National Republican., 1877-11-08
Charles Stewards rorgcrIes.

shurits EbrktFies.
The case Of Charles Stewart, indicted for
forgery, was taken up yesterday in the CriminR !
Court Il will be remembered that at previo
term OF the court the accused was arragned and
jary impannclcd and al that iunCture the court
! adjourned for The day. The defendant, being on
bail, was permitted to depart but that night he
gudlenly disappeared from the city, and failing 10
answer, the bond was declared TO he forfeited.
His security, not wishing 10 lose his money. set
about senrch for the fugitive. aud finally aSccr-
taincd that he was in the vicinity Of FrederckS.
burg, Va. nrwen' there, found him, and brought
| him back on a rcqulsition. He was put In jail
where he has been confined ever since
The indictment charges him with forging
promissOry nnte for 500 In the name Of Caroline
Davis and executing bogus deed Of trust To Mr..
A. A. Birucy. to secure note and money lnaued on
II. rhc evidence ahduccd tended 10 show with
positive trectne's the truth OF the charge made
and the Jury, after being out only few minutes
returned a verdict against him.
District. Attorney Wells, IN asking for the passing
would DC a severe one. The land records of the
District were 80 weighed down with these raSculi-
ties that not man or woman owning property
were sure ofa clear title To their possessions.
The court sald that these schemes Of vlainy
were striking terror thn'e who possessed property
in this District aud while the defendant was a nai
Of inure than ordinary intelligence still he sat.
i>led that there were others, wclpoScd In real
estate affairs, behind him. .abcItng in this movement
They had not been caught however, and the court
could only deal with those pGrSonS convicted. As
for asking mercy In behalf Of his wife and chill.
dren, the prisoner LIQUID have kept them fresh be-
fore his mind when lie undertook to rob the wives
ani children OF other men 10y dcirhnhlng them Of
their property He thought Il was deserving Of IT,
aud should he made al example ~ this case by
law, He then sentenced Stewart to the Baltimore
pcnitpntary r seven years.
The second indictment was then taken up. II
chnrscd the defendant with forging the name OF
EvClnN West To- II promisspry nOr for 500, and cx.
ccutlmg fake decd OF trust u 80 'ure the repay
me It Of the loan negotiated thereon with Intent 10
dclrhui one Georgia u. Todd. lie plead guilty TO
the allegation, and was given an aiditi NAL three
ycars In the prnitcn;inry making In all ten years
third case against the same party for false pre-
tences wa. Ro''pr""T',d
Judgments By Default.
In the Circuit Court yesterday, judgments
by default was given In the following cases: X. q.
Tewcll vs. J. D Archer: for 500 NJ C.. Causlcr vs..
j. s. Ritchc for SG7.iS = Ware IT,, & 90. vs. s.
Bichrr for sl46,6a. c, ,GuhIths VS.. e. Mitchell;
for s2lj.n}. : N. ~ u. g. Jones vs.. j. H. Duvnl ct
a.; for sl@. Oneida Community VS.. Thomas
Roe sic & som rcr s&i5tn; Marx RothsChiId ct al.
NacS MsF. =. 'pF a. ,' Sr Mss. T. f ciarE vs., $
T,,,n M%mnySr SSc,r,e ct al for s r.,,i,s,S George
ct al. for 500 Metropolis Saving, iank vs. l. i.
Cannon Ct A.: for s!Nd.Si. Metropolis Saving, Bank
". Moses Kelly ct nj. for SiGl. 4. e. Green vs. A.
". brandt; for si5U. Frcdcrick KEY vs.. q. +.
GI.Ick ct al. for $40 Annie NJ urlne ys. Il. +.
Mlr,r' ct a. G,r 500. Crzeu, National Bank
v. TnuNts Rus ct al. fnr s7lj Citn,ns' National
huk vs. B,EcIiCt MlbOrn 1T al for S9Ij. Cit
n 80. Na'uuu Bank VS.. Moses Kelly ct al for sG7i.
Il. Apl,lrman ys. L. D. F4rnum ct al; for 500.
tui.ayu,' National Bank vs.. Noes Kelly ct al: for
81 Citi2cus Rational Bank vs.. Thomas Belts el
a., for ssn Leon Solomon ", james Fisher;
rnr ss-1Cl Hmile,ton. PTcc 4 WoerE vs..
Inland SEbOaTi CoHstng Company; for SBN. Cit.
Kcus National Bank vs. Loring Chappcl ct al; fr
rn C,Iilcns' National Ihmk vs. Thomas Beus
ct ri for s37j, C,tBNus' National Bank vs. J. u
Williams ri al; for svGO W r. Gardner VI. Moses
Kelly; inr tiiag7 Han & Hume VS. Daniel RiUr-
dAu; for ~ HAL Hume vs.. Richard FItNn0r-
rls for sJi.I. NattInal MeIrnppl TN Bank Va
Robert Roach ct al; for $50. National MetTopoli.