The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-01-01

iotal NUMBER or nanhrupts moi ulscharEcu.'. lioSO
Other cases filed and ended since the
war
Revenue cases-total number, 1921 num-
Der ended. 1923; pending, 4.
Admiralty cases-total number, 9S;
ended. 9S.
Chancery cases-total number, 1j2;
ended. 1873; pending, II.
Common-law cases-total number, 213;
ended, 1876; pending, II.
Criminal cases-total number OF indict-
ments, 1853; ended, 1i9; pending. 4.
supreme Court Of Appeals, at Rich.
mOnd.
Judges: Lunsiord L. Lewis president),
Benjamin w. Lacy, Thomas T. Fauntle-
roy, Robert A. Richardson, and Drury
A. Hinton.
Clerk at Richmond, George Il. Taylor.
Reporter, George w. Hansbrough.
Librarian and Crier, Thomas VI. Fowler.
Tipstaff. Robert ID. Ward.
Number OF cases commenced. 1874; num-
Der OF cases pending, 2lj: number OF final
judgments and DEGREES. 1872; removed to
other courts, none; removed from other
courts. g.
NoTE.-The number OF cases pending
include all the cases on the office docket a.
well rs those matured and on the argument
Iocket, the number on the argument dock
ct being 167. OF the number commenced
b are Commonwealth cases.
Circuit Court of Richmond.
Judge, Beverly Il. Wexford, IT,; Clerk.
Alfred SHIELD: John W. Wright. Sheriff.
Courtroom, Stearns's building, on Main
street opposite the poSt-ofiice.
Common-Law suits - Number COM
nenccd, 434; number pending, 39S; num-
Der decided, SSi; number removed from
other courts, ..
Equity Suits-Nrmber commenced. 3;
number pending, 80; number interocu-
tory DEGREES. 50; number final DEGREES. 3.
Number chancery causes removed from
other courts, ..
Prosecutions Number commenced, 43:
number pending. IS; number decided, %;
number nolie proSeqM. 3.
Chancery Court of tho City OF Rich
mOnd.
Hon. \. L. Holiday, judge: Benjamin
II. Berry, clerk. Deputy Clerks: +. p.
Turner. J. T. PoindeXter. W. &. Har-
vev. Sheriff City Of RichGond. John
W. Wright Janitor, stephen Kemp.
Number Of causes commenced. 113;
number OF causes pending, $40; number
Of interlocutory DEGREES, 1919; number of
final DEGREES, 1914; number OF probate
orders, 1868; number OF days in session,
POO: number OF wills admitted to probate.
y; number OF appeals allowed from this
court, s.
Hastings Court.
Judge, Hon. Thomas :. Atkins; Clerk.
William p. LawtOn; Deputy Clerk, Wal
ter Christian Commonwealth AtlOr-
ney. Samuel Il. Witt; Sergeant. Newton
VI. Lee; Deputy Sergeant, IsidOrc Loven-
stein.
During the year 1888 this court disposed
II 800 cases on the criminal dockets, divided
IS follows: FelOnieS, 100, upon the trial OF
which G2 convictions were had and 50 ac
uuittals obtained; misdemelnOrs. 1S9, OF
which Go resulted in convictions and 126 in
lcquittals- leaving ~ cases on the criminal
dockets, ielonies and Il misdemeanOrs.
On the civil d0ckets this court disposed
Of SIS cases, composed of-removed cases
from the Police Justices court, 10; sum-
monses against garnisheeS, 20; appeals
from the Judgment Of the Police Justice,
10: and miscellaneous motions, $50, made
up chiefly OF motions to try the right to
property, motions to condemn land,
motions to verify coupons, rules to show
cause. &c, and complaints Of unlawful de-
taner. Leaving OH these dockets only %
cases.
Police Court.
Police-Justice. ID. Z. Richardson; Clerk,
+. b. White; Crier, Sergeant E. II. Chalk
lev; Janitor, w. c. Wilkinson. The court
meets every morning Sunday excepted in
Odd-Fellows' Hall, corner OF Mayo and
Franklin streets, at o. O'Clock. The civil
docket is called every Friday at II NJ. and
during the year 2,63O civil warrants were
tried. The following table presents state
ment Of the criminal business transacted
during each month OF the past year: