, 1876-03-19
h Squealers kervously Call on Judge
banss to Learn il They Are Safe.
he Grand Jury Spends the Time in
MeditatIng on Nothing in
Particular.
IN COURT.
AN IDLE DAY,

IN. 4 larss crowd assembled in tho District
rnrrt Yesterday morning. The idea that things
.,nd not pan out we'll in the way OF sensations
,.,ned to pe1vade all minds, snd it was correct
kfupposed by the knowing ones that the case
=. for trial, Keelcy i Kerwin's, would be dis
,ted Of smoothly and expeditieusly br their en-
r,ine plea OF guilty as to ono or more counts.
ynere we're few distiliers present. q few law
,,x several Government officers aud few re-
,a:e,s, but thev began to drop out one by ONE
:. they SAW the uoimpcrtant turn affairs we're
htine.
Eben Court opened there Was cali for
KELLEY AND KERw1S.
Nth sides announced their readiness to proceed,
IL Government being represented By Mr. Aver,
II. Hontell, aud the District-Attorney. and the
s.,.od:pts by the Hon. Thomas Horne and Mt.
0bsdiah Jackson
Fhs Coart desired the jury-box be cleared Of
sose who had found in it temporary lodging
rice, but 3Ir. Horne said he dldut think it
sssessars, and Mr.. Jackson remarked, by way Of
,rnauation, that he thought the case would be
r3suged By common agreement In few mo-
pe1ts
Atex minutes we're spent in hunting up tho
Rs7ised Statutes, over which and the Indictment
it, Boutell aud Alr. Jackson had q short coa-
ultstian. Before it was concluded Ben Aver
I'd III. Horne were called in to shed the light
II tbe:r legal learning on what appeared to be
saue important point.
Than arose Mr. jackson, ard stated that as to
tbs Indictment No. III they entered q plea Of not
4rity to tie whole OF the indictment. but as to
10 II thes pleaded guilty to the first, but NOS
;n.sgon charges them with returning one empty
unel to Golsen j. Eastman, March !,
ls5 with the stamp on the barrel uncarceled.
rhe stamp Was dated Feb. 13, 1875, numbered
E3al7, and purporsed to have been issued By
collector Wadsworth to Gauger Hood, AMI was
70 flied up as to show that tbs stamp lad been
Ss1ei 10 Golsen i Eastman.
The criminal case waa then disposed OF IN
naoner similar to that made in Heslng and
gehm'e cases, the Government stipulatlug that
Il the facts vero to be submitted TO the Court,
md the case to be judged Of upon those facts,
nd the defendants reserripg tie right 10 sub
nil Ill the facss in their defense to the oeclalou
II the Court In the condemnation suit the de-
aodapta we're given ai1ty dayR to consult the
iutho1irea at Washington and see what could be
he.
The next thing that GANG up WAS the civil case
Kalnst
DICKINSON, AREL L CO.,
which tho Government laid claim to one
team engine and eleven barrels OF BplTits- Be-
l1e going into the case for the Government,
lie claim of Andrewa, Hitchcock j. Co., coal
lale1s in Cleveland, was presented by their
saunsel, Mr. Waite. This coal WAS simply
rosed BY the owners On Dickenson. Abel d
Co.'s dock, the laster~nsned arm laying no
Eaim to it.
The plea OF the claimants as to the en-
fne and other property MAS withdrawn, IN
consequence Of their having already
rle.dsd guilty to their Indictment,
III. Jackson stating tnat he wss authorized to
satsr the withdrawal. The information as to
ha coal claim by the Cleveland firm, about 2, 500
nas. HES dismissed and Instructions gaTen to
sas United States Marshal to allow Mr.. Waite
possession.
In regard to the rest Of the property. judg-
nsnt BY default was rendered. the property
taeared forfeited, and decree Of condemnation
ad1ed.
The next cage Was one Of similar nature
tsainst Dickeuson, Abel & Co.'S rectsfy1nE
aouse, but it nas agreed to postpone it until
lond,y.
coCS1ERFEfTISa CASE.
The Court then asked Judge Bangs il he had
ta7talng ready for trial, to which ho replied
4ls he had not, but that he had question to
submit to the Court The question was &c to tho
1slsase OF William Mcaanus, convicted OF
Sonterfeiting and Imprisoned IN the County
!al for thirty daya. Tho Dlstrict-Attorney took
100 position that after the man Was imprisoned
thirty Days, aud was then unable to pay the
Sss be must wait thirty additional days 6e-
taEe be could make application for discharga.
Tie Court said its rultnGe ha6 uniformly been
mta7or OF this construction
1ha District-AttoIuey announced that the
6assrnment would be ready in tue case OF Her
@.1a NJ. j. Fabnan Monday morning; Ihe cl.m CITE
M docket w.s then abandoned and CIVIL cases
aken up, the small assemhlase in the court
nom withdrawing, as ii impalled By the common
etnlo1 that there Taa to be no fun.