Darlington desired postpOuement
Of a short time TO enable him to obtain the
Judge Fisher, however, decided to go on
| at once.
Messrs. Il. Harrington aud A. B.Wiliiams
appeared for the defence.
When the Jurors were called Mr.. uarriug-
ton asked a question OF each party relative
to his cltiIenship.
Mr.. Harrington objected that the law al.
lowed but two questions on a voir dire viz;
have you formed opinion, &C., aud have
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Mr. Darlington said the ruling OF the
court In the case Of Kelly necessitated O
| question rs to whether the Juror was a clti.
zen Of the United States.
MI. Harrington. They have their remedy
By challenge for cause which must be proved
Judge Fisher was Iuellned 10 this View,
but upon the representations Of Mr.. Car
rington, ho allowed the examination on tho
voir dire to go so far as to ask each Juror,
ARE you citizen Of the United States %
The calling and eIRmlna ion Of Jurors
was then continued. The following gentle
men were sworn as the juryi
Parker Motion, John II. Newman, Pat
rick Dee, VIM. II. Brown, T. I. samuels,
VIM. ii. Banker, Patrick Boland, Clement
Brooks, Alfred Stephenson, W. D. Brown,
sen, Walter Lewis, John s. Parsou, Rich.
Waters, challenged by defendants J. B. DL-
wilson, Q. II. Demar, James Liverpool, J.
H. Gargas, VIM, II. Gray, Alfred Pope, 7.
A. Cant, J. II. Shreye, challenged by U. s.
P. Qulrk, NJ. NJ. wheeiock.
The prosecution then called the following
witnesses
j. Smith, sworn. Witness knows sher-
mans wharf In GeorgetOwnj recolects seeing
the accused In company with John Dom
nelly on the day of tho homicide, about ten
minutes after twelve o'clock, on Bridge
street.. The accused had on overalls; wit
ness Afterwards saw them fighting on Bridge
street. The prisoner knocked the deceased
down. there had been several blows pre-
yious. The deceased then saldi "Let us go
down to the ships know you are better
man than am." The prisoner said, after
they got aboard the ship, he would fix him
so he never would sec Boston again. Saw
nothing afterwards Of the trouble. About
week Afterwards saw the dead body of
Donnelly at AdrewB' Il Sherman's.
William Smith. Witness recognized the
prisoner saw the prisoner In company with
Donnelly on the day Of the homicldei heard
prisoner say to the deceased, ''Ill have salts
faetioui yon won't live till you get to Boston.
James Henry. Witness saw the prisoner
In company with the man that was drowned;
Is not acquainted With the parties; saw men
on the vessel the day OF the homicide. The
prisoner went aboard FIRST, and Dounely
followed DonnellY took his scat on the rail-
Ing, and the prisoner struck him 10 the law,
then strnck him under the chin, aud then
the deceased went over into the water.
DR.. Potter. Witness saw q body Of a
drowned man taken from the water at
Georgetown, aud said to be the body OF
Donnelly. The body was dressed In dark
elothesi there were no marks of violence on
the body. The man had evidently come to
his death by drowning.
Mr.. Haney. Witness knew tho locality
where the homicide occurred, but could ties.
tify to nothing more than had already been
mentioned.
J. Croft. Witness lives In Georgetown and
works on the coal wharf. Saw them eight.
Ing In tho street on the day Of the drowning.
Saw one party knock the other down twice
One OF the parties then went towards q
schooner In the river as witness went to his
dinner. Both parties appeared TO DO much
In liquor.
Johu welch, lad OF some fourteen years,
Witness saw Donnelly and accused sitting
on the rail Of a vessel. Saw accused strike
| Donnelly with q stick and knock him over
board aud drown him.
The prosecution here closed It's case.
MI. Harrington said the defence had no
Mr.. Lovejoy then opened the case for the
prosecution, and at the close OF his speech
the court adjourned until this morning.
SUPREME CoURT OF TUE USITED STATES
IG'Sddv, March 20, 1s70.-No. 40. The
Steamer Keokuk and Barge Farley, appel
lants, vs. John Robson. This cause was
argued by Mr.. Cary OF counsel for the ap-
pellants, and by Mr.. Emmons for the ap.
pellee.
No. IA. The City OF Kenoshn, plaintiff Ia
error, VS.. Alonzo Campbell. This cause
was argued by Mr.. Cary, OF counsel for the
plaintiff 10 error, and by Mr.. Lynde for tho
defendant In error.
No. l42, The City Of Kenosha, plaintiff In
error, vs.. Joshua T. Lamson.
No. 143. The City Of Kenosha, plaintiff in
error, vs.. Joshua +. Lamson.
| Tho argument Of these cases was COM
meneed by Mr.. Cary, Of counsel for tho
plalntlifs In error.
Adjourned until tomorrow, at II O'Clock.
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