National Republican., 1877-09-20
THE COURTS.

wiAT va nnSE M1bE MT1fbTfNPAH II r tT THE CITY
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Everybody was busy about the CITY Hall
yesterday. The trial of the Sawyer conspiracy
case occupied the Criminal Court another day,
but the interest in the case was not great
enough TO draw much Of a crowd to the court
| room. The grand jury was in session in their
room upstairs and a number of witnesses were
examined In different cases.
EQUITY COrRT-Judge WylIe
This court made the following orders yesterday:
Ward vs.. Ward Decree for partition.
Waite Ns. Warner. Order appointing guardian
dd HhB,.
Hilton vs.. Sherman Order for replication.
Truc>dell vs. Austin, Order for Appearance of
defendant. e. W. Mouton
Cmmdall yS; Washington Savings Bank. Order
Rnrgc vs.. Sargent. Order denying Injunction,
- Paytpn w: LcichtZ; Champion VS.. Champion and
Tracy vs. MoultOn. Order for appearance Of dc.
The court then adjourned until tomorrow.
CASES TODAY,
All the cases set for yesterday and Wiley VS.,
strong IN addition, are set for today,
DISTRICT Couhr.-Judge Humphreys.
This court made the following orders yesterday:
Hill vs lnncanson; writ Of ceTfiOrdi ordered.
=, ine I. Edw. Clsrks bankruptcy; order 70 file
lists.
h re wolford & shilberg's bankruptcy; order ap.
temhrT NJ. f
in rc Joseph Hertzog bankrupt motion to take
AXE testimony in open court ovcrfuled.
'.t was ordered Tint all issues for Jury trial be
made up by Wednesday next Adjourned.
CIECUIT corRr.-Judgc Macarthur.
This court was engaged during the day in the
trial Of Sawyer Ct AL for conspiracy 10 deiraud the
Government
SUITS ENTERED.
The following suits were entered at the City Hall
yesterday:
NraI itnF 40 ..,l.t. i.,n
square 900 TO sale IN satisfaction Of judgment
rcI. m SdnhrisSm RupEe ys Johanna Beh
SON action Of account for sds7sl. }. Ford Thomp.
son VS.. VIM; VonCks; action for rent OF $3.50. A. t.
Greene vs. A. NJ. Brant; note $500.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
John Schwartz and Annie Striking; J. F.
ReLdick and Mary 7. Campbell; Frank V. Parker
Nd; J. S. Barley, of New York, and g B. Hayden,
OF Georgetown.
DEEDS REGISTERED.
Deed, q Bargain aud Sa,e-wm p Dayton to
Mary 7. Dayton, dc"d Of family settlement Of lands
in District Of Columbia Joseph 7. Stevens TO
lU96 for s17t Eli :. Backwood TO sarah r. Bur.
bridge lot In square 27, for sliODI H. Hunt ct
vE W. to r. W smith; lot u I square 1919, for si25
,guarc lS', for $500: Buchanan BeAle TO 4. j.
70 Jane Sunders lot IT, no in subdVon Of S s",,Grs snIgs
S3, ut s'r' Andrew Wylic and wife 10 X. c. Fox,
part Of square SIS and lots ia square aS7 for sli0
son TO secure H. A, Willard $1,000 on lot i. square
~ Daniel oBren to the First Cooperative
Building Association To secure 5000 on lot T. in
square $50. Z. r, Harmon to g. H. French ct al, u
secure 5000 10 Geo H. Johnson on lots . B. 1 aud
2, n subdivision Of square %B j. II. W. Burley to
John H. Cook, Of bot ty in square lO5 to secure Jas
bradford s9l2. Thomas Jones u ux to trustees of
yshsri"n 10 building Association to secure $1,000 on
Dtois o. Rdedsf-Fendoll r. Alexander to Max
Luchs, release OF lot g. in square $50 Geo. h. Col.
Columbia College. WIN. A. Gordon ct al. to Ann
and Eliza l. Fcrrse west half OF lot G. in EuInrc
I1; VIM. Mattingly ct al. to J. H. W. Burley lot
Cs, III subdivision Ofsquare l95.
THE TINE LOCK CONTROVERSY.
Chief Justice h. X. Cartier, holding the EIuity
Court, has been engaged during the past two days
In hearing arguments Oil the motion of John
Burgc, nssgnOr to the Yale Lock Manufacturing
Company, for an injunction restraining Mr. James
Sargent, the Inventor and intruduCCr 0f the only
time lock that ever went intn practical use from
taking out his patent, awarded him by the Com.
missioner OF Patents last July.
Mr.. Sargent has deelted In the Patent Oficc
during the pHst three years on the question OF pri.
Ority of invention all The various applications for
patents on time locks set up against him In success.
sion under dihcIeut names by the Yale Lock Mann
featuring Company
Mr., Sargent and his partner have heretofore had
long prutTucted litigation with this same Yale
L3ok Co for Infringing upon their patented com.
hination locks and they have been awarded bv the
Master $3.50 ol as damages against the company
for their infringing.
Conversation yesterday on Pennsylva-
mia avenue Hes going on the stage
He is. Indeed always thought
he was cut out for great actor" "Oh, no;
you fool he's going on the stage Of hotel;