Daily Republican., 1883-05-23
F|f 7 4 EDITION
COURT PROCEEDINCh.
Yesterday Ate rnOOn's Nexs sion In
tiOns Made ana Argued.

Court re-assembled at 3 o'clock yes
terday afternoon ana proceeded with
the case Of five mechanics liens, which
have been entered against the houses o I
Cornelius 4 SentpaD on Wright street
Messrs. Lore, johnson and Hayes ap-
peared for the plaintiffs and Mr.. Spru.
ance for the defendants. The argumen,
was opened by Mr.. Lore who contend.
ed that u purchaser at a Sherif's sale
acquired special rights and privileges,
one of which was an exemption from
liens of this nature.
This was opposed by Mr.. Spruance,
who argued that a sale made by Sher-
if did not differ from that of private
individual, and convey no other privi-
leges. The argument continued for
some time, and was terminated by
withdrawal OF the motiontO enter judg
ment, and an agreement to postpone
further proceedings until next term.
Anumber Of motions of little public
interest were made and argued, and
Benjamin Nields, Esq, filed exceptions
TO the mechanics lien of John W. Glib
son against the property of James II.
Aaron.
1t was announced by Mr.. Niclds that
the suits Of the vestrymen and church
wardens Of the Old Swe,les' Church,
against the Rev. William j. Frost had
been discontinued. Several cases that
had been passed " hen the trial list was
called, were continued until the Novem-
her term.
The motion OF James l.. Vallandig.
l,p r.r tr,n t,...
of William r. Smalley Va. George and
Joseph Pritchart, was refused, and on
motion of II. II. Pennington, Esq,
Judgment was entered for the amount
Of the verdict.
On motion OF Mr. lore, new trial
was granted Patrick Lynch, convicted
OF larceny at the present term of Court,
for taking a pocket.book containing
s.. 80, the property of Sarah Brown.-
The petition asking for new rial was
signed by number of respectable riti.
zens Of this city and county. Mr.
Lynch entered bail in the sum Of $500
for his appearance next term.
Charles Is. Lore, Esq called the at.
tcntion Of the Court to the fact that the
legislature had, at its recent session,
passed law providing for the trial of
civil cases at the September term, and
said that uo rule day had been fixed
Judge " ooti-n said he would like 10
see the law, AS he had no, been able to
meet man who knew what it was.
The Chic! Justice thought that a copy
Of the law should have been furnished
the Conri and from what he had learn
ed of the matter, was under the impress
sion that this was one Of the acts in
which a great amount Of ingenuity had
been brought together to frame a law
that no one could understand.
He did not think there was a single
member Of the bar throughout the State,
except perhaps the two gentlemen who
were members of the Legislature, that
did understand it. He thought the
Court should have been consulted in
this matter, and wanted it understood
that there were certain powers vested
in the Court which no Legislature
could deprive il Of AS far as he wa,
concerned, he did not intend to try any
civil cases at the September term.
States Attorney Gray presented the
resolutions adopted by meeting Of the
DdT y TNN'tlhtlou VII t3hihINes, +has -
which have already been published in
the Republican, relative to the death OF
John S. Houston, Esq. and on his mo,
ton it was ordered that they be placed
upon the records Of the Court. He
made an eloquent speech in memory
Of the deceased, which was responded
+" by Chief Justice Comegys and Judge
w oortcn. Mr. Gray then moved, as a
further mark of respect, that Court ad-
journ until this morning.