National Republican., 1883-07-16
THE COURTS.
Business Transacted by the Different Legal
Tribunals on Saturday.

IMPORTANT SUIT FOR REAL ESTATE
bIessrs Worthingtou & Heald OH Saturday,
as attorneys, for Elizabeth Pierce, Edward
Hays, and Ann Hays, entered eiectment suits
against Augustus Jacob as to lot l2, square
sos; Il. Ii. Brown as to lot S, square 59G, and
Timothy Ragan and others lot II, square
596; Albert c. Janin and others rs to the en-
tire SQUARE 507; William Il. Thomas as TO lots
L, i, p, q, and south ton feet of lot q, in Met
calfs subdivision of lots in square 596
Charles Pritchard as to lot B in Metcalfs
subdivision of lots in square 506; John l..
Schafert jr., as to lot To- square 596; Will
lam Kearney as to lot III, and part of lot G.,
in Metcalfs subdivision of square 506 aud
William w. Metcaf as to lots ID, X, and l. in
Aletcalfs subdivision of square 593.
These suits grew out of claim to the above
property by the alleged heirs OF two English
men named John and William Downs, who
bought from the Bank of Washington squares
No. 500 and 507, situated between First and
Third streets and NJ and n streets northwest
Some time aftorward John died and William
took possession OF the property in the entirety
and disposed of the same, although he had
but "a half interest in that of john as there was
brother, Thomas Downs, residing in England
entitled to the other half. The plaintiffs in
the above cases arc the children and heirs of
Thomas Downs, and make their claim to u
half interest in the estate of John Downs.
1t is said that more suits OF like character
| will soon follow.
COMPLICATIONS OF JOHN STARTS WILL
The will of the late John NJ. Starr was ad-
mittod to probate Oh Friday, and promises to
| be the subject Of contest. NIessrs. Hagner
and Maddox presented the will and a sworn
! petition from the widow that she was the
only relative, and asking that letters tcsta-
mentary be granted her The will, which
was executed May 25, 1881, left all property
to Mrs. Ellen Starr, of st. Agnes hospital,
Nd, and to his wife. Notice was received
on Friday that the sister and mother of the
decedent would appear as heirs at law and
! demand q bond to be given by his wife, the
cxecutrix, in $4,000. The real estate
amounted to $4,000, and no bond
was required, the $4,000 being twice
the amount of personal property. The
widow was visited by woman who claimed
to be the widow Of her late husband but the
latter was treated as an imposter. When tho
court opened Saturday the widow was not
present, but the sister wiss, in the person of
Mollie Turner, the keeper of bawdy house.
| The claims of the sister and mother being well
based, the required bond was fixed In case
everything claimed by tho contestants is
proved the widow will take only her dover
share. At 80 she gets one-siXth, and as ago
| increases the dover decreases. The eXecutriX
will have to make report and ask for IL final
distribution of the property before the case is
finally settled.
SUIT AGAINST A STEAMBOAT COMPANY.
George l.. Sheriff by his Attorney, Hine
and Thomas, on Saturday entered suit against
the Washington Steamboat company claiming
$500 damages alleged to have been sustained
by the ferryboat City of Alexandria Colliding
with the steamer Mattano, near Marshall Hall,
on tho twenty fifth of last November; the
steamer Arrowsmith fouling with the Mat
tano at Lower Cedar Point in 1881; the
steamer Mystic, in 1880, running between the
bow of tho Mattano and her wharf; unlaw-
fully interfering with the plaintiff in the
work of building of wharf by obstructing
the site with pile driver and sinking an old
schooner in front of the wharf, and in land
ing its boats in 1881 at HOLSTERS and Wilker-
sons wharves, which are the private prop
erty of the company.
OTHER BUSINESS TRANSACTED.
Miss Isabella Dupler, as her own attorney,
Saturday entered II suit against Marshal Nc
Michael for s 800 damages for unlawfully
taking possession of certain goods in her store
and refusing TO restore them.
Col. w. A. Cook appeared in the criminal
} court on Saturday as counsel for Edwin G.,
Mason, indicted for libel, and asked that bail
be fixed. Judge Wylie set the amount at
$500, and Mossrs. Frank Hume and Benjamin
Charlton became suretics.
Alice Chick on Saturday entered suit fol
divorce from w. W. Chick, with leave to re
sumo her maiden namo Of Chamberlain. She
charges desertion and non-support
Frank Il. Browning and Col. Enoch TOtten
on Saturday entered suit against Levi j.
| Bryant and Charles w. Sonnenschmidt fol
the sale Of lots q and z, square 123, to satisfy
lien on Judgment of 99I3.50 in favor Ol
Catherine SonnCnsChmidt.
} District Attorney Corlhill ON Saturday en-
! tered two suits against Sodeu n Clark. In
one case suit is brought against his bond OF
Q $4,000. 1t is alleged that on Feb ~, 1871
5 ~ United States agent for the Chippewas o
Lake Superior, he failed to account TO
, 81 l.043.22. In the second case it is declared
I that on Sept 80, 1870, he failed to account fo
= $774.56 moneys in his hands belonging to The
Q United States
A. IL. Jackson, counsel for cx-Detectiv
= Coomcs, yesterday argued motion of abatC
: ment on the ground of illcgality OF the gran
d jury in having Daniel Mclaughlin US one q
= their number.
. Judge Wylie was not prepared to delive
I the decision in the cases of William =. kel
I lOgg and DR. Charles t. Prentss on Saturday
c and will deliver il on Wednesday.
4 Frank Il. Browning, us attorney for An
thony Hyde, ON Saturday entered suit agains
j. j. Daily for 5000, the penalty of the latter
bond in the suit of Fitzgerald VS.. Hyde et u
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