National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-04-29
THE COURTS.
supreme Court Of the United States.

FRIDAY. April =, 1875.
N, ,..... Of Mr.. Geo II. Williams, Charles l..
Esston ssa Chicago, ILL.,, was admitted to
practice a an ttorney and counselor OF this
court. :
ON motion of Mr.. p. Carroll Brewster, p. B;
Meany, esq, Of Phiisdelpb.. "a, was admitted
to practice as an attorney ana counselor Oh TINS
No. se5. Thos. R. Mills, jr., sdmn. tstrator, &C,
PLAINTIFF in error,.vs Levi II. B. scot,. In error
70 the Circuit Court of the United States for the
Soulhern district Of Georgia. On motion 81 Mr..
c a: l. Akerman, docketed and dismissed, with
u No; "a; The City Of St. Louis, appellant, VS.,
was continued by Mr.. M. Blair, Of counsel for tSs
for the appellees, and concluded By Mr. NJ Blair
No. M The Franklin Fire Insurance Company!
plaintiff In error, vs.. James L. Vaughan. This
the g1sa y sad
printed tx arguments BY Mr.. U. N. Rose for the
Plantln IN error.
vs. The United States. This cause was npR srsued
BY Mr.. d: B. Meany and Mr.. z. Carroll Brewster
q S5 the AMI b Mi
No. lo2. Jane I. Haywood ct az, plaintiffs in
ere Z, xs; Charles Dewey assignee, &C. On mo
Phillips, Of counsel for defendant in error. re.
yersed, with costs, and remsnded, Sc
Adjourned until Monday at II o'clock.
- THE sURRATT REWARD.
States, an appeal from the Court Of claims, was
the claim Of St Marie for $4,000, the alleged bal
Of SS
Secretary stanton Of April %, 1855, offering re-
$500 fsT his his apgressnsiSa The Court
MOI - ute an arrest Of Surratt, within the
meaning n the proclamation, but was merely the
rest, and that for such Information the sum Of
10000, allowed him under act Of Congress was q
full satisfaction, and discharges the United States
f1 hara nnr.kar I.Ak ks.ks A..
proclamation was special contract made upou
the credit and responsibility of the Government,
made Il bindng ob III on tb ~ ns aGs0a
and that 1t was not necessary that he should have
taken Surratt into manual custody TO entitle him
the letter and spirit of the procismstion. and
could have done nothing more than to point him
Su e fas ,d M.g5y and Ed
eral Smith for claimant. .
Criminal court-Judgs Macarthur.
A motion for a new trial in the case of Thomas
Williams, alias Keatly, convicted Of burglary and
grand larceny, was filed.
guilty. Sentence was suspended, and the party
discharged from custody on his own recognisanee
Another case against this person for the same
cause was noiie prosecuted by the District Attor-
ney.
continued from Thursday When motion was
made for new trial In this case, affidayits of
some half dozen persons were presented to show
that new and important evidence had been dis
covered for the defense, and the Judge granted
the motion Yesterday In the progress Of the case
hedefense placed some of the witnesses on the
stand who had made these declarations under
oath regarded as new evidence. The District At
torney held the affidavits, and the testimony was
at such variance from the sworn papers as to
show that these parties had tried to patch up
defense. This fact was so evident to his Honor
that he not only ordered the witnesses from off
the stand, but one Of them, William Hamilton,
was Immediately put under arrest on the charge
OF perjury. The Jury returned verdict Of ac-
quittal, and the defendant was discharged.
Jack Williams, alias Richard Williams, color
ed, murder. On the 18th of April, 1874, Jack
Williams was one Of q fishing gang working on
the Giesboro' shore, and on the night aboye-men-
toned got into dispute with Francis Luckett,
and in the heat Of passion struck him across the
left side and upper portion of the head with 9
spade. The injured man lived until the 10Th of
May and then died from the effects of the wounds
received. The case was postponed until Monday.
James Thompson, alias Frank G. Howard,
alias Black Jim, assault on Birdie johnson.
Guilty; sentenced to i've months In jail. Two
other cases against the same party were noLle
proseqried-
George johnson, grand larceny, in stealing, on
the 18th Of February, from the stable of j. H.
Beall, q set Of gold-mounted harness, valued at
si25. Guilty; sentenced to two years in the peni-
The motion for a new trial ii the case of Pat
rick Nulty, convicted of rape, was argued, but
not concluded. Adjourned until to-day,