National Republican., 1878-01-04

Akfce"g s"u''
signncnts for To day-Decrce OF Divorce
! Granted-M Marriage Licenses Issucd-Trans-
fers of Real Estate.
| CIRCUIT COuRT-CHIEF JUSTICE CARTIER.
| JG. Anderson vs. William r. furey ct al judg'
mcnt by default for slOO. T. r. Browning vs.. W.
H. Codd & Co.; Judgment by default for slh3. Rigs
u Co. vs.. Il. A. Morrison ct al; Julgmcntby deianlt
| for 500. Riggs & Co. vs. T. C. Weston ct nl; Judg'
mcnt by default for s.2I. Baldwin vs.. Williams;
order that the Justice of the peace make further
return. W. II. Graham & Co. vs.. J. 4; Borand ct
al; Judgment by default for s2al - Wolf 4 Curtis
George Bogus vs.. Ann Joyce Judgment by. default
rrr $500. Barbour X Hamilton vs.. +. V. Parker
6! ali lgmGni HE & default TOR 5an, Si BarISnr Sy dS
fault for san. n. II. shcays. Richard Fizmorris; /;
Judgment by default for sl5o. G. Bcstclmann et al
vs. Patrick Foley: Judgment as per stipulation.
Hay den vs.. Collins ct al; on hearing.
CRIMINAL corRT-JusrIcE M'ARTHuR.
In the case pc Henry Baker indicted for picking
The pocket of james Z. Mushback Of sl3j, after be
His Honor declined t6dlschntge them. and after
lecture similar to the one given In the case below
they were sent back to their room. The court sent
for the jury that had been out the cntirC night con
siierins the case OF Charles Davis, charged with
stealing second. hand stove nnd selling II for forty
cents Upon being brought I'm, and the foreman
stating that they were unable 10 ngrce. his Honor
said that he had seriously considered the propuS
| for If the Jury could not come to an agreement In
| such trivial cases what could he expected Of them
when they came To consider more serious ones.
was a delay Of Justice filling Of the prison, and
waste Of phbc money In thus sticking over such
cases. They should come tn conclusion one way
NJ the other and settle them. He was satisfied that
the iurymCn were above the average Intelligence Of
those generally occupying the position: and was
suTrrei to lin1 such diacrSnCss IN mail cases eX,
is%e % with tho rest The panel at ,hc
previous term was one Of the best that
he had ever seen. and 50 uniformly correct was
their yerdicts that ia only two cases had he deemed
tainly could not be entitled u the lengthy cunsid.
Grafton 1t was receiving and he thought that they
. ought tO decide 1t without consuming 50 much
time. as he believed that an agreement might yet
be reached. he tccned to withdraw the case
from them, and directed that they he rcconducted
u their room
, This was done and both panels being out. the
court was lcit niurls working Iartc-ial. and com.
PEELED u wait upon the jurymcns pleasure:
1t quarter past eleven a m. there sill being no
dng, from the jury room. the court directed that
the panel considering The uf Henry baker be
sent for which was done. When they came in they
still disagreed, and the court took the case from
I them. and dismissed the panel until one o'clock
The jury II i understood stood ten for acquittAl
Next came the jury having the case Of Charlie
Davis IN their huuds. II seems that the lecture
Of the curt had II, effect for this PANEL had agreed
and came In with verdict o! guilty ~ indicted.
Mr. Darlington requested that the jury be ppile'l
which was done, aud each man ~ the question o
| the clerk responded guilty. As indicted. The yer
diet was entered, aud the jury cNc''ed until two
4 o'clock.
When the court resumed It's laDJrs, the INST cas-
was that ui Rrhagd Burnett, culOrel, arragl!cd tp
. the larceny ui eight shirts the property of DAME
UBr.eh lie Was convicted aud this being th'
, second offence he was sent to the rcnitcnthry 70
II two yCRrS.
. Henry carter George Harris. William Norton. an,
Charles Lawson, were nrrugncd on the charge u
e vrnttl larceny. George Harris plead guilty ana tn
r. others were placcl on trial. which will be cOnciu
% ded to-day.
Equity CoURT-JusrICE wYLIE.
y Deall vs. KuOwcr, passed. Cochran vs. Herr
T. | I1yrflptt - Mtplpr,nn qsstl ,
biNrict Of columbia. continued. Alexandria Cann
e Railroad and Bridge Company W. District Of Conn
nurytt W. Borctt, bill dismissed. Field vs.. Bi4eON
" passed 70 br submitted: lanEdnn vs., F, :. an
uci Shea ct a. vs. shea ct al. appearance Of d,
r. PENDANTS ordered Clage!t ". Brooks ct al, con
N missioner for guardian al MH for inisnt dcirnt
si ants Tlltun VS. Tiltnn, restraining order continue
in force. smith vs. IhrOuicle Publishing C0mpln.
-, demurrer oyerrulcd; reference 10 auditor. FAINT
w w nerf.cf q al, special auditor supplemental repo
ratified Narrower Vs. WGters leave ~ file bill IL
!! .trad Of said tn be lost. Bouldin Ns. hyXal
, der ct nl. pro cDHy,ssO against absent defendant
q Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company vs. Fisher
" Ql, pro cy,tiss.O against josephine A. Rider All
" samuel X. Bond GIRcc & Son ". Cannon ct g
rd pro rRfsssD against Alfred u Cannon and wife,
j. Miller. T.. h. Allen, and Clifford y. Smith. Lam
IL worthy vs. lAngwcrthy, opinion that case of d
l. sertiOn for Two years is made out against the wifi
* divorce decrecd.
l' PROBATE CoURT-JUsTICE OLIN.
10. IN u e.totc Of Meush Upton, deceased ord
~ allowing for services Of agJnt and fixing conml
=. sion. In the matter Of Mary OsulliNnl, widow
u Robert OSuivan; ordered that the pension In que
ii tipn. hccr,iug and since september l. 1873 hr Ja
Ipd. =. King who is appointed guardian Of Jul
. OSuluyGn aaa RchcgcA USullivEn. In the matt
In uf Ella Bennett; order appointing Johu Kehl qua
dian. Last will and testament Of SamSCl Corfu
Of deceased; issues sent To the Circuit Court to
no tried. IN re guardianship of Jane = Howell NJ
ln Samuel II. Howell; JANE l.. Howell appointed qua
iiNn Of infants IN r, Mary I Freeman guGrdia
lnttcrs Of guarsn>hip issued to her. ~ - estate
Johanna Fitzgerald, deceased: letters of admin
tutiun Oh the personal estate issued and bond Il \,
raj at slOO IN =, estate Of Sunu,l H. Howell JOSEF
ID 4. Williamson appointed administrator Ia
m estate Of Alexander Greer dereascd; letters Of u
9, mln.trGtipn issued to Thomas Greer 1 r. esta
nj Of Mary Morgan, deceased; will admitted 70 pr
re bate and record.
les SUITS ENTERED.
n, Lur Siis-Frank Libbcy W. J. G. Dun ct al:
ID note. John Nutcrs vs. e. r. Carly in rcplcvin.
IN Bates and II. H. Warner trustees, vs. Charles
"a Davis; In rcpcNin. Eli T. Cullcsnn ". GeOT
ifr Aughrrun; for osrtiD,drL J. J. Appich w. josef
y Putz; for cc1iorGri. y. II. Miller VS.. Frederi
III, Douglass in rcplevln.