The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-05-03
THE COURTS.
The State Supreme Court.

business WHS ulspOseu VI.
The State ex rel. A. G. Rose, A. B. Rose,
David Gelger, J. c. Cothran, executor, South
Carolina Jocky Club, VS.. City Council of
Charleston. Motion refused and appeals dis
missed In the several cases. Opinion by
Moses, G.. J.
Alva Gage ct al, appellants, vs.. the Mayor
and Aldermen of the City of Charleston, re-
spondents. Mr.. Spratt resumed his argument
for appellants. Messrs. Corbln, T. Y. Simons,
and Phillips for respondents.
Richard McNamee. appellant, vs. a. 6.
Waterbury ct al. Mr.. Youmans for appellant.
In the Common Pleas-Before Judgs
Graham.
The application which was heard on We'd
nesday from w. A. Courtensy, the Union
wharves, ct al, praying for a temporary In
junction against the City Council OF Charles
| ton, restraining them from erecting In Pinck-
new street artesian waller troughs for the use
| of all persons and animals, came up, and the
Injunction asked was granted. 1t was served
yesterday afternoon.
No further cases were heard, as Judge
Graham was indipoeed.
Inferior Court-Before Judge Lee.
The grand Jury asked for further time in
which. to prepare their Presentment, and also
for a rule OF attachment against M. McLaugn-
lin, county commissioner, to compel bin 10
produce certain checks drawn by the county
| commissioners on the county treasurer, the
| checks not %havlng.been delivered TO the par
| ties in whose favor they were drawn, and
being admitted by Mr.. Mclaughlin to be still
in his possession. Time granted and rule OF
attachment Issued. In half an hour Nc
L.aughlin appeared by counsel, and stated that
he was willing to produce the checks, that
the SUM had been drawn In anticipation Of
a report from the treasury of sufficient funds
on hand to pay them. That when the report
was made considerable more checks were
found to have been issued than the funds re-
ported would pay, and consequently they had
been retained By him and taken to his resi-
dence for safekeeping. He asked for time to
20 for them, and he was directed to produce
them as soon as he could return before the
grand jury.
The court then took up and disposed of the
following cases:
James Ladson, assault with intent to kill
and assault and battery. Sealed verdict,
guilty.
William Grant and Ashley .Carrere, same
offence. Verdict, guilty of assault and bat
terry.
Aston Barton, assault and battery. Mol. pros.
entered.
Charles Fluid, sam offence. Verdict,
guilty.
NJ. Collins, same offence. Mol. pros. entered.
VIM. Rlstig, brought up on habeas corpus,
was ordered 10 be discharged on his giving
bond for $500 before the clerk TO appear for
trial at the next term of court.
George F. Habenicht, assault and battery.
Continued.
L!sLuljep, receiving stolen goods. Con-
tinued.
Ed. Brown, grand larceny. Struck Of.
VIM. Darrell and J. r. Mason. Struck of,
| with leave to reinstate.
BENJAMIN Brown and James Campbell, as
sault with intent to kill and resisting a peace
| officer. Same disposition.
Thomas johnson and VIM. Smith, grand
larceny. Continued.
Thos. b. %TiIliDghast, ASSEMBLING and resisting
a constable. Continued.
Hugh O'Brien, assault and battery. Con-
tinued.
Ann Young, keeping a house OF il-fame.
Continued.
James Miller and Jerry Coleman, assault
with intent, &C., and assault and battery.
Continued.
Isaac Spalls, Sol Thompson, George Thomp-
son and Paris Morgan, riot. Continued.
Ann Huger and Phillip Wilson, forgery.
Continued.
BENJAMIN Hernandez, assault with Intent to
kill, and assault and battery. Continued.
Labey Cash, petty larceny. Struck of.
Joseph Roisden, assault with intent to Kill,
and assault and battery. Continued.
Alex. Williams, Charles Jones and Henry
Jones, same offence. Continued.
Jerry White and Emma White, grand lar.
ceny. Trial fixed for May 7th.
Henry Harrison, assault and battery. Con-
tinued.
Alex. Scott, house-breaklng, and grand lar
ceny. Struck of with leave TO reinstate.
The petit Jurors were discharged till Mon
day morning. To-day the grand. jury will
make their presentnent, and the prisoners
convicted during the term will be sentenced.
! FOR PHILADELPHIA AT Noon To-DAY.-The
regular screw steamship Virginia, Captain
Hinckley, will sail from Browns wharf to-day.
and afford Hrst-class transpor tatlon to Phila.
delphia, Providence, Fall River, Boston and
the New England manufacturing cities.
Truck farmers should avail themselves of this
route for their shipments. Freight received
up to sailing hour.
The CHARLESTON RIFLEMEN.-At q meeting
of this spirited corps. held on Tuesday night,
all the arrangements for the forthcoming
parade and maroon on Monday sext were eff
fected. The maroon and shooting contest
will come off at Mount Pleasant, and the club
will take the len o'clock boat for that point
after the parade ls over on Monday. The
prizes to be commended for were on exhibition
at Hayden's jewelry store yesterday, and con-
slst of a handsome palmetto medal, (compa-
py's prize) silver medal, silver goblet, pair OF