National Republican., 1883-11-22
THE COURTS.
Receiver KoysorS Suit Against Mrs. Hik-
The Second Trial.
Hunters Habeas Corpus-Jurors Drawn
for the December Tcrm--The Record.

by the receiver to recover on 200 shares Of
stock which he claims were held by Mrs.
Hitz, and, by reason of holding the same, she
became liable in sum Of money equal to the
value of the stock, which is about $4,000
inclusive of interest. Tho comptroller Of the
currency having mado an assessment on each
share of stock at its par value, and the
defendant having refused payment suit was
entered to recover the amount. Mrs. Hitz, in
answering, donied that she was indebted
as alleged, or that she ever held or owned
any of tho stock Of the bank. She further
said that If it appeared upon tho books of the
bank or otherwise that any of the stock stood
in her name that the entry was fraudulent,
and made.for the purpose of cheating and
defraudng her This is the second trial, the
case having been heard last February. At
that hearing Col Enoch Totten, counsel for
defendant, moved tho court to direct q ver'
dict for the defendant After argument and
instruction from the court the jury returned
a verdict for tho defendant. The plaintiff
appealed, and in the general term the iudg-
ment was reversed and defendant held TO be
liable. The purpose of this second trial is to
ascertain the extent of the Defendants lia-
blity. Messrs. X. Il. Elliot and Leigh Rob-
inson appeared for the plaintiff, and Mrs. Hitz
is represented by Col. Totten.
ANDREW BENDER FINED.
The case of Andrew Bender, charged with
assault with intent to kill George w. Roth
last April, was tried before Judge Wylie yes
terday in the criminal court. The assault, it
was claimed, took place on Pennsylvania
avenue, between Ninth and Tenth streets,
and arose from some alleged reflections made
by the defendant upon Catholics, and which
Roth, whom it is claimed was under the in
huence of liquor, resented. The assault was
made with shovel, and Roth was severely
oil nh hp nd uyris al
having been made to the defendant testifying
on account of religious belief, his honor said
that the act of congress allowing defendants
to testify in their own behalf did not mean
to exclude them for that reas on He had so
ruled in the star route cases. The jury re-
turned q verdict Of guilty of assault simply.
The court sentenced the defendant to pay q
fine of $50.
GEORGE WASHINGTON AND NIGHT DOCTORS.
Considerable amusement was created in the
criminal court yesterday afternoon in the case
of George Washington, colored, by the great
fear entertained by him for what he called
might doctors" He was tried on the charge
of assaulting Officer Kenna 1t appeared from
the evidence that he was passing through the
northwestern part of the city, the night being
very dark, when he saw two men approaching
him, and taking them for might DOCTORS" cut
at them with an old shoe knife, aud hen ran
up the street crying murder" police" at
the top of his voice. In his headlong fight,
and in the excitement he ran into an iron
railing and fell. The officers whom he had
mistaken for might DOCTORS" here came up,
and showing their badges, quieted his fears.
He saying, "Why, you is just who l was
looking for. l thought you were de night
doctors" When he struck out with his shoe
knife he cut Officer Kenna's coat, consttut-
ing the grounds for the charge Of assault.
The defendant by his description of might
a,,I tl,a h1a off, ha had do
to escape from them, kept the court, jury, and
lawyers in o constant state of laughter He
was acquitted without the jury leaving the
box.
HUNTERS HABEAs CORPUS.
Before Chief Justice Carter yesterday after
noon the petition of James Hunter for writ
of habeas corpus was presented by MIR. John
A. Moss. The petitioner states that he was
arrested on Now 12 ON the charge of rape on
warrant sworn Qua by Ella Simms. He
states that he was carried before the police
court on the following day, and it was then dis
covered that the alleged ofense had been COM
mitted beyond the jurisdiction of that court.
He was then remanded to Jail in order that
the Maryland authorities might be notified.
lie alleges that he has been taken before the
police court on five different occasions for a
hearing, which has never yet been accorded
him; and further that there has been no
official communication received from Mary
land that he is wanted there. Continuing,
he says that the complaining Witness Ella
Simms, refuses to go to Maryland to testify
against him. He therefore prays the writ to
issue that it may be shown why he should be
longer held in custody.
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.
In the United States supreme court yester-
day, on motion of A. l.. Rhodes, Barclay
Henley, of Santa Rosa CAL, was admitted ia
practice.
No. 1907. Joseph Hurtado, plaintiff in error
VS.. the people of the state of California; as
signed for the foot of the call on the fifteenth
of January next. No 22S. The Spring Valley
Slater works, plaintiff in error, VS.. Antoine
Scholtter ct al argument continued by A. l..
Rhodes for defendant in error, and concluded
by George i. Edmunds for the plaintiff in
error. No. 105. J. f. Phillips, plaintiff in
error, VS.. tho Southern Pacific Railroad com
pany, and No. LOG, James III. Cos, plaintiff in
error, VS.. the Southern Pacific Railroad COM
pany; submitted by S. w. Sanderson for de.
fendant in error, no counsels appearing fol
defendants in error. No. 55 Jacob Esttey ct
al, appellants, VS.. II. Burdette; argument
commenced. Adjourned.
JURORS DRAWN.
The following names were drawn from the
box yesterday afternoon as jurors for the next
term of the criminal court, which commences
on Dec. next:
Grand jury-Thomas L. II. wiltberger, Bright
wood; Frank \. Rawlings, Arlington Insurance
company; August Sieyers, 622 n street northwest
Richard Drew, l7i9 street northwest; william
Wheatley, Bill street northwest; A. l., Barber
lie Droit park; John f. Paret 1921 Pennsylvanit
| avenue; William Sewal, 52l Seventeenth stree
| southwest; Morris Murphy, l street and New Jer'
sey avenue northwest; Jonn A. Rheem S2l Sew
| enth street northwest; William Whelnn, 1851
| IhirtyseGond street northwest w. II. Bahannon
52l Fourth street southeast John 4 A. Peters, 1902
Sixteenth street northwest; John Harrington, $3.50
| NJ street northwest; Henry j. Hardy 1914 Twenty
| fourth street northwest Benjamin W. Ferguson
sol Ninth street northeast; Ross Thompson, l4l0
street northwest: Frederick Stelnle, ll0 Pennsyl-
| Vanin avenue southeast; \. A. Wilson, 2000G stree
| northwest; Thomas X. Burley, Franklin alley
Charles B. Pearson, Col street northwest Nathan
| Brewer, 7l2 Il street southeast W. L. Chandlee
| Ebbitt house,
Petit jurors-wm. c. Hazel, 3l47 street north
| west James A. Smith, 1911 Tenth street; Thoma
| Miller, Sargent road; +. r. Welch, 3307 stree
northwest; +. j. Shoemaker, 1852 Prospect avenue
| j. r. Russell. 800 Ninth street northwest Chris
II. Rouil, 9O5 pennsylvania avenue; Richard II
| Brown, 1914 Eleventh street northwest Benz. +
Gettlnger, llO6 Virginia avenue southwest Sam
uel w. Stinemetz, 1887 Pennsylvania avenue; J. @
Garden, near Anucosta; Geo. 7. Taylor, 1928 Six
! lll pennsylvania avcnue john l., Miller, 81
Thirteenth street northwest; Washington Whit
ton, l22o SiNteenlh street northwest; Is, i. Burch
il0 Sixth street northwest; John Il. Major, so
Seventh steeet northwest: Gustaves Sohou, so
Eleventh street; w. $. orion, 1880 l. street north
west; Frank McKnew, 1871 X street northwest
W.. f. seymour, 3lO3 Prospect ayenue Arthu
| Coins, l05l Thirty first street northwest; Howar
NJ, DeAtley, Ninth aud Il streets southwest; S.
| Golden, Good Hope road; William H. Atkinson
| 2Ol pennsylvania avenue northwest; John I
Lehman, lO32 Twelfth street northwest,
GENERAL NOTES.
A decree in the case of John S. Baldwin
against the Grahamte and Trinidad Asphal