Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-01-24
THE RAILROAD NUISANCE.

The baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company Heavily FIned-The Oh
stFuctIOns ordered 10 be Removed
"A Writ OF Error Taken.
In the Criminal Court on Saturday Judge
Fisher, after announcing that he would give
his opinion in the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road nuisance case, and after stating the
case, gave his Judgment as follows
Whereupon 1t is considered and adJudged
by the court that the said defendants for
their said offence pay TO the United States OF
America fine Of 81 800 and that the said
defendants, at their own proper costs, remove
the nuisance set forth in the frst count Of
the indictment from said street north, from
the west side OF said Second street east to
said Fiith street east; and that they also re-
move the nuisance set forth In the second
count OF the Indictment from the said
street north, at the Intersection OF said
street north with said Second street east;
and that they also remove tho nuisance In
the fiilh count OF the indictment from the
said Seventh street cast, between squares
No. s57 and No. Sss; and that they remove
the nuisance set forth In the sixth count OF
the Indictment from the said Delaware ave
nue., from the point where II street north In
tersects said avenue TO and beyond q point
where said avenue Is intersected by street
north and also that they remove the nuls-
ance set forth In the seventh count OF the To-
dictment, to wits the said depot and the
railroad tracks, sldlngs, paths and iron rails
connected Herewith, and running and lead
Ing on and into and out OF said square No.
6S2, and on and over and along said d street
north aud said North Capitol street on or
before the first day Of April, in the year OF
our Lord 1870. No. 675S-Whersupon II Is
nnRalNaNaA anA aAlUAaad hS he ~ hat
the said defendants, for the said offence,
pay to the United States Of America a
nne Of 81 200, and that the said defendants,
n their own proper costa, remove the null
sance set forth IN thu lAFSt count OF the In
tom First street east, from GER
tain street In said called North @ sire ct to
n certain street Of said city called North N
street, and also, that they remove the null
sance set forth In the second count Of the
Indictment from New York avenue, between
q certain other street OF said city called First
street east and . street thereof called
Boundary street, and also, that they remove
the nuisance set forth In the third count OF
the Indictment by filing up the excavation
In the said count mentioned, on or before
the st day Of April, A. d. 1870; also, In the
case Of Robert Murray, convicted on SINH
lar charge. Whereupon II Is considered aud
adjudgsd by the Court that the said defend
ant for his said offence pay TO the United
States OF America q fine Of six cents, and
that he remove the nuisance set forth In the
nrst count Of the indictment at his own
proper COSTS and also, that he remove, at
his own proper costs, the nuisance set
forth In the second count OF said indict-
mant, by filling up tho excavation men
toned In said second count, on or before
the LIST day Of April, In the year OF our Lord
1870.
A motion for writ OF error has been
made by the counsel for the company.