National Republican., 1877-02-13

Another Res pite Granted the Policy Dealers
This Must be the Final Postpsnsmcet--
Petitions for Setting Aside Judgments
Granted and Rcfused-A Victory for the
Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Com
pany-The Murder Trial Of Frederick
Werlich Set for To-day-Ths wheels Of
Equity We'll Creased and Put In Motion.
Tho Policy Dealers Seeking Delay.
Tho case OF John @. Chapman, charged
tickets arc sold, was called up, and den, Hlnkls,
continuance Of the ease on account Of the sickness
Of his associate in the defence. District Attorney
ss q Sd nsy we're met 30 y
delay constantly. When brought Into the Police
Court they came up on appeal, asd eonylo.
was taken to the General Torn on appeal There
smotion was made for It's dismissal, and the pros
the same time the % appeiIans La % admitted no stand.
ing, and agreed to come back to the Criminal
Court with smother case, and there have the
the constrsetton Of the statute, the policy deal.
ers maintaining that under the lottery act they
%ss ss.o ssS Sse IN G SSs
pursuit, and IN issi had become Soldsi IL their
s Il tR fnsy Ca
the poor and needy, imposing upon the ignorant,
only iu,tce that Il should be enforced. % Instances ICES
were frequent and positive that some Of these par.
ties had been convicted in the PoliceC returned
ding efance to law The community should be
protected, and demanded Q settlement OF the qucs.
postpone ments M being continually % asked for, but
weuid say that he was satisfied that Gen. Hinkle
desist from selling tickets while the trials were
pending and they promised to do SO, but failed to
Gen. Hinkie said that he was ready and
il right to d DO 50 during the aSscncs Of
would say, however, that he had cautioned his
clients to cease selling tickets until tho cases
were disposed of and they had told him that they
would do so. He had no reason to believe that
they had violated their word. His Honor said
that II these parties set the case at defiance and
suits hanging over, speedy action, for the benent
0i !hs community, 5,n ought to be promptly taken
ne PoSe S shSoa tSS np Ieport ahnS these shop; are
trial.
The eases on the calender were then passed
New Trials Granted and Denied.
Judge Humphreys yesterday heard u motion
for new trial in the cases Of VIM. Shaw. con:
Dec. lltb, 1870, and granted the application.
In the case Of william FitILugh, convicted Of
highway. robbery en- Benjamin White, Mr..
effort to secure q new trial on the ground OF tho
discovery OF important evidence to the defendant,
which II was thought would materially alter
the appearance Of the case and operate
to show the innocence Of the man who has been
convicted Of tho charge. The atiidavits filed
ernment had been guilty Of perjury in the delivery
William Jackson, associate in the crime with
=. W. Fitzhugh, was represented by Mr.. 9. N.
Thomas, who argued for o responding Of the case
In the last instance on the ground that the evi.
AZ m In ann nQ nv Viz q aIv
same punishment tvs was imposed on VIM. fitaSush.
h. did not make nush s into % the @
but since then he had given II his attention, and
vas sa!isfsa q his clients Innocence. and be.
The court suspended the execution of the SEN
allow an effort for pardon to be made. '"
william Reeves. oolorsd, charged with burg
soG,. 81 sPf hri SSS. On IN Rto
through his attorney that Judgment be set aside
and new trial granted. The application was
In the ease or VIM. H. Spencer, convicted Of
forging street car tickets on the d street line,
Mss'rs me-, xrg rTSgEsrt S BrS;vninr moved for nav
tenced to the penitentiary for year.
He Did Not Steal Hog.
Moses Jones kept little store at Mount Pleas.
ant, and done steadythough not extensive trade.
customers and enjoyed the confidence Of his
neighbors. In November last, . hog he had been
fattening vas thought to be in prime condition for
away. He did not use the meat for the store But
supplied his custom from the ordinary market.
bacon in the market place, and IT was reasonable
to suppose constantly kept her stock we'll up.
She ,SIss Missed fsS ,C@s sides; and in searching
Moses. little IhSp poftSa %PSn of % Witch POI. e.. DE-,
clared to be her property, knowing It BY certain
neck had beea made. She iccused Moses Of hav.
s0sn @ ,na .ns case Up
however; :; and the discussion over tive hogs-ior
the evidence showed that there were two In the
sas
iendant proved q previous excellent character,
and the jury concluded that he had no more hog
than belonged 10 him, and therefore acquitted
him of the charge.
Return tho Court Papers.
Some time since the Supreme Court Of this Dis.
trict, sitting IN General Term, passed an order
iSrSdaPg n,tGTneys other nI from taking
and directing that all those having been with
drawn be returned. Some OF the lawyers here
others have not, and an examination Of the de.
postarics for these records will show the receipts
Of attorneys who have thus far disregarded the
have been in the habit Of taking papers for exam;
ination. picking them up and starting off, and
practice led to great inconvenience to psrsons
wishing to examine the records, sld consequently
the cause for issuing the order forbidding theiI
| withdrawal from the nles. Those not obeying
should be compelled to do SO.
| Charged with Murder.
| Fred. Werlich was arrAigled yesterday before
| Judge Macarthur on the charge Of numbering
bartholomew Herman on October IS. 1870 The
facts are that these tive parties were In y restau
| rant together, both lad been drinking, but wert
| apparently good friends They got into disput.
and struggle ioI the possession OF q nusket, and
during the ecufe II was discharged, the cont snti
entering the back and spine Of Herman, frsn tn,
| effect Of which wounds ho soon after died. Tn,
accused plead not guilty and the trial was set io
| the first thinK to-day, motion to quash the in
dictment made by Mr.. o. ID. Barrett, his counsel
| having been overrulod.
Circuit Court
Before Chief Justice Cartier.
| THE RAILROAD coMrANY's VICTORY In A DAHAGl
| suIT-THK DISTRICT WANTING ONE.
Catherine Tyler vs.. baltimore and Potoma
| railroad company; an action to recover $5,0
damages for an injury received while boarding
| train Of cars at the tunnel station, July 8, 1875