The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-09-09
Court DOcket--September Term.

l. Jacob F. Thomas VS.. Abraham w. Lee
andSusana Lee, his wife. Hamill for plaintitf.
. a Hunter Boyd, administrator of Roger
Perry, deceased, VS.. John l.. Fitzwater HAM
i'll for plaintin.
3. Elijah NJ. Friend VS.. George A. Fearer.
4. H. and f. Hartman & Co., VS.. j. II. Rafter
4 Co. Hamill for plaintiffs.
5. Henry A Rasche VS.. John L. Wheeler.
Veitch Il Townshend for plaintiff.
6. Elizabeth Philips VS.. L. D. Hendrickson'
et al. Hamill for plaintiff and Neitch q
Townshend for defendant
I. Thomas w. Fitch VS.. A. B. Gender. Ham
ill for plaintiff and Neitch & TOwnshend for
defendant.
Concerning the origin of the above suit we
learn the following particulars on August
10th, 1882 about 30 =. NJ. Mrs. Ann Sweeney,
a waSherwoman, of this place, went to the
office of Justice Gender and stated to him that
Mrs. Fitch, a lady who was stopping at Mrs.
Sherman'S was indebted to her to the amount
of 81 co. and that she was going away that af-
ternoon at 3o'clock, without paying her; that
she had ask ed Mrs. Fitch for the amount of
her bill and that it had been refused, and she
therefore demanded an attachment against
Mrs Fitch, to recover the amount Of her bill.
The Justice told Mrs Sweeney that an attach
ment would not lie against Mrs. Fitch that
if it was good at all it would lie against Mrs
Fitch's husband, John w. Fitch, because the
husband is responsible for the debts of the
wife. Mrs. Sweeney then made the necessary
affidavit for a foreign attachment against
John W. Fitch, upon which affidavit an at
tachment was issued and placed in the hands
of Jas. $. Johnson, constable, who went i'm
mediately to serve it,. short time after the
constable left the Justices office he returned
with the $70Oin hand, stating that Mrs Sher
man had settled the BILL and sent word by
him that she would call to see the Justice.
Mrs Sherman, accompanied by several mem
bers of her family, about O'Clock the same
afternoon was driven in a carriage to the JUS
tees office, and requested a gentleman
standing near the Office door to tell the JUS
To that she wished him
The Justice, out of courtesy and respect to
the lady, went out and went up to the car
riage door and addressed her as madam"
She look ed out at him and said angrily: 81
only wished to see the man, don't want to
talk to you" and then told the driver to drive
on. We are informed that she instructed her
attorney to bring the above suit, for what pur
pose we know not. We give the above facts
in Justice to Mr.. Gender, who is one of the
most competent magistrates in western
MARYLAND, and is also member of the Cum
bertrand and Oakland bars. his action in the
matter having been criticised by some par
ties, from the fact that at the time Mrs.
Sweeney called for her bill Mrs. Fitch was
watching at the bedside of her child, which
died before they reached Washington. Mr..
Gender knew nothing of this until after the
attachment was issued
s, VIM. II. Hall ct. al. VS.. Champion Harvey.
Neitch d Townshend for plaintiffs.
0. VIM. Frost et al, VS.. Philip S. Miller.
Hamll for plaintiff.
10. McKone, Fahey & Co. VS.. James How
arth. Hamill for plaintiffs
IL. Jesse W. CLANCY VS.. James w. New
man. Peddcord d Combs for plaintiff.
IL. State of Maryland, use Martha f. Sellers
widow. et al. VS.. Ii. u .. H. IL. Co. PeddlcJrd
g. Combs for plaintiffs.
APPEALS.
/. Albert +. bearing VS.. VIM. j. Piper. APP
peal from Justice Warn ok. Boyd forappelant
and Gordon for appellee.
| 2. G. H. Pritchard VS.. Adelia NJ. Merrill by
he" next friend, G. w, Merrill. Appeal from
Justice Jamison. Peddicord Combs FOR APP
! pellant, and Noitch &Townshend iorappellee,
3. Edward BIady VS. Thos. +. Haigh. APP
peal tror9 Justice Gender.
TRIALS.
!. j. Mcclure Mason VS.. j. p. Gauer Ped
dicord for plaintiff, and Veitch & Townshend
and Lipscomb for defendant.
| Elias Kerr VS. solomon Turney, Ped
dicord & Combs for plaintiff, and Hamlll Tor
defendant.
3 j Mcclure Mason VS. Alexander Flecken-
slime, Peddcord IL Combs for plaint1H, and
Semmes, Hamill and Veitch " ToWnshend
| for defendant.
j Mcclure Mason VS. John Helbig. Ped
dcord d Combs for plaintiff ana Semmes,
Hamill and NeitCh d Townshcnd Tor uet I.
j Nc lure Mason VS. Ezekiel Tottcn.
| Peddicord Il Combs for plaintiff and SemmeS,
| Hamill and Neitch Il Townshend Tor der I.
| Richard Graham VS. Lovelace NJ Gorsuch
and Borden Mining Company. Grove ana
| Cox for plaintiff, and Semmes for defendant
| Levi Teats VS. Geo w. Ward. Peddicord
| q Combs for plaintiff, Veitch q Townshend
for defendant.