National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-02-10
THE COURTS.
Supreme Court o: the United States.

Supreme Court o. the United States.
TUESDAY, February 9, 1875.
No. 1s1. VIM. B. Taylor, plaintiff In error, vs..
Samuel B. Thomas, sheriff sc: The argument
Of counsel for the plaintiff 10 error.
No. 1S2. Virginia L. Minor, and Francis, her
husband; plaintiffs in error, vs.. Reese Happier.
Minor, Of counsel for the plaintiffs in error; no
counsel appearing for the defendant in error.
Company, plaintiff in error, VS.. Halle Newton.
This cause was argued by Mr.. E. L. stanton and
Mr.. F. T. Erelinghuysen, of counsel for the de-
fsndant IN error, and by Mr.. T. L. Brakeman for
Adjourned until tomorrow at Il O'Clock.
Equity Court-Judgs wylis,
This court was engaged as follows yesterday:
kraak VS.. Calvert ct al. Decree tak8sg bill for
confessed.
Moore vs. Moore. Order allowing s1S per month
maintenance and $50 for legal expresses.
Rogan vs.. Rogan. Order confirming auditors
De Arias VS. Watts. Decree taking bill for
confessed in default Of answer.
Shedd VS.. Ordway, Order granting leave to
hle supplementary bill. AdjOlrnsd.
Circuit Court-Chief Justice Cartier.
This court was engaged as follows yesterday:
fIed.
Hughes & Deuvsrvs Thompson. Judgment con-
fessed.
LinvIIIe VS.. Holden etal. This case was begun
out not concluded.
CASES TO-DAY.
The following casesere assigned fO- trial to-day:
Nos. ~, 81, &C. SO, 90, o. 90, g. Co. Te II, r. 49,
as, IL, IS, 70, 50 ana SO11. Adjourned.
Criminal Court-Judge Macarthur.
This court transacted no business yesterday.
General Term-Surreme Court.
Justices Wylie, 0lin and Humphreys sat in
bdHc yesterday, and were engaged as follows:
ROane, executor Of Hughes VS. Denver & Peck
The argument in this Gaze continued, but was
not concluded. Adjourned.
Police Court-Judge Smell.
In this court, Robert A. Calvert for assault
and battery on Rose Amber, was fined IS and
costs. Emery Parker, assault and battery on
Thos. Hindman. $40 and costs. George Morton
same on Violet Renieks, $40 and costs. Richard
Maxwell, assaulting Ferdinand Emert with a
shoe kniie and beating him with brIck-bats sent
to reform school. Joseph Gamble, assault and
battery on William Johnson fined Is and costs
James Washington, stealing eight chickens from
John Brown, $40 and costs Richard Wood An
drew Carter, Tony Douglass, John Douglass ia.
lius Lumby, Albert DOdson, John Daily and
Charles NJ. Conway, charged with vagrancy, all
sent down. John Sherlock, a chronic yagrhnt
sent down for ninety days. VIM. L. Hawkins
causing dogs to fight on the street, fined %. EN-
cry Parker, cursing, IS. Charles WISE disturb
ing the peace OF Georgetown, 50. Harriet Her
bert, LOUD and boister0us, s.. Case OF James f.
Anderson and James A. Connolly, charged with
e1Cayattng street without a permit, was defend
ed by Col. VIM. A. Cook. Some nice points of
law touching the authority Of the board OF Com
missiOners and the powers Of the District engi-
Dcer seem to be involved. Mr.. Cook argued that
the regulation requiring forfeiture Of nifty or a
hundred dollars for permit to open the street
for tapping water-pipes or gas is burdensome
and unauthorized by the law. Connolly was dis
charged and the case of Anderson continued for
three weeks, till the return Of Lieut. Hoxie an
important witness for the defence.