National Republican., 1876-12-15
LAW AND EQUITY.
THE CONTEMPORARIES NOTE BOOK

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THE C0UREREP0RTER'S NOTEBOOK
Contfuuapee of the Suit Against the
b. a p. n. n. Co.-ReplfcasfOnF Filed
Deeds Amended - Damage Suit
AGAINST the, District ON Trial-A
Case of Assault with Intent TO
Ravfsh-An Outra eous Proceeding.
Supre me Court OF the United States.
On motion Of Mr.. Henry Beard, Q. E. Brether-
ton ESQ., of Lawrence, Kansas, was admitted TO
practice as an attorney and counselor oil TINS
court 49,
Charles E. F1andreau, ESQ.,, Of st. Paul, MINI,
was admitted to practice as an attorney AND coun-
sesyo M. a. The United states of America, appel
lsnts, VS.. The Union Pacific Railroad company.
The argument OF this cause was continued ~ Mr-
VIM Evarts and MT sidnsx ~ n Mr So
lictor General Phillips for appellants MT. y; n;
Ashton also, of counsel for appellants, submitted
' No. - "A. Maya. Pearson ct al, plaintiffs in
error VS.. John and Annie ]. Yewdall. The mo
tion todismiss this cause was suDmiiteo oy mr ~,
Mr. T. Carroll Brewster in opposition thereto:
No. tgI. The County Of Randolph, plaintiff In
error, VS. Augustus T. Post. This cause was sub
mitted by MI John NJ. Palmer, ofcounsel for the
plaintiff IN error, and by Mr.. s. NJ. Cullom for
the defendant in error. under the twentieth rule.
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The Steamship Idaho, sc. The argument of this
cause was commenced by Mr.. r. T. Merrick, OF
Adjourned until to morrow at Il o'clock.
circuit Court
... Before Chief Justice Cartier.
THE SUIT AGAINST THE RAILROAD coNPANY
" sTILL PENDING. . - ......a
Cleveland Burial Case Company VS.. r. 7. Har-
yey, garnishee OF VIM. Hackett. Answer OF gar
nishee to osttachment on Judgment and condemna-
ticn Of property IN his hands.
Dainese VS.. Hale. Order for commission to take
= Ritten6ouse, Fowler q Co. vs.. Baltimore and
Potomac Railroad Company. This was an action
brought BY plaintiffs to recover .Sr bG build 10
defendants depot. Case still on. .. .....
Equity Court.
Before Judge Wylie. .. ..-
SUITS TAKEN FROM THE CALENDAR AND TRANS
FERRED TO THE EFooT-AUDIToRs' REPORTS con-
MISREPRESENTATION ABSENT DEFENDANTS
ORDERED. ... s e-.r..f
O'Brienvs o'Brien. Ordered of calendar for
draper VS.. Burgess. Ordered to foot Of calen-
Hitz VS.. Leary. Bond of trustee approved.
Schmidt VS.. Herlihy. Hiss confirmation of trus-
Southey VS.. Hume. Leave to file replication.
Time to take proof limited TO twenty five days.
Snow VS.. Mitchell. Trustee to make release
Blake VS. FAINT Confirming report of special
auditor, except as to specific Iegacies to Clarence
and Frank Hellsn, and that legacy OF $4,000 to
spalding vs. Riddle ct al Time for taking
proof limited 10 ten days. ....r ~.
Fulton vs.. Wilson. Deed amended on descrip-
Hilton vs.. Hilton ct al. Decree agreed upon by
counsel. To be postponed.
Painter VS.. Drane- To foot Of calendar.
F.S. and 7. Company vs.. Kennedy. To foot oil
Mcpherson vs. Asker. Foot Of calendar.
Second National Bank VS.. Smoot. Called and
:: Phillips vs. Smith. Sale decreed, the terms to
be fixed by further order. - rEFL
Il, LsOaardys y Johnson Inns Pgfihaser ordered tOde-
Garland VS.. Farrar. Appearance of absent de-
'c Crnifshank hank vs.. sholes ct al. Discharge Of re-
straining order and refusal Of Injunction. -
Jones VS.. Wiley. Final ratification of trustee
Burwell VS.. Alexander. Trustee appointed and
Moilier VS.. Moilier. Decree Of divorce.
Adjourned nntfl December 10. d
Criminal Court.
Before Judge Macarthur.
DAMAGES AGAINST THE DIsTRIcT-THR DANGER
OF uNGUARDED EXCAVATIONS. D.
Charles D. Maxwell ve. The District of Colum-
bia. The plaintiff seeks to recover damages from
the District for mi urtes received by him from
Rg INTO az A. sse o ree
Nineteenth and Twentieth streets west. On the
evening of the lst of March, 1sT2 the plaintiff.
duty. while in the discharge Of, his professional
duties, fell into the excavation, and was griev-
ously injured On the former trial verdict was
We're Sne taken and the cause was carried up to the
Supreme Court of the District, where an opinion
was delivered that the District could not be held
the Supreme Court of the United States on the
question of the liabilities of the District Of Co
Bistrict, % and n 0 the cause remanded here for an
other trial, which is now going on,
Police Court.
Before Judge SneIl.I
SUSPICIOUS CHARACTERS Provided FoR-sELL-
ING LIQUOR WITHOUT A LIcENsE-A CARD THIEF
AN ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO RAPE.
Thos A. Ellis forfeited collateral Jacob
Feehtio forfeited collateral. John West, loud and
boisterous; IS. H. Augustus Richardson, charged
Visible % e means an ' Of I support; thirty days Robert
Matthews and James Jones, colored Migrants;
personal bonds. Andrew Dresher, charged with
Thirteen-and-a half and streets southwest; $lo5
-an appeal taken. James Brown, assault and
battery on Sandy Bruce; %: James E; III Hale ns
In Jail, and in addition six months in jail. Rich
Of Of
bonds $500 Samuel Stewart larceny Of eighty
pounds of butter from James d. Daily, (second
charged by Minerva Cook with committing rape
and assault upon her. The testimony was con-
elusive showing an outrageous attack, and the
case was sent to the grand Jury-s1,000 bonds
John Boulden, threats TO John II. Williams; per-
sonal bonds to keep the peace. John H. VIII
liams, threats to John Boulden; bonds to keep
the peace.
Court Calendar for To-day.
CIRCUIT COURT, before Chief Justice Cartier
Nos. Ill, Lewis, trustee. &c. VS.. Tenney; III,
Lewis, trustee, SC; 30. Cohen VS.. Sharp; 212,
Rose VS.. Copeland; 25o, Neale VS.. Bender; 252,
Archer and Pancoast Manufacturing Company
VS.. Shepherd; 266, Robinson VS.. Baltimore and
Potomac Railroad Company; go, Tyler VS..
Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Company: 283,
O'Neale VS.. Vanderburgh; 55i, United States VS..
Lee ct al. -.. 30 -. .rr.. 90.
CRIMINAL Court, before Judge Macarthur
Jerry johnson, petit larceny, second ofiensei
Chas. 2. Overin, alias Geo. q. Smith, larceny;
John H. Alexander, alias John Stephens, alias
Alexander johnson, robbery; Maggie Ford, alias
Sarah Harkins, burglary and larceny; Charles
Harris and Geo. Wilson, larceny; Charles H.
Tiggle, alias Robert Marshall, alias Robert
Walton Avery, burglary and larceny, five cases;)
Christopher Q. Pearson, alias Lum Pearson, lar
ceny; VIM. Reeves, burglary and larceny.
EoUITY CouRr, before Judge Wylie.-Asslgn.
ment for Tuesday, December 10: Nos. Il, Gers
dorfr VS.. Wheeler ct al; g, otterback vs.. Mat
tingly; S. Tucker Vs. Hirnick; q, Pell VS.
Johnston; 30, Painter VS.. Drane; 81 Freedman's