The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-05-09
CITY HALL NOTES.
Items OF Interest In and About the
Courts.

The suit brought 10y Fred. Freund. the
caterer against Ilallr Khourn for $3.50. balance nf
The latter famous board bill while prisoner At the
Capitol settled In Judge toNs Circuit Court yes
erday by "a Judgment for the plaintiff stipulation
pN counsel me 'aSe VI hilou"'h dE"h't we i"lNe
officials for 500 600 damages FOR false imprisonment
will, II is understood, be decided in the L. ;. SUI
pTeme Court to- morrow.
number of bills of exceptions settled in both
circuit courts yesterday, among which were those IN
the of John Quinn against the District of CO.
lumbia action for SO 600 damages Injuries caused
by the caving IN of wacr-main trench, iii which
The defendant working, involving the question of
the liability OF an employer for the carelessness Of q
fellow wOI kmun, denied In tile below: also In
the case OF sylvester Mayhem against christopher
Rupert, action for $40, 600 damages for Injuries
received through falling scaffOld i'll which yer-
dict for So 600 was rendered III favor OF the plaintiff
Both Judge Macarthur and Judge Cox agreed ia
continue the term for the purpose of completing the
settlement of bills of exceptions till the end of the
coming week. The new term commences Monday,
when Judges ilagner and Cox Will take courts Nos.
and respectively.
The court in banc will continue hearing the in
which Chief Justice Cartier has sat below until they
are exhausted when he will leave the Equity Court,
exchanging seats with OneOf the others sitting IN
banc, probably Judge Wylie
Judge Cartier held motion day IN tile Equity
Court yesterday after the close of the ol Daes
FitZm0rris, in which he dismissed the bill. Two di-
granted in the cases of Elizabeth against
George Gcrhod and James H. against Chloe Roberts,
both undefendeded suits brought by A. Is. Williams.
In the first drunkenness and desertion and In III,
second inhdelity was the cause OF divorce,
a dismissal has been entered in the case of Waikn
Addison, Jr. against Margaret u. Addison, suit io
divorce, commenced March 80. An answer denying
the charges and motion for payment of counsel fee
aud alimony pending the suit had been filed the day
before the dismissal was entered by the plaintiB.
Alice Tascoe, an ignorant coloted girl, indicted fo
larceny of silk dress, valued AT so, from ThOs II
Martin, a Department clerk, Yesterday Al the sngges
ton of the court, lJudge James, Withdrew her Pile
of guilty, aud plead guilty to petit larceny, TN
value of the dress being found To have ncen greatll
exaggerated. shc was sent to Jail for ten days.
Tile motion for new tiia in the case 81 fredorlcl
Cook, a white youth convicted of shooting negro
was argued before Judge James In the Criminal Cuur
yesterday and submitted.
The exceptions In the case of Thomas Smuihers DC
cuFIed part of yesterday IN the Criminal Court am
an agreement arrived AT regarding what the eSidenc
and charge excepted to really was, Judge James hl
completed written statement of his charge whic
counsel for the defense accepted, and Will base lei
exceptions on No action WAS taken In the matter q
settling the exceptions an which the of SANDY
Plnn one of the convicted lIirth murdereTs, viii &
10 the higher court. They are 10 lie ready Tuesday
The case, win that of smOthers, will he heard earl
IN the present term of the court In hlnc, pruah
within three weeks,
Marriage licenses were issued Yesterday To Georg
silas and Lizzie 4. Brady, Cornelius Cain and Maggi
shane John r. Sewell and Kate ,leyinger, job
simms and May llawkins, George Green and Cen
Wright.
CHEAPEST GOODS IN TIE CITY. CON