National Republican., 1883-03-06
THE LOCAL COURTS.
Largo Amount Of Legal Business to Commence
the Week With.
Tho New Grand Jury and the Decision
That Dentists Are Not Exempt
TIE NEW nRANn 1rRY.

THE NEW GRAND JURY.
Yesterday morning Judge Wylic began the
organization of the jurors for the March term
of the criminal court. When the grand jurors
were called all responded savo Andrew Saks,
who was returned not found, and who is said
to reside in Baltimore, and John Todd and
Robert X. johnson, who were notified. Elr.
Todd, Mr. w. G. Dodge, and Mr.. John Y.
Atlec were excused from serving, and Messrs.
Samuel T. Davis and Jacob f. Staub wero con-
sidcrcd disqualified because the initials of
their names were erratically written. Judge
Wylic ordered six names to be drawn from the
box TO supply the vacancies, but was informed
that the box was being rofilcd by the COM
missioners and that 1t could not be had SO
the judge excused the jurors until next Mon
day. or tho petit jury all answered their
names save MIR. John Mahoney and Henry
Dixon who were returned not found The
petit jurors were then excused until 26th in
slant The Jurors so far selected are as fol-
lows:
Grand iurors--wsD ID. Lawton, Isaiah Shoe
maker, Alexander Lcndingham, Frank
Thomas, George w. Dodson, Luther NJ. Corn
wall, Joseph X. Cassin, Theodore G.. Dc MOll
H. VI. Z. Harris, +. n. Shoemaker, Calvin
Payne G. w. Thorn Richard Pollard, George
Spransy, G. ii. Chappcll, and Anthony j.
Clarke.
Pctitiury-Pcter NJ. Dubant, VIM. II. Wheat
ley,W. Knowles,W. II. H. Cissell, J. II. Squier,
y. Youngs, i. l.. BOteler, l.. Cavanauga, Jas.
JirdinstOn, W. j. Schneider, Thomas j. Gait,
f. b. Barnun, Richard Mann, Thomas Alte-
anus, A. ii. Chase, j. f. Lucas, George Kaiser,
Gustavc Lansburgh, Thomas Bowling, John
Cornell, Samuel Waggaman, Edward A. Wat
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VERDICT AGAINST a RAILWAY COMPANY.
On Sept. Is, 1881, Charles Heinline, by his
next friend, Samuel T. Ileinlinc entered
suit against the Washington and Georgetown
Railway company for $1,000 for damages al
legged to be sustained by the defendant in be.
ing elected from street car on Aug. 6, 1881.
Tho case has been on trial in the circuit
court for two days, and yesterday evening the
jury rendered verdict of $500 for the plain
ti1.
DIVORCE SUIT WITHDRAWN.
The suit for divorce entered on February
"a by Rose NJ Bowling VS.. Julius A. Bowling
was yesterday discontinued at the instance of
the plaintiff.
A PPoMusoRY NOTE SUED.
Mcssrs Miller and Forrest yesterday en-
tered suit for William G.. Banscmcr VS.. Vol
tnire Randall for $I,20G45 on promissory
note and bill of exchange.
SUIT FOR BOARD AND TUITION.
Mcssrs Ross and Dean yesterday entered
suit for Ste Johns College of Fordham New
York, against George H. Giddings for So 0S1 Al
for board and tuition of his two sons Nothing
in the declaration shows how long the pupils
were at the college.
NEW TRIAL ORDERED.
In the court III general term yesterday
Justice Cox rendered an opinion in the case
N Anlprgnt yE
versing the Judgment of the lower court and
ordering q new trial. The suit was one of
ciectment and the plaintiff secured verdict
below. 1t was taken up on exceptions, the
principal one being as 10 the adj
mission of evidence tending to prove
that the parties, who plaintiff claimed
were slaves, had lived together
as man and wife. The defendant held that
there must be evidence of marriage of the
parties, or that they followed tho customs of
slaves and lived together as man and wife
with their masters consent. 1t was also held
that the section of tho Revised Statutes legal
izing slave marriages did not apply. The
court held that it was incumbent on the
plaintiff to show that they were married ac-
cording to the custom prevailing at the time,
or that there must have been some sort of
ceremony observed.
THE UNPAID DOCKET FEES CASES.
Yesterday morning Messrs. Stillson and
Miller attorneys for Catherine Dcntz, who
was tried in the police court for retailing
liquor without license, presented petition
to Judge Wylie praying him to rescind the
order rcmanding the case to the police court
The application was based upon the ground
that the appeal was taken and the bond filed
before the court in banc ordered tho impOsi-
tion Of u 50 docket fee on the appeal cases, and
upon failure to pay to return such cases to the
police court
DENTISTS MUST SERVE AS JURORS.
Chief Justice Cartier in the court in gem
cral term yesterday morning, dismissed the
appeal of DIR. IL. b. Noble, who claimed cX-
emption from serving as juror on the ground
that he was dentist. The chief justice said
there was nothing in the case upon which the
court could act, as there was nothing going TO
show that the petitioner was suffering. lie
should have made q case by refusing to an
swer the jury summons and then there would
have been something for the court to have
acted upon.
DIVORCE ASKED FOR.
A petition was filed in the equity court by
Joseph Sykes yesterday praying for divorce
q vinculo matrimonii from his wife, Mary
Ann Sykes. The petition states that the par
ties were married in Cincinnati in 1867 and
lived together as man and wife until 1850,
when the defendant left the plaintiffs bed
and board, and has since refused to return.
Mr.. Bundy appeared for the petitioner.
JOHN q. KILLIAN's WILL.
The will of the late John G. Killian was
filed yesterday. 1t was made October II,
1882. He gives instructions that his funeral
shall be conducted in n manner correspond
ing to his estate and situation in life. He
leaves George Rupli, Emma, Kate, and Jose
phine Rupli $5 each, To Mary Killian, II
daughter by his first marriage, is left $500.
To John Killian, u son by his first marriage
5000. His grandchildren, George Albert
Hrish and Lilly Mary Hirish, are left
500 each, and he also directs that
his wife, Elizabeth KilliNn, shall receive such
dover as she may be legally entitled to. The
rest and residue of his estate is to be divided
equally among Kate, Mary, Mathidn, John
and franklin V, Killian, and c. A. Hirisch
and Lilly NJ. Hirisch. This shall include all
moneys due from the various benevolent So
cieties and insurance companies to which the
tcstator belonged. Gustave Gesler is named
as executor, and Mary and John Killian are
directed to erect over his grave tombstone
not to exceed in cost SO. Tho witnesses to
the will were John Walter, jr., w. Il. Spearc,
and Charles A. Walter.
MISCELLANEOUS.
w. W. Kirby ct al, yesterday filed in the
equity court creditors bill against Ann NJ.
Stafford, praying that lots ~ 73, and a. in
square 502, and part of lot %, in square i06,
be made subject to the settlement of thed debts