National Republican., 1882-12-06
THE LEGAL MILL.
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Court Again.
CRIMINAL COURT.

CRIMINAL COUhT.
In the criminal court yesterday Judge
Wylie made another attempt to complete the
organization of the grand and petit iuries.
In regard to the grand jury the marshal re-
ported that Cornelius Green was danger
Ously ill and confined to his bed and that
Randolph Green was an enlisted man on the
Tallapoosa. They were accordingly excused
and also Mr.. j. c. Willard. The marshal
was ordered to draw three moro names from
the box to fill the vacancies, and the other
jurors were excused until to-day. The fol-
lowing are the names drawn George B.
Clark, Ais Sixth street northwest; w. +.
Holton, 713 G street northwest; M. f.
Narrower, 306 Eighth street. Of the seven
names drawn to fill vacancies on the petit
jury five were accepted, and James w. Orme
and John Lynch excused. The court directed
the marshal to draw two more names from
the box and adjourned court until ten o'clock
to-day. OF counsel and defendants in the
star-route case there were present w. D..
Davidge, who appeared for the first time at
the counsel table; Harvey M. Vale, Thomas J..
Brady, John W. Dorsey, John r. Miner,
NJ. c. Rerdell, S. s. Henkle l.. G. Hine, W..
A. Cook, R. B. Carpenter, A. B. Williams and
r. G. IngersOll.
The will of Philip J. Vaeth was yesterday
filed with the register. The testator leaves
his entire estate to his wife Ann, and names
her eXecutrix.
The circuit court jury yesterday returned a
verdict for the defendant in the case of the
Peoples Bank against Norment & Co.
Yesterday in the criminal court Mr.. B. F.
Butler submitted in the case of Mr.. John Hitz
a written stipulation to admit Mr. Hitz's COM
mission as political agent of the Swiss Fedora
tion as part of the record He also drew attent n
to section 1874, Revised Statutes, as having II
bearing on the case, and affecting the status of
political agent. Judge Wylie said he would
consider the commission as part of the record,
and probably decide the pending question as
to Mr.. Hitz's privileged rights under that
commission to-day.
SUPREME COURT.
The following business was transacted in
the Supreme Court of the United States yes
terday:
No. 924. Charles Winchester, appellant, VS..
Henry NJ. Loudon. On motion of S. NJ.
Cutcheon, advanced pursuant to rule 49,
Nos. Ill and 1l2. John ]. Fitzpatrick,
plaintiff in error, and Edward McGinty, plain
Argued by A. b. Pitman for plaintiffs in error
and jeff Chandler for defendants in error
No. 1l6. L. r. Matthews, executor, &c, ct
al, appellants VS.. the Memphis and Charleston
Railroad Company, and ]. II. Wiser. Passed.
No 115. The Cook County National Bank
ct al, appellants, VS.. The United States.
Argued by Roscoe Conkling for appellants and
w. G.. Goudy for appellee. Adjourned.
THE RECORD.
Circuit Court-Jiistfce MacA,ttl.r-Pe Peoples Bank
VS.. Norment u Co.; verdict for defendant.
Springer, administrator, vs. Wilson verdict for
defendant. Langdon vs. Evans; motion to stay
proceedings oyerruled. Moore VS. Metropolitan
Railroad Company motion for continuance and
affidavit overTuled. McGill VS.. Citizens Building
Company; jury 10 bring IN sealed verdict De.
naire VS.. Jardini on trial Adjourned till to-day.
Assignment unchanged.
Court IN Bdnc-The Chief Justice. JuStices Cor and
JGnes.- NouTse vs., Ashford; submitted. Bellies
vs. Carrico; on trial. Adjourned ill TO day As
signment-Nos. A. 4S, "a, 5S, SO, co. 81, 62, 63,
and GA.
Equity Court-Ju,tfce Haoner.-Best vs. Best:
commission to get answer OF infant defendent or.
| deTed TO issue. Walbridge VS.. Smith pro con-
esso against Cody and vile set aside with leave 10
answer fnngling VS.. Yungling; testimony before
| Albert Harper ordered taken. Farquhar VS..
| jones' testimony before December 50 ordered
| taken. Brooke VS.. Smith; auditors report rati-
| ned. Denmead VS., Denmead: sale ratified ntsi.
December 10 granted. Crafty We. Gelston; testi-
mony before December 30 ordered taken.
Johnson vs., Johnson; auditors report
| confirmed. Hill VS.. National Fair Ground AS
sociation; Mary Z. Hill. executrix, made
| party complainant. Holmead VS.. Eslin; sale
ordered, and J. johnson, trustee, TO sell. ABB
bey vs. LAta and Hlllyer VS. Latta; pro confesso
! against defendant Latta, and testimony before /.
/ G. Williamson ordered taken. Ramsey VS.. Leib
| certain parties made parties complainant and
sale ordered. Schill vs.. Ebert; sale set aside and
resale ordered. In re petition of D. U. Keyser Te,
ceiver, &C.; petitioner authorized to sell lot 406
| New jersey avenue southeast, Hopp vs. Vugle
| heard and submitted. McGraw vs. McGraw
| hearing continued till January s. 1883 at 1880 O.
| m. Adjourned till to-day. Assignment--Nos J.
J 2, 5,6,7 ., ., 10, II, and II,