National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-09-03


n BO-J, A. Edwards Makes Light sales
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Several cases were heard having
,lrect hearing upon tho questions before the
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MIS-. Hemone Berger testined that Justice
Reese rendered Judgment against one Holden,
M Ma nromlssory note. for ~. 20 costs and In
Isresi, In March, isIs--e,rh,een months ago.
nan,,s ~ gonstab,e Iiicssler, who, according to
l eettined trnnscrlpt from the docket, (pro-
iuced he fore the committee has never yet made
tbat Uoiden maid Bcksier f95 at one time
md R,cssler maid ia OF Il over TO deponent and
l ent tic Tor costs and expenses. Deponent has
'sne'i Tho execution. but can get nothing from
Bicksler on sccount Of It or any satisfseion with
reference to II. She desires TO know how long
ronstahle msy hold an execution without making |
return. AMI how long be can legally retain the |
proceeis bcfore accounting for them to the JUS
lice or the owners q the execution.
Mr.. GeogheRan states that M execution was
placed In the hands Of Constable Edwards,
against deponcnt, for about go, In favor OF one
DcAtiey.
EDWARDS attached six.ton boat, Of which de-
ponent was master. to satisfy the same. The
boat was new, and worth about 500. she sold
Tor siq5, and WAS bought In by DeAtiey, the
piaIntltI' Ueponent Ind personal propefty on
to me yss o.
Mssas Se,. aenoncn, ss.t Ss Ia: n is Ieit 81 the
proceeds II Inc sale OF the boat 10 pay 10 some
holy wn,Ssys, he can and %, who g pay y TO-
penses 10 an aggregate Of siiIso. This shows
nearly 100 nor rcntun Of the original execution
In costs AMI expenses, which complainant con-
si,jcrs rather steep,"
Turner Sapp,pston testified that he wss for
merIy laborcr and waron.Jiriycr for u. Chambers,
corner Of Fifth and II streets northwest .
builder OF lighthouses kr the Government.
..,n,,x hc,.s ms etaha and another Ia
bofrr named Muleare and dcponent scran TO
,aok nn. iSr ,ne aI p IVY "c, Of tnst IMAM.
NE p,aoe n,.y " s,rs ,cnonen, ncan of oid
iron. lead Ne that laid in the shop, 10 secure his
wages, but the trustee closed the shop before de.
ponent got the propery away; 10 nc Wa lo re,
, .ns , m y, an, ss..a aim N he conid
uet nj, money Tor hin, lie said, YES; but il would
DE right smart trouble.
Deponcnt oneren 70 give nun yen no,s s,, ~
wos ~ r ~, w ie to,a K,,nmeI ansy nSoat the
old innk and The horse and wagon, and said il be
would pay him Qhe deponenD SO. he might have
ne balance rue constable ssIssa 70 aS ~ ana
thcy went over 10 Jusnee wAnef ouiSo ~
swpre 3ut the sE, tI nr"" W. .uy
siulearv pspeis n1 a,n ma ~, 1nnr
nen sen ,t sne era an" .rc ,,,,s nv, s,ssgh
an, hnlte pany wagon ~ Sen m.s,e sw.ssH.
anu loon mem ~ ~, ~ssnn mi
pIo.uren Ine Ieies so ., n nv Tnas hass.
10y He,gu w sNmt ,,ta.uaa ~
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believes, was sold for sia', and me Oh Junk LOT
w when net o's 20. " , so 20, ami
OF Mea,e Was 0n ~ aspv nn sn,os 20 ssn ao.
,n,s y, ~ s,es m.nanent has freoaently impor.
,olhl o, alvs. psponent ~. n.quem.y anp ~,
unsu h Jun, H., IN, an MAJ ~, 4, \" ami Of me
81 which The old Junk nssled: klmmsn agreeed l
20 ettach lhe naanco N VIZ pr' ~ .'.,, ny
noise anu wsg.n W, wv W nnnan W. " AZ,
nut may nave iaiiea 70 40 ". DePmen, 49, 49,,
no. ,nlnk " Iisn. .,s' w anss na,ac'. M,
OUT nis whoie zee When ne onv eoueS's Po''
tion OF the deot. --------
LEGAL SYMPATHY FOR TIE JUSTICES.
n, IA, y,I,,o, ar IA, National R,psb,ieas;
SIN. Your newsy, spriehtly sheet has. for som,
time past, drawn pubic attehiioh 10 the cohnuc
and practices OF District justices and constables
| as deeelopcd In sided way before the ycgis
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MuNe mNes"sa"ns eo'nh''''e'' an'' '."e'
the investigation mas done some goou' 40 no
| wish TO growl about II, yet desire to have spsc
i ~ I,,"..n. =, 49,. ,..r,.,..,a. 20,
ten, and ihc'uehahy w c"' nhe"ua'es an'
| constables.
| The system referred 10 was primarily estab
n,hed for the collection Of ..smaii debts" OF
honorable ONCE OF Justice in tue conservation o
the peace was added the duty and right Of De
i terniining small causes at small costs an,
/ speedily, the delays and expenses Of courts o
\ record being found impractioable In the thou
| sand and one cases always arising. And In time
past when our Justices were appointees Of tn,
President and confirmed by the senate, YER
i many good, respectable citizens filled the posi-
l tons with honor 10 themselves and satisfactori
70 the public. There were not 30 many Of then
4 ton, and likely enough appointments were les
i easily secured. Very many OF those Presidential
| appontees still, hold ONCE under the new or,ie
| Of things, and hazard nothing In saying thel
compare fAyorably with any class OF public o
professional citizens. A physician sees q foil II
the qusck, lawyer his In the shyster and polio