National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-05-21
THE COURTS.
Equity Court-Judge Wylie


This court was engaged as follows yesterday:
Kelly vs. Prentiss. Order disslloHing tnJune-
ton.
Chandler VS.. williams Order for release.
Ooltmsn Va. Moore. Sale Of part OF lot j. In
Boston vs.. Boston. Order of reference for re-
port on the propriety of sale.
Ounnins VS.. Ceas. Order for sale by receiver
Walter Ctrustee) vs.. Bradley. Order directing
investment Of proceeds Of sale.
Smith VS.. Thompson. Order appointing guard
The court then adjourned until Monday.
Supreme Court-General Term.
Chief Justice GARTER, Justices DIN and Mac
Arthur sat IN bdnr yesterday, and were en-
gagged as follows:
Edward Stephens was admitted to the bar Of
this court on the favorable report Of the examin-
ing committee.
day concluded, and case held under advisemeat
by the court.
Geo. W. Riggs vs. RernWein This is an action
in replevin instituted before Justice OF the peace
on the 18th day Of October, 1874; the case was
heard on the Sd day Of November, 1874, without
jury. After the evidence for the plaintiff was
to be in value more than slOO, motion BY the de-
fendants attorney for q dismissal, for the reason
that the evidence produced by the plaintiff showed
the justice had no jurisdiction was overruled, and
without giving the defendant an opportunity to
have his witnesses sworn, who were then present
and willing to testify on the merits, the justice
gave judgment against the defendant for sos, and
IS damages, with costs So IS; the defendant noted
an appeal. On application by counsel, permission
was given him by the justice to file his appeal
bond within i've days, "or about five days. On
NoVem Der %, 1874, the defendant with his surety
appeared before the said justice and requested
the said justice to prepare his appeal bond, and
that he might be permitted to perfect his appeal,
but the said Justice refused to prepare the bond,
or to allow an appeal unless the costs on the said
Judg were first paid by this defendant, which
he, the defendant, Rernwein declined to do un-
less he was so advised by his attorney; where
upon he called on his said attorney, who, at his
request, on the next day thereof TO wit, on the
10th day Of November, 1874, called, acco mpanied
by the said defendant and his surety, at the office
Of the said justice, with an appeal bond prepared
in the ONCE Of the said attorney. And at the re-
quest Of N. II. Miller attorney for the said Kern
vein, the justice permitted the said KernWein
and his surety, John Schafer, to sign and execute
the said prepared bond In his presence, after the
said justice had by administering the oath to the
said John Schafer, surety, to satisfy himself
the suthctency Of the same, appeared to be en-
tIrely satisfied, and so then and there stated and
the attorney paid the justice one dollar his fee
for preparing the said bond and for certifying the
said proceedings to the Supreme Court OF the
District Of Columbia, as in such case made and
provided; and the said justice then and there
again demanded Of the said Kernwein apd OF the
said attorney the costs in the case as well as the
costs Of an execution Issued by him, claiming 3d.
and stated that unless the said costs were first
paid to him he would mot send the papers to
court.
The case was argued by N. H. Miller, but not
concluded, Adjourned.