National Republican., 1883-06-27
ANOTHER MURDER rnrA1.
Failure TO Get Jury-Other Busincs
Transacted In tho Courts Yesterday.

Failure TO Get Jury-Othcr business
Transacted In tho Courts Yesterday.
Tho trial Of Armstead alias Olmstead Ward,
Alfred Warren, Joseph Marshall and Washing
ton Curry for the murder of james Crock, was
begun in the criminal court yesterday. Mr..
A. X Browne appeared for Ward, II. Q. Clagett
for Warner and Marshall, and G. Carrington
for Curry. Tho murder, it will be romcm-
bored, occurred on the twenty-ninth Of fNovcm-
Der last ut pound party, at which an alter
cation took place between the prisoners and
Creek. Crock died a few days after from an
axe blow alleged to havo been inflicted by tho
defendants. Tho work of selecting jury oc-
oupied the entire day yesterday, aud but two
iurymon were received. james A. Golden,
John l.. Voigt, David Mack man, w. ii. Scott,
Conrad Becker, all had conscientious soruples.
John II. Wise and George +. Pylos wero ac-
ccpted John w. Crut, James A. Lambic,
John l.. Schneider, w. B. Cannon, Victor j.
Beckor Thomas Lucas, Il. f. Simpson, Il. II.
Hughes, and Andrew Archer were all excused.
The panel being exhausted, tho court di-
rcctcd tlmt twenty-five names be drawn from
the box aud adjourned the court until 10
o'clock this morning, Tho following wore
drawn as talismen: George w. Bauer 11iS
Seventh street southwest; w. II. GaslSins. 5
High street northwest; james w. Ormo, 1909
X street northwest; d. G. Turner, Four.and-
a-half and N streets southwest; John II. Len.
man, 1902 Twelfth street northwest; William
Bude, 1911 Sixth street northwest; Chas. II.
Ruotf, Dos Pennsylvania avenue northwest;
james NJ. Larcombe, 723 Seventh street SOUTH
east; w. S. Thompson, jr., 1929 Now York
avenue; b. ID. Carpenter, Military road; d. S.
Moore, 252l | street northwest; George M.
Oyster, jr., Ninth street aud Pennsylvania
avenue Robert Willett, 301l p street west;
Thomas HYDE 1897 1wcnty-eighth street
northwest; J..K. Upton Cooke & Co. James
II. McGill, 1920 New York avenue northwest;
W. II. Carrico, 1240 Eleventh street south
east; w. &. Johnson, 7l0 Seventh street north
west; w. Seymour 3l03 Prospect avonue;Wm.
Barnes, ll2 Sixth street southeast G. p. Or
ton, 2j07 X street northwest; David A. Orfutt,
zoos Eighteenth street northwest; II. B. Fer
gusOn, Pennsylvania avenue and Second street
southeast; Thomas Kelly, 2S6 Four-and-a-half
street southwest; John ID. Newman, 1910 N
street northwest
THE FENNER-NUGENT HOMICIDE.
DIr. Walker, the counsel for Henry Fcnuor,
indicted for the murder OF Samuel Nugent, APP
peared in the criminal court yesterday and
called up the case saying, Justice, yea, hu-
manity demands that | call IL up" Ho asked
tho court TO fix n day for trial. While he said
lie had no charges to make against officers OF
the jail, his client was not treated rs n poor
domcnt3d man should be. Tho district attor-
sane, he having been an inmate of a Kentucky
insane asylum. The court asked that IL ac-
Quilted would Fenner be sent to au insane
asylum. Tho district attorney said that DR..
Godding had pronounced him q confirmed,
hopeless, and dangerous maniac. Tho court
said that if acquitted of the charge of murder
he would order his commitment TO the insane
asylum. A trial was arranged for an early
date.
FRAUDULENT DEED OF TRUST.
Metzger Bros, by their attorney, Frank T.
Browning, yesterday entered suit in equity
against George r. Bananger and others, ask
ing that II deed of trust made to Irwin ID, Lin
ton be set aside and declared null aud void
on tho ground of being fraudulent.
A DIVORCE GRANTED.
In the equity court yesterday Judge James
granted decree of divorce to Mary Ida
liolmcs from George Holmes, with leave to
resume her maiden name of Mary l. Savoy
and that the defendant pay costs. The bill
was filed in April, and charged descrtion, &c.
ADMITTED TO THE BAR.
On motion of Mr.. Wells, w. w. Wordcn
was yesterday admitted TO the bar of the dis
trict.
THE CoURT IN BANG.
Tho court in banc announced yesterday
that all arguments of causes for this term
will close ON Thursday.
TIE RECORD.
Sdprcme Court In General Term-Justices James,
HagnCf, aud Cor.-Kesser VS.. llitz; Judgment re-
ve!sed aud cause remanded. Talbergvs. Bsllar
OF AL; record ready 10 be argued to-day. Ad-
journed until to-day. Assignment unchanged.
Circuit COurt-Ji,d0e Maclirihnr.--shipman VS..
MCCARTHY on hearing. Adjourned until to-day.
Assigntncnt-No. 166
EGiiiv Colpi--Judge -Ycabowcr vs. Ken
gla: sales nnnly ratified and cause referred to
auditor. Groat VS.. Htz; investment in United
States bonds by trustes approved. Holmes VS..
Holmes; divorce win. mat. granted. Gclston VS..
Gslston; amendment ofreturn and decree ordered.
Onrand VS.. Ourund; sale finally ratified and refer
ence to audit Jr ordered Marks VS.. Main: pro con-
fesso against defendant Main ordero /. Bright VS.
Nottingham; a. Z Newman appointed guardian
nd litem. Adjourned until to-day. Assignment
unchanged.
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