National Republican., 1883-06-19
THE COURTS.

Large Amount OF Legal business Trans
acted at the Various Tribunals Yester-
day.
TO LOOK AFTER AN IMBEcTLEs 1NTEREsT
Israel l.. Townsend, through his attorneys,
Crittenden & Mackey, yesterday filed pc
tition to be appointed committee to take
charge of the business affairs of John s.
Cowlcs, non compos Petitioner states that
there Is in the United States treasury $500
to the credit of said Cowles, who has been an
imbecile since birth, and that in addition to
the above named sum, there is life insur-
anCe policy on the life of tho father of said
Cowles, who is dead His appointment is
asked for by the sisters of Cowles, Mary A..
Tucker and L. Leila Helen.
THE BURDETTE DIVORCE CASE.
The case of Emily f. Burdette against Oil
ver =. Burdette, suit for divorce which was
referred to the examiner, who in turn sent it
the general term for hearing, was heard yes
torday. The court held that the rule was
clearly against parties TO such suits giving
testimony against each other when adultery
is charged.
RESTRAINING ORDER DISCHARGED.
The order granted to the lottery men
Rogers & Plumb-somo time ago to restrain
Mai Dye from interfering with the latter's
property was discharged yesterday on the
court with clean hands, and were not engaged
in lawful business, not having answered GER
tain questions, and also that the courts should
stand by and protect the law,
THE FENNER-NUGENT HOMICIDE.
Mr. Walker, the attorney for Henry w
Fenner, who was indicted for killing Samuel
Nugent, asked in the criminal court ,yester-
day that the case be set rs early as possible
Fenner is believed to be crazy.
THE woMAN's DIsPENsARY INCORPORATED.
A certificate of incorporation was filed yes.
terday for "rhe Woman's Dispensary," with
the following named incorporatOrs: Drs j. r.
johnson, s. c. Busoy, ID. w. ProntisS, A. s.
Worthington, Jane G. Hitz, w. S. Thompson
Maud b. johnson, Mrs. NJ. A. B. Kennedy,
Mary l.. Childs, Elizabeth &. Smith, Margaret
Campbell Almira w. Rice, DIR. Jeannctte J
Sumner, DR.. Annie +. Rice. DIR. j. s. Bealc, DR.
{. II. A. kloinsmidt, John sherman, Sarah A
Babcock, Peter Campbell, Ida Hciberger, NJ
w. Calf, 5. +. Lewis, Harriet H. Marbury
Mrs. Reynolds, DIR. w. w. Johnston, Dr. j. o.
Stanton, b. ii. Warner, J. Hall Lewis, James
i. Fitch q. q. e.. Simms, Charles Foster aud
J. II. Major as corpOrators. The object is to
establish free dispcnsary for the treatment
OF medical and surgical diseases of women
and children by physicians who shall be
women. Tho nine directors for the first year
are Drs. johnson and Prcntiss, John Sher-
l., Rice, Jeannotte J sumner Maud b. john
sou, aud A. S. Worthington.
ANOTHER WILL OF MR. LILLEY.
Another will of William Lilley was filed
yesterday, aud is dated Oct %, 1871, in
which he bequeathcs the estate to James q.
Smith in trust for Elizabeth A. Lilley.
NEW CRIMINAL COURT JuRIEs.
Judge Wylio yesterday began organizing
the juries for the June term of the criminal
court. The petit jury was called, aud Messrs.
Frank Mcknew, a. j. Jones, Frank +. Raw
lings John Bloumor, Alonzo A. Marr, r. II.
&. Bouis, NJ. William, w. w. Curtis, August
Scirers, Dorsey Clagctt, and Edward Caverly
were excused. +. +. Mix, A. 4. Wilson
and o. d. Hall were not found. r. w. Carter
and J. III. Wise failed to answer. George
Pylcs was accepted. Several excuses were
made but none accepted. The grand jury
was called, and Mr. Jefferson Thomas was
excused. Ben +. Whiteside failed to answer
and +. d. Bowling and Chr. Xandcr were not
found. The court directed that names be
drawn from the box to fill the vacancies.
The following were drawn yesterday to fill
vacancies on tho grand jury Gilbert JOY,
114l l. street northwest; Charles Schneider,
4l3 street northwest; John b. Lord, Bunker
Hill road Daniel L, Kealey, 1904 Eighth
street southeast. For the petit jury: w. A.
Thomas, 1905 Sixteenth street northwest
q. w. Gray, 023 | street northwest; Il. w.
Banegan, Seventh street and Maryland ave-
nue southwest; John A. Schneider, Twelfth
street and Ohio avenue northwest William
H. Scott, 1910 ] street southeast; b. w. Page,
1880 Nj street northwest; W. III. Evans, 3l6
l. street southeast; Oscar A. Stevens, 3025 n
street northwest; George w. Cochran, Ills
Pennsylvania avenue northwest; o. II. Bright
well; Benning's road; Jesse +. Bouldin, 1921
Nineteenth street northwest; Eli Hughes, 3l3
Sixth street northeast; James Is. Lambie 1il9
New York avenue northwest; Conrad Becker,
b27 Fifteenth street northwest.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The German American Savings bank cases
against John Hitz, +. L. Prentiss, and Others,
wero called III the criminal court yesterday
and set for Saturday, as several special pleas
have been filed.
John Newman and John Hall yesterday
entered suit through their attorney, j. T..
McNally, against tho Baltimore aud Potomac
Railway company for an injunction TO re-
strain the defendants from delivering GER
tain goods. restraining order was granted,
returnablo Juno 23
The court in banc yesterday appointed
Emma j. Gillette an examiner in chancery.
THE RECORD
Court IN General 7erm-Justtces Hd0ner, James,
and Lor,-Burdette vs.. Burdette; testimony as 10
adultery ruled out. Rogers vs. Dye; restraining
OlutI discharged. ADJOURNED until to-day AS
sgnmcnt unchanged.
Crirl,nm COurt--JUdge Iyiie.-Isaac Lundie, sec :
ond "iiGuse peIit larceny; sentenced To one year
IN the Buffalo penicntlury; ". II. Solomau, grand
larceny; plead guilty, aud sentenced to three years
in the Buffalo pgpitentiary. James Wilson. alias
honey, larceny; Lucinda Williams. murder Ella
Chase, alias Duyall, larceny; George Hawkins,
larceny, second oitolse Frederick Blackwell, do.
Elizabeth Brown, alias Lizzie Brown, larceny
Rose johnson, Robert johnson, and Abraham
Banks, alias AOe Banks, Misunderstanding in night /;
W, ii. solomon, larceny, and William Robinson,
larceny from the person, pleaded lot guilty.
Circuit COUt-,judge dcArihur,-McCullough VS..
Graft; on hearing. Young VS.. Manhattan Life
Adjourned uutil to-day. Assignment unchanged.
Equity COmt-JudDe Jdnes.-Burdetle VS.. Bur
detlc; hearing In general term of question cert.
ned by examiners ordered Adjourned until to-
day. Assignment unchanged,
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