Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-08-28


Judge Asa p. French, of the court Of Alabama
claims, arrived in the city to-day and was seen
at the court by . STAR reporter. He says he
has not seen any Of his associates since Control
Ter Durham rendered his decision. but he ex-
poets to meet them here, ana they win, OF
course, draw up protest against the control
lers decision. The question as to the right of
thecourt to employ the necessary assistants
was considered when the old court was organ
lied, and it was decided that they had the au-
thority. The new court was modelled upon the
old, with the exception only that there were
three judges instead OF five. Secretary Fish,
and subsequently Secretary FreIinghuysen,
Controller Lawrence and the other officers hav-
Ing charge of the accounts decided tnat the
sci, clerks, &c.
Judge Creswell, the special counsel, says the
question was thoroughly discussed, and the all-
vious that it was intended BY Congress to give
tne court the same scope given other courts and
the necessities rendered it impossible for the
counsel to cross-examine witnesses IN various
parts OF the country. The law provided that
this should be done. and it was obviously i'm
possible for one man to be In every city in the
Union at the same time.
The question came before Secretary Fish at
one time, as to whether the United States min
lister at the Hawaiian islands could receive fees
rom the court for services rendered as special
counsel, and In a letter to the court he decided
sHstt nc cOulQ receive the lees.
AS yet no defense has been put in shape by
the court, but they will probably have one
ready by the time Judge Durham returns.
AUGUST MULLER's WILL.-The will OF the
late August Muller was filed to-day. He be
9n ,slna to his daughter Laura Kaiser the
Males, house No. 2Ssi MassscHaSstis ea ave an
Dist street, at the corner OF Massachusetts
avenue He dire is the sale of house No. 2Oo3
MASSACHUSETTS, avenue, the net proceeds to be
and his son Charles F. House No. POLO K street
Is be4neathed to the executors-C. Heurich and
II. M III trGst to pay the rents and income
then is to become his forever. He leaves
$500 of a policy Of life insurance in trust
Frederick Muller. and 5000 OF said policy to
his son, Charles F., and tue balance to the ex.
ecutors in trust for the support and mainte-
hold effects are left TO his daughter Louisa. In
codicil the bequest IF house No. 1898 21st
street to Louisa Miller is revoked, and house
No. 2O21 Massachusetts avenue substituted.
The bequest of house No. 2010 X street to Chas.
+. Miller is revoked, and the property left TO his
trust for his son, Z. F.; the remainder in fee to
his children. The bequest of house No. 2O21
Mass. avenue to his daughter Lena is revoked,
and she is given house No. 2Oo3. He substi-
tutes his son-in-law, c. Mades, as executor, in
place OF Mr.. Heurich.
W ILL OF MRs. HENRIETTA +. PLANT.-The
will of the late Henrietta Piercy Plant was
filed to-day. 1t bears GATE Of July 30th, 1875,
and directs that her body be buried according
to the rites Of the Roman Catholic church, aud
names w. c. Smith executor. She directs the
sale of all her real estate as soon after death as
possible and that out of the proceeds head and
foot stone OF the finest Italian marble be erected
at her grave. and that OF the remainder, $500,
be always left undisturbed, the interest OF
which is to keep the grave Sn order. She also
directs the erection OF q neat head stone at the
graves Other uncle. Commander Piercy and his
wife; that after paying $500 to her maid, Mary
Quigley, fhe remainder of the estate 70 be dfvi-
ded betw( een Virginia M. Graham, Wm Percy
Lee, Alexander P. Lee and John g. Lee. To
her daug 2ter, Alice Lee Pritchett she leaves So
and makes personal requests to her children
and grant, children, directing that her dia-
mond brooch be sold, and the proceeds applied
TO the erection of a marble monument to her
late husband, John Patterson Pepper. A codicil
dated March 9Th, 1882, is appended-made
death of her daughter, Virginia Graham-and
by it she makes division of her personal effects.
Another codicil bears date OF Piney Point,
August 18th, 1884. She directs that $50 be
given to Mary Quigley to have masses said tor
the repose of her Mrs. Plants) soul; also 81 90
and q portion of her wardrobe to Mary Quigley
as legacy for kindness to her children. She
leaves silver ware, &C., to her relatives aud
friends