National Republican., 1883-11-20
THE COURTS
Motion to Set Aside the Verdict in the
BigelOw Case.
other Business Transacted I'm the Various
Legal Tribunals Yesterday.
MOTION TO SET ASIDE THE VERDICT.

arrest of Judgment and for new trial for
errors in the admission Of evidence and in
the rulings and charge Of the court TO the
jury. Exceptions were taken to the conver-
sation which took place between the foreman
Of the jury and the court after tho foreman
had declared the jury could not agree as
tending to improperly influence the jury.
THE LATE GOV. swANNs ESTATE.
A bill was filed in equity yesterday by
Messrs James Lowndes and Reginald Fendall,
as solicitors for Jane Byrd Ferguson, Mary M.
Carter, Elizabeth &. Whipple, Thomas Swami
Latrobe, Thomas Swami, and Sherlock Swami,
infants, by their guardian, Ferdinand G.
Latrobe, of Maryland, against Josephine A.
Swami, Thomas b. Ferguson, Charles Shirley
Carter, and Clayton McMichael, marshal of
the District of Columbia. The late Gov. Swami,
on the third of April, 1875, by his declaration
of trust rested in his daughters and grandsons,
the whole equitable interests in all his per-
sonal property, reserving to himself the use
for himself for life Tho property was
in Newport, r. l., and in this city.
July "a, 1888, the equitable right of possession
of the personal property was in the daugh-
ters and grandsons. BY his last will Mr..
Swami beaueathed his property to his three
daughters, and made Charles S. Carter aud
james Lowndes executors. The will has
never been probated The complainants
discaim any right TO the furni-
turc in this city, or in Newport, X. /.
The marriage of Gov. Swami TO the widow
of ex-senator Thompson, of New Jersey, is
averred, and she claims to have right to the
possession Of the furniture in this city. She
threatens to bring an action of replevin to
cause Marshal McDlichael to seize and deliver
to her the same. Complainants ask, that
Mrs Josephine Swami be perpetually en-
Joined from disturbing the enjoyment of the
possession of the furniture and that the mar
shal be enjoincd until final decree from ex-
ecuting any writ of replevin or other process
sued out against them by Mrs. Swami; also
that her attorneys and agents be likewise
enjoined.
GENERAL NOTES. ,''
In the case of the Sons of Temperance Mu-
tual Relief society against Anastasia Higgins
and others, the chancellor yesterday passed a
decree that the pro confesso against Eli Hig-
gins he made absolute and final, and that the
complainant, the Mutual Relief Society, pay
out of the fund named in the bill the cost of
the proceedings, and to pay the residue of the
fund to the defendant, Anastasia Higgins.
A decreew was also passed in the case of John
Adams against Reuben Il. Clarke and others
appointing Woodbury. Wheeler trustee to
convey to John Adams the interest, right,
and title of the defendants, Jane and Felicia
| L. Welch, in lot 4, square 594
The entire day in the circuit court, Justice
Macarthur, was taken up with the arguments
in the suit of Paul Jones against the Bslti-
more and Ohio Railroad company for $4,000
damages, for loss of plaintiffs right arm.
Messrs. Linden Kent and Frank Il. Browning
appeared for the plaintiff The railroad COM
pany are represented by Messrs. r. r. Mer-
rick and J. b. Larner. The case will prob
ably be given to the jury sometime to day.
Charles King was yesterday appointed a
constable at Brightwood, d. c., by the court
in general term.
Charles Major, sometimes called Charles
johnson, in the criminal yesterday pleaded
guilty to the larceny of $40O from Mr.. George
w. Adams on June 20. 1882. Sentence was
| suspended, there being no penitentiary at
present whore he can be confined.
Joseph Meyer, alias Joseph Richter, in
dicted with Isadore Mendel for obtaining
800 from Claas Denekas under false pre-
tences, was convicted in the criminal court
yesterday and sentenced to one year in Jail.
This was the case where the two men i'm
posed q lot Of bogus diamonds on Mr.. Denekas
| as security for the money borrowed.
An amicable bill in equity has been filed
by Mr.. N. II. Miller, as attorney for George
Luckett, and against Mary +. Cecilia
Luckett, to sell east half of lot B. square S76.
In the criminal court yesterday the case OF
Charles Il. Barber, charged with having COM
mitted an assault on Columbia A. Mahoney
on the seventeenth of April, was tried. The
| evidence disclosed the facts to be that about
| dust on the evening named, tho defendant
whilst riding his horse down Il street at rather
| a rapid pace, at the intersection of Seventh
street. ran over the young lady, severely in
juring her. Miss Mahoney appeared in cour
on crutches. The evidence offered in the cast
seemed to prove that the unhappy occurrenc,
was more the misfortune thar the fault of th,
defendant, and SO the jury thought, as they
shortly after taking the case into considera
tion returned verdict of not guilty.
| THE RECORD.
Court in General Ierm-ChieC Justice Cartier, Jus
tces Cor and James ,--Walbridge ct Rl.. vs.. smiti
ct al. argued and submitted. Baldwin vs.. Graham
ite aud Trinidad Asphalt and I wing colnpan,
aud others; opinion by Justice James Marshal
VS. Name ct al; opinion by Justice Cox. On mo
ton of Mr.. Cole, AeXander smith, OF the ldah
bar, was admitted 70 lraetice. Walker VS. Boy
ct nj. argument commenced.
| Equity CJurt-Justce Hagner.-Starr VS.. Treacklv
time 10 take testimony limited to thirty days. II
| re Della Hines, legged lunalic; commission III
lunaticu inquirendo ordered to issue Adams VS.
| Stoddurd; nppea aluce OF absent defendants or
dered. langsbulgh VS.. HcnaulG security Tor cost
| ordered 10 be given. Jafboe VS.. ONcil; prayer fO
| receiver denied. Shattuck vs.. Snattuck deere
of Nov. o, 1883 modified. Lane vs., Evans; ex
eeltions TO auditors report overruled. Mulua
| Relief society VI. Higgins; payment ut funds b.
complainant ordered. Mean VI. Marden; referred
buck u Examiner John CruikshanH to take fur
ther testimony. Adams vs, Clarke Ut al. convey
nnee to John Adams decreed. Adjourned unit
l0:l5 n. m,
CUcuN CDiIft-JuSicc iIdCAfthur.-J Jones vs.
Bali limOrc AZ ID ohio Railroad company OH trial
Criminal Cjurt-Jud1e Wylie-RoDert IL. Harris
alias JUnn harris and William Thomas. larceny O
gold waite arraigned plea not guilty forfeit
ure set asid and recognizince taken. Benjum
II. Bgelow, embezzlenent; motions to set nSid
verdict III arrest OF Judgment aud for II new trla
filed. Archibald alas Archer Fletcher, assau
with inert To kill arruigned (; plea not guilty
forfeiture set aside and recognZance takeI
Joseph Meyer, false prelenses verdict Of guilty
sentenced TO twelve months in jail. Charles
BARBER assault; appeal verdict not guilt,
Chare Murphy, assau ting Oncer Lamb; on tria
Charles Major. larceny plea of not guilty viii
drawn and plea of guilty entcred. Elsie Robil
son, larceny; verdict not guilty.
NEW SUITS.
S02. ,Eldrdge VS.. Eldridgei divorce. J, ]. John
son, solicitOr.
S79Sl Ferguson ct al. vs. Swami; bill for injun
ton aud TO declare trusts. LOwndes and Fendal
solicitors
| s7eA ln re Della Hynesi petition for appoin
S7a5 Reissner vs. O'Hara; bill TO perpetual
testimony. J, J. Darlington, solicitor,
6i06. Luckett VS.. Luckett; bill fur sale of rel
est ate east half OF lot square S76. N ii. Mile
; solicitor,
COURT CALL.
. General Term-Nos. 81, 80, ~ So, 81 81, and l06.
Equity COurt-Nos, . q, q, 10, IL, II, IL, Ii, al
: 10. -
Circuit Court-Nos. 80, /. III, 70, 80, 0l, 1l5, II
/ lis, Z, 0, is, Is, As, 30, aud l05.
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