National Republican., 1883-08-13
LEGAL MATTERS.
Two Suits for Damages Against Police
men-The Pension Fraud Case-Other


Items.
Alice Jarvis, by ]. A. Moss. on Saturday en-
tered suit against Detective w. Il. Edelin, for
$1,000 damages. She asserts that on the evening
ofthe fourth of August, with ut warrant or JUS
tifable cause, Edeln arrested her on Penn
sylvana avenue and imprisoned her until the
seventh instant, when he took her to the
police court and charged her with being an
idle and suspicious person, and that she was
thereby wholly ruined and dsgraced.
Messrs. Hewlett and Shea for Samuel
Banks, entered suit against Police officer
Wesley Hutchinson for $4,000 damages.
The plaintiff asserts that tho officer on the
second instant assaulted him, and falsely and
maiciously imprisoned him for ten hours in
station house. The case grows out of the
arrest of Banks for disorderly conduct in q
bar room of which he was acquitted.
The cases against Alpha b. Beall and Rich
ard j. Beall, for alleged pension frauds, was
taken up by Commissioner Bundy on Satur-
day. Mr.. w. A Cook appeared for the defen-
dants, who were charged with having on the
eighth of August, 1880, contracted with Chris
tina Bremen, now pensioner, for the compen-
sation of S75S.l3, to procure pension for her,
and that they unlawfully obtained that
amount for their services. 1t is claimed that
the whole amount of the pension claim was
S1,45S.15 and that the accused retained more
than half, but that since these proceedings
were taken they have paid back in money
and expenses all but $50. The Bealls claim
that for the money they gave notes payable
on demand, which they have been ready to
pay several times, and that the charge grew
out of q Misunderstanding 1t was suggested
in the absence of n representative of the dis
trict attorneys office that tho case go over
Mr.. X. j. Beall warmly urged an early hear
ing, as he was entitled to vindicatlon as
soon as possible. Col. Cook said he hoped for
a speedy hearing but wished the examination
thorough He therefore was anxious that
the government be represented. Mr.. Tag
gart's family being sick, he thought that the
best which could be done was to postpone the
ca,o to Monday.
Mr.. Beall stated that there had been some
erroneous statements published about tho
case; that the proof in the case showed that
MIS-. Bremer's son died in this city at Doug
lass's and was buried az Arlington, and the
statements that she never saw her son, and
that he was killed in battle, were incorrect.
He thought that the afiidavits were true and
filed them. 1t is true that he did go to
Arlington to see the grave with the grandson
of Mrs. Bremen, and he found that her son
was buried there.
Mr.. Newcombe intimated that it had been
sworn that the Bealls know nothing about
the money. .,
trhe case was continued to 10 o'clock to- day.
jury de lunatico inquirendo was sworn in
tho marshaPs office on Saturday in the case of
John III. Smith who is claimed to be lunatic
formally in the insane asylum. He was in
the navy, and in November, 1872, in conse-
quence of brain fever, was impaired for
service. His relatives wanted some 'one
appointed to take charge of the property, a
pension. The jury found that he was incam-
petent to manage his own affairs. viJ ,oaJ'l.i
ItSimon Josephs has filed bill in equity
against William Lewis praying a decree Of
sale for certain property to satisfy ~ judg-
ment. .. i1DH 5ba
A libel was fled on Saturday by james H.
Oyer against the pnngy Climax fol, $2a5
wages, and the process of the court was
directed to issue to the. marshal.
The charges against Charles Clinton, COL
ored, by Mary V. Hicks, with being the
father of her illegitimate child, to whose sup
port he refused to contribute, were heard be-
fore Justice O'Neal on Saturday. ]. G. Bigel
low appeared for the plaintiff and Campbell
Darlington for the defense. The girl gave
her testimony, after which the defense urged
that the charge was made out of jealousy be-
cause the defendant had just married an
other woman. The bride was in court and
nervously twitched her apron in which she
dutfully held the hat of her lord and master.
He was attired apparently in his wedding
clothes, and wore smile of amusement at
the proceedings. The plaintiff failed to make
a case and judgment was given for the de-
fendant, the judge remarking that there was
no evidence to prove that the child exhibited
belonged to the plaintiff or that the defend
ant was its father.