National Republican., 1883-10-06
THE COURTS.
suits Entered and Action Taken in the
Various Legal Tribunals Yesterday.

suits Entered and Action Taken in the
Various Legal Tribunals Yesterday.
WORK FOR THE CRIMINAL COURT.
Tho following arc the assignments in the
criminal court, which meets on Monday
Lucinda Williams alias Lucy Williams. muir
der Josephus Williams, larceny; Richard
Queen, ASSAULT Lloyd Mudd, assault; !;
Francis Cartor assault, and William Horan,
assault. Tho following cases will he called
on Monday in the criminal court and the de-
PENDANTS arrairned: w. c. Chase, libel !;
Bertrew London and Henry Scott, rape
Henry Scott, accessory to a rape; Thomas u.
Hoover, false prctensos; John Cross, Thomas
Cross and Michael Leighton, assaulting
officer; Valentine w. Sellers, counterfeiting,
two cases; Henry S. Davis, assault with in
tent to kill Cornelius Shea, false pretensos;
John il. Clampitt assault with intent to kill /;
Andrew Bender, assault with intent to kill
Ignatius Motto, arson; Hiram V. Dempster,
receiving stolen property, and Edwin G.
Mason, libel.
SUIT FOR MALPRACTICE.
A suit for alleged malpractice was filed
Yesterday by Thomas Wilson against DIR.
Warwick Evans and damages laid at $4,000.
The plaintiff AYERS that on Dec. 2, 1882 he
employed defendant to attend his family,
among them his daughter Hattie, who was
suffering with contagious disease, scarlet
fever; that it was the duty of the physician
to prescribe and treat her. and to use all
reasonable means to prevent the spread of
the disease to other members of the family,
and he tdefendant) undertook to do so, and
he charges that defendant so ne9ligently be-
haved about the treatment of tho patient and
family that two others of the children took
the disease and died. who had been permitted
to sleep in the same room with the patient.
He further sets ont that another daughter
Itgnaun np1 bat
Evans was sent for, but failed to respond for
twenty-four hours, and this child died, and
that another child took the disease and died.
He further states that he has thereby been
caused great anxiety, loss of time, and eX-
pense.
THE POSTMASTER GENERAL SUED FOR DAM
AGES
Charles Thompson, as attorney for the Ma
tional Bank of New Orleans, yesterday
tered suit against Postmaster General Gres-
ham for 100000 damages. Plaintiff sets forth
that an order issued by tho defendant on the
Sixteenth of September, directing the post
master Mt that place not to deliver any mail,
&C., to tho plaintiff for NJ A. Dauphin, dam
aged plaintiffs business
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
Messrs, Hagner & Maddox yesterday en-
tered suit for Thaddeus A. Hopkins against
the Baltimore and Potomac railway, claiming
avenue, between Ninth and Tenth streets.
William Fcgan, by Cook 81 Cole, also en-
tered n suit against the same company, claim
ing $12, 900 damages to his property at Third
street and Virginia avenue.
Louis Mitchell yesterday entered suit
against b. f. Beaman, Richard l.. Wallach,
and others for release of title of lots to in
elusive.
The last will of the late William Smith
was filed yesterday To his wife, Mary Jane
Smith, is left lot 6, square 351, and lot 1,
square 352, and all household furniture lots
and A, square 296, are left to Daisy Smith,
his daughter. His wife is named as execu-
triX. Provision is made for other members
of his family.
Court IN General 7erm-Catef Justice Garter, jas
tees Ha0ner and Cor.-Assignment for Monday,
H. ,5,s,9, TO- 49, 10, %, 20. "
ciely vs.. Higgins; pro coniesso VS.. defendant Ell
Higgins. Marshall vs. Marshall testimony before
A. a. BROOKE ordered taken. Butler VS.. Butler;
pro confesso VS.. defendant. Adjourned until to.
:. Probate cout-Jutge Jqmes,-Estate of Eleanor
W. Tuttle; proof ui publication file, ]. B. Dun
ming appointed administrator bond 81 GOO ES-
tate of Eda A. Dallas guardian to Colorado and
Willie Dallas; petition and order OF appointmeny,
admitted aud letters teSamentary granted to
Agnes NJ Bradley. bond $1,000. Es,9te q Francis
i,trator, bond $1,000. Estate of Hart L. stras-
burger; Nina SLrHsburger appointed admin-
stratrix, bond $500; assent of next sof KIN. Is
tate of Erskine Gittings proof of puOlica-
ton, s. E. Citing appointed administrator.
bond $1,000; Estate of Samuel Kirby; inventory
of personality returned. Estate of Benjamin f.
Maxwell; receipt of distribution filed, with ac.
count of administrator. Catherine BreSnahan,
guardian: petition and order of appointment
Estate of Rein a. Miller; order of Sept. q set
aside, Will of William Smith filed; with petition
of Mary Jane Smith. Estate of Anthony Buckley;
report and petition of James $. Edwards and W.
passed. F-S