National Republican., 1883-02-19
LOTS OF LAW.
Large Amount Of Business Transacted in the
Courts Saturday.
Grand aud Petit Jurors Drawn for tile
Coming March Term.
ARRAIGNNENTs.

pleaded not guilty to the charge of second of
fcnse petit larceny. Charles Bolcs pleaded not
guilty for housebrcaking, Bill Bergman
pleaded not guilty for assaulting Officer How
ell. John w. Brawncr pleaded not guilty for
houscbrcakng. Andrew llarris's plea of not
guilty for hOuschrcakng withdrawn and plea
of guilty entered sentenced to Eric county
penitcntiary at Buffalo for two years. E2Ckial
Smith, ombczzlemcnt, four cases, pleaded not
guilty. Silas Terrell, embe2zlcmcnt, two
cases, pleaded not guilty.
FIRE ESCAPE INJUNCTION.
A bill was filed Saturday in the equity court
by w. G.. Wood, A. Il. Burns, and c. r..
Crcecy, owners of the patent issued to Martin
Cronin for uniting two or more streams Of
water from fire engines in one pipe.
The bill alleges that the standpipcs recently
erected by Chew & Co. on the government
printing office aud insane asylum under con-
tract with the architects of the treasury aud
United States capitol and Gen. Mcigc, have
connections for three streams from engines,
and combines all three in one delivery pipe,
thereby infringing said patent, and they pray
for perpetual injunction and an account for
profits and damages against each ana all the
defendants. Judge James ordered defend
ants to show cause February twcnty-sixth in
slant why the injunction should not issue as
prayed for COmphinants attorneys are Eppa
Hunton, JEFF Chandler, and Charles ThOmp-
son, jr.
INDICTMENTS BY TIE GRAND JURY.
The grand jury on Saturday presented in-
dictmcnts against 'Olmstead, alias Armstcad,
Ward, Alfred Warren, Joseph Marshall, and
Washington Curry, for the murder of James
Creek on November 90, 1882 Ezekiel Smith
and Sias Terrell, cmbczzemcnt of 2O5 loads
Of street swecpings from Filbort * Crawford
AN ASSIGNMENT.
Mrs Mani Gutman, of 9l2 Seventh street
northwest, on Saturday, made an assignment
TO Abraham Fisher for the benefit of the fol-
lowing creditors mentioning the following
preferences: To her four children, II 200; Joel
Gutman of Baltimore, 500; Joel Gutman &
Co., Baltimore, $1,072; Kerngood ~ Bro, Of
Baltimore, SSs2.22; A. Stinchost & Co., of New
York, 1926; Francis Pratt 5000, and a note in
the hands of an unknown party, S37S.
SUIT FOR SALE OF A LOT.
John J.. Bell on Saturday filed suit in
equity against Rachel WilkcrsOn and others
for the sale of half of lot 3, square $780, and n
division of the proceeds.
RECEIVER TO a BUILDING ASSOCIATION
WANTED.
Allen Payne & Son. of Baltimore, filed u
suit in equity on Saturday against John j.
Cook and others as trustees Of the Jefferson
Building association for credit, writ, and other
debts for 81 ,03l .s3, and petitioned that a re-
cever he appointed to take account of the
defendants property and sell them to pay the
plaintiffs claim.
THE wILMoT-AUGNEY MATTER AGAIN.
John ii. Wilmot entered suit on Saturday
against Jacob T.. Augney for 1853, which
Wilmot claims is due him for board of the de-
fcndant's wife and children between October,
1880, and September, 1ssl, and small sums
lent to defendants ut different times. 1t
,,r,n ha NIL, hot al
had difficulty at the st. Mare hotel'some
time ago, when Wilmot was shot, and has
just recovered. 1t was supposed to be u
family quarrel.
SUIT FOR DAMAGES.
Mrs. Mani Gutman, who made an assign
ment on Saturday, also entered suit against
+. b. Dale, claiming 5000 damages. She
alleges that the defendant came to her store
burst in the door, and destroyed her stock
besides insulting herself and family to the
extent of $1,000
A SENATOR SUED FOR RENT.
Henry w. Gamett, as attorney for James
c. Sprigg, on Saturday entered suit against
Senator Grover to recover S3l2j6 balance for
rent of house for seven months for which
the plaintiH became guarantee.
THE JURY BRIBERY CASES.
Special prosecutor Ii. II. Wells on Saturday
asked Judge Wylic, in the criminal court. il
il would be acceptable to the court to set next
Saturday aside for the arTaignmCnt of those
persons indicted by the grand jury in what is
known as the bribery cases. lie said the dis
trict attorney did not object. Judge Wylie
said the time was satisfactory, and Mr.. Wells
gave notice to the COunsels of the respective
defendants of the setting of the day on which
their clients were to come in and make their
pleas.
JOHN A. WALSH SUED.
II. w. Garnett, as attorney for NIarmon
Brothers, entered suit on Saturday against
John A. Walsh of star route fame, for 81 800
on check given by John 4. Hogue, agent of
| defendant at Albuquerque, n. NJ, Feb. 81,
1881, for board and lodging furnished at the
| instance of Walsh.
| GRAND AND PETIT JURORS DRAWN.
The clerk on Saturday drew the names Of
the following as Jurors for the March term OF
| the circuit court:
Grand jurors-Wiliam r. Lawton, 1924 ii
street northwest; Isaiah Shoemaker, Ten
nallytown road Alexander Leadingham, 1927
III street northwest; Frank Thomas, 1924 L
street northwest; G. W. Dodson, 1913 Thirty
| first street northwest; John Todd 1921 Sixth
street northwest; Luther NJ. Cornwall, 1901
! Maryland avenue southwest; Samuel +. Davis
Cpl Pennsylvania avenue northwest; Joseph
b. Cassin, 1901 Seventh street northwest; j.
| Il. Straub, zoos Thirty street north
west; Thco, G, De Moi Eighth and 4 streets
| southeast; Il. NJ, l.. Harriss 1880 Thirty.
fourth street northwest; +. d.. Shoemaker,
Pierco's mill road; Calvin Payne, 2s2O Dun.
barton street; William G. Dodge, llG b street
northeast; c. W. Thorn, 4l0 Nineteenth street
northwest; Robert X. johnson, sos Twentieth
street northwest; Richard Pollard, $50 i.
street northwest; John Y. AtLec, ll0 b street
northeast; George Spransy, 5O7 Seventh street
northwest; Andrew Saks, 3l6 Seventh street
northwest; @. ii, Chappell, SOB III street
northeast; Anthony s, Clarke, G27 Seventh
| street northwest.
Petit iurOrs-Peter NJ. Dubant, 0O2 Sixth
street northwest; William ii. Wheatley, 1O6s
Jefferson street northwest; w. Knowles, 122s
| Thirtieth street northwest; w. H. III. Cissel
1872 Seventh street northwest, j. II. Squicr
Pennsylvania avenue Elphonso Youngs, 1906
Tenth street northwest; Il. NJ. Boteler, 20,
Eighth street southeast; Lawrence Cava
naugh, Sixth and A streets northeast: Jane,
JirdinsOn, 1906 | street northwest w, S
Schneider, 220 East Capitol street; Thoma,
j. Gait, AGA Louisiana avenue; Ezra b. Bar
mum, 1920 + street northwest Richard Mann
1911 Nj street northwest; Thomas Altemus
33i First street northwest; j. r. Lucas ll3(
Sixteenth street northwest; Albert II. Chase
2l0 ID street southeast; John Mahoney, l7l(
Seventh street; George Kaiser, 3O35 NJ stree
northwest; Gustav Lansburg, POS | street
northwest; Thomas DOwling 32Gl NJ stree
northwest; John Cornell, 1880 Thirteenth
streeth northwest; Henry Dixon, l7Os /
street northwest; Samuel Waggaman, 1902 /
street northwest; Ed. A, Watson, 1850 Twenty
first street northwest; owen O'Hare, 2OlO'
street northwest b. ii. Waters, 1lOl c stree
southeast,