The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-12-07
THE COURTS.
Common Pleas.

S0LAHAoA 1oous
The court was engaged all the morning 10
hearing the case of Lockwood A.. McCants
against Edward L. Wells, survivor. About
one o'clock the hearing was completed, the
,ury retired, and the court adjourned to
Monday. the lslh instant. At five o'clock In
the afternoon the jury rendered q verdict Tor
the plaintiff in the sum of 1854 10. 1t was
rumored In the evening that the case would
BIS carried up on appeal. =:
Municipal Court.
Samuel Mcneil, colored, drunk, one dollar;
John Davis, colored, Larceny Of clothing from
Mrs. Irwin, a resident of South Bay street,
thirty days; Monday Green, colored, LODGED
by a trial Justice. delivered &c warrant
Thomas Jones applied for lodging, discharged;
VIM. Washington, colored, drunk, disorderly
and ringing street bells, one dollari two dogs
and one COW at large, one dollar each.
Trial Justices Courts.
James Jackson, colored, becoming anxious
10 get rid OF q tenant. took the law Into bis
own hands and began to move out the latter's
goods and chattels. The tenant, however,
repalred to Trial Justice Rollin and had jack
son arrested on a charge OF malicious srespass,
for which he was fined two dollars and costs.
He appealed.
Trial Justice Mackey committed six negroes,
from Goose Greek, to Jail for examination on
Monday on a charge of COW killing. Joseph
Cole. colored, having been notified by the
same Justice 10 move out OF q house, became
Incensed and went to the Justices Office and
there became disorderly. The assistance OF
the police was invoked, and the belligerent
Cole was locked up In the main Guardhouse'
The Supreme Court.
The following business was transacted IN
this court on the 9Th instant:
The Town OF Sumter vs.. William F.
Discharges. Mr.. Richardson for appellant;
Mr.. Noise for respondent; Mr.. RlcharosSn IN
reply, .. osu,,,,,o,o, ro.non.
dent, va. Valentine Atkinson, ct 81, appel
lants. Mr.. Brawley for appellants; Mr.. Hemp
nil Tor respondent; Mr. John J. Henphill ior
same aide.
This court was opened by Judge Bryan at
the usual hour on the 9th instant, in Column
bIa. The grand auu petit jurors were all
present. Colonel J. D. Allen was made FORE
man o fjury No. 2.
Elk parte J.. q. Baldwin, 10 re ]. B. Baldwin
va. Caroline A. Lamar, administrative OF y. a.
L. Lamar. Gu motion Qt Messrs Ohamoerlain
and Seabrook, and with the consent OF hsgratn
and Lowndes. 1t Was ordered that q transfer
of q scfre faclas for $l4,80068. which had been
Issued and filed against said Q. A. L. Lamar,
,ha ORIGINAL uapprs having been lost or mis-.
laid.
Malhpr. On motion OF District Attorney Cor
Din, The marshal was ordered to remove The
prisoners from the Union jail to Columbia.
United Stairs vs.. John A. Duncan. Indicted
for traudulently removing distilled spirits. the
defendant having been called aud not answer.
tug, on motion Of Mr.. Corbln, 1t was ordered
that a sc,re fdcias do issue on his bono, return
able on the 10Th December, 1872.
The grand Jury returned a true bill as to
Hosea Mather and Marion Fowler, Indicted for
conspiracy against cili8ens OF African descent
to their rights Of suffrage.
Owing TO the non-arriVal OF Judge Bono,
the juries were dismissed until the next day.
Ex parle PhiIander Y. Dioble, assignee, in
re- Daniel Livingston. On motion of IzIsr d
plbbIe 1t was ordered that the assignee Do
allowed 10 compromise u claim by accepting
lhe sum of two hundred dollars and the coslf
Judgment; end that the liability OF the other
obiigers upon said bond are Ia no wise to be
by this order.
In re John D. Kennedy, bankrupt; ex parte
q Holmes. Petition TO establish q
claim. On motion of Ruledge b Young 1t
ordered that James P. Lesesne, assignee,
BIZ sustituted for the petitioner IN the case,
with leave TO take such other proceedings %
he may be advised.