Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-05-19
The Insane Asylum Investigates.

Ine insane Asylum IDvest1gatiOu.
TESTIMONY OF SURGEON GENERAL BARNES
In Favor OF DIR. NICHOLS.
The Committee on the Expenditures of the
Interior department held brief session this
morning, and heard the testimony OF Sur
geon General Barnes in favor of DR.. Nichols,
management of the U. 8. Insane asylum.
He always found the building clean and we'll
paratus possible. He Thought the large farm
attached to the asylum was necessary.
Thought that IL would be very bad to make
and system OF the asylum ."1 He considered
DIR. Nichols peculiarly fitted for the position
from his long experience.
by Mr.. Mutchler, the chairman of the con-
mittee. He said he never saw any vermin
on the patients, and never got any On him
while going through the asylum as one OF
the board of visitors. he did not think it
possible for vermin to breed from dirt. DR..
Nichols Is looked to for the MANAGEMENT of
the farm as well as the asylum; TO make all
the purchases, &c. Thought IL was done as
well now by DR.. Nichols as any three men
could attend to 10.
The committee then adjourned. with the
understanding that the other members of the
board of visitors will be examined to-mor-
row.
AN INTERESTING Law PoINT.-In the
supreme Court OF the District, In General
Term, yesterday, an interesting case was
argued and submitted. An action to recover
Hyde, by Fitzgerald against Deisman, the
plaintiff asked for trial by jury, and on be-
log empanelled the case was given TO them,
neither party having noted an exception.
The jury found verdict for $50 for plain
TIFF, and defendant prayed an appeal, which
was refused by the justice on the ground
that an appeal would not lie from JUS
tees Judgment, based upon the verdict of
jury. The defendant sued out q writ of GER
liorari, which was called up In the Circuit
Court. On motion to dismiss the writ, Judge
Cartier. holding
to decide the question involved, and certified
the cause TO the General Term. The plaintiff
contends that the law does not authorize an
appeal from judgment entered in a JUS
tees court, upon the verdict of a jury; for
by the several acts of Congress In force in
this District justice of the peace has juris-
dtction to try the issues Of law and fact,
where the sum In controversy does not ex
coed 500. By the same acts, either party to
the cause can demand jury, to whom the
issues must be exclusively submitted, en-
tirely independent OF the justice, aud the
act OF the justice In entering judgments is
purely ministerial, and therefore not appeal
able. Also, that the seventh amendment to
the Constitution of the United States de-
clares that, in suits at common law, no fact
tried by jury shall be re examined in any
other way than according to the rules of the
common law, and sections ia, rs, 776 and
1,O2 OF the Revised Statutes create no greater
right to an appeal than that which existed
under the act OF March 1, 1853. Mr.. II. B.
Moulton appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr..
thompson for defendant.
THE d. c. GAME PROTECTIVE Assoc1A-
TON met last night, Col. J. o. p. Burnside
IN the chair and Mr.. M. A. Tappan secretary.
The chair stated that he had, with other
members OF the committee on securing
grounds, visited several places in the suburbs
OF the city, In prospecting for the proper
sTot, and the offer made by Major BrittOn, of
BrfghtwoOd, seemed to be the best one, and
1t was probable the committee would accept
1t. They were not, however, ready to report,
and asked for further time, which was
granted. The committee on gun trial re-
ported that arrangements had been made for
pigeon matches, gun practice and other ex-
hibitions. Some sixteen entries had been
made for the trial of breech-loaders and
rifle match, also for the bench show Of dogs.
H
a POPULAR MovE.-The opening OF Ma
horney's new Hat and Shoe Store in South
Washington is decided convenience to res
idents in that part Of the city. His stock is
new and well selected. and as he proposes to
sell as cheap as any one in the trade, his
enterprise Is almost certain to be success,
THE GREAT RACE DAY of the meeting a