Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-04-16
LOCAL NEWS.

pRoTRAcrED LITIGATION The suit of NJ.
partlow vs.. E. W. kiucbeloe, yesterday
tried in the Corporation Court, and decided by
lbs Jury iu favor of the defendant, has been iu
G,ga,ion for the past eighteen years The
suit was brought 10 1857 upon pote drawn by
l. s, Pritchartt purporting to be payable to
= 4 CockerlIe for the sum of s475 aud is
andorsed by r. H. CockrriIe, A. 5. Grigsby,
I Sanrster, E w. kincheloe and NJ. Y. Part
low. The palntif claimed that the endorse
ments OF CockerilIe. Grigst.y and SaDgster were
forperiss and erased Grig>ty's and Sangster 8
names from the paper The suit was first tried
in the old County Court, where the defendant
nrevaicd. The plaintiff appealed to the Cir
emit Court, pending the decision of which the
war broke out, which put stop to the pro-
cerdings. Since the war the case has been
tried three times, first i'll Orange county, where
the Jury failed to agree upon verdict; next IN
the Corporation Court of this city, where the
deteDdaot was successful, but the plaintiff OBJ
taiped new trial, aud the case was again tried
Yesterday, when. as before stated, the deten-
daDt prevailed before the jury, and motion
for new trial is now pending before the court.
The defence to the note was on the ground
that the plaintiff having stricken out the names
Of pror cndcrsers had destroyed defendants
right of recourse to them, whilst the plaintiff
claimed that the obliteratioD of the names OF
the endorscrs worked no Injury to the deteu-
dapt because the endorsements were torgerles.
PoIICE REPORT. The following cases have
been reported at police headquarters since yes
terday afternoon
David Lomax, colored for disorderly con-
duet and interfering with the chain gang, was
Joined to that gang for thirty days.
A man namrd j &. Bryan, hailing from
Baltimore, was picked up on the street and
carried to the station house, where be lay all
night 10 an unconscious condition. AS II was
Uncertain whether h.. was sick or uuder the
Influence f liquor, Dr.. Brown was sent tor
aud pronounced him to be laburlDg from the
effects of drug lie revived this morning.
aud stated that he was on his way to Rlchmoud,
TO which place he had shipped some goods, but
that stopping short time III ashlngton he
supposed he must have been drugged there as
he recoected nothing after leaving that city.
Tom Lane, colorei boy. Tor stealing pota-
toes from the store of Benz. Young, aud little
Toy, for jumping 90 the platform OF the rail-
road cars while the train was passing along st.
Asaph street, were locked up 10 the Station
house.
Fuur lOugCTS WtTe d. VIC OF
ton house last night.
CORPORATION CoURT-Julye Lone prestd-
iug.-PartIow VS. kiocheloe; debt verdict
Of jury for the defendant, aud motiun by plain
tiff for new trial.
John j. Lloyd was appointed administrator
with the will annexed, of the estate Of Lucy
/. Lloyd, gave bond aud qualified, aud Chas.
L. Powell, <. j. Lloyd aud NJ. D. Corse were
appointed Appraisers.
Wilmer 4 Slaymaker vs.. II. 0. Caughtop /;
cause reiustated and removed to the Circuit
Court of the city of Alexandria by consent,
the Judge of This Court being unwilling to
try it.
McVeigh, use, &c, vs.. Grayson jury YER
dict for $500; damages for mesue profits to be
reduced SOU for improvements erected by de-
feudant.
James N. McVcigh VS.. Theodore Teed !;
case ; by consent of parties this cause was tried
by seven jurors; p .cia plea OF bankruptcy
stricken on, by the Court; verdict for plaintiff
for $500; damages tor mesne profits, and the
defendant allowed $500 for improvements.