, 1881-08-14
lien Are april utea 1hey Woo; October When They
Ask for q Dissolution Of The Bonds.

in public documents. It is a misfortune that
they are not uniform in all the courts, SO us
to make them more readily useful to II
lawyer who may wish to examine them;
but this is remedied at the expense OF the time
Of some well-paid deputy. The County
Court records are specially, worthy Of men.
ti0n rs being the most lNethodically kept of
any Of the courts, and arranged SO that any
desired facts can be most easily asccrtaineu.
1t is singular to notice in all the courts. the
large number of
SUITS THAT 4Al.E NEVER TRIED,
but which, after being for years on the
records, are finally swept off, by general
ton. as Il general rule, they represent cases
begun i'll anger, or to force asettlcnent, and.
the object having been attained, or the irate
creditor having recovered from his passion,
tile suit is abandoned without tho Formally,
OF Il dismissal. 4 strong attempt was made
year or so ago to introduce radical change
by lav iny but one session OF court day,
from 10 o'clock in the morning until:; o'clock
| Judges, however, seemed to favor it, and it
was ut length abandoned. The proposed
change would have been very advantageous
III many respects. but it would have been a
lard strain Oil The average juror.
The whole number OF new suits begun from
July |, 1880, to June 10, lSSl, inclusive, was
1913, divided among the different courts as
follows:
Unitea States District Court. 81
Superior Court.
Circuit Court. :tee9
County Court. 669
TIE FEDERAL COUNTS.
The fcderal Courts, oelfis of llmltetl]urls-
dlctlOn, OF course have Il mitch smaller
amount of business, but they make . good
showing III every respect. The following
figures are taken partly from the annual re-
p4rt Ieulreu to DC naHe ny tne Unlteu states
N'o'l'ce It'll is3 ~ ~ s''l'a5 49,
UNITED STATES cikcctF cocAT.
Number OF snits July J. 1eso' 10 July -,
or tt1osc the cnunccry suits we're. iii
judgments rendered against de-
fcntunts. ................... III
Judgments rendered against piatnt-
80 ,c, ~, s, 5,
amount ct 1dsmerts. .'o41.o@
Number OF so'ss tef1h'"ateo our'f7 no
Inc year; M c,; III ,,o ;t ".
N.,mbcr % Of Of iudsnents Wholly salts
s. ied. " e .. .. IS
Number Of judgments partly suits :.
tlcd................ ....... ......-... -
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT,
Number of suits begun July l, 1850,
to July i, 1851 81
Number Of Indictments. .......,...... q
Number Of judgments for money 10
Amount ot Judgments aea"'1s oe- 90, I'm n,
Snn1har ~ INDICTMENTS ,iyainst
nIaintYs 44s
Number Of suits terminated during
4So
Number Of suits pending .-..;.... 4l6
Amount Of 1nde.ncnts Obtained oy ~.n.,.,
the United states during year.. S2s.:,,9o S2t.S
AnloInt requiem s ieot slae. ; s'"'oo
"'wbtpil 'wh;eb the m uulted States is a party ~ 30
the Tinted States is Il party...... 60
Criminal suits terminated during
year.........-....-.. ..:........-.. 1is
Or these; convictions. y =
Discontinued, Guashed: L, 60 nm a NJ
fines ano penal!es, pil aooue: .''--''''' ~
1A'noo''' 1ea4'@eu ..-.,..'.Sl,, ..o.a s".u "'0'N
nANhHefte
Although tile Bankrupt law was repealed
Aug. 81, 1S!S, there are W. suits IN bank
rnptcy still pending. The parties in these
cases, however, cannot take, any steps with
out special leave from JUICE tp 55a4d$e.t, ii @ Us
their cases stand i'll such way mat lney can
be dismissed on petition OF any ob]ectlilE
- - thair c '11 Ahnmt ttv
~ ~ ea " .t;,l ,1;n3 aftnr tha .iis
u .e c.5e9 az .,G ~. hn,nse there arc
et;l1 o,', ~ .ssot ,sS ,i"b lava mot heen tiis
3rh,stnI lr ,.n1u.s ra ssienccs rhs ,yIo NUN,
ner ol eses M 1rongnI III ,I v tn f. rem rnnra si
es .ssa5s ~; o. of fnw ,yhi" a were cnm,ncpcai
wv VIZ 'ns1; 10 ~ ul "lie'1 '''~ "e'e s"
'e1tei tne u'c' c,.,,,,,,o,, ro,7nr
The Superior Court heads the Hst as TO tne
the fayorit court for collection suits, Juuse
Gary having clllnE tenacious1y ~, 10 une nse-
Court expressly uld repeatedly held tilat rule
unconstitutional me bule ot ,tet Inc chaeery G,nr2
business tends, toward me Cieentt Ioutt.
partly because tEe:e arg lWo C'i;alicc1'gis ~
tae a.ter halrG G a i ohiIiy is y
no means popular Ctiahccts Juuse' i.a tne
main part OF tue appeal sulls arc :tiso aahvn
10 the Circuit Court on account U: soi'ic s.i .,
posed possible invalldlty or m appea! tn tiln
r1ItInrjnr tnHft. iIGSR HpDttiS Ill UOLA