The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-01-01
COURTS OF LAW.
United states Dfstrict Court Tor s"s
Eastern District Of Virginia.


Numhy Of voluntary cnscs osi
Discharged. ......,......'' '''''"'3'VTt
pi,isssn 10 The Western District ia
,. ,ypt. NOT discharged. 1906
Number ofinvoiuntary cases...'.s'.;; $V
Dischargcd. .......'.'...'lis
nsmoyed To- iiic Western Dis
ric''''''''''''''''' '''''''''''' Si4o 100
Total number OF bankrapts not dIschargcd.l $3.50
Other cases fled and ended since the
war:
Revenue cascs-total number, 321 num-
Der ended. $40; pending, 2.
Admiralty cases-total number, 92; end
cd, 81; pending, :.
Chancery cases-total number, lo1; end
cd, 1856; pending, 10.
Common-law cases-total number, 2l3;
ended, 100; pending, %.
Criminal cases--total number OF indict-
ments, 233; ended, 20i; pending, ~.
Tinted STATES Circuit Court for tho
Eastern District Of Virginia.
Judge. Hon. III. l.. Bond. Clerk, NJ. +.
plcasants. Courtroom, in the custom
house building.
Criminal cases-Total number Of indict-
mcnts, COZ; number found In 1881, Z; num-
Der ended In 1881, 3.
Commop-law cascs-Totai number, ,419;
number commenced in 1881, 80; number
ended In 1881, II.
Chancery causes-Total number, 324;
number commenced in 1891, H. number
ended in 1881, 6.
Appeals in neutrality-suspicious. number,
100; number filed in 1881, 8; ended, 4.
Supreme Court of Appeals, ut Rich
mond.
Judges: Richard G. :. Moncure (presi-
dcrD. joseph Christian. Francis Il. An
dcrson, Waller Il. Staples, and Edward
C. Burks. Clerk mt Richmond, George
X, Taylor; Reporter, James NJ. Mat
thews: Librarian and Crier, Il. &. Nicho-
has; Tipstaff, Robert ID. Ward.
Number OF eases commenced, ia; num-
Der OF cases pending, 2SS; number Of final
judgments and DEGREES, las; removed to
other courts, none; removed from other
courts, |.
The number OF causes pending includes
al cases on the Office docket, as well as
al the causes matured and on the court
docket, the number on court docket being
2i6.
Cireuit Court OF Richmond.
Judge, Beverly II. Wexford, Jr. Clerk,
Alfred SHIELD; Crier, John W. Wright,
sheriff. Courtroom. Stearns's building,
on Main strectOpposite the pOst-office.
Actions at Law-Number commence,
SAC: number pending, 2Gl; number de-
cided, 345; number removed from other
courts. {; number removed to other
courts, ..
suits in Equity-NumbeT commenced, 2;
number Dending, 40: number oi interlocu-
tory DEGREES, 4G; number OF final de-
croeS, Z.
Observation-Disclosures commenced, =;
number decided, &.
DAYS OF Session--Fall term, 50 spring
term, 1903; intermediate or special term,
total, l69.
Chancery Court
Judge. Edward ii. Fitzhugh; Clerk, Ben
jamin II. Berry; Deputy Clerks--,IOhn
4. Meanley and James T. PoindeXter;
Crier, John W. Wright Janitor, Stephen
Kemp.
Number OF causes commenced, 116 {;
number pending, sos; number interlocu-
tory DEGREES, 1893; number final DEGREES,
IOl: number probate orders, 13T; number
DAYS in session, 1872; number wills adj
United to probate, 40.
Hastings Court.
Judge, Hon. George J.. Christian; Clerk,
Andrew Jinkins; Deputy Clerk, William
T. LaWton: Commonwealth Attorney,
Samuel Il. Witt; Sergeant, Newton NJ.
Lee; Deputy Sergeants, IsidOrc LOyen-
stein and Robert III. Ball.
There were 800 prosecutions against per-
sons charged with various offences OF Il
criminal character disposed Of by this
court during the past year USSl), with the
following results: Eighty convictions and
10 acquittas in felony cases; 80 cOnvic-
tions and 90 acquittals in misdemeanor
cases, making 1856 eases of felony and IA
eases of misdemeanor tried and disposed
Of during the year, leaving only s cases ON
the criminal dockets OF this court, OF
which are for felony and for misdemeanor.
On the civil side 36S cases were adiudi-
Gated during the same period, II OF which
were appeals from the Police Justices
Court, 100 were motions OF miscellaneous
character, consisting OF motions 10 con-
denim lands, motions 10 try the rlght 10
pronerty, motions for the revision OF the
assessment on lands and lots OF 1881, DC.
100 were summons against garnlshees, l26
were removed cases from the Police jus
tees Court i'm which sums OF over sZ0
were involved. were upon forfeited
. forthcoming pOHuS, diiu - WIZ Np"h Yin
plants OF unlawful detalner-l leaving only
20 cases upon the civil docketS OF this
9ret mdiSposed OF, divided as follows
,,nmoved cases, Is motions to condemn
wis. garnishee summons, | appeal,
wes for violation OF liquor law, distress
carrant. and 1 motion OH forfeited forth
, ,ming bond.
During the year fines were imposed by
This Court TO the amount OF S3,533.03, OF
which Sill has been collected by the Ser
geant of this city under the process OF the
court, and for the balance OF -, '62.O3, thai
officer has made his return OF "no effects"
Police Court.
Police Justice, ID. G. Richardson; Clerk
+. b. White; Crier, Sergeant Il. ii. Chalk
Ioy: Janitor, DIR. Louis Antelotti. The
conrt meets every morning Sunday eX-
ceptedl In Odd-Fellows' Hall, corner OF
Mayo and Franklin streets, at % O'Clock.
The civil docket is called every Friday at
le NJ. The following table presents 4 state
ment Of the business transacted during
each month OF the past year:
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