National Republican., 1883-12-18
THE COURT RECORD.
Mondays Transcript OF the Judicial Bus
iness OF the District.

iness OF tho District.
Supreme Court IN General 7erm-Chier Justice
Cartier, Justices Hdoner and Co1.-Looney VS..
Quill and Quill VS.. Tooney opinion by Justice
Cox affirming the decree below. Forley VS..
Green; opinion by Justice Hagner on a certified
question: Lord % VS.; o1onoghnej opinion by JUS
Equity coiutwJ,ldgs James.-Riley vs. Riley;
case against A. S. Tyler revived. Morrow VS..
James; reference to auditor ordered. +. S. and I.
O.; vs.. Brooks; sale confirmed and distribution
ordered, IN, R0secTaas VS. ASsermsn Leave to
motion to Withdraw aflidavits and modify decree
oyerruled. Mackall vs. Mackall hearing con-
tinued.
Circuit Court-Justice NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. VS..
Pomeroy; verdict for defendant. Heuitt vs. Bald
win; leave TO amend proceedings. Davis VS..
Hyde Judgment confessed. Potomac Steamboat
company VS.. Williams: defendant called and
Judgment Newton VS.. Taliaferro; settled by par
ties. Addison VS.. Hubbell; verdict for plaintiff,
cents.
Probate Court-Regtstrar RamsdeR Estate OF
William Shoemaker; order authorizing admins
traitor 10 sell stock to Joseph X. Hickey Estate of
Catharine Magrudor; petition of C. NJ. Matthews
filed and order of publication. Estate of VIM. ii.
Craig inventory Of personal estate returned =, Es-
tate of Davis w. Bailey order appointing Eliza
beth S. Bailey, administrator; bond. 5000. Es-
tate of Joseph K. Backian; petition for letters
testamentary filed.
misconduct and extortion Qwo cases); nolle pros.
Emory Parker; housebreaking arraigned and
Intent to kill, arraigned and pleaded not guilty.
John Manuel housebreaking verdict guilty. aud
sentenced to New Hampshire state. prison for one
year. same; for same ohensc; verdict guilty, and
sentence suspended Edward Berry; larceny; ar
raigned and pleaded not guilty. William Young;
endorsement; continued until day.
NEW SUITS.
No. 24.979. Henry Coleman vs.. Frank Thompson;
for $4,000 damages; J. Il. McNally, attorney for
plaintiff. No. 24,0S0 James l.. Davis VS.. Granville
+. Hyde; action on note for 500; G. N; Matthews,
nff nj nj n 10
States use of Elias c. Boudinot and the Cherokee
nation, vs.. W. A. Phillips; to recover S22,500,
Luther A. Pike, attorney for plaintiffs.
General Tertn-ChiG Justice Cartier. Justices
Homer and Cor,-Nos M, 40, o. 81, 90, loo 1ol,
Equity Court-Juslice James.-Assignment un-
changed, with No. 4 on hearing.
Circuit Court-Judge MacArthur.-Nos. 1l2, Ill,
143. Ia 145, 1i6, l47, loo, 151, aud i52
Probate Coiut-Re0istsr RdmsdeA.- A.-General busi-
ness.
Criminal Court-Judge WyRe-Ezekiel Smith ;
embezzlement; five cases; r. S. Ruifn, grand lar
ceny; Thomas Jefferson, assault intent TO kill (;
Valentine W.. Sellers. counterleiting; George
Northridge and VIM. Byron, housebreaEing; VIM,
Thomas and John Harris, grand larceny; Archi-
bald Fletcher, assault, intent 10 kill.
THE COURT OF CLAIMS.
A number of decisions were rendered by the
court Of claims yesterday: Judge Weldon pre-
sented his credentials and was sworn in as an
officer of the court. The petitions in the following
cases were dismissed: J; W. Sybraut Co. aud u.
~ .
Beaman; claim for mileage as an agent of the
treasury department In Alaska Nj O. Mordecai
claim for carrying mails in the south: the east
ern band Of Cherokee Indians, and the contract
case of George IL. Boston against the District OF
Columbia. In regard 10 the question raised in the
case OF Mcclure and Porter VI. the United States,
as TO the Jurisdiction of the court on the ground
that the case was barred by the statute of lmita-
ton, the court decided that the statute of limia-
ton did not apply TO cases which had been re.
ferred to the court under the provisions of the
Bowman act
COURT OF ALABAMA CLAIMS
In the court Of commissioners of Alabama
claims judgments were announced yesterday, as
follows;
No. 1853. Nashua Manufacturing company, ST.
Adolph lie Moyne aud Edward X. Bell, irm OF
lie Moyne g. Bell ,75S, with interest from May
25 1863 No. ls49. Joseph H. Hanson, surviving
executor estate of Robert Brookhouse. deceased,
al2,055; VIM. Hunt. sl,70l: Joseph b. +. osgood,
Joseph II. Hanson, and Robert Brookhonse, ex,
deceased, s4Cis; Sarah NJ, frye, sxeoStriS
estate of Nathan A. Trye. deceased, S40lS,
and Joseph II. Hanson, 1896 with
interest from Oct 81. 1868. No. 9S5 VIM. seligman
of William seligmau Co., S3l,20S with interest
from Dec. 4. 1868. No. 1914, Samuel H. Gould, s33 /;
] cratic Moody, Sl33; Frances A. Freeman, execu
trix estate of Peter w. Freeman. deceased, S6G I;
Charles c. Perkins and Charles L. Perkins, ex,
ecutors of Jott s, Perkins, S33; Charles c. Perkins
and Charles Il. Perkins. executors of Orlando
Perkins, deceased S33; Charles L. Perkins admin
istrRtor of Elphalet Perk ms. deceased S33 Charles
O. Perkins, S33; Harriet II. Hams, eXecutrix estate
Of William 7. Hains, deceased, S33; William b,
e33: Abbte c. s. Ryersmith, admlnistratrlx estate
of William il. Rversmith, deceased, $50, With in
terest from Jan. o, 1854 No. 1915, Samuel H. Gould
el7ei Horatio Moody, S26i; Frances Freeman, ex-