Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-10-02

COURT IN GENERAL TERM.
Yesterday, Hovey W.. Valentine; a-gued and
submitted

submitted
ATTACHMENT or RANKRrPTs CREDITS.
To day, the case of the First National Bank
use of Stanton, w. +. Abner, was taken up,
Totem for plaintiff, Schmidt for defendant
10 this case defendant was sued by plaintiff
November 20, 1869, on two pTOmissOry notes
given by one Edward VOght, which notes had
been endorsed 10 Lewis Esberg, and by him TO
plaintiff, and were presented for payment and
Glshoneren. Inc defendant plead that he was
not indebted; that since the commencement OF
the suit be had paid and satisfied the notes to
EsbeTg, but he failed to deliver them, and that
ne was petitioner IN bankruptcy and made
his application December 81, 1863. In ApriT
lN.l, plaintiff obtained Judgment, and in No
Yember following the ia. was returned nlfYr
bona; In February last the judgment was en-
tered Tor the use Of Stanton, and a wit OF at
taChment " a Issued March 2t on that iudg-
ment, and another under which Defendants
credits in the GeTman-A meTiCan bank, So 81
"ere attached and March 18th plaintiff obtained
judgment OF condemnation, GA the 18th of
april defendant flied a motion to dis
charge the attachment on the ground a.
iTregulariiy and because il was laid in disc
bedieEce OF a stay Of proceedings the defend
ant az that time having been al Judged a bank
rupt, accompanied by an affidavit of defend
ant, which motion was Oyerruied. From this An
appear Is taken. The defendant refers 20 the
Teccros OF the bankruptcy court Gv which All
neT was aOJudgtd a bankrupt December 3Tsr
let : tLat IlaintIt claims were enumerated in
defendants schedule as due Louis Esbsrg: that
bis final examination vas held On the ISth of
March, AID he received lis discharge on tbe
Following day; that at the time when defend Ant
was 6djudEtG 10 be a BANKRUPT, he delivered nm
All sc posse sed and the money attached va
the result OF bis labor and savings after suc1
sdjGoicati9n. TIE defendant claims that save
raj suits were cOTGIH nan jUdics and the Judge
menls and IA Proceedings under them are vol
and that the bankrupt is entitled to ali hi5
savings subsequent to the filing of the petition
on which he was declared bankrupt
The court held that the motion Of defendant
10 set aside the attachment vas made too late
and affirmed the decision below.
NOVEL DIVORCE CASE.
A y. SecOT W. Olive (Or Polly SecOr: argued
by Mrs. Lockwood, for plaintiff, and decree be-
Low affirmed. In this case complainant brought
hilI FOR divorce, setting forth that they were
married In Niagara county, y. Y, and had sew
eIai children, three Of whom are grown, and he
charges that the defendant was of unsOund
mind atstEe time Of marriage, and the fact vas
concealed from him; that she is subject TO fem.
IOrsry attacks OF insanity, during which she
becomes very violent in her demonstrations.
lie case was before Judge Wylie i'm June
last, and be dismissed tie bill, on the ground
that insanity was not cause for divorce.
After argument by Mrs. Lockwood, the court
affirmed the decree below, Judge Cartier re-
marking that the evidence shO we'd that at times
the woman had more or iess Of devil in her ana
II mis- case sue had more devil than the plain
tn wished, but 1t was not cause enough for a
divorce.
POLICE COURT-Judge Smell.
To-day, Charles johnson and William Jones
larceny Of a shawl worth S20 pleaded guilty; 1
months each in jail. George Savage CHARGED
with maintaining water-clOset nuisance at
No. 4OS 10th street, IS; appeal was taken.
Lewis MOrey profane and indecent, IS. Laura
Pinkrey, same; 50. Alice Ham, same So
Christie Woods, same, -. Charles Spriggs,
violation of mack laws, s.. Margaret Delanv
Georgetown yagrant, was sent down. Mar
gar6t Murphy, profanity; 8. Wa. Nicholson:
profanity; collateral John Murphy, loud and
boisterous talking; s.. Frank Curtis, ROsia
bruce, Solomon NilkasCn. John Davis, and
Matthew Edelin,, disCrderly in the COUNTY
stoning church during a fair which was being
held there: tUed 10 each. Jos. TOTrens, CHARGED
with keeping open barber shop on SUNDAY. go,
Henry Packer and Barney Foley. charged with
an afiIav; 8 and costs. George Flnnepsn and
George Nicholson were fined - each for An
ARRAY. Daniel BucBuer, assault on Martha
Buckner, his wife; s.. Ellen Jones forfeited
collateral for cuTsing. Wesley Markham, lar
ceny OF two chickens; SO. y. II. Keys. threats
OF personal violence to Mary +. KEYS, his
wife; 500 bonds to keep the peace. Joseph A.
Gier. Joseph Nolan, Henry Busher and Sebas-
tan Bauer were charged with riot and affrav
This was on the ears Of the Columbia Street
Railroad Company, of which MIR. Henry VIII
lard Is president, and took place on the ID ult
as stated in the STAR. During the affrav a
small boy named Burke got seriously hurt by a
blow on the head from one OF the party. The
driver requested them to desist, which they did
rot heed. After hearing of the ease Nolan
and Kinney were fined $40 each, and the Others
discharged.