The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-05-02
CITY HALL NOTES.
Items of Interest In ana About the
Courts.

There We're seven arraignments in the
Criminal Court yesterday, all the accused pleading
second ofense of petit larceny and was sentenced to
year in the penitentiary. An attempt was made TO
settle the exceptions In the of Thomas Smohers,
convicted of rape, but the counsel failed to agree on
the facts. Judge James took occasion TO say that his
structures on the exceptions to his charge that he
made the presentation of the motion for new
trial not intended so reflect on Mr.. Davenport,
the counsel assigned for the defense The case of
George Brown, indicted for completely In the sally
Vaughn pension fraud case will be resumed to-
morrow. lie and the other coored men indicted
with him in this and similar known to have
been only tools, with or less knowledge of their
guilt, of a smart white man, whose true name even
Is unknown to the authorities.
Chief Justice Cartier held a bankruptcy court Yes
terday and signcd discharges for John A. Gross, w.
J.. Wallace, and Ralph Sanger, The case of Joseph
y. Hermann involving jurislictional points, Is set
for hearing on Saturday next.
There is a prospect of an interesting contest over
the estate Of Carlos Butterfell, who died here Feb
ruaryii Two widows, one made a wife in 1874 and
the other In 1852. claim the right of administration.
The estate consists mainly Of claims against Dem
mark for 81, Oi7, 517eG, and against Mexico for a
| lesser amount.
Judge Macarthur completed the call of the entire
| law calendar In the Circuit Courts yesterday. The
coming calendar Will contain considerably lt~s eases
| than any previous one. The only requisite for a
| prompt administration Of justice in the District
courts Is increased courtroom facilities, which the
bill passed by the Senate and now before the House
will give
with Edward Queenan and Babe Bedford of the muir
der of young iith will be presented TO the Distr
|
dtcna points to those made In the Of the others.
These the rulings of Judge Hagner the ab the
exclusion of the testimony Of Emma Johnson the deaf
mute witness, and the admission of the testimony OF
the expert Witness DIR. i. NJ. Schaier, to the fac,
of the pieces of Pinns pants having been torn out,
matter to which II is claimed he could not testify Il
AS an expert, and which weighed with the jury. The
object OF Messrs. Miller and Riley In deierrng til,
presentation of their exceptions to have the bene
~ Of the Judges rulings on those of Bedford and
| Queenan.
The application for pardon in the case of Adolpi
Kammerer, convicted OF assaulting negro with
load of birdshot has been signed by the jurors wt
convicted him. besides the Judge and District At
orney. Its expected that he will be released early
In the week.
Marriage licenses Issued yesterday to jeremiah
| Barry and Florida Thompson, william 1homa
Lewis and Mary II. Rhodes, James Murphy and Han
| nah Roam.
A Jury Of condemnation was held yesterday b,
Judge IIagner, William II. Webb, Esq, and others
for the opening OF alley In square lil, bounded
by Eighteenth and Nineteenth and Il and II streets
A motion To quash the attachment In the case OF +
Jessup Miller against Margaret Ken was submitted
in the Circuit Court yesterday. The ground takei
raises the case which IL suit for sDO, attorney
fee. 10 one of Importance. IL Is urged that the rae
Of the husband OF Mrs. Killien residing here mad
this her legal residence, spi'e of her being actual
In Iowa, and thereby precuded the writ of attach
ment being issued.
A copy of the will Of Frank A. Groell from til
Probate Court In Boston was filed In the Register q
wills ONCE yesterday.
some dispute having arisen as to how the assign
ment of justices for this month was laid out the
examined yesterday and the following found to
correct: Equity Court, Judge Hagner; Circuit Cour
| No. !, Judge Wyle; No. ., Judge IIagner. III
discrepancy win have 10 be adjusted By the judges
consultation to relieve Judge Iiagncr Of his tw
assignments for this month after the 10th instant whe
| the Circuit Court opens.