National Republican., 1878-01-12
District Courts.
EQUITY couRr-JusrIcE wYLIz.

EQUITY COuRT-JUsTICE wYLtE.
Brook VS.. Wright submitted. Well and Caring.
ton VS. Barron ct al; appeal bond approved. How
ard VS.. Kelly; supplemental bill taken Tor con.
fcssed wallach vs.. Richard; referred to auditor.
Merwin vs. Mburn ct al; Stevens, trustee, author.
lied to sell real estate. Zhntznger vs. Gunton; bill
dismissed with costs Dyer Peck ct al; restrain
ing order dissolved. DoOdy vs.. Ford q Van Doren;
reference to auditor to state an account Phillips
VS.. Clarke: execution Of deed ordered Masse vs.:
Massc; appearance Of Julia Masse ordered. Bond
ct al, VS.. Bottle; decree setting aside release.
Smith 1t al VS.. Hill ct al; bond OF trustee ap.
proved Bowen vs. E S and T. Co; penalty Of
manded TO auditor with instructions.
CIRCUIT coURT-CHIEr JUSTICE CARTIER.
Frazier VS.. District Of Columbia; for damages:
Jury out
PROBATE coURT-REGIsTER WEBSTER.
In re Of will OF Nicholas Acker deceased; the ex-
sSO0D. IN re Of viii Of Samuel Carusi, deceased
the executrix and executors qualified and gave
bond In the sum OF $1,000 Letters Of administra'
tate OF Mary Fagan deceased; bond $40. Ann
Matilda Couinbe qualified and gave bond In s9,OO
as Administrative on the estate OF Ann L. kendrcs
deceased In re estate of Gilbert Gordon, deceased
petition OF one OF the heirs at:law for letters OF
administration, an order OF publication was issued
IHre estate Of John Forbes Bcnjamn deceased; Ger.
this day filed. In rtrstate OF Matthew k,Walsl, de-
ceased petition Of Mary Walsh for letters OF nd
letters Bonds 500. Adjourned until eleven a. m.
to-day. -
CRIMINAL CouRT-JusTICE MARTHuR.
The trial of George Gibson, indicted for the mur'
der OF Thomas Mason, in August last, was set for
! the 2lst instant. The appeal case of keyes and
smith, livery stable keepers, brought up fun ths
| Police Court. where they were fined s. for running
an egi pS by Without bS b % HS hS r%
paid tax under the general law of the District on
personal property, and maintained that they were
! not subjected to all additional tax. This case was
| tried In November, 1876 and Judgment affirmed,
then Il was taken to the General Term and referred
to Justice Macarthur, as an appeal from the Police
| triCt. Mr.. William J. Miller appeared for the de.
! fCndants and argued that the act under which the
fine was imposed was restriction on business and
| property and paid the tax, then the additional
license sought to be levied might well tc construed
| a. a double tax. Under the act Of Congress no
special authority was given to tax oinnibusses IN
the powers delegated to the District, therefore the
act of the Legislature TO that effect should c treated
asa nullity. His Honor gave judment for the plain
Mary Glascoe and Amy Glascoe both coored. put
on trial on the charge Of murder in killing the in
fant child of the former, by smOthering II on the
lith of October last the full particulars Of which
crime were published in TuE REPUBLICAN at the
| time.
In empannellIng the jury, for the first time, the
question was propounded as to whether or moi
the jurymen had any prejudice against the ac
c,lsed on account OF color which was uniformly
replied in the negative. When, completed the
panel was composed of eleven white men aud on,
colored man, two-thirds Of them being beyont
middle age, gray heads and boards being espcci
ally conspicuous among twelve worthy and trut
men chosen to try the cause.
The witnesses examined were Fannie Parker
Louisa Hanson, Ann Williams Lucy Mason, Nir
ginia Porter and Oficer slater.
The evidence went to prove that Mary Glasco,
gave birth TO a female child and deposited II In
bucket that stood on the floor near the foot OF th
bed, and then arose. walked about the room for
little while, after which she returned to bed. Aftcr
wards committee of her lodge undertook TO In
vCstigate the affair, but We're told both by her ant
her physician that It was untrue that she had eve
| given birth to u child.
Adjourned until to-day.