National Republican., 1883-03-16
LOTS OF LAW.
A Large Amount Of Legal Business Transacted
in the Courts Yesterday.
A Lively Response to Divorce sult-John
NInrIsrIter's VIII.
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.

On mOIlO0 Ol W. H - IluulNos IL ils III
gersoll, of Knoxville, Tenn, was admitted to
practice
No. 1852. John A. Elliott, appellant VS..
George A. Sacltett ct al. Argument concluded.
No. 4O8 The United States, plaintiff, VS..
James H. Britton.
No. I07. Same VS.. same.
No. 4Os. Same VS. Edward p. Curtis
No. 400. Same VS.. J. II. Briton and Barton
Bates.
No. 41O. Same VS.. same.
No. All. Same VS.. same Argument COM
mcnced. Adjourned.
JOHN MARKRTTER's WILL.
The will of the late John Markriter was
filed in the registers office yesterday 1t is
dated March 4, 1853, and is witnessed by
Henry Wise Garnctt, James G.. Smith, and
Henry Franc. He leaves his entire estate,
real personal, and mixed, to his wife, Mary
Jane Markriter, during her life, and after
and subject to her life estate to his children,
John j. Markriter, Mary A. Marliritcr, Ste
phen Markritcr, Elizabeth Markrter, Dottie
Markriter, Ellen Narkritcr William II.
bIarkriter, and Mabel Markriter, share and
share alike. He empowers his wife to carry
on the business he was engaged in on Il street,
near Seventh, at any place she may desire
until Stephen Markriter shall have become 81
years of age, when she is directed to have the
stock appraised and conveyed to him, the
value to be deducted from his share of the
estate Frederick NJ. Detweior is named us
executor.
A SAD SCENE IN COURT.
A sad scene was enacted in the special crimi-
nal court yesterday. Maggie Ford, u colOred
woman, was charged with petit larceny, Sec
ond ofiense, in stealing a clock, n cooking pot,
basket of eggs, and some clothing, valued
in all at SIP, from Lloyd Ross, also colOrcd.
The Jury found her guilty, and when she
stood up for sentence her husband, sobbng
violently, told Judge lIagner that Ross had
been harloting his wife for years, and that
he was beaten for complaining to him. His
emotion was so great that he could not pro-
cced and he broke out in most pitiful walls,
while his wife stood sulcnly in front of the
bench, her little child clnging to her dress
Judge Hagncr said he was very sorry that he
was compelled to break up the family and
greatly deprecated the sad scene, but it was
his duty to sentence the woman to one years
confinement in the Erie pcnitentiary. Mother
and child were returned to the dock, while
the husband, crying bitterly, left the court.
LIVELY RESPONSE TO DIVORCE SUIT.
Some days ago Elizabeth c. Hubbcl filed a
suit in equity praying for n divorce from
William w. Hubbcll with alimony, counsel
fees, and the costs of the suit. The petitioner
charged that Mr. Hubbell had lived with her
until 1874, when he came TO this city and be-
gan housekeeping with woman named Eve
line Hawkins at 1O7 Third street southeast,
and that at present he is living with her and
her sister, Annie Hawkins, on Carroll street.
The petitioner claims that defendant is Il man
of large means, and has received over 100000
from the government for valuable patents in
the last twelve years.
Yesterday Mr. llubbells answer to the
petition was quietly filed in the clerks office.
The dciendent acknowledges that he was mar
ried to the petitioner in St Jamess church,
Philadelphia, Dee, II, ISIS Complainant
confessed to be IN EniScOpalian, but whenever
her attention was called to the marriage con-
tract she always replied that "love, honor,
and obey did not mean anything with her.
The defendant AYERS that she has never been
II faithful, true, and loving wife to him, but,
on the contrary, she several times
threatened his life and drove him
when sick and in need of help and care out OF
house No. 1907 Sumner street, Philadelphia
which he had given to her, furnished at a cost
of $4,000 cash, for her sole and separate use
She also ordered him to take his aged father
and mother aged respectively Sjand 13 years
out OF the house on Aug Ia, 1873, using tho
following words: :" Your father and mother
must go out of the house and you, too. | vii
not work for your father or mother, nor you
You get divorce as soon as you please
you may have 1t any time"
The defendant further alleges that com.
plainant procured her marriage with him by
fraud in representing that she was younger
than himself, when in reality she was older
and was only known to him twelve weeks
Complainant was cruel and violent tOwarC
defendant, and frequently threatened his life
On one occasion in 1875 he was mysteriouslS
poisoned by arsenic, which she said was Ma
tiOnal hotel poison. The defendant denies al
the allegations Of wealth and says he only ha,
now farm of ninety-nine acres and hous,
in AppomattON county Va, which has alwayi
been in readiness for complainant and he
children since August, 1852. Defendant ha
been sick with bronchial consumption sine,
1874, and Notwithstanding his weak ant
feeble condition, on Nov. 10, 1876, when h,
called at the house 1907 Sumner street, in tn,
presence of the children, she said: you onl,
come here now because you think have mad
some money. desplse you and wish you Il
stay away" The eldest son, Walter, said
''She don't know what she is talking about ;
but she insisted that she did. Deiendan
came to Washington on the evening OF the sam
day to l07 Third street, where he was pro
strated by his illness The complainant cam
on the seventeenth, looked at him and not
withstanding his pleading with her to remain
left next day, Defendant AYERS that Lem
Hawkins was his nurse and was herself taEci
sick In December, 1876, complainant cam
on and called at the house. He opened tho
door and She rushed up stairs into the sicl
wOman's room and began to abuse her. IL
TcHlOlhlINltl WIN llGT ana SHc CNllcu MN III
old liar and adulterer, and defendant die
gently box her left ear for her insolcnce'
Defendant denies the allegations that h
beat her or attempted to throw her dow
stairs, and AYERS that she went around th
house finding fault with everything and dc
ClaTing that she would not remain in it.
The nurse got out of her sick bed and sale
she would gladly leave if complainant wOult
remain aud take care of defendant and there
upon left. Complainant then quarreled witt
the servant, and while breakfast was bcnl
served she went to Scrgt. Acton's house, neXt
door, aud called defendants father an ole
drunkard, She then a second time deserted
defendant in his illness. The complainant
in July last was taken to New York by he
sons and provided with house on Wes
Fitty-ninth street, Defendant begged her t
come TO Virginia, but she declined, saying
rattlesnakcs and persons descended from con
Yicts lived there.
Defendant further states that complainant
is only n sojournor in Washington and CANE
here secretly to bring this suit against hin
TO extort money from him, she demanding
$1,000 to enable her to set up Il gentleman
lodging house in New York Delendan
denies all charges Of adultery. He alleges, il
conclusion, that since the present suit ha
been brought complainant has demanded tn
ninety-nine acre Virginia farm in fee simple
half interest in his claim on the government
to a percussion patent and half interest in hi
claim against Drexel q Co. for 100000 TO
hrpaph of contract She also dnnonHa n,