National Republican., 1883-11-21
THE COURTS.
Business That Wns Transacted In the
Various Legal TRIBUNALS Yesterday.

THE GERMAN-AMERICAN BANK CASES.
In the criminal court yesterday morning,
Mr.. r. Ross Perry, special counsel for the
United Stases in the cases arising out of the
alleged misappropriation of the funds Of the
German American bank, and for which Mr..
John Hitz and Dr. Charles Prentiss have
been indicted, stated to the court that he
understood that Gen. Butler, of counsel for
the defendants, intended to apply to the
supreme court Of the United States for a
certiorari to take the cases up there, and so
he would not call the cases for tho present
The cases had been set down for trial in the
criminal court for to-day.
GENERAL NOTES.
Emily f. Scott filed bill yesterday for
divorce against Franklin Scott. The bill
alleges that the complainant is, and has been
for the last twenty years, resident of the
District of Columbia; and that the defendant
at present resides in tho state of Colorado;
that they were married in August, 1862, by
the Rev. Mr.. Reese in this district; that
about Oct. IS, 1878, the defendant, without
any cause violently drove her away from his
home. She further alleges threats i'll treat
ment, intoxication, and desertion. The COM
plainant prays for an absolute divorce, with
leave to assume her maiden name of Walker.
The marshal yesterday afternoon organized
jury to try the lunacy case of Mary Hynes,
for which writ de lunatico inquirendo issued
out of chancery on Monday The jury, with
out hesitation, found the fact of the lunacy.
Chancellor Hagner yesterday passed an
order finally ratifying the sale made by Reg
inald Fendall, in the case of Mary M. Killian
vs. John Killian ct al.
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.
The proceedings of the United States su
preme court yesterday were as follows:
On motion of A. L. Rhodes, John r. Glass
cock, of Oakland, CAL. was admitted to prac-
tice On motion of VIM. NJ Evarts, Charles
H. Tweed, of New York city, was admitted to
practice.
No. 2ss. The Spring Valley water works,
plaintiff in error, VS.. Antoine Schotter ct al.
Argument commenced by Charles N. Fox and
continued by Francis G.. Newlands, for the
plaintiff in error, and by A. l.. Rhodes for the
defendant in error.
Adjourned until to-day.
THE RECORD.
Court in General 7erm-Chtet Justice Cartier, Jus
tices Cor and Jamrs-Walker VS.. Boyle; on hear
ing. Adjourned till 10 q. m.
Equity C0urt-,Iustice Hdgner. Grove vs. Boucher;
reference TO auditor o receivers accounts. Starr
VS.. Shaw; Mary Jane Treakle allowed tointervene.
Reisner VS.. O'Hara; appearance of absent defend
ant ordered. johnson VS.. johnson ct al; Letitla
Johnson appointed guardian ad litem. Scillinger
VS.. Crawford; rule OH complainants discharged.
Barrett VS.. Brown: appearance of absent defend
ans ordered scott VS.. scott appearance OF ab-
sent defendant ordered. Adjourned till l0:15a. m
Circuit CoUrt-Justics MdcArthur-Jo Jones VS..
Baltimore and Ohio railway; on trial.
Criminal Court-Jud0e IVDiie-Joseph B. Louden,
rape; recognizHnce $500 taken. Charles Mur-
ply, assault; verdict guilty; sentenced ten days
in jail Glenmore Moten, depreciation, on prop
erty; verdict not guilty. John NJ. Beard, larceny;
plea of not guilty Withdrawn and plea of guilty
entered sentenced to four months In jail Fran
els A. Mcguire, forgery; recoRnzance forfeited and
bench warrant and scire facas issued.
NEW SUITS.
S,797 Emily F. Scott VS.. Franklin Scott; divorce;
james L. Clements. solicitor.
24,s02. At law, VIM. b. Moses & Son vs. Marian
E'selman and Mary Kicker; judgment of Justice
Helmick for s52,40; ]. J. Wilmarth, attorney
COURT CALL.
General Term.-Nos q, SO, 36, 81, 80, 40, and ~.
Equity Court-Nos. 2. g. q, z 10, IL, IL, ID, % and
20.
Circuit Court-Nos. 80. l. III, 70, so, 81, u.s. III,
lis, 2, 9, 1S, 43, 4S, 30, and 105.
Criminal COmL-Nos. II, ,265, 1897, 15, ,037 14654
149S4, 149s5, 14S25, 1907, 15,O46, 14,92l, 4,74I,
l4,922, 1900, 15,045. aud 15,050.