National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-01-30
THE COURTS.
Supreme Court Of the United States.

FRIDAY, JanulrY %, 1915.
On motion OF Mr.. II. II. Wells, L Il. Chandler,
ESQ. OF Richmond. a., was admitted to practice
| as an attorney AID counselor Of this court.
On motion Of Mr.. John A. Meredith, John 5.
! Wise. esd, of Richmond, Va, was admitted to
practice an attorney and counselor OF this court.
| No. 57l. The Chicago and Alton Railroad Com
| pany, plaintiffs in error, VS.. Thomas p. Stacey.
! On motion Of Mr.. p. Phillips, OF counsel Of plain
Till in error, dismissed with costs, per stipulation
| No. 100. The NarraEansGtt Steamship Com
papy, appellants, VS.. John Portion ct al:
No. iGl. The Narragansett Steamship Com
! peny appellants, Us. John Portion ct al. These
causes were argued by Mr. James G. Carter, of
COuI sci for the appellants, and by Mr.. William
Allen Butler, for the appellees.
No. IG2 John D. Crosby, sheriff, &c, admins
TRAITOR, &c., ct al, appellants, VS.. NJ. II. Buchan-
an late sheriff. e., administrator de bOnis non.
7 he argument Of this cause was commenced by
Mr.. John W. johnson, Of counsel for the appel
lauts, and continued by Mr.. H. H. Wells, for the
Adjourned until Monday at Il o'clock.
General Term-Sunreme Court.
All the justices sat in bcRc yesterday for the
trial Of appeals:
John Mcdonald VS.. St. Vincents Orphan Asy-
lum. The argument in this case (rePOrted yes
terday) was concluded, and the bill dismissed.
Leigh Robinson. receiver in the suit OF Geo. W.
FaTaut ct al, Nalicia Farant ct a., appellants,
October 1873, there was hled in the Supreme Court
of the District Of Columbia, on the part OF Geo.
W. Farant ct al, nonresident minors, bill ask
ing for decree Of sale Of lot II, square 295 in the
city OF Washington. for the purpose Of partition.
The bill set forth the facts that Geo W. Farant
deceased, was in his lifetime seized and pos
sessed Of said premises, and dying intestate,
left the same to the minor heirs, the plain
tihs in this suit, and to other heirs who, together
with all other parties in interest, were made de-
PENDANTS. On the answer OF these defendants, ad-
mittiEg the allegations of the bill. on December
5, 1873, an order was Imade that the auditor take
testimony as to the condition of the property and
report On the subject Of partition. ltbeing argued
that the estate was susceptible of partition Leigh
Robinson was appointed trustee to make sale and
meanwhile receiver to collect rents. There was
a small house on lot17.
And it coming to the knowledge Of the receiver,
to whom these premises were ordered to be delIy-
cred, that preparations were being made to re-
move the house before the premises were vacated
and yielded up, on petition Of Leigh Robinson,
receiver, restraining order was granted on De-
ccmber 10, 1874, restraining said removal, and
restraining said receiver From taking possession
o! said premises until the bearing Of this injunc
ton On the 18th inst, at II o'clock m, provided
notice be given on or before the 18th inst.
In support Of his petition, receiver filed three
aftlGavfts, the first Of Zachariah Cartwright; the
second, by Michael ROwzer; the third, by VIM.
S. USes!, the bailil who served the restraining
order, ali caleuTring that said house was built Of
wood, fastened to piles driven into the ground.
The first affidavit stated that said house ''is
tHo-storied wooden building, boarded to the earth,
and fastened to piles driven into the soil;" that
atfant has lived on the Island in the vicinity OF
said lO., since 1868; that said dwelling house has
been permanent appendage and accession to said
lot for the past six years to Opponents knowledge
and how much longer deponent cannot say"
On the day before that set for hearing this in
junction, viz Oh the 18th instant, il became known
10 the receiver, and on proper affidavit was by
him brought TO the know Se Of the court, that
Lewis w Conner and Emily Q. Wright were at
that time engaged in the removal Of said house,
and In consequence IL was ordered by the court
that the marshal take into custody the persons
of L. W. Ccnnor and Emily c. Wright for con-
tempt OF court"
On the day for the hearing of the injunction the
answer was read Of Emily e. Wright, alleging
THAT the house on lot II, square 293, never was
h. v,Fv.V
ground, but is aud always has been free from
said lOts, and purchased with her own money!
that mo copy Of said bill or petition has been
served upon ner Orsher attorney Of record, as the
TulcE Of court require that said writ has been
granted ez pGTte without nytice of such spplicl-
liCn to defendant or her Attorney that "deiend-
art had acted in good faith and upon what she
believed, upon the Information she was able to
obtain, was the right OF tho matter"
UIon this showing Judge Wylie dissolved the
iUJuncriOn. From this order the appeal was
taken. 1t vas argued b. Mr.. Robinson.
W2!sn vs.; Rgndlett. This case was opened by
Mr., y, E Cell who read the bill. II will be
preceded with day. Adjourned.
Police Court-Judge Smell.
In this court Thomas HurlIhy, charged with
maintaining q nuisance, was fined S.. Elias
Lane for stealing stove, was fined 80 or twenty
days in limbo; also, another charge for stealing
two gold rings, sixty days. Basco Davis, bruising
his better half, IS. John Lewis and Bud Foster
saw Edmund r. French, little boy, with good
pair Of skates on his feet, and went for them.
Little Ed was too much for them, aud too much
for them in court by IS. Cornelius Hughes, John
Wise and James Munroe were mulcted in S. each
for violation Of hack regulations. Thomas J en-
nings did '-euss an officer too much by SO. Neil
Peters, disorderly stranger, sent to his native
element. Jenny COckerell, Maria Woodbury.
and Sallie Tappan confessed to evil designs upon
innocent young men, and went meekly down.
Alice Andrew spoke above a whisper on the
public street, but didn't speak at all in court, and
forfeited IS collateral. John Moran, a good old
man, did swear in his wrath, s.. VIM. Robinson,
'trisky," IS. Nancy Bertha, charged with assault
on Amelia Ferguson. Jim Bertha is Nancy's
brother. Amelia objected to Nancy's monopo-
lining all Of Jim's affections. Amelia smacked
Nancy's mouth. Nancy hit back and mashed
AmeIia's jaw. Judge ruled, Served EN- right"
Barbara Pfier plead guilty Of assault with intent
to kill Emma Spaulding, and was held in q, 900