National Republican., 1883-03-17
LEGAL LORE.
Points Picked Up at the City Hall by the
Court Reporter
The Work OF the Special Criminal Court
A Large Amount OF Probate Business.
THE SPECIAL CRIMINAL COUNT.

THE SPECIAL CRIMINAL COURT.
The following additional cases were as
signed to the special criminal court by Judge
Wylie yesterday James II. Hicks, larceny
Everett d. Berry, larceny (three cases.;
Frederick w. Wiwick disorderly house
John James, embezzlement; A. f. Ball, forg-
cry; Charles Il. Copchart embezzement two
cases. John Long, grand larceny; George w.
Black, false pension claims; William Jones'
assault with intent to kill Charles J. Guiteau
Thomas NJ. Baker embezzcment 1.-TWO cases.;
Benjamin f. Hackman and Henry Reed
libel Ed. Berry, burglary and larceny; Os-
car Lee, assault with intent to kill Richard
II. Young; William Young, embezzement;
Ed. Jones' keeping gaming table; Alice Wcs-
colt, bawdy hodse; Alfred Connor assault
William L. Saltor and Wilmot H. Ward con-
spiracy John Harris, violating section $50
of the Revised Statutes; Benjamin +. Pritch-
ard, forgery -four cases.; Edward Tulcy,
larceny; Mary Smith, larceny; Matthew
lawson larceny two cases.; William Burch,
assault; Lucy Addison, larceny John w.
Gersback, assault; Ezekial Smith, larceny;
(six cases) Slas Terrell larceny two cases.
Charles Dent, disorderly house, Andrew
Smith, assault; Augustus Draney, assault;
policy; l.; Kadden, policy; w. Il. Smith,
policy; Charles VI. Wood, receiving stolen
property w. w. Gould, selling lottery tickets;
Nathan l. Bennett receiving stolen prop
erty; Lawrence Whitehead, receiving stolen
property.
THE WILL OF MARIA BENTER.
Louisa Lenoir yesterday filed a caveat to
the will of Maria Benter She AYERS that the
alleged time Of making the said paper writing
Maria Benter was not of sound and disposing
mind; that the paper writing was obtained
and execution procured by fraud and circum-
vention and undue influence practised upon
Mari& Benter by w. l.. Crookcr and Mary
A. Crooker, his wife, named in the paper, the
former as executor, and the latter as princi-
pal and residuary legatec or by some other
person unknown to the caveator. 1t is fur
ther declared that the deceased left no real
estate, but left personal property of the value
of upward of $1,000, consisting of u gold
watch, chain, certain pictures, furniture, &c,
and part, If not all. in the residence of w. L..
and Mary A. Crookcr. The cavcator is a sis
ter of the deceased, and has a brother and sis
ter living elsewhere. She is next of kin and
claims under the statute OF distribution she is
entitled to portien of the personal property.
THE HUBBELL DIVORCE SUIT.
The Hubbell divorce suit promises to be-
come a cause ceebre. The REPUBLICAN,
yesterday published an exclusive synopsis of
the answer of William W. Hubbell to the
petition of Elizabeth c. Hubbell Yesterday
Mr.. Hubbcll filed cross bill for divorce from
his wife. The bill rcctcs all the points
enumerated in the answer published yester-
day, and claims that Mrs. Hubbell has cruel.
dissatisfied, and mcrccnary disposition, and
violent temper, and that he has not had any
domestic happiness for thirty years. He prays
n divorce vinculo matrimonii ON the
grounds of cruelty, desertion, and incom.
patibility Of temper.
SUIT AGAINST THE DISTRICT.
William II. Lee, by his attorney, II. +.
Davis, yesterday entered suit against the
District of Columbia for $1,000 damages. The
declaration recites that on July /, 1881, the
plaintiff rented the defendant the school
house on street, between Second and Third
streets northwest, for one year, at a quarterly
rent of $3.50, aud in the lease it was agreed
that the defendant should deliver the prem
iscs at the end of the said term in the same
condition rs when originally received. The
defendant made extensive repairs and altera-
tiOns, but has refused to restore and replace
such alterations on the premises, as per agree
ment, to the damage Of the plaintiff. He
therefore claims 5000 and costs.
SUIT IN REGARD TO GROUND.
Sarah c. Humphreys yesterday filed suit
against George B. Whiting for $780, The
declaration cites that the defendant conveyed
TO her in May, 1851, for valuable considera-
tion lot in square 553, covenanting the same
TO be uninCumbered, when in fact il was sub
jcct to the dover right of S. W. G. Esin. Mr.
A. A. Lipscomb appeared for the plaintiff,
THE WILL OF EDWARD f. ANDERSON.
The will of the late Edward L. Anderson
was filed yesterday. To his son, Robert l..
Anderson he leaves the three brick houses
numbered 473, 475, and Az q street south.
west three fame houses, numbered 62S, $50,
aud 632 Four-and- fstrect southwest; one
frame house, No. 625 FOur-and.a-half street
southwest part Of lot o in square $50; the en-
tire proceeds of his policies in the South
Washington Endowment Relief association, q
$1,000 certificate in the Knights of
Pythias Endowment society, and his horse
and buggy. To his wife, Elizabeth Ann An
derson, he bequeathes brick houses, Nos. 499
and sol Il street southwest, in fee simple in
lieu of dover, and sixteen shares of the cap-
tai stock of the Metropolitan Railway com
pany. Catherine A. Kilbourn and her daugh-
ter, Wnifred Il. p Kilbourn, are left 1900
each, and all the rest Of his estate, real and
personal, is left to his wife, His brother,
William $. Anderson, is named as executor.
He bonded and qualified In the sum of $10,-
600.
FIVE YEARS IN THE PENITENTIARY.
In the special criminal court yesterday
morning John W. Brawner was arragned for
committing a burglary at the residence OF
John ii, Budd on the twenty-tourth of Jan
uary. Several witnesses testified to the burg
larry. Brawner took the stand and denied his
guilt. His testimony showed n familiarity
with the ways and slang of thieves, and he
acknowledged accompanying a professional
thief on his rounds. The Jury returned a ver-
dict of guilty, and Judge Hagper gave him
i've years in the Erie pcnitentary.
ADMITTED 10 THE BAR.
John II. Voorhees,, of New York, was yes.
terday admitted to practice before the bar o
the supreme court of the district on motion
OF Mr.. Ii. Il. Davis.
THE MEXICAN AWARD CASE
Solicitor General Phillips, for the govern,
menrsand f. p, Stanton, for the relatOr, made
the closing arguments yesterday in the cast
of the United States eX rel John j. Key VS.
Secretary Frclinghuysen application for u
mandamus TO compel the latter to pay him an
installment of an award made under the
treaty with Mexico, and the court took the
papers.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The will of the late Caroline A. Dobeal
was also filed yesterday. She leaves all heI
property TO her husband Stillman #. Dolbear
and makes him the executor
Owing TO the illness of Justice James, nc
equity court was held yesterday.
Mr., Harrison ii. Dodge, clerk to the joint
committee on the library, was yesterday ex,
cused by Justice Wylie from service on the
grand jury, and the marshal was ordered tC
bring in a taesman to fill the vacancy, and
he furnished Daniel Mclaughlin, who was
accepted.
Yesterday in the criminal court noll'
pros was entered in the case of Simon r