National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1883-04-05
LEGAL LORE.
What business Was Transacted i'm the
United States supreme and the Local
Courts Yesterday.
UNITED STATES sUpREr

"hN business was transacted In the
United States Supreme and the Local
Courts Yesterday.
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.
The following business was transacted in
the supreme court of the United States yes
terday:
Admissions to the BARN w. De vine, of
New York, and Francis Rarolo, of Philadel-
phia.
No 203. The Connecticut Mutual Life In
sulance company, plaintiffs in error, VS.. Leo
pold Luchs. Argued.
No. 300 Patrick G.. Meath, appellant, VS..
Phillips county. Argued for appellant. No
counsel for appellee.
No. $50. Charles Edward Lewis, plaintiff in
error, VS.. the city of Shreveport Submitted
No. 23l. Thomas J.Wood, appellant VS.. the
United States. Submitted.
Adjourned until to-day at 10 o'clock.
DIVORCES GRANTED.
In the equity court yesterday Chief Justice
Cartier ordered a decree to issue annulling
the marriage between Abraham H. Kondrick
and Ida Kendrick. On tho eighteenth of
August, 1881 the complainant met the de-
PENDANT, whose name was Ida Mitchell, and
that she led him to believe she was chaste
and virtuous woman, and on the twenty-ffth
of September, 1881, they were married by the
Rev. G. G. Meador. Twenty-four hours after
the marriage complainant discovered that his
wife was several months advanced in preg-
nancy by some unknown man. Complainant
Immediately left her, and has since remained
separated from her. About six months after
the marriage defendant was delivered of
child.
In the equity court Chief Justice Cart.
teri divorce was dccrecd in the case of
Julia L. Reynolds VS.. w. II. Reynolds. They
were married by Rev. Dr. Newman in this
city on May "a, 1877, and defendant on May
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tinued to correspond with her till August
following, since which time he has failed to
support her.
In Judge MacArthur's division of the equity
court divorce was granted to Margaret A.
Wilson from the bonds of matrimony with
w. A. Wilson, to whom she was married
under her maiden namo of Gill, April 10,
1863, by Rev. Father Bowling, and she
charged descrtion on May 20, 1880.
ARRANGEMENTS.
After the close of the Minor murder case
yesterday Jordan Cleveland indicted for steal
ing 800 bill from William Jacobs, a guest at
the Cutler house, was arraigned and pleaded
not guilty. Reddy White was also arraigned,
but the indictment had been mislaid and he
was sent back to Jail without pleading.
ADDITIONAL CRIMINAL ASSIGNMENTS.
The following additional assignment of
criminal cases to be tried in the circuit
W
day by Judge Wylie, holding the criminal
court: United States vs. Francis Cronin,
alias Frank Cronin HOUSEKEEPING, two
cases; Georgeanna Walker, alias George
Walker, alias Sarah Boston, grand larceny
Joseph Bailor, alias Charles johnson, second
oficnse petit larceny Charles Smith, second
oiense peth larceny; Charles jackson, alias
Slewfoot Jackson, HOUSEKEEPING; Jordan
Cleavor, alias Jordon Clayborn, grand lar.
ceny; John Il. Smith, larceny; William ii.
Cunningham, embezzlement Charles Il.
Williams, housebreaking Florence Gertrude
Williams, alias Watson, larceny; Lafayette
Allison, HOUSEKEEPING; Frederick Black
well, second offense petit larceny; James
White, alias Redd White, grand larceny.
These are the last persons indicted by the
new grand jury.
MISCELLANEOUS.
An amicable suit was entered yesterday by
f. b. Hay and Sarah X. Cronise VS.. George l..
Kirk, trustee, Mary IL. Zell and Others, to
correct an error in the description of deed.
In the estate of John +. Havenner the adj
ministrator yesterday returned an inventory
showing the personal property of the deceased
to be IL ,6S9.50
THE RECORD.
Equity Court--JuShce MdcArthur.-W Wilson ps. wa.
s0G decree of divorce TdSrsn Kaiser w. Gse
ian ad litem; Assignments lor to-day 30, 40 Z,
Eguiiy 6ourt-J,,dge cor-western Granite com.
pany VS.. Chandler; decree pro confesso rs to GER
tain defendants ordered. Jones VS.. Knight; Iue
on defendant discharged. Richardson VS.. Rich.
nrdsOn: appearance of absent defendant ordered.
Sonnenschmidt VS.. Fugitt; pro confesso and ref.
erencJ TO auditor ordered. Davis Davis; testi-
mony before John A. Clarke, auditor, ordered
taken. Lord VS., O'Douohue; trustees required to
report sale to courts Fitzgerald vs.. kennedy
SAFE set aside. Saunders VS.. Bowen pro confesso
against defendant e. X. Herrick, trustee.
Equity Court-Chief Justice Cdrler.-Reynolds VS..
Reynolds; divorce decreed. Paschal VS.. Maine;
decree dismissing bill. Patch VS.. Davis: order o.
reference TO auditor. Kendrck VS.. Kendrick; de-
cree unnulling marriage. COumbe VS.. Roberts ct
al,; decree pro confesso.