National Republican., 1883-05-17
THE LOCAL COURTS.
Good Amount OF business Transacted
In the Various Legal Tribunals.
APPLICATION FOR HABEAs corpus.

In the Various Legal Tribunals.
APPLICATION FOR HABEAs CORPUS.
Andrew Davis, confined in the district jail
yesterday made an application for writ Of
habeas corpus, which Judge Macarthur
granted returpable at 3 o'clock yesterday af-
ternoon. The court adjourned before that
time, and when o'clock approached Judge
Macarthur was not to be found. The writ
will probably be returned this morning, when
he will set another time for hearing IL. In
his petition Davis stated that while in bed at
his mothers house, OIL the fifth instant, a
policeman arrested him When he asked
the cause of his arrest the policeman
said he did not know. He was
locked up at the fourth precinct until 10
o'clock the next morning, when he was re-
moved to another station and kept until the
eighth, when he was taken before United
States Commissioner Mills and charged upon
the oath of q postoffice inspector with violat-
ing section 547s of the postal laws, and com
mitted to jail. Mr. Mills, he believes, had no
authority to issue the warrant and commit
ment. On the tenth ho was again taken
before the commissioner, when several wit
nesses were examined by Mr.. Mills, who
claimed that tho government had such n case
as, in his opinion, authorized him to hold
Davis to answer the accusation in a foreign
Jurisdiction. Tho petitioner believes he is
Illegally held in custody to be removed to
foreign jurisdiction TO answer for q crime
robbing the Rockville (Md.) postofice--of
which he is not guilty.
TWO DEGREES OF DIVORCE.
In the equity court yesterday Judge James
granted decree of div orce to Minnie S.
Willy from c. +. Willy. They were married
in 1873, her maiden name being Minnie S.
Towhley, and lived together until the third
of April, 1880, when he willfully and without
cause deserted her, and she had not heard
from him UP to the time she entered the suit.
The decree allows her the custody Of their
infant son.
A decree of divorce was also granted in the
suit of Elizabeth ID. Chester against Il. X.
Chester. The suit was instituted on the
grounds of desertion and failure TO support.
THE HABEAs CORPUS CASE SETTLED.
The babeas corpus case, which was contin-
ued from last Saturday was resumed before
Chief Justice Cartier yesterday afternoon.
The governor of Virginia made requisition
for George Payne, Edward Payne, and John
Powers for violating the fishery laws of the
state and attempting to intimidate an officer.
Justice Cartier refused il then, and the gov
ernor, through his attorneys Messrs. Smith,
Burke, and Riddle, made an application for n
writ of habeas corpus, which was argued yes
terday. Messrs. Cook and Cole appeared for
the men. The m IN Morgan who claimed the
right to fish on the Virginia side Of the
river, was put on the stand, and he told
MS STORY OF InB OupUSe Iub Intn uuu COLu-
mitted, after which the counsel argued the
extradition laws as applicable to the case
the prosecution holding that they could be
surrendered and the delense tho reverse.
When the question Of jurisdiction was ar
gued Mr.. Cole claimed that through an old
law the men would have to be tried in tho
state Oh district of which they were residents.
The chief justice at this point said that the
states counsel could not prove that the men
were fugitives from justice, and he would
discharge them.
THE WASHINGTON TOPOGRAPHIC COMPANY
INCORPORATED.
Messrs f. X. johnson, Frank Hume, s. M.
Bryan, l.. g. Hine, Andrew McCallum, and
ID. f. Murphy yesterday filed articles of in
corporation for the Washington Topographic
company of this district for the purpose Of
printing, &c. The capital stock is $5O,O0O,
divided in shares of 800 each.
SUIT FOR PARTITION.
A suit was entered in the equity court yes
terday by Rebecca Alexander ct al. against
Laura Duffy fol. q bill for sale in lieu of par
tition of parts OF lots 8 and 4 square 4S7, aud
part lot 3, square 4si, and for account. /
AN INJUNCTION WANTED.
Mr.. John Paul Jones, as attorney for Emily
lie Borhier, yesterday applied for an injunc-
tion ON the secretary of state and q. Hamme-
ken to restrain the latter from making claim
or the former from making the award made
to George Hammeken by the Mexican mixed
claim commission. preliminary restrain
ing order was made, returnable May 49, The
award amounted to $179,379.S2 in 1876, and
two installments of $4,000 each have been
paid since Hammekens death.
THE RECORD.
Court In General 7tr- Chief Justice Cartier, justices
| Hdqner and Cor.--Magarity VS.. Snipman.; bill dis.
missed without prejudice. Heeth VS.. Goldberg:
| judgment of special term aihrmed. Adjourned
until to-day. Assignments; Al, 81, &c. 561S 81. 60,
| 6l, 62, 81, &C, and 81.
Circuit Court-JiIdge Jdmes.-MoCullough vs..
| Elliott verdict for the latter. Kimmel vs.. Dis
trct OF Columbia; OF the calendar. Perry vs..
| King; Judgment on sci. ia. refused. United
| STATES VS.. Evans; ordered ON calendar. Ad-
Journed until to-day. Assignments for to-day
| from 90 to 81.
EQuity COurt-Jtd0e Jdmes.--Worthington VS..
| Randall; appearance of absent defendant ordered.
Mcdonald VS.. McDonaldj allmony pendente and
| counsel fee granted, and testimony before G. A.
| Rowe ordered taken. Chester vs. Chester; divorce
vim mat. granted Selke VS.. Peck; exception TO
auditors report overruled and sale confirmed.
| Baxter VS.. Wheeler. contract of sale confirmed,
| Wiley VS. Wiley; divorce n vim. mat. granted.
| Adinurned until O-lay. Asyipnment-NO.b g.