The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-03-29
TIE COURTS.
United States Court,

In the case of B. A. Abbott vs. E. L. Wells,
suit to recover damages for the detention oi
vessel longer than the time appointed fLr her
sailing, the answer OF the defendant and q
part of the testimony were heard.
United States Commissioners.
Tecumsen lot, colored, of Beaufort County.
was bound over by Commissioner Porteous
yesterday, for trial before the United States
court, on charge of violating the Internal
Revenue lsws.
Court OF Common Pleas.
The case OF Mantoue & Co. We. 3. P. Scar
son and Williamson & Co. was argued before
the Judge, who decreed for the plaintiffs the
sIm Of $56s a..
The cases of Michael McGorty vs. the snlll-
vans Island and Mount Pleasant Ferry Com
pany, and A. A. Bradley va. the South Caro-.
lima Railroad Company, which were carried
up on appeal from trial Justice courts BY The
defendants in the first case, aud the plaintiff
In the last, were dismissed after hearing.
The other cases which came up on appeal
were continued without hearings.
The special term OF the court was concluded;
and the juries were paid and discharged. The
regular term will be resumed on Monday.
Mayors Court.
Benjamin Bryan, colored, for being drunk
and disorderly and resisting the police. war
fined two dollars. 81. Washington, colored,
for the same offence, received the same pen.
ally. James johnson, colored, for the same
offence, was 6ued one dollar. John Daisey,
cclored, for being dsorderly and 6gbLIng,
was allowed bis choice between spending
twenty days In 'durance vile," or paying a
fine OF two dollars. George Lewis, colored,
fot interfering with the police, was fined
Two dollars. Fannie Bowen, cOlored, for
being drunk and dlsorderly, was fined one
dollar. Joseph Roberts, for lying drunk In
streets, paid the same penalty for his rash
ness,
Trial Justices' Courts.
Blanche Peace and Allen Brown, coiored,
the persons who were carried before Trial
Justice Moloney, about two weeks ago,
charged with having forged an order upon
Messrs. T. T. Chapeau & Co., OF this city, in
the name of the agent at the rs mile station,
South Carolina Railroad, were discharged yes.
terdsy from Jail, where they had been con-
fined to await an examination. The required
evidence against them was not produced.
hence the dismissal of the case.
Fanny Singleton. colored, was carried be-.
fore Trial Justice Howard yesterday, charged
with stealing sundry articles Of bed. clothing.
The charge was proved and she was made to
return the stolen goods and sent to jail for ten
days.
Jacob Burns, colored, was committed to jail
yesterday by Trial Justice Levy, for examina-
llon on charge OF stealing horse from q
colored man named Singleton, a resident Of
Johns Island. Burns was carried before the
trial justice on the same charge on the 9TH Of
January, but escaped from the office after be-
Ing there a short time. He was recaptured
yesterday by Constable Lyons.
Henry Oever, deserler from the Norwegian
bark Draupner, was committed to jail by Trial
Justice Levy to await the captains order.
Joe Young, notorious fowl thief, was com.
mitted to jail for examination by the same
trial justice.