Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-02-04
THE 1OTRYS.

SUPRFEE CoURT-GENERA-. TERRI.
De f Pfan aIfqnet g2hSgd
nhTniirE decree Of special term below with 60 Is.
uron the public printer for the printing aud bind
ing Of volumes Of causes heard in General Term.
To-day the OF A: r. spoford agt Kirk, Hos
m'r Co Il commenced yesterday. ~as resumed
fr defer dsrt, defendant. XIX, while he hs.l ais
clam before the $, uthern Claims Commission drew
t"rneys, in favor q j. i wharton and = r. Tsy-
iGr he1e SIdsIs mere aSesgifd the first to D. paid
ti"n and payment Of attorney fees and the second
Mff raa r,s IN these IrdsI7' oea,n5 nc
dorssment in blank Of the respective pages, were
thereupon became the helder or assignea Of boil for
value ard IN entire good faith. Kirk claim having
sui cient Appropriated by Congress for its pay
mtHt the complainant demanded that the said Kirk
ed. his engagements, and by endorsing the Treasury
draft then in the bands of his attorneys enable the
order according TO their respective tenors This,
however, kIk refused TO do, on the rretence that
under no oblg ation to pay the full amount of the
orders The truth Of this being denied, plsinant
fled till for specific enforcement If his claims
10 erJoip Hosmer Il Go. from delivering up posses
sion of the Treasury draft, and that the firm be
powered 70 draw from the Treasury the amount of
draft and satisfy the claim and for general relief
The dcfeEdant Kirk, claim that the orders were
drawn 10y him 1t the instance and the fraudulent
IGlrssentat,ons 9f T. r Taylor, one Of the payees,
rayees; that by contract in writing subsising at
The tire between the defendant and the sail
TAYLOR, the former was to allow the latter in
sideration If services counsel. rensatiOn of
ten per centrum upon the proceeds of the claim pro-
yidsd the sum should equal or exceed the sum of
Sl2CCe hut, in the event of the award of less sum,
the laid Taylo vas to receive rOfhing. that the
surance of said Taylor that the aforesaid claim had
been allowed {" the extent Of SI5DoJ or more, the
said defendant drew the aforesaid orders, and h,
AYERS the truth to be that more than the sum of
SSE6 ~ 100 was ever allowed him upon said claim.
He also alleges that the said Taylor Va, at the time
service e the United states and on information AMI
belief De claims that neither Wharton Taylor
rendered any assistance whatever, as counsel or
GthCrwIse, in the prosecution of said claim. The
draft af Iesaid having been Endorsed hy authority of
the said k;rL, the sum Of Sl-7JO was, by consent,
paid into the registry If the court TO abide the final
The court affirmed the decision below di,mi=sing
the lin
SPECIAL TERM-Jinige UMie
TODAY. SclrUck aEt. Walker; order vacating sub
pa ma to answer art Walker. Claxton AIT Ciax-
Ton - al. order t" pay money advanced. Mclean
agt Young: order yacating decree Of December - /
and anendiI bill. Sturcis act. Holiday; decree
pro C0niesso. Langey Il al act. Langley; order nsi
fcrd; decree 'or sale strong agt Wiley; order to
i-eue restraining order Bowen et al, agt. McDev-
Tor 50, cifc sum Hoover agt Ward order pro con,
icsao against certain defendants. Board of Public
Of Virginia agt. Withers; order TO issue com
mission.
POLICE COURT-JmlGe Shell
la dan Cha MILF arc@ny IF fitesn Rcgpds Of
6, sts. VIM. Bond assault and battery on Charles
With a.ssnt and battery on Henry MAJ cse cSn
tiru'd Kat Jones yagrsnt, was sent down. Hall
FHzei mm"nds. a loafer about tipping houses; was
cent down a. q vagrant Lucy Lawre was sent down
az prostitute" and Nagrant. Lewis johnson was
sent down az yagTant. Lizzie Howard forfeited
collateral. George Davidgc, firing gun in the
street; 81. James Stevenson was charged with
Tying st Of iron kuuCklas Officer Smuut testified
that he found this man at Masonic Temple where a
lsIl wae in progress. He eHdeavoTing to raise
adsturlanc" there. He belongs To what is know as
the ModuC crowd fined $50 or ~ dsvs in the work
house John Constantine, loud and hoisterous; S..
Thomas Williams. Nagrant. was sent down. Sam !
~. Cant coorrd, charged with larceny Of lady s
clothing amUl uniting TO 2G in value from Mrs. An
nel. Ne. As street. Detective CoomCs recovered
III" property from the Shea crib, MARYLAND ave
nue., v her" II had been put in pawn. Officer West
arrested Cant ard h" confessed tO the stealing six
months in Jail. John Constantine, assault and hat
tery Thomas Fitzgerald, $50 or ~ davs in the
worl hou-c. David Cant, assault and battery on
Archie Reeves, ~ ur "a days in Jail. Wm. Smith
charged with breaking into and entering the horsr
of n. " Bean. and stealing several articles there
fF"m. Srnrh had key made for this purpose, which
was found uIon him. grand jury.