The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-05-23
Items OF Interest In and About the
Courts.

The novelty of hearing divorce case
while the defendant lies In iail for contempt of the
court INDUCED In by the Equity Court yesterday
In the case Of Mary g. against Michael frain. which
was argued before and decided by Judge Hagner.
Michael sent TO Jail ON Wednesday for neglect To
pay 10 of alimony deCrecd to his wife, and Instead
of taking other measures for his release his counsel
MeSsrs. Miller and Riley, asked that the have
early hearing. The charges in the original bill We're
cruelty and habtual drunkenness. cross-bili was
filed in which adury and drunkenness were charged
the wife, but owing to teclIncaty this was DIS
missed at the commencement Of the hearing. Mr..
j. W, Rogers appeared for the wife, and after the
testimony had been read and arguments made
both sides, Judge agner refused the decree of par
tial divorce aud amony asked for. The defendant
was granted leave to file hill divorce after he has
purged himself Of contempt by paying the aDony
and costs of his commitment. The plaintiff wasgiven
leave to amend her hill and take further testimony
petition has been filed I'm the United states Dis
trct Court by Mr. John n. Oliver, Tor william
o'Donnell, praying for the revocation of the dis
charge In bankruptcy granted Horace BOughton Of
the late banking FIRM OF Iioughton 4 Moore. and a
rule to show issued rcturnable june II. The
facts forth that Boughton wifully swore falsely
In regard to material facts in the aidavt annexed to
the schedule of assets filed with the petition In bank
ruptcy, in stating therein that IL contained true
statement of all his property, when In fact he owned
Judgment recovered In the District Court for CaddO
parish La. against Ross Wilkinson, which he mas
since recovered; quantity Of furniture which lie had
purchased for $3.50 in the winter Of 1896; diamonds
Of the value of ~ 800; eighty Of land In Kan
sas, and household furniture Of the value of II, 600,
bought in the spring of 1868. other alleged periuries
are charged in connection with the proceeding before
The registrar.
arraignment Tomorrow for the murder of James
johnson, coored. The District Attorney viii en-
deayor to have the ease set for tiial this week.
The motion for new trial i'll the ease of George
Brown, convicted Of pension frauds, was argued In
the Criminal Court yesterday by Cob Cook and the
District Attorney respectively ana submitted Ia Judge
James
4 suit in equity was commenced yesterday by Al
bert j. Toln,an against James II. McGill for dis
Coyery, account The parties are both architects
aud the bill sets forth partnership for one year,
commencing January l. 1870 on the basis of one
a le
Slj per week. The partnership expired, and though
the plaintiff complied with It's terms and the frm
made large profits, he states that accounting has
ever been had, To his great los, etc.
Robert Hamilton WAS sent Ia lall Yesterday 10y the
Marshal on q commitment of United States Commits
siOner T. g. Mills, Tor the action of the grand jury,
on charge OF having opened letter directed to H.
secrets of jackson, contrary 70 section 3sga Of the
Revised Statutes.
The consolidated cases of the Potomac Steamboat
Company Upper Potomac the same vs.. Inland and
SeabOaTd COasting Company We're again ON hearing In
the court Ia banc yesterday. The right Of utOwners
adj Joining the river front 10 wharfage rights
involved In this case, the defendants holding that the
United States has alone the right Ia license wharf
privileges while the plaintiff, maintained that the lot
owners on the inner side of Water street have the right
10 build or authorize wharfs The case viii probably
occupy the greater part Oi tie coming week, and
tually 60 10 the United States supreme Court,
Marriage licenses were issued Yesterday TO Df
James V. Mackall aud Evernina =, Evans, Benton
T.. Warden and Marie i, Noigii, Henry began, and
Matilda Kent
Chief Justice Cartier heard Tile concluding aIgu-
nents Ia the case of Charles Walter, assignee of
Joseph Herman Vs. Abraham aud others, 10 recover
The proceeds Of sale Of a stock of goods under q
Judgment iur about 600 M the United states DIS
Ict Court Yesterday, and decided m favor Of the de-
PENDANTS, The question Involved Wds whether or not
fraud % Ia fact ' had been pracisel by ts bankrupt
IN dsposng of his property and the court held that
such had not teen shown.