National Republican., 1883-02-26
THE LOCAL COURTS.
Arrangements Made saturday--The Jury
Fixers I'm Court.
THE JURY pRtnERY GASES.

THE JURY BRIBERY CASES.
Friday afternoon the grand jury presented
an indictment against William X. Brown ono
of the jurors in the late star route trial.
charging him with having corruptly received
from James w. Nelson large sum of money
to influence his action as juror on the twen-
ty-sixth of April, 1882, and also under the
common law for talking to outsiders about q
case in progress while he was juror on il.
The witnesses against him are Frank Ii. Fall
J, A. Nelson, Zach. Tobriner, and Fred. Fritz.
Nelson was also indicted for corrupting Brown,
and the witnesses against him are Brewster
Cameron, james l.. Nervis,. and Frank
IL. Fall. The case on this cor
rupt action is charged to have taken
place Is the "bunko case" where John Long
was tried, the jury standing II for conviction
and ! for acquittal. The consideration al
legged to have been paid Brown for his vote
OF acquittal was 500. Saturday morning
Judge Wylie accepted James Brown, the
father OF the juror, as surety in $4,000. Mel
son gave bail in $1,000, with William II. Lee
and Charles Jones, sureties. Arthur Payne,
Thomas X. Footc, Frederick l.. Shaw, aud
Frank II. Fall were arraigned on the same
charge; pleaded not guilty. In the case of
William Dickson, charged with reading n
paper in the jury room the court said he could
como in and enter his plea at any time and
directed the clerk to record IL if the court was
not present His bond was held satisfactory
Subsequently Mr.. Dickson appeared and plead
ed not guilty. In the case of Henry A. Bowen
n bench warrant was ordered to issue.
ARRANGEMENTS.
In the criminal court on Saturday tho fol-
lowing prisoners were called for arraignmcnt :
Olmstead, alias Armstead Ward, Alfred War
ren, Joseph Marshall, and Washington Curry
charged with the murder of James Creek on
the twenty-ninth Of November last each
plead not guilty Jacob =. Augncy, assault
and battery on John II. Wilmot, did not re-
spond and bonds forfeited; Mr.. Liscomb, his
counsel, said he would be here to-day, and
asked If he appeared that the forfeiture be
set aside. Isadorc Mendrl, false pretenses ;
bail given. Robert, alias Pussy Smallwood,
charged, with Robert and Grant johnson,
with breaking into the store of SEWERS
Bros. on Nov 20, 1882. asked to make n
place open and Grant johnson followed him
in, and just waited on the outside TO watch
l want to withdraw and plead guilty" The
court sentenced him TO three years in tho
Erie county On. " penitentiary.
SUIT AGAINST THE DISTRICT.
d. W. Baily, through his attorney, o. d.
Barrett, entered suit against the district for
.25,OOO.' lie alleges that on the thirtcth oil
July, 1877, he made an agreement with the
W pllhONl NtIl'ttll plNtlltlllN,
which he did, and the district did not pay
him, and he sues for S25,0OO.
AN ASSIGNMENT.
Olivia Dammann, dry goods merchant on
Seventh street, made an assignment Saturday
to Abraham Fisher for the benefit ofcrcditOrs
Preferences were made to Henry Adler and
B. j. Behrond & Son.
THE REcoRp.
CfrCtW CouJt--JUstce MdcAytIUr--Cntcd States
VS.. stout Judgment sut aside aud leave granted to
amend. 1rustmun ct al. vs. Oppenhcimer; judg.
ment OF condemnation. Washington Market
company VS.. Buckley; motion for judgment over.
ruled. GordCn VS.. LOckwood motion TO allow
credits and enter Judgment satisfied Oycrruled
DaneuhOwer VS.. burlington ct ul; motion TO set
aside demurrer overrnled. Lnngdon VS. Evans;
time for filing motion for new trial extended.
Johnson ", Taylor; Judgment set aside. Deer vs.
Home Missionary society; plea stricken out aud
lime To plead granted. Hamilton VS.. McNally;
award and Judgment approved. Adjourned until
to-day Assignment for to-day: lly, Il, lis, Ill
l2l, and 40
EQiotB CUur-Jitstce Jdmes-CUurt met and nd.
jouruGd until to-day. Assignments iov to-day
Nos. 4, g. 7, 8, 10, II, II, 10, II, aud 10
CucRn COurt-NtW ,SHns.-NO. 1928, Louis w.
Ritchie vs.. Elizabeth NIankin; action for $40
No. 27276 W. II. Cragin, Jr, vs. William Mankin;
action To recover S37. No. 272T7. John II. Kenua
". Joseph GER; judgment for $50; Joeph For
rest attorney for complainant. No. 27,27S, ID. w.
Bailey VS.. District of columbia damages, SIS 600 ;
y. ID. Barrett attorney for complainant.