Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-11-20
Fairfax County Court.

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IREpoRTkD FOR THE ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE.
FAIRFAX G. H., Nov. l9.-.The November
term of our County Court closed about noon
Yesterday The following is summary of the
proceedings:
Twenty-Five deeds we're certified for record
since the last court, and sundry estate and guar
dian accounts admitted to record, no exceptions
having been taken thereto.
The last will and testament of Robert Darne
was presented to the court by John h. Darne,
under rule entered at last court requiring hun
to produce the same, and subpoena ordered
for the subscribing witness as to the will and
codicils
WIN. Kidwes application for road was
continued
r. +. Broadwater, Sberiff's account against
the county for conveying pol! books to several
precincts, amounting to So, was allowed aud
ordered to be certified to the Board of Super
visors.
w. Powell's account against the Common.
wealth, amounting to 90 cents, Was allowed and
ordered to be certified to the Auditor OF Public
Accounts. AS late jailor this bill was in full
for period of four months
w. T. Gunnel's account against the Com
monwealth for 1925, was allowed and ordered
to be certified.
w. B. Howard account against the Com
monwealth, amounting to $3.50, was ordered
to be certified
Thomas T. Burke, elected Superintendent of
the Poor, executed his bond in the sum Of
$4,000, and took the several oaths of Office.
License was granted VIM. Whean to keep a
private entertainment at the old McNerhaney
House, at Lang ley.
An ordinary license was granted Nancy Slack
On n. W. Pearson's motion for road, re-
port recommitted to viewers for further report
The grand jury empanneed at this term
found the following: An indictment against
Jno. Ridgway, for an assault and battery,a true
iDjurng and disfguring two certain houses, the
property of Isaac Hale, true bill; an iDdict-
ment against Edmund Dove for perjury, true
bill.
John Costegau vs.. NJ. McClaiu; upon APP
peal; rule against plaintiff 10 employ counsel
Com. VS.. Eli Brooks; charged with rape;
prisoner bailed in the sum Of 5000.
| VIM. h. Pettett, jalor's account against the
Commonwealth for the sum Of $4.75, was or
dered to be certified
Com. VS. Edward Dove; upon an indictment
of the grand jury. II. W. Thomas and NJ H.
Wells appeared as attorneys for the defendant;
demurrer to indictment, and the court ordered
that the defendant be discharged OF the recog
nzance 10 this case.
The following allowances were made by the
court:
10 James NJ. Love, allowance from July LIST,
1872, to Jan. lst, 1874, $3.50. .....
10 Z. d. Richardson, clerk, his allowance
for the same period, $500.
TO Dallas POWELL jailor, for the same period,
$ll2.5O.
10 r. F. Broadwater, Sheriff, do. 800.
| For ringing bell, &C., 80. 50.
| TO f. D. Richardson, clerk, stationery for
same period for County and Circuit courts, SIS.
| At meeting of the Bar and officers of the
court, held on Monday, H. w. Thomas was
ed secretary, when appropriate resolutions IN
reference to the death of L. B. Taylor, esq,
were offered by Col. NJ. D. Ball, and were
unanimously adopted. These resolutions were
presented to the court on Tuesday by the chair
man, on whose motion, after an eloquent and
appropriate euogy on the life, character, ser
vices aud ability of Mr.. Taylor, were, by the
court ordered to be spread on the minutes OF
| the court. Judge Cockerllle, before making
| the order, said the resolutions which have just
| been read, express truly the sentiments Of the
court in regard to the lamented dead. | have
known him intimately for the third of ecu
tury. As friend he was warm and ardent;
as gentleman be was polite and pollshed as
lawyer he was able and learned, but he is
gone forever, leaving the name Of Taylor long
to be remembered by this Court aud Bar. q.
MANY AMUSING incidents have occurred dur
iDg the progress Of the Tichborne trial. The
following was among those which caused the
most laughter. Mr. Hawkins, the leading
counsel for the Grown, is considered great
master in the art of cross examination. DR..
Kenealy, in his speech, told this story to Illus
trate the dangerous ingenuity Of his opponent:
Indeed, my learned friend can sometimes
make witnesses say what he pleases. You per-
haps may remember the great bug case, in
which my learned friend shone with such lus-
tire. 1t was an action brought by a London
| householder to recover rent, which the defen-
dant refused to pay because the house was So
overrun with bugs that he could not live in it.
| My learned friend examined, and crOss-eXamin
| ed, and re-examiDed the witnesses till the
whole court seemed filled with an atmosphere
of bugs My learned friend at last asked wit
ness, Were not the bugs In such strong num-
| bers and so well organized that when you went
to catch them they turned round in the bed
aud barked at your This poor witness was
so overcome by my learned FRIEND skill and
audacity that be answered, L believe they
did,
D. ". VOORHEES, RETIREs FROM PoLITIcs.
Hon. d. w. Voorhees,, of Indiana, has; an
nounced his intention to retire from politics.
In conversation recently be made the follow
ing statement
II have made my last political speech before
the people, and am glad of it The pleasure
of pursuing my private concerns as citizen is
exceedingly grateful to my feelings, more so
than you can conceive. I went carry into poll
tics. l might have been elected to Congress at
twenty-fou had my age allowed should have