National Republican., 1877-10-18
senator Pntterson's Case.

THE HEARING AGAIN PoSrPOSED-LIsT OF Of
FICIALs ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN BRIREp.
The hearing of the hdbcdS corpus case of
senator !. J. Patterson Of South Carolina came up
before Justice Humphreys in chambers yesterday.
TIE rCldt was represented by Col. W. A. Cook and
MCssrS. ShCllahargcr Wilson and Charles Pelham,
and Attorney General james Connor, of South Car
0linn, and Mr. James Lowndcs appeared for the
state Of south Carolina. The case having attracted
considerable attention there were present in the
chamber senator Bruce of Mississippi Gen. ALERT
Pike, and Mcssrs. II. T, Mcrrck, Walter s Cox.Wm.
M9ttingly, and other prominent attorneys at the
District bar.
The hearing was opened by reading the petition
of the rrlntpr and accompanying exhibits. The
fret wns the Indictment found 10y the Court Of Spc
Cinl session August ~ 1877. sitting in the county
| Of Richlond State Of South Carolina. The counts.
as condensed set forth that the accused brbcd par.
tbs 70 vote for hill for the relief of the state Of
all liabilities to guarantee Of the bonds OF the
Blue Ridge Railroad Company; also, bin for the
financial ngCrcy Of South Carolina IN New York.
and third relative to the bonds of the state.
The following, %rc the rSrsons rcprge,cTlSd pre- a;
J. Lee. . member paid s3o9s February O. 1872; J.
/. ltivcS, iiir, rr i'riW erHt fchruaryS iHr:. )
i. Dcnn!s member, paid S2GE February 6, 1872
e. r Leslie senator. paid 5000 February S, 49,
J ?. Owens. Senator, paid S5gG February
lS72 W. D. Nash, n senator, paid S1OpE February
q, ls72. y !. Whitmorg, Senator, paid 5000 Feb.
ruary g. 1872, II. f. llnync. Senator, paid s5IOE
February 4. 1872 s. A. Surulcs. Senator raid 5000
In addition there is an indictment for conspiracy
Then was read the rcguiSition of Gov. Wade
Hampton. charging that the Senator was Indicted
for felony, was fugitive, and requesting that the
chief Justice of the supreme Court nf the District
deliver him into the hands Of r. y. Rchbcrg. rep
rcsenting the authority Of the State. Following
this came the affidavit OF Attorney General CnnnOr
setting forth that the senator has refused 10 nppear
IN SIuth Carolina and make answer To the indCt.
meut. The counsel for rclatOr then produced
copies Of the minutes Of the courts of South Caro-.
lima showing how they were organized, and To
what legislative action they were indebted for
existence. An additional affidavit from Senator
pare>On WIS read making fuller and more con.-
ghDNI Inv
he should hc dismissed from responding thereto
The papers having all been read, the question
nros" rs to the arrangement Of the argument and
II decided that the State should have the open
ing and closing and the counsel for the rclntur to
respond in turn after the opcming argument.
At this UIuCtHrc II Deputy Scrgcaut-nt Arms Ap.
pcarCl In the chamber, aud Informed the Senator
that his presence was Immediately desired in the
Tie counsel on both ,?dcs agreed to answering
the summons.
4 short recess was taken, and on rcnsscmbling
argument by Monday next Attorney General Con-
nor desired 10 have a pustUuncmcut 10 allow him
to intend to important legal matters that would in
II was decided to postpone the case until the 3lst
Instant aud II at that time the Attorney General of
South carolina was not ready to proceed, and sig
nifcd a. much 10y letter another week should he
granted him In which t. prepare. Thus the case
closed for the time being.
Sucing Dondsmcn.
Messrs Birncy and Birncy MS attorneys for
tlt bNlTltl NtNttE'lsN Ittl sun kHlllNt WIN. H.
S,nIcr and his bond 'ncr. Michael DnAy J. V. W.
NurhCuhuT:, Joseph Williams. JOSEPH q. Carroll
Thomas Lewis and George W. 60 'dnll who went
his Sur,ty for SlOW0 while collector Of taxes, to
recover SIN % said to lave been collected by \.
II. Young. mn employee. which amount, Il Is al
lcErl his never been turned IN to tile treasurer of
Thl, suit Is entered in place Of one against the
first bondsmcn for the same amount which has
that he may he liable i,r the amount but II the
money was paid it was never appropriated by him
for his own use.
Indictments and Dismissals.
The grand jury lmc into court yesterday
with the following indictments: George McGaEc,
resisting officer: Lcmucl Makcl alias Lomucl Mae.
kali. robbery; Edward Ice, Robert Buchanan. Jos.
Gelotti, VIM. Mason, VIM. Smith Washington ward
barrett Schlosshrrg, receiving sto en- property
| David smith, Adam Green alias Adam Perkins
burglary and larceny John Brown, Charles Etcr
! Hurd, ", Turby. Robert Thomas. John Gray. Sarah
Ncary, samuel Reeves, James McQnadc James
/ Murray. VIM. BrOdluS. Wash Meredith, Walter
Lewis Matthew Middleton, Emma Murray lar
ceny; Emma Massey GeOIgetta WalstpI Robert
Thomas house burning; Frank Cronin, Joseph
Poole, Jos. whitney, John DyatOn. David Under
wood, Charles Lee, Charles Richardson, Robert
ecom oSn.e e. SSrRs and JAMES SrSSS
! son, forgery; George Gibson murder The follow
ing cases were dismissed: Margaret Simms and
| Kate White, assault with intent to kill; Edward
| Howard and Theodore Lee petit larceny; Ross
Foster, circulating obscene literature.
Marriage Licenses.
Marriage licenses have hccn issued to tho
! following applicants: Richard Green and Lucy l..
| II. Bushby and Kate Constable; Andrew Jackson.
! Of lynChLurg Va, and Francis Bpssi Id. Of this
city; John Thomas llnr,iy and flnrcrcc 7 Fowler,
| of Prince Georges county, Md; Charles A. Erncy,
of York, Pa. and Hannah l.. Rigglc, of this city.
Real Estate Transfers.
| J.. X. Stewart to W. H. Brall for $500 lot
! I. square idi; Daniel smith to u. ". Harvey and
| lhYs. Holden, for 5000, lot 2 square '36; J, T.
G1S; Reginald FcWdll trustee 10 John Roche. for
81 30 lot H. square GRi: 7. A. Newman to Iioralo
| Moran, for SlIjD, lot :, square i26.
Court Proceedings.
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES.
On motion of Mr.. Charles King, George l..
outs, esq Of st. Paul Mimi, was admitted to prac
| On motion Of Mr. NJ II. Carpenter, JGmes Cole.
man, esq, of Fond'du.lAC, Wis, was admitted to
on motion Of MIR Esek Cowan, francis FORBES,
ESD, Of New York city, was admitted to practice as
All attorney and counselor Of this court,
| ON motion of Mr.. Stanley Matthews, Ezro J.
| DOdds, esq. Of Cincinnati, Ohio, was admitted n
practice a an attorney and counselor Of this court.
on motion Of Mr.; J. o. Broadhead, John =,
Phillips esq, of Scdalia Mo-, was admitted to prNc-
tlCc as an attorney and counselor of this court
on motion Of Mr.. Robert II. Gilmore, John II.
tlce as AN attorney and counselor Of this court
No. ai3 assigned The state, The Morris and
Essex Railroad Company, plaintiff in "rIor VS. Jas.
| :. Yard, commissioner, Sc. The argument Of this
cause was continued by Mr. Robert Gilchrist of
| counsel for the defendant In error. and concluded
by Mr., I. f. Frclinghuyscn for the plaintiff in
error
No. 9e3 Tho Keokuk Northern Line Packet
Company, plRintiiln error, vs.. The City Of KCDkuk
| This cause was submitted on printed arguments by
| Mr.. r. II. Gilmore and Mr.. J. IL. Anderson, OF
| counsel for the plaintiff In error aud by Mr.. Jnc
| H. Craig for the defendant In error
! No r. original, tRssgnCdD Er pnrts The South
! and North Alabama railroad Company, petitioner
| The argument Of this cause was commenced by
| Mr. Thns g. Jones Of counsel for the petitioner
and continued by Mr.. d. $. Troy in opposition Il
| the petition.
Adjourned until to-day at u O'Clock
SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT
| Before Chief Justice Cartier and Justices Wyle
and Olln.
| Boucher VS. Boucher. Argued and submitted.
Walker vs.. Pot Ferry Company. Argue
and submitted.
Mr.. ThOs G, McDcvitt applied for admission to
the bar aud the application was referred to the
| examining committee.
Equity COURT-JusTfCE oLIS,
Cumhcrlandvs. Straiing; auditors report ratified
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