National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-05-12
TIE COURTS.

oVDESm6 L9NE-d6uera1 Ierms
All the justices sat in bGnc yesterday, and were
X. A. Burton, Of Kansas, and Thomas Hood,
thS Lew auditSr, aere admitted to the bar OF this
IoLiE.
L:sfIIst Of Columbia w. Humason. The argu-
meat IA this C-sa, reported yesterday, was con-
DistficI o. Col 7ubla VI. Shea. This case comes
Up on ceI .ifcsts from the Criminal Court, to
With C2ui Il had been appealed from the POLES
Court. Tho hrst questio1 which came before the
court IVES IS 20 the right Of the court to take ju-
Lisdict!t2 in any case coming from the Police
Court. It seems that the old law provided that
appeals should b. taken 10 the Criminal Court,
aud the decision of that court be nal: but the re-
TGerS in the new G. lie changed the wording Of the
law so as to allow appeals to the Supreme Court.
Court sitting As q Criminal Court" Mr.. Barrett
took the opposite view, and the case was not de-
c'ded.
The district Of Columbia ct al. VI. The Alex
andIia and Warrington Railroad Company ct al.
The arr Gmsnt in this case was begun by Mr..
other II ngs. shat the eorporattcr Of Washington
guaranteed payment Of certain bonds issued by
the Alexandria and Washington railroad Com
pany To the amourG Of $50 900, and the company,
10 Indemnify the city and to secure the holders 81
the bonds executed deed oftrust, on April 10 1856
TO Joseph H. and A. Thomas Bradley, conveying to
on both sides o. the Potomac river. The company
fatltt TO pry either the principal or interest OF
the bonds, and the corporation Of Washington
took up the bonds to the amount Of as 500, which
drew interest from July !, 1857. During the war
certain persons associated themselves under the
style Of the Washington, Alexandria and George.
town Railroad Company, took possession OF the
railroad under an alleged pretended purchase Of
the rights and franchises OF the Alexandra and
assumed to pay of the Obligations Of the old COM
pany. In 1885, Shoemaker aud Adams Express
Company acquired control Of the W., A. and q.
Co., and in February, 1856, they contracted with
said W., A. and G. Co., in consideration Of having
exclusive use OF the railroad, to pay of, among
other things, the debts secured By said deed Of
M IN he Pint NV nd oaNfo ~
the courts Of Virginia, it became manifest that
the W., A. and G. 20. was fictitious, fraudulent,
and uniaEiIlly organized; and thereuPon Shoe
W., A and q. o., and obtained control Of the
A. and W. Co., and became bound by written con-
tract 70 ray oil liabilities incurred under said
court Of list resort In Virginia has declaed the
W., A. and @. Co. to be fraudulent and unlGW-
fol organization, the A. and W. Co., under con-
troll Of ShoemRker and the express company, in
order to hinder the compliments from claiming
just debts and eecting sale OF said railroad. made
whereby that part Of the railroad lying on WASH
ipgton side Of the Potomac was assigned to the
w, A. and g. Co., while that part lying on the
and the railroad is now being operated BY the A.
and W. Co., Under pretended lease from the W.,
A. and q. 90. for that part Of road on Washing
ment Of the agreement Of Shoemaker and Adams
Express Company for payment Of the liabilities
Of Lne a: ana W; 70, IN fesPeSs o. the ponds e;
payment that the railroad may b sold for salts
laeticn Of said bonds. There is prayer for gen.
eTal relief.
Among the averments ortho bill is one that IN
July, 1858, the Bradleys. as trustees under the
deed Of trust to secure the bonds were called upon
trust and sell the railroads but sale was restrained
byipreliminary injunction granted and still pend
Ing in case Of aW., A. and g. 90. and AleIsndsr
posed by defendants upon the grounds Of pen
dcncy Of equity in cause as shown by the bill and
siso the absence Of any right On part Of complain
press Company. The case is not concluded.
Circuit Court-Mr. Justice Humphreys.
- This court was engaged as follows yaJt0sday:-
Turner vs.. R0sssls. Suit discontinued byPlain-
Wood W. Tucker. Dismissed. .- n
Colt vs.. Brown. The jury IN this case were IN
able 20 agree, and were discharged.
Sehsfer VS.. Lehman. Award Of referee hlsd.
CASES TO-DAY.
The following cases are assigned for trial To-
day: Nos p 30, 81, 81 80, 81, as 81 40 Al A. as 49,
~, 4s, 40, so, 81, % OF So. Adjourned.
Equity Court-Judge wylie.
This court made the following orders yesterday:
H,ls'sE Is. Lyon. Order staying proceedings
AIexender and Washington railroad. Order OF
reference 20 take proof.
Hough vs.. TAFT. Order Of reference to report on
PsTtition.
feFSed. = -
sipes ". sipss. Order OF reference to auditor.
A. number Of other interlocutory orders were
made. Adjourned.
Criminal Court-Judge Macarthur.
The grand jury came into court yesterday with
the following
INDICTMENTS:
VIM. S. King, perjury in the Pacific Mail case; J.
]. Kinds, ohsring to bride United States of1eers,
four cases; Nina Walden, Mary Boardley aud
Dennis BCRrdley, for granddaughter IN causing
the death Of an infant; Frank E. Grant, abstract
Ing papers from public ofce, six cases; R. B. Gill,
q. II. Thompson, s. 7. Luckett and T. 3. LaEen-
By, obtaining warrants under false pretencOs;
same, conspiring to defraud the United States;
Frank Allen, larceny; Montgomery AGge, bur-
glsry; W. Brcadus, larceny; Albert Fields, house
burning, two cases; John Cole, burglary; OhaS.
Smith, burglary; Garter Bell, burglary; James
Brown and @. Bell, assault: W. H. Fugttt, gam
bling. house; Jefferson Tompkins, assault with
intent TO rape; @. H. ThompIou, forgery; 7. B.
Smith. for lbel on Rev. Chas. StemhouISri B. II.
BRYAN, smbezEling letter.
The case Of VIM. H. Fisher, for an assault on
Geo. H. Boston, 10 dismissed.
The grand Jury were DISCHARGED finally.