National Republican., 1878-01-09
District Courts,

District Courts.
CIRCUIT couRr-cHIEr JUSTICE CARTIER.
Hayden vs.. Collins ct all motion for new trial
Tarr ct al. vs.. Gait; hearing still continued.
EQUITY couRT-JUsTIcE wYLIE.
Robinson W. Wall; bill dismissed Zsnizinger
VS.. Gunton; bill dismissed; appeal. District of
Columbia vs Myers ct al; pro coWosso as TO defend
ants. Brown vs.. Nornent ct al; guardian dd Msm
for infant defendant. Robey vs.. RObey ct al;
v. Mcdonald referred N examiner. Washington
Market Company VI. Scar; reference 10 take proof
ROuch vs. Casteman ct al; pro coRt,sso as TO four
defendants. squires ys. SavOry ct al; payment re-
ported by trustee approved order to application
Of balance Robinson w. Miller ct al; sale ratified.
Corcoran rs. Brooks ct all pro coVcsso as TO Moul.
ton, Brooks, and wife johnson ct al. VS.. Towe ct
al; offer for certain lots accepted CONVEYANCE de-
creed. Smith et al. ". Hill ct all sale OF estate
mentioned In bill decreed. Mendenhall vs.. Graf;
CRIMINAL coURT-JusrIcE M'ARrHuR.
! Frederick Il. Goodrich was arrsigned on the
| charges Of forging the names Of certain employees
81 the Interior Department to the payroll He
Mr. Johnw Clampitt, his counsel, gave a brief
and succinct history Of the prisoner and the in.
| ducement that led 10 the committing OF the crime.
! He closed with fervent aud glowing appeal to
the Court to extend it, clemency IN imposing sen
tcnce. District Attorney Wells believed that all Mr..
ClAmPitt said was true, and further, he had re.
Ccived from the prisoner paper giving sketch
| of his life. and IL was the ,ame old story.
! 1t was handed up tn the Court and examined by
the Court Hts Honor. after speaking Of the deplor-
able condition Of families In afuence being in.
vnlvcd IN disgrace by the hll from grace Of some
of their members, which too frequently occurs from
last living sentenced Goodrich to the penitentiary
for two years in the INIT case and suspended sen
tcnCe IN The second
,,AdGIghus Burgess, coored, was put on trial, in;
diCted for entering and rabbng the grocery store Of
Mr. y. W. BurChell. Acquitted.
TROUBLE ABOUT 4 FIDDLE.
Clarence Williams. whose bond for the safe Gus
tOdy Of violin had been ordered TO bc proceeded
against, appeared in court with the instrument and
asked that the order he revoked In his testimony
he said that he paid 50 for Il and had refused 500
Mcssrs. MetzerUtt and Wise examined the in,tru-
mcnt, and said that they were made for SIS per
dozen.
His Honor declined to revoke the order.
Nh NJ Wi Williams asked to maSe an sXpan4tion
for the violin, and was told that II was Crcmona
4 German whom he supposed was judge, offered
him 500 for the fiddle, but he thought II 1t
Cremuna that It was worth mOrc money In regard
10 his non appearance in court he said that he could
not be absent from the watch at the Treasury De
partment without being relieved and The captain
forgot to relieve him that morning, and that was
why he did not come
liis Honor did not consider the explanation As
satisfactory. This violin had been pronounced a
common one by experts. He had appeared by hi,
| testimony ~ All expert In the use Of H. He neither
sent the instrument to the court, ordered OF
came himself 1t was evident that II 1t had been
/ produced the testimony that he gave would have
been Of mo value and was now suspicion
and his testimony was sure TO have been over
| thrown.
Emanuel Tascoe pleaded guilty of stealing
| money and cigars Of George Van syCEle and sec
| Ond case OF larceny Of four boxes Of cigars and
FIVE pounds Of tobacco from William II. squres
! He was given two years in the BALTIMORE penitcn
tiary in one case and sentence suspended in III,
other.
james Butler was convicted Of making All as
sault on Margaret Ann Butler with intent 10 com
F. nit Hpe, and was accommodated with five year
In the Baltimore pCnteutary.
Charles Davis alias Charles Henry, alias Henry
was found guilty Of petit larceny. This being III,
second ohense he was sent to the'penitentiary 70
one year.
John A. Carter, indicted for burglary and larcen!
in entering the residence Of +. Franc and takinI
therefrom cenain articles. Not concluded
SUITS ENTERED.
= Equity side-William L. ReiSs VS.. G. d. Whiting e
al, trustees TO cancel deed. Charles Brown VI
Ida NOrntcnt; for specific performance.
lar Gidt-W. H. Graham & Co. vs.. Daniel Nc
Carthy; on note. Joseph LIbbey ct al vs.. S. s
Hunt on account. +. q. Lelchow ct al. Va. B. Sil
yerberg; on note and account.