National Republican., 1878-04-18
The District Courts.

suPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT.
Rutledgc Wilson and william p. Kookafy applied
for admission TO the bar referred to examining
committee Hovey vs.. Mcdonald; of calendar;
nothing to be tried scitz vs. Seitz; settled. Logan
vs.. Kines; settled Young W. Augenstein; appeal
dismissed on motion Of appellant. District Of
Columbia vs. Reyes; settled Magruder VS.. Thorn
ton death Of plaintiff sug ;cstcd and cause re-
manded. Keller vs. Kelley; submitted on papers.
CIRCUIT coURr-CHIEF JUSTICE CARTIER.
Wall vs. Preutiss et al. verdict sustaining the
will.
CRIMINAL CoURT-JUsTTcE wYLIE.
The two cases against Samuel Pugh, indicted
for a breach OF the pension law. were assigned for
trial on Nays
samuel Baldwin was put on trial charged with
ftloniously receiving from Joseph Williams aud
James Porter alias Crafty four stolen books OF the
value of $50, the property Of John H. Newman. and
which were stolen about August $, 1876 The conn.
sel for the defendant entered motion To Quash the
indictment on the ground Of conflict between the
common and statutary law ~ therein set forth.
II was decided To permit the cause TO proceed and
argue aud rule upou IL II II became necessary on a
motion for an arrest OF Judgment Not guilty.
:, Richard Harris, petit larceny; tccond oiIensc.
Not guilty.
THE MEcuLIN CASE.
The five cases of assault, against Joel r. P. Mech
lin, appeals from the Police Court. brought by his
daughters Maria L. G. Mechlln Amiec Z. Mcchln,
Madeline q. W. Mechlin and Sophia W. Mechln,
were then tried.
The five cases were corSoidatcd and the tcsti
mOnN III RELATION 10 tne respective assaults WIS
given In chief before CNamlnntiOn took place
All OF these cases were fully reported IN THE RE-.
PUBLICAN at the time o the trial IN the Police Court
last week. and the evidence for The Government was
repetition Of that published ut the time Charlotte
and Willie MeChlin were examined and then the
court adjourned.
PROBATE ECouRT-REGIsrER WEBSTER.
Elizabeth :. Barr flied her application for ap-
pnintmcnt of guardian To her orphan children Ia
n petition of Caroline SchOll filed for appointment
| Of guardian to the orphan of Frederick Daniel.
Also petition of Olga Daniel fled praying for same
appointment IN ~ estate Edward Vincent de-
| ceased proof Of publication filed, and decree ap-
pointing Charles u. Gilmore administrator, with
b bnnd ia 500. George Mattingly, qualified Us guar.
dian to orphan of William KeRlcy. drew and gave
bond IN $500. Sarah II. Hawkins, qualified As
guardian 20 orphan child Of stephen I. Deuel..
and gave bond In 500. Adjourned until to-day, at
ii u. m.
ASSIGNMENTS FOR TO-DAY.
Supreme Court Of the District-No. 2, Wood VS..
Wood; No. J. ruited states vs. Lilly; No. 5, schnc,.
der VS.. District of COlumbis: No. 7, Painter VI.
DrRne; No. y, TrOOk VI. Baltimore and Potomac
| Railroad Company; No. II, Chnn vs. District OF
Columbia No. IL. Meredith vs.. same: No Is, Hines
| vs. same: No. ID, Cape Ann Granite Company vs..
| Blunt: No. l6, Estate orc. A. Zimmerman.
| Criminal COurt-Justice Wylie.-frank Z. Grant,
abstracting papers from public Office, five cases
William Hamilton, perjury; John simms. assault
II, s. Johnson, bawdy house; John Brooks. larceny;
| George Curry, larceny second ofense Edward
| Hill, larceny; John shea, resisting officer.