National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-02-20
District Courts,

SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT.
The Justices ell being engaged In the re-
spcctive courts, and hndng II Impossible to makea
postponcment to sit in the general term, the cour:
was adjourned until Monday next
CIRCUIT CoURT-cnIEF JUSTICE CARTIER.
liiil, trustee, vs.. Todd; verdict for defendant.
smoot vs. Walton settled. Van Ris.wick vs..
Tyler, ct al judgement against Williams, aud dis
continued ~ tn Grafton Tyler Carroll vs.. hushes;
party to pay his own costs Maryland +. :. NJ. q
NJ. CO. vs.. McGowen, z Co; sctt CT, each party T.
pay his own costs. McAyuy ". peugh judge
ncut below affirmed Callahan VS.. Harris com
lnitee, un hearing.
EQUITY COURr-JrsTicE MACARTHUR.
Tendall, assignee vs. Bradley; salrs made by
trustee ratified slawsnn vs. hor.eil; exceptions
70 special auditors report uNcfrtIcd nnl report con.
nncd Ferry Ct Al. vs. Perry ct al; trustees 10 sell
notes given for deferred payments. baker ct al W.
Baker ct al; guardian al item for infant defendant
Grpo!nted. rG;ch W Davis; leave granted defend
ant TO file crUs,-Oill. LvwIIdvs VS.. Dndge: time for
taking tcstiinuny fixed. Copies vs.. CUppes; order
for entering DEFENDANTS appearance. Quinn ".
butler ct al; motion for issI,q, Overrulrd; bill
taiucd for sixty days, within which time action nj
law to be braghL Larner ". shrhan; restraining
order until March s. Mitchell VS.. SciH ct al: audit
tors report confirmed. Fry vs. Jones ct al; sale
under deed of trust auth"rzr,l Alalns vs.. lhoinp'
| Gnlnt vs. Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Company.
on hearing. Ewing ct al. vs.. Charlton ct a.. order
fer appearance of defendant Charlton. Johnston
| 1t oil. vs. Tuwlc ct al; auditors report confirmed;
| fund to be distributed. Calf vs.. Lc,lcrar: cXccp-
tons 10 antitnrs repot overrnlcl aud report con.
hrmcd. Waller Waller. IT,; defendant cnjuinCd
from disiusing Of plG!nufs property 80. District
Of Columbia v. Myer, ct al: guardian dd h'cm for
| infant defendants appointed. AcCulUugh Vs. ben
| nisJn; proceedings down trsetNivC of prICc's set
nsidc, complainant allowed L. amend bill and time
\ for answering liked.
PROBATE COURT-JvsTICE OLtN.
!" r. GhaTlss + NS"%r i%"; Sa2n re-
| Ccued: citation .riurued svrl ed In r. c,iIi, .l
| William Nurthc'igc. deceased: dcmurTeTs. p.rus
aud answer Of defendant Jnu" Dearborn filed. IN
r. Cstaic of klrina turEcC, deceased order grant
| ing letters OF administration Ia ALEU- W. Iiu,lg
man; huud. ljo. II, - estate ui john Wagner
decreased; amen lat ny petition 0i aniuiStrnt n ui
John Wagner, the younger and h:N su.c devlsrc ~
| Richard Rockwell, exec utur. Gcd. In estate ri
james Alden, l :: \. dcrcnsci: decree Of the
! cOuTi for letter. to W. l.. Eir:prstun and J. l.. B
Sands. In re estate ut Euan'r! !. Lancaster, de
ceased letters Of admuislrll On issued To widow,
Last will aud testament Ut Elizabeth Richards. de-
ceased; assent of heirs: handwriting Of signature
| ot tts:atTlx proven, aud viii adnnt!cd to prutr
and record. la estate Of Florence ilOlcolnh Uc
ceased VIII Admitted probate and rvClrl. In =,
cstGt. Of J. T., Lewis. deceased: the uhminist ira
trtS, Mary X Lewis, gives a rev bond of slUti
Last will and testament vt Dennis MAgrlIder de-
ceased; admitted to probate and rrcUri Last will
and testament of NAthHu'r CariIsi, declared {;
placed on file Ia /. " Warrington guardian
order Of publication. IN r. will OF John EwEll de
ceased ORDER of counsel for cnveatUrs To Gsni's
the petition to revocation of probate. IL rc estate
Of Richard Petit aud Mary Ann Petit deceased (:
citation returned aud rasc continued. Last willHu
Testament of Augusta ". McNair deceased; urlcf
of publication issued. IL r, estate OF Levi Riggs,
deceased; letters of administration gtEutcd tn J. L.
Biggsi bond, 500 IN re Thomas J. Middleton,
! guardian; bond gwen for s,Fp. IN ~ Margaret
| W SpeissOn, minor; Mary T.. STc!sson' appointed
guardian. In ~ estate Of II. J. Robinson. decreased;
order Of publication issued. IN re- cgaatc of Rich.
ard Want, decea'cd; contested case accounts
still before the court Adjourned unit! Friday heXt
Al eleven a. m.
CRIMINAL COURT-JUsTICE wYLIE.
1u the care Of Joserh Brnxton and Andrew Ash.
ton. alias Andrew Ashlin, convicted Of grand Lar.
Ccny the hth Instant the District Attorney asked
that sentence he imposed. The Court sent both OF
them 10 the Baltimore Peulte tiaTy for two year..
James Euglc was placed on lr.nl charged with
nssaulting Henry u. Dickson, car conductor,
with intent tOkil IN January last, aud acquitted.
His Honor remarked that the verdict could be-
counted for by the previous good character Of the
young man. and was an enCuu isgCmCnt to every
man Ia conduct himself properly Gnd build up ali
honorable name. The defense was conducted by
Mr. C. Maurice smith.
In the ease OF Warren johnson, convicted of an
ton fora new trial was Oyerrulcd, and he was
sent Ia the rcnitentlnry for two years.
! Emanuel Hecht. convicted OF ashanti and bat.
teTy with intent To kill, was sentenced tn the peui-
Tertiary for two wears Ills counsel made mo-
ti0n for ncw trial. which Wa uNcTrulCd; Also a
motion in arrest OF Judgment.
Lavinia Henson was put on trial O second tine
u answer the charge Ol stealing sll0 from Mr.
EnUs Kay. Without concluding, the court adj
jouncd until to-day.