Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-12-20
THE COURTS.


COURT IN GENERAL TERM-Yesterday. in
the Court In General Term, Chief Justice Cartier
.nd Justices Wylie, Oliu, and Macarthur. the follow
ing business was transacted:
b e Green aet. C. Alexander 10 this case tn.
known as Carroll Row aformeriS Du reen R5 nov
P:ats r.i sold under der tso DEED, Of trust in
igno.anes Of it; that the interes, ous and
SSr ss bang gin the charge Of q.
point tina, the war suspended the relations
wss. GIStos AND srtdsor quoted from
sent defendants in the confedsrats lines was mere
The Court oTdereda decree to set aside the sale e.
annul the deede to remit the special term to
Ia a1,i Inc account and prescribe terms on which
JSsse Vile: vile agreeing with the decree. said
the relations of the parties.
OTHER cAsrs.
Ian,zinger, the Judgments below were Affirmed
In the case Of Mock ast HiIkie, in which the plain
from the Tressufy Judge wyle dsvered the ss op Sm
81: capseiy and Therefore t Ss
filed hi, answer inviting alton, the court
had Looked into the matter. They were convinced
!nre nr Hinkle, whose charges they we're cognizant
. v GsS'E s' Sc:
Il noa. to
ocson S1 ssssg nds affirmed With
MARY q. Campbell agt American Popular Life
ips ,ps Company Pa1ti was the Beneficiary
vision Of which forfeited the premium If he died by
reason Of intengerance, and submitted the question
tho sureeon-in chief Of the company. Evidepce OF
ne Geeoh o. re eeei surg. On Was on the triai
ground that the clause Of the contract which sub
mitted the cause q death to the Judgment Of an
ja:ss 'ss opinion Of the court
that as pariT TO a suit he could himself submit, the
case to the arbitration Of an agent Of one Of the
could Contract to submit it at smother ~ '''''' n'
va! h ba, u tho Cartier isd that ns fact
before the court, and he agreed with bis brotSer
vile he had stated the question but the dec
20 refer Question TO an officer and sharehoiaeT
Wa void; kiubIo sgt; the First Ha;iohal Bank;
decision 0e0" reksrsea .g gpRSn ny Judge oin
hs case Of the hue to hoT cause laid on Mr.
his position as attorney and notary public, was
taken up The eh.,ges are preferred By one Conrad
tembure where there was a legacy left to him.
winch legacy he could not secure uuless be obtained
time Of leaving said gdom, owing service to the
Crown; that be, learning that such pardon could be
spondep that sad sehade that service and
MT. schsde admits that he was emp Dyed b. y' pc:
tanned the pardon that the amount charged was
reasonable and Just, and that about half the amount
eral winesses who testified that the ntua lee they
cha,ged Tor obtaining leeacies was one half. One
the case Tor seything Ike the amount Mr. scSsde
Itaiized. This morning the case was continued. s.
motion Of Mr aitinsly, the court ordered il to be
noted on the minutes that the decree was affirmed
tingly Withdrew notice Of appeal in order that mo-
tion for rehesring may be filed.
Chief Justice Casey was, on motion, admitted to
In he case q Keyser agt. Moses, an appeal was
CRIMINAL COURT. Judge Carner.-1 his morn.
ing in the Criminal Court, tie case Of Bernard
Wssner the night Of sh March
up; ws,n Mr. Barrett appeared for the accused and
70 select jury and the following were selected from
NE n regular panel; George sesgers' >. Dom 4,
searle and John Barinett Four other jurors being
required IS taiismen were ordered to be drawn and
Mr.. Jarrett twho, with Mr. Riddle appears for
the defence) made brief opening, in which he
was il iIicted in self detence. Drs. Potter. Ghs
CoronerJ Ford and J. II. Thompson testified a, to
the wound.
. ~,
case of Burgess agt Crown is on trial.
ORPHANS COURT, JUDGE McArthu To-day,
the will OF the late Osborn Acton was admitted 10
ordered letters TO issue TO John Randolph The viii
OF the late b. Moxey WAS admitted TO probate for
nouneed her right so administer in favor OF Angus
tus Leprepx, and letters we're issued to him; bond
Sosaa IS asarsa a
qualified as administrator OF the estate OF the late
Sarah Seegers; bond one Thousand dollars.
our report closed MARY Bona, charged with the
larceny q q gold watch and chain, gold buckle,
s.sS in 81
await action Of the grand jury: Mary has been
eeseea eI3dSs un Saturday, .s when
Detectives Coomes and Miller arrested her in the
Are OYSTER DEALERS REQUIRED TO TAKE OUT A
ink n Of w
NE JUDI: that he had applied to Register SSok for
ins tre:h nsn and that he DSoceeded 70 do business
oned and testified to the same effect and the Court
the case but ss 70 deciding thst the stsr
90 decide.
Taylor. unIswfa ss.s@Siy on PsnSsyiv.nia sSsnus
fined SIS each. Ann Grant. cyiored, charged With
u SIS a.. so. S: q 81
months n iail Thos McC..sd and PAT Mnldeon,
ored charged With sieeing three pies va ued 8 IS
Belonging TO samuel Thomas. in Pig alley, South
Washington: dismissed. JOB Angus, charged with
placing rubbish in an Alley and falling g remove
Ger to do So; fined %. Robert simmons, cciored
sh.rssd With stealing az; r. fined Sp Or thirty
goods Without q license: fined $50 and costs
Jacob Kline, charged with larceny Of giazieIi
diamond, valued Of IS, from Jacob Levi. The test
mouy went 10 show that Levi was Employed to se,
some eiass in store where line was sploy ed. and
that he Levi clipped the diamond into Kline
police ofictr and had him arrested and searched
him After hearing the q siimony, the Judge d,s.
misted the case; Albert Coreut and Richard Bar;
nett, colorsd. larceny 81 rasins valued al 81 fned
$40 each, and IN default six months in Jail Thlr
Gray, coiored. charged with stealins 81 50 from a
genileman hned S. and costs or thirty days in Jail
Adjourned.