National Republican., 1878-04-16
The DlatrIct Courta.

The court In General Term was unable TO muster
quorum yesterday, and adjourned until to-day.
ChefJustice Cartier expects by that time TO finish
the case before him In the Circuit Court and will
90 on the bench and complete the quorum neces-
sary to hold the court IN banc.
CIRCUIT COURr-cHIEF JUSTICE CARTIER.
Wall VS.. Prcntiss ct al; issues from the Probate
est Hamilton. Junior counsel for the defendant
made his maiden effort before the court and Jury
and delivered an argument sound logical, and
strong He was congratulated blythe court and bar
for his able effort.
EQUITY CoURT--JUsTIcE MACARTHUR.
Cochran vs. Herr; demurrer argued Rubicam
vs. Rubicam: sale confirmed finally. Ingle vs.
Todd: restraining order dissolved and injunction
refused Fairfax vs.. Evans ct all bill dismissed as
to defendant, Isabel l.. Evans, for failure to file
replication to her answer. Holland VS.. Warner
argued and submitted.
PROBATE EcOURT-REoIsTER wEBsTER.
In re estate of Virginia NJ. Myers deceased; order
of publication issued. IN re estate Of James II.
Caus,in, deceased application OF J. II. G. Young
for letters Of administration de bonis filed. IN
Of J. Il. c. Young for letters Of administration
filed. IN re estate of Patrick Fitzgerald, deceased |:
inventory OF personal estate returned by the AZ.
The following executors, administration. and
IN re estate Of Sarah IL Bcares. deceased; first
and final account Of the eXecuirix. also supple.
mental account. In re estate Of Isaac Birch de-
ceased; frst account Of the adminisirator IN re
William $, Mitchell. guardian to orphans Of John X.
Mitchell. deceased: second account OF said guar
dian. In re Leonard Zeller. guardian to orphans OF
Albin Schell. deceased; first and final account of
frst and final account Of the Administrative. In rs
estate of John A. Buchler. deceased first and final
account OF the administrator. M estate Of Sey-
mour Taylor, deceased; first aud final account OF
administrator. In re estate OF James NOonan, de-
ceased first account OF executor and distribution
lnf saI first M nal nj
Of eSecutriS and distribution under the provisions
of the will.
Adjourned until to-day at eleven a. m.
CRIMINAL cOURT-JUsrICE wYLIE.
| John Edward Smith, assault with intent to kill
William II. Ferry not guilty.
The trial OF John Thomas, indicted for assault
and battery with intent to commit rape on Ida
young To testify her evidence could only be re.
eeiycd as hearsiy. with the name OF the defendant
the mother had gone ont To service, and that Joht
Thomas there with this little girl and the baby
and that two OF the neighbors surmised someth inp
wrong and went into the house. They found tho
child crying basin Of bloody water on the stow
the chds clothing all wet and blood stains npor
them. They asked the child what was the matter
and the LITTLE one replied that Thomas had thrown
her upon the bed laid upon and hntt her. lie sait
that she trod upon the babys finger, he slapped hcl
| in the face, and her nose bled.
The physician that examined the child said tina
her body wa, bruised and private parts lacerated
which he thought was done by II finger nail.
The jury returned q verdict Of guilty. but III,
court said that he would not impose sentence 70
the present.
George Dyer, selling lottery tickets guilty.
John Matthews, selling lottery tickets guilty
| John Shea, rcsistlnga police-Oillcer Indictment
quashed fOr not specifically setting forth the charge
J. A, Dunnington assault on John Shea. Tria
not concluded.
ASSIGNMENTS FOR TO-DAY.
Equity COurt-JuStice MucArthur--No is, Nit
chell VS., Mitchell; No. 10, Cole Va Douglass; Nc
IL Parsons ys. Parker; No. ~ Flckling v.
Jones; No. q, Burger vs. Wngcrd; No. a. Tuuh
VS.. BigelOw; No. %, Washington Market CoInpani
vs.. Leese; No. 30 Richardson vs.. District Of COlum
ba: No u, Smith VS.. Dundore; No. 81, Pettibon
VS.. Kirk.
Criminal Court-Justice Wylie.-williGm IIamil
ton, perjury; John Simms, assault; II. y. Johnson
bawdy house; Louis Baer, assault; J. X. =. Mech
lin thve casesJ assault; John Brooks, larceny
Richard Harris larceny Second ofense); Levi
llcuber, rape; Nicholas Johnson, iS7e; Georg
from yesterday.