, 1874-02-03
LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.
Failure OF tho Term OF the Saginaw
County {11tell.I Court.

Failure OF tho Term OF the Saginaw
County {71tell.I Court.
Special Dispatch to Tho Chtcaqo 1ribuu..
East SAGINAW, Mich. Feb. 2.-Thore is quito
muddfo regarding tho February torn Of tho
Circuit Court, which should havo mot to-day
with an unusually large number Of cascs oil tho
Do aockot. '; Judge Moore having resigned, Gov:
the Eighteenth judicial Circuit, to hold ID
the torn: Judge Green WAS present ut
tho time Of opening court, but gayo NJ his opin-
ion that, tho Office OF Judge Of tho Circuit being
vacant, he had no authority to net US Judge It
waB also decided chat tho proposition Of tho NOM
bess Of tho Bar to savo tho term by tho
Clork aljourning the court from duy to
day until tho oilce 10 tillod by appointment was
equally Of doubtful legality whom the Office was
vacant. In this emergency and upon unanimous
request, Judge Moore consented, il appointed,
to seryo until tho office WIS filled by electio:,
next April. Coy. Bngloy wns telegraghc{l to on
tho subject and Into in tho day an answor waB
received from his Secretary announcing that tho
to Judge Moore. who gave it nB bis opinion tllat
the term must fail, and withdrew Lis consent to
serve. Tho failure Of tho court to meet leaves
many cases III q very bud shape. There are d
large number Of criminal cases for trial
Mclean County {1l3.} Circuit Court.
spsc'as DEspatch to 1hc CAica1o Tribune.
BLooM1soToS, ILL.,, Fob. 2.-The Circuit Court
peSAu ltH February torn To-day, judge VintOu
on tho Bench. Tho first two weoka will bo do
voted to chaucery suits. Tho criminal business
will DO worry important, embracing Two murder
caseB Ono tint Of Barrett, tho Livingston
County murderer, aud the othor TINT OF Malone,
who is snid to have killed IN old resident Of
Bluo Mound Township, in this county.
An Important Conflict oR Authority
Between Circuit and District Courtu.
WATERLOO, Ia., Fob. "A great dcaI Of OK
citement has baen caused horo by the conflict
OF authority between the Judges OF tic Circuit
briefly these: Shortly after the pauio, tic Va
tarloo Savings Bank suspended. Proceedings
were conmonced i'll tho Circuit Court, aild
undor this an assignment was matlo by tho
bank to Lucius Hnrlbut. Subsequently MI
application wns made to D. s. Wilson, judge Of
tho District Court, at chambera and d licceiyer
was appointed. Tho first intimation the banl1
had OF this operation WINS IN order to Mr.. Hurl-
but to turn over tho asgots Of tho bnnk. He de-
clined, mud Judge Wilson ordered him arrested
for contempt, and ho wns lodged in JUL. A
writ Of habeas corpus was tleu sued out be-
fore Judge Dagg, Of tho Circuit Court,
then holding court in Delaware County.
mud directed to tho Sheriff OF Black Hawk
County, to produce tho body Of AIr. Hurlbut.
On the sorvlco OF tho writ Judge Wilson ordered
tho Sheriff to disregard it. When tlo Sheriff
mat!o this return to Judge Bagg tho judge
promptly made out mn ordor for his unrest, and
Bont all oilieer to Waterloo, who succeeded in
obtaining custody of lIurlbMs. Tho cnsa will 30
to the Supreme Court. aud tho people, who Rrc
very much interested, will thon learn tho power
OF q writ Of llboas corpus.