National Republican., 1876-06-06
THE COURTS.
circuit court-yudgs Humphreys

ClroWt Gourt-Judge Humphreys
Mccarthy rs. James (dead) and John Whalley
| judgment set aside conditionally
Gnthrie VS.. Spfoer & Barnes. Amendment al
Nottingham vs.. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
company. Amended declaration filed on leave o
Evans VS.. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
Cooke VS.. Hsnnegan ct al. Plaintiff called tc
prosecute as against John J. Key, and non
Robertson vs.. Mcdonald. Dismissed at plain
tiff IS cost.
United States VS.. Fix. Verdict for plaintiff for
ss49S, with interest from September l. 1892
Young vs.. The District Of Columbia. On hear.
ing.
Criminal Court-Judge MacArtaW.
The Criminal Court resumed its session yester.
day morning, Judge Macarthur on the bench
s,a MT: Wmr A: Cook, in the case of The United
States VS.. q: E. Babcoek, filed motion that the
case be set for trial in July
The case OF Charles @. Fisher indicted for lar
trict and abstraeting court records was called up
and District Attorney Wells said he proposed 70,
consolidate the two Indictments
Gen. Henkle said there was Important eyidenee
(that OF Curran, in prison at Cumberland Nd
and man named Gaylord, formerlYsecretary 10
Senator Patterson) that they wished to obtain
and could not proceed unless the court so ordered
He asked his Honor TO nx day during the term
when the case should be tried
District Attorney Wells said that he should
OBJECT to the deposition of Curran, because he re-
Iuseu 10 answer the questions put to him by the
commission under cross examination, which were
whether or not he had been convicted OF crimes in
the the states of Maryland and Virginia and the Dis
papers In one ofthese trials. The case was set
for Monday, June II.
The case Of John German, indicted for murder
Dy agreement Of counsel was set for trial to-mor-
row morning.
James Lee, indicted for burglariousIy entering
the dwelling house of Levi p. Luckey on NAV l.
and stealing property to the value of g. plead
guilty; three years in the Albany penitentiary.
Ephrsim Duckett, fourteen years DID, charged
with, on the 9th of Apri', stealing from the
Theatre Comique 500 cigars, valued at $40; one
sion to ths Theatre Comique, valued at sS7 So and
a coin of the value Of - or more; guilty Sem
-tenced to the Reform school during minority
Henry W illiams alias Robert Goodman charged
with burglary and larceny in entering on the 27th
OF April, the dwelling of Fabins STANLEY and
stealing goods to the value of s5l; also, charged
with, on the lst Of May, of entering the house of
]. Thomas Davis and taking therefrom property
valued at SlO3. The accused was tried first on
the last Indictment and convicted. In the Fabins
Stanley case the accused plead guilty. He was
fenced suspended In the other case.
Charles johnson, for false pretenses 1.-TWO indict-
mests) In obtaining goods from g. G.. Cornwell &
Sons by means Of fraudulent orders plead guilty:
one year in the penitentiary in each case
Assignments for to-day: United States vs.
Hunt Bronnaugh, Patrick A. McNulty, Thomas
Banks, 1.-TWO cases. John Patsey. Anderson Long,
Tobe alias Tobias Williams, Wesley Johnson
Jacob Loeb, Geo. Mcclure, John Currey, Minnie
Grace alias Johnson, Thos. Kingsley James F.
Thompson and John Norris alias George VIII