National Republican., 1883-10-05
THE COURTS.
business Transacted by the Various Legal
Tribunals Yesterday.
JUDGE SMELL SUSTAINED.

JUDGE SMELL SUSTAINED.
Inc case of Joseph Lee, the colored witness
committed to jail for thirty days by Judge
smell for contempt in default of $50 fine was
before tho court in general term yesterday.
Tho prisoner claimed that he was entitled to
MS liberty after forty-cight hours, based upon
section 1893 revised statutes Tho argument
OF MIR. Taggart for the government was that
the court could commit in default of n fine.
judges Hagner and Cox sustained the govern
mont and Chief Justice Cartier dssented,
put as he had been overruled the writ was
ulscharged and the prisoner romanded.
TRUSTEE sAUNDERs's ANSWER.
Mr.. l.. M. Saunders has filed his reply to the
rule issued by Judge James yesterday against
him to show cause why tho dismissal of an
equity suit in which Mrs. Mary A. Baldwin
was complainant and he is trustee and others
defendants should not be set aside. He saws
that on or about the first day of July last a
scheme was concocted on tho part Of two of
the children of said Mary A. Baldwin to get
possession of her property to the wrong and
prejudice of hor other children, and to that
end they induced this old lady, now more
than eighty years of age, to lease her old
homo, where she had lived more than ffty
years, and kept her shut up for space of
several weeks and would not permit her to
return, and during the said period they took
into their confidence Randall Hagner. an
attorney of this city, and as a result of their
joint efforts bill was filed against Saunders,
trustee, and five of her children, praying that
the property held in trust be transferred in
fee to her, but said bill contained no charges
of wrong doing on the part of the trus-
tee. Not long after the filing of said bill
she escaped from tho house where she had
beon confined and returned to her own home,
making most serious charges against her son
IN law and daughter on account of the bad
treatment she had received, and also COM
planned that she had been misinformed by the
consulting attorney. Mr.. Saunders says that
he had not seen Mrs. Baldwin from the time
she was taken from her home until few
days since. She came to his Office unbidden
and unsolicited, in company with her daugh-
ter, with whom she had lived for twenty-five
years, bringing with them an order on the
court to dismiss the bill referred to. She
signed without one word from him, and her
acknowledgment was taken by Justice A. s.
Taylor. She also signed u letter to Mr.. Hag-
nor day or 80 thereafter Mt her own home,
and directed him to dismiss said bill, which
letter was forwarded to Mr.. Hagner. Mr..
Saunders says that two or three of her chill
dren protest against his giving up mis- trustee
ship, and express the fear, if it is done, that
they will be deprived of their just share of
their mothers estate He says that all the
statements published in said affidavit charg-
ing him with wrongdoing in connection with
his trust are wholly false and malicious.
OTHER ITEMS.
The will of the late Margaret Adams was
admitted to probate yesterday, and letters
testamentary granted to b. p. Snyder bond
$1,000.
Messrs. Cook & Cole yesterday entered suit
for Owen Nugent for $4,000 damages against
the Baltimore and Potomac Railway company
for injury to his property.
The following names have been drawn by
tho clerk of the court for jurors at the Octo-
Der term, which commences on the tenth
instant: Robert b. Cropley, Robert Willett
E. L. DuBarry, Richard w. Cant, George N.
Raumberg, William Witthaft, w. II. Rupp,
II. d. Cooke Joseph +. Birch, George r.
Repetti William IL. Gargas, Daniel O'Leary,
U. H. Ridenour, James Ward, Ella Chelini, j.
w. Gray John Mass, Andrew II. Stockman
Otto DeMoll, l.. NJ Cornwall, John II. Shep-
herd, Harry II. Ellis, William Il. Whiting,
Eugene A. Ridgway, Carter A. Stewart, and
Jacob Rich.
Court IN General 1erm-Chig Justice Carter Jus
tces Hag'ler and Cow. II. Smith appointed ex-
aminer IN chancery; i. W. Grant admitted TO the
the Republic ct al. both of plainantsan-
nounced, aud motion to have cause revived in
the name of n. Il. s. Curtis, administrator. Eliza
beth Raabe VS.. Charles Raibe; appeal dismissed.
kunnisgood VS.. Gusdorf; appeal dismissed. Ad-
jOurned until day.
Equity Court-Judoe Jdrnes.-Mason VS.. Mnson
sale ratified nisi. Thompson vs. Kendall; bill dis
missed for want of prosecution. Freedmens Saw
ings and Trust company vs.. Brooks; sale ratified
nisi. Dayton VS.. Dayton; reference to auditor or
dered. Hal VS.. Hallidge; substitution of trustee
ordered. Meem VS.. Marden; pro confesso vs. cer-
tain defendants. In re W. S. Smallwood, lunatic;
Annie j. Basset appointed committee. Young VS..
Goddisi J. NJ, Young authorized TO withdraw eX-
hibits. Lerch VS.. Noses pro confesso vs. defend
ants Mcknight and Burns granted. NcBlair vs..
Waggmman pro confesso vs.. defendants, all ex-
cept Waggaman. granted. Turner vs. McGowan
testimony before e. d. T.. Brady ordered taken.
May VS. Stone and Marble company; demurrer
overruled. Adjourned until to-day.