National Republican., 1877-11-14

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=. Mattinvly, Of counsel for the appellants. and
ehtlnned by Mr.. J. ]. johnson aud Mr.. W. s. Cox
foe he appcl'ecs, and by Mr.. R. T. herrek for Tie
Adjourned unLl tn MORROW. al twelve O'Clock.
District Courts.
CIRCUIT COURT r--CHfEF JusrtcR CARrrKl
{. 7. stewart vs.. II. r. Hick.; Judgment by lie
fault for siso.Sb. Sh,ler, BuckwLltcr & CO. VA II.
Rchcyi Judgment by default for s2al.M. Bali1 W.
Brcsaz1i verdict for plaintiff for ss77.n. Ewing
ct al w. Charlton; judgment by unnscnt on fin,
ronnt Hooking. ys, McGuirGi plaintiff called;
wllnnghby d Fitch pldntih called. suit dis
missed. Pctt bone w. Kirk: discontinued by plain.
,lir o.ts y se,ow ysi y; y Mtnhaia ct a. jpiS
Edwards. administrator, VI. J. T. keeDey, admins
traitor; leave To amend declaration.
EQUITY couRT-JusTICB wYLIE.
Rick VS.. WeItEe: time.for taking testimony en-.
larged Ia thirty days soulc Vs. soule; referred u
Examiner Murray ior taking testimony. Russell
vs. Russell reading of testimony resumed. roto-
mac steamboat Co. W. Upper Potomac Steamboat
April I. iss Van Riswick VI. Van Riswick I;
divorce dCcTecd.
PROBATE coURT--JusrICE oLIN.
last will aud testament Of +. G. Rohr deceased.
filed; Anna Rphr appointed executor, with bond
al 81 j0lJ IN rcCs;dh Of David Sullivan, deceased
letters Of administration issued To Johanna sul.
van; bond 500, IL re Of Dclilah A. Jones: de.
phnns' real estate treturned. In rsstI,e of james
Tubn IleIeR.cd; Mary Tobn appo,ntci guardian
Of orphans bond; sooo. Adpurned untn eleven
o'clock to-day.
scTrs ENTERED.
Equity siie-Mary aud Richard oulAhan vs.. F..
II. Si,rngue; IN cancel indurScment and receipt,
AMI 10 reinsta'S M lien \ on lot S square eso
al; ON notes. J. W. pernvr ct al vs.. o. T Walker ;
| nm notes. Barbour 4 Hamilton vs.. J. G. Dulln Ct
al; On notes. II; z. Keller rS. Archie Thompson
IN rcrlrvl. Hamilton En-t,r ct al. V. Mary =.
Ncpherson et al; IN account john Il uprrcht
ncrncr, Cissci 4 wcrh W Thomas Bets un nulc.
Arms Kctcham W. s. CariSncr ct ali on note.
Assignments Cor To-Day.
CIRCUIT NDuRr-CHIEF JUSTICE CARTIER.
No. 1877, United States, use of Reed ct al. VS..
Thomas et al; NJ 40, Crcswcll ct al VS.. INi -ht ;
NJ. 2Ss, Hall vs.. MoC eAnd; NJ. 29O, Hicks vs.
kimmyll; M. 20L Robinson IS. Roberts; No. NJ,
Adam. vs.. Church; No. go, SturgcS ct ~. ". Me-
tee; No, 'fN rnSers vs. Medlnrd; No. ~ Bnyn-
ton Ns. ~ lCr No. b7 Schneider Us. smith; No.
80, liud.Om w. Gor'ion; NJ SlA lioof ". Hurdle
No. ala CeSwUll ct al. v. Vdndcrbnrgh: No. Slj,
MsHrHOy ES s shsSd vi pS' MsSSsT H. o S
kins ". Lane; No. $40 liowarlvs Sharp: No. 80
Jurus ls. Stei,rage; No. a2l, Beatty vs. Bck,lcrii
EQUITY CoURr-JrsrICE wYLIE.
M. q, Wilson w. District of Columbia; No q,
Walker vs.. free'lmans savings and Trust Com
pnuy; No. ~, Capitol, North o and south Washing
tun Railroad Company vs.. Williams; No. ~, lIOley
vs.. BARKER: No. 30 Fowler vs., MUuton, No. 81,
citation: i''' No. y. Bennett vs.. Mc,auiey; No. 81,
Armes vs. Bigelow; NJ. "A, Rl'pcr ". utcrmchle; ;
No. u, Bruehl VS.. Douglass
CRIMINAL cougr--JusrIcE MACARTHUR.
Ccphas Jones, rape; James Price. assault Til; mas
Brown larceny; samuel Mack. larceny; Michael
A. N. sprague, assault; Francis roscy jr.. larceny.
The Fraudulent Mule Claim.
The case of George W. Bryant aud William
Cfaig came up by special assignment before Justice
MacA nl,ur in the Criminal Court, yesterday morn,
inE.
The indictment alleges that these parties made
and presented for paymcnt to the Third Auditor of
the United States Il fraudulent claim against the
War Department for s23fD0 for ninety seven inu.e-
and three horSes taken and impressed into the
United states military service On the old santa fe
Rad near the crossing ofthe Arkansas River In
August 1864, and were subsequently captured by
Indians.
y. Wells, IT,, aplcnled for the GUvernIhcit and
Hon. H. r. but er, Hon, Jere wilson, and Cob win.
| lam A. Cnns iUr The defendants.
Immediately after the opening OF the court the
defence announced that they had made demand
upon the Treasury Department for duplicates Of
Al pers ON Tile there IN relation 10 the CR'c. and
thus tir hnd failed IN obtain them although iH
formed that they were IN pncrss of being copied.
Sti with the uNpeT enCe Of the recent pust bciOrc
lriI ~ relation 10 the ultlCty O procuring Gov
rrnInent papers for service In tbs cUur. they de.
| cIlu,d 10 proceed until these copies were pro.
dhccd IN order traYoid troubles In the future.
| lie believed that more could, IN the end, be &C.
| cumplishrd by voting than proceeding in the
present unCompletnd state Of the papsrs.
| pistri.t Attorney Mrlls wanted to go forward,
and Was willing TINT the defense should have the
control and benefit Of the original papers In order
| not u impede The trial.
| The court stated that sufficient trouble had al.
| ready been experienced In this manner, and he
proposed to avoid II In the future. lie bad asked
both the District Attorney aud Col. Cook to secure
all the requisite Government papers for ise In the
gial before II wa bogu but II seemed that Il had
not been done. lie declined to go with the trial
until nl the papers were ready and Ia court. rs he
would not have repetition VI the difficulties that
had occurred IN previous cases.
This Temporarily disposed OF the trial but the dc.
| feuse having lcd motion 10 qua-h on account uf
the alternative dtjunclivc form of the indictment
that Was taken up and argu-i. The cHim being n
joint claim. and no separate inirbsinc.s asserted.
the defense alleged the uIITIhiunr>, Uf the aver.
ment In charging the Ufen>c agsnst the parties in.
dNidER!iy instead oijOintly, AueF hearing the ar
gulnent pro and con, the court orerruled the mo-
| ton.
The defendants were RrraGnrd. and II plea of not
guilty. entered aud the case sent over untu Thurs
\ dHy next.