The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-01-01
THE COURTS.

ITs,TEp STATES CIRCUIT CoURT.-HOn. II.
T.. Bond.-In this court there were twenty
new criminal and ffty-one new civil cases
entered during the year, and twenty-five
anpeals from the District Court. During
the same time Lave been decided or dismlS-
sed in this court fourteen criminal and one
hundred and six civil cases.
Since the war there have been commenced
in this court S44 common-law suits, 222
chancery suits, 70. appeals, and 331 criminal
suits. $780,
UNITED STATES DISTRICT CoURr.-In this
court there have been filed during the year,
including the Richmond and Alexandra
districts, 49S voluntary bankruptcy cases
and SO involuntary, 20 revenue and admi-
ralty cases, and one criminal case on lndlct-
ment; 23 new cbancery causes filed. There
have been granted 165 discharges in bank
ruptcy.
supREuE COURT OF APpEALs.-Judges ::
r. G. Z. Moncure, Joseph Christian, w.
R. Staples, F. T. Anderson, Wood Boul.
din. The following is an abstract OF
the work of this court for the year 1873:
Number cases commenced, 100; number
nendine. 321 number interocutory DEGREES,
336: number final DEGREES and Judgments,
100: number removed from other courts, IA ;
number removed to other courts, 81.
Days of session: Supreme Court of Ap-
peals, 11O; Special Court of Appeals, 80.
In addition to the number of causes de-
cided by the Supreme Court of Appeals at
Richmond. it has heard and argued several
other causes on the docket, and which are
now in its hands for decision. 1t has also
held terms of court ut Staunton, Wytheville,
and Winchester, as required and authorized
by law, during the year. Seventy-niDe cases
were assigned to the Special Court of Appeals
| docket. This court had at the commence
ment of its session twenty.six causes lett on
| its docket from the fifty assigned to 1t last
! year, making one hundred and five causes on
its docket during the year. Of these, seventy
two& have been decided and disposed OF ;
seven remanded to the docket of the Su-
preme Court for, special reasons, and twen-
ty.six remaining on its docket now to be dls'
posed OF.
CIRCUIT COURT OF RICHMoND-Jud9e, Beu-
erlv r. Wexford, Jr.-Number of suits COM
menced, "A; number pending, 362; num-
Der decided, 449; number removed from
other "ourts, IL; number removed to other
cour.s, 2; number suits in equity COM
menccd, A.; number pending, IL; number
of interlOcutOry, DEGREES, Il removed irom
other courts, 1; number of prosecutions
commenced, 30; number decided, ID; nolle
prosequts, I; number of days of term, 1s2.
iaHUsr1SGs CoURT.-The following is q state
ment Of the business Of the Hastings Court
during the past year:
There were 222 criminal cases tried aud disposed
oE, 1913 feloaies, SO niisdemeanors, and cases OF
bastardy-yiz.: Z! ',s1stt ss..t = N%si2ts =
|l5. FEloN1Es. "a ..s aIsDEMEANoRs.
Convicted ...........65 Copvcled, ,............2 2e
Acuuitced =. .....45 cduitted A
BiI1s Ignored Bills ignored. ..l3
Whole amount Of fines imposed during 'o
- the year. "a
Amount Of fnes collected. ............. 1,9oo w
.-making balance Of S243 In favor of the
Commonwealth on collections. <
Civil cases disposed OF. 243-to wit l43
cases of a civil nature removed from the Po-
lice Court; ia cases OF garnishee sum
nonses; 2S cases Of forfeited forthcoming
bonds; 90 cases of proceedings 70 condemn
land; is cases of unlawful detainer; 9 cases
of appeal from Police Justices Court; 8 cases
of proceedings to try right 70 property !