National Republican., 1883-04-04
BEFORE THE BAR.
What Was Transacted in the United States
Supreme and the Local Courts.
Assignments In the Equity Term--No Jury
In the Murder Case Yet.
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.

The following business was transacted in
the supreme court of the United States yester-
day No. 22S. The Providence and New York
Steamship company, plaintiff in error, VS..
The Hill Manufacturing company; argument
concluded. No. 202. The Baltimore and Po-
| tomac Railway company, plaintiff in error,
VS.. The Fifth Baptist church argued for
plaintiff in error, and submitted for defend
| ant in error No 80. b. g. Bean, claimant,
&c, plaintiff in error, VS.. The United States
in error to circuit court United States for the
district of New Jersey. Dismissed on au-
thority of counsel for plaintiff in error. Ad-
journed until to-day at 12 o'clock.
FLORAL TRIBUTE.
II. c. Sholes, crier of the equity court, pre-
scnted Judge Cox with n very handsome bou-
! quet yesterday.
BENEFITS BoND.
In tho special criminal court yesterday
| Nathan l. Bennett, of New York, who was
| indicted for receiving stolen property, ap-
peared and gave bail in $1,000 for his appear
anCe when called for. His sureties are John
| Il. Cusick, of lab First avenue and Lawrence
Mcdonald, of 1929 West Eleventh street, New
York.
SUIT FOR DAMAGES.
Alonzo J. Eaton by his attorney William Il.
Earle yesterday entered suit against the Great
Falls Ice company for $1,000 damages sus-
| tanned in being run over by one of the COM
| pany's ice wagons at the corner of Eleventh
and streets northwest on Feb. g. 1888.
DEMURRER TO DIVORCE.
Campbell Darlington filed for Abram B.
Jacques a demurrer to the bill for divorce
filed by Annie L. jacques
GRAND JURY PREsENTMENTs.
The grand jury yesterday presented in
dictments against John Il. Smith, larceny !;
| Charles Jackson alias Slewfoot jackson,
housebreaking in the night; Charles Smith,
| larceny; Frank Cronin, two cases of house.
breaking in the night; Joseph Bailor alias
| Charles johnson, second oilense, petit larceny;
John Cleaver alias Jordan ClaybOrn larceny
Georgiana Walker alias George Walker alias
| Sarah Boston, larceny; William Cunning
ham, cmbezzlement; Charles +. Williams,
housebrcaking in the night; James White
alias Reddy White, larceny; Frederick Block
rcll second oflcnse, petit larceny; Lafayette
| Allison, housebreaking in the night Clarence
Gertrude Williams alias Florence Gertrude
Watson, larceny.
THE MINOR MURDER TRIAL.
The proceedings in the Minor murder case
yesterday wero very tedious, the entire sos-
sion of the court being spent in an endeavor
to secure a jury. Before recess Harry o.
| Noyes was accepted as the ninth juror and
John r. Cornell as the tenth. Twenty tales
men were drawn from the box and after res
cess Joseph II. Sears was sworn as the elev-
|
morning. The twelfth juror will be drawn
this morning from the following list of tales
men George w. Hager, Il. l.. II. Wiltberger,
| w. S. Orton, James Fitzpatrick, w. Scott
| Chew, John III. Beckwith, Joseph Davis, j. p.
Klingle Walker Lewis, w. Lord, Robert Will
lett George j. Mueller, James Ward, M. J.
Adler, A. A. Wilson, L. l.. Du Barry, and A.
j. Jones.
| WILL FILED.
The will of the late Charles August Fried
| richs was filed in the register of wills office
yesterday. He leaves his entire property to
his widow, Catherine Friedrichs, who is also
made executriX.
PETITION FOR LETTERS TEsTAMENTARY.
Abner Kingman, of Montreal, Canada, aud
| William w. Boyce, of Fairfax county, Va
named as executors in the will eff the late
Eliab Kingman, yesterday filed petition in
Register RamsdelPs Office for letters testa-
mentary.
ASSIGNMENTS IN THE EQUITY TERM.
The following are the assignments in the
equity term calendar which began yesterday.
Chief Justice Cartters court: Patch vs. Da-
Wis, Paschall VS.. Main, Coumbe VS.. Roberts,
Keyser, receiver, vs. Frederick, Turton vs.
Saunders, Mailman vs. Waggaman, Smith vs.
| Smith, Janin vs. Gilmore, Morrison VS.. Ruth
erford, Frederick VS.. Christiani, Barker vs.
Henry, Buckley VS.. Edward administrator
| Thatcher vs.. Thatcher Davis, administrator,
vs. Key, Acker VS.. Acker, Henson vs., Hill,
Main VS.. Reinmuth, Cole VS.. Cole, Wiener VS..
| Utermehle, Kennedy vs. Stewart, Vail vs.
| Vail, Reynolds VS.. Reynolds.
Mr.. Justice MacArthurs court: Coughlin
vs. Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Co.,
Campbell VS.. Boss, Tingling VS.. Tingling
Cousins vs. Strasburger, Mackall VS.. Rich
ards, Newbern vs.. Washington, Hardness Va.
Ryon, Talburg VS.. Beller, Craig VS.. Craig,
Clark VS.. Krouso, Walker VS.. Ward, Williams
vs. Williams, Doyle VS.. Siddings, Bradley VS.
Bradley, Phillips VS.. Walbridge, Mccoy VS..
| Fowler, Dutch VS.. Dodge, Gray VS.. Noyes
Douglas VS.. Douglas Hoover VS.. Mari, Pep
per VS.. Shepherd, Marks VS.. Main, Woodruff
VS.. National Shelf and Flo Co., Wilson VS..
Wilson.
Mr. Justice Cox's court: Ketcham VS..
Georgetown college, Best VS.. Best, Fitzgerald
VS.. Kennedy, Lockwood vs. Brown, Hardell
VS.. Hardcll, Davis VS.. Davis, Taylor VS..
Clagett, Cropley VS.. johnson, Bell VS. Mankin,
Ofiutt VS.. King, Birth VS.. Birth Ulrch VS.,
| Ulrich, York VS.. Main, Lord VS.. ODonoghue,
Burris VS.. Cochran, Knight VS.. Baltimore and
Potomac railway company, Brooks VS.. Eaton,
Young VS.. Walsh, Fenwick VS.. Stewart, Dut-
ton vs. Lewis, Farley VS.. Green, Main VS..
Bonifant, Libbey vs.. Libbey, Jackson VS..
Combs.
THE RECORD.
| Equity Court-Judge COI.-Sage VS.. Sage; refer
ence to auditor ordered. Bennett VS.. EIs COM
mission 10 get answer OF infant defendant issued.
Bennett W., EBan, same. BullOCk VS.. hooper /,
certain lots released from operation of this suit.
Vincent VS. Vincenti ten days additional time to
file cross bill granted. Looney vs. Quill reference
to auditor and rule on plaintiff, returnable April
o. Richards VS.. Richards; appearance OF absent
defendant ordered, Fenwick VS.. National Fair
Association bill dismissed with costs Jones VS..
Knight; rule on defendant, Teturnabe April 4,
smith VS.. Burch Z. G. Lee appointed guardian
ud litem.
The assignments for the equity courts to be held
by Chief Ju ,lice Cartier and Justices Macarthur
and Cox to-day, will be the first ten cases on each
calendar.
Special Criminal Term--Judge HdgRer.-United
States VS.. Frank Minor wife murder OH trial.
PalaiS Royal Opening.
The annual spring opening of the Palas
Royal occurred Monday, and it is pertinent to
saw that the proprietors promise of q brilliant