Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-03-17


their duty. Patrick Hourlhan was dis.
missed.
Amer the rendition OF the decision Of the
Justice, Patrick Hourlhan made nfiidavit
charging Sergeant johnson with assault and
battery with Intent 10 kill, the warrant for
which will be served to-day.
In connection with the above case, DR..
Lewis Z. Newton made the following am
daVlti
o. this 10th day Of March, 1870, per,onally
appeared before me, the subscriber, a Justice
Of the peace 10 and for the county and District
aforesaid, Dr.. Lewis Z. Newton, being per-
sonally well known TO me, and made oath 10
due form Of law 10 the following stAtsment,
via! That on Sunday, the 18th day Of March,
police station 10 see one John Houriksn, aud
has ninoe that time visited himJ and that said
Hourihan IL not ssriouhly inJured. He has
S.s sSS u sas X. ssd RSSSahsS
10 not 10 any danger from the said wounds,
and has never 70 his knowledge been unoon.
SaIoO a never I sss ostI
nor any one else, a. his only connection with
The case vas IN q Professional espaeityi And
nat * .,'; IN iGa s.' s saS
LSwn Z. NEwros, NJ d.
Sworn and subscribed before ne.
SAHuEL o. MGLLs, J. p.
Tho following IL the item as appeared 10
the Chronielt alluded to In the above afiida-
v" " + HoSSiSIS oAsn-JoAn Hourih.p,
the party Engaged Ia the ARRAY With the ON.
GERS OF the SEVENTH precinct, on Sunday even
Ing last, !. now 10 very danEetou, eondihon.
His attending physician II doubtful Of his TO
eoVery from the wounds innloted. Those on
his head are seven IN number, eome Of them Of
the moat serious eharaster. while conscious,
pain, being unAble to move without aGgravAt
hight Most OF the tlme;he raves In delirium,
rlsadinG with the oRissfs 70 cease beating
him.
ALEXANDRIA AND WARRINGTON Rail-
RoAD.-The Alexandria and Washington
Railroad case was again before Judge Under
wood yesterday, Tin chambers,) upon pstl.
ton presented By Samuel N. Shoemaker, J.
Dean Smith, Geo, W. Brent and r. 7. Mer.
rick, representing themselves 10 be the
president aud directors OF the Alexandria
aud Washington Railroad Company, stating
that the question OF title TO the said road
had been decided In favor Of the said com.
pany, aud therefore asking that the order
made In the case OF the Adams Express
Company 70. VIM. A. Marbury, and also
appointing Stevens and Phelps receivers Of
the road, should be revoked, and the pos
session OF the road delivered TO the petition
ers. The following named gentlemen APP
psared as counsel In the case, vlH Messrs.
Brent aud wattles for the petitioners, J. d.
Smith for Adams Express Company, Gen.
J. L. Brent, Of Baltimore, for certain crodl-
tors OF the Warrington, Alexandria aud
Georgetown Railroad CompAny, and Y. p.
Stanton Of Warrington, II. II. Claughtou,
and Lawrence D. Taylor, for the Alexandria
and Warrington Railroad Company, (the
French dlrectors.) Adams Express Com
pany, BY their counsel, consented TO the
granting Of the prayer Of tho petitioners.
General ]. L. Brent, for the creditors,
resisted the motion, upon the groupd
that the decree Of the Supreme Court OF APP
pals in the case Of the A. q W. Railroad
Company vs. the w., A., q @. r. r. Com
pauJ, was q nulllty, the judges who pro.
nouneed said decree being at the time .Nsns.
tus oDisio," and admitting that they were
/ not there upon the ground that aaid decree
was not final, lnasmueh as the Legislature
OF Virginia, now In session, had provided By
law for the review by the. Court Of Appeals,
10 DO appointed, OF this and all other DEGREES
made BY the late court since the re.Rdmis.
sion OF Virginia Into the Union. The eoun.
| sci for the French board Of directors made
no objection 70 the removal Of MessrS. Ste
yeus aud Phelps as receivers, a. they had
died petition 70 effect that purpose as soon
a. said receivers were appointed, and had
been doing all that lay In their power 10
bring Il about ever since. Neither did they
object to the order being made for delivering
the possession OF the road TO the A. & W. X.
r. Company, provided the French board was
to be considered a. the true and lawful rep.
resentatlVes Of that company, and the mAu-
agement and control OF the road should be
committed by the order TO them they sup
posed, however, that iuasmueh as the quss.
ton which OF the two boards was the legal
representative Of the company, was involved
In the suit Of Shoemaker vs. French, now
pending In the Olrcnlt Court OF the United
States at Richmond, his honor would mol
undertake 10 decide that question Incident
ally upon this motion. His honor desiring
time TO consider the questions presented b.
the argument gave no decislon In the case
but said he would eudeavor 10 do 90 befori
golnt to Richmond merit Monday,
| dria Gas,ffs March ia