Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-01


Clerk.
Criminal Cases Total number, COZ; be-
gun IN 1857. 4; ended IN 1857, @.
COmmOn-Law Cases Total number, l,6Oii
begun IN 1887, IL; ended in 1851. %.
ChaDcerv Cases: Total numIer, 433; be-
gun In 1857, 10; ended in 1857, 10.
United states District Court for the |
Eastern District or virginia.
Judge. Hon. Robert w. Hughes; Clerk, |
William d. Wall; District Attorney, j. Cat !
lett Gibson; Assistant District Attorney
James LYONS, Jr.; Marshal, Thoml' ~
Scott; Register. Emmett Crump. Court
house BUILDING, 401 north Twelfth street.
Bankruptcy Cases: Total number OF bank
rupts not discharged, 1886; numh1r dis
charged 10 1881. . now pending, 15SL
Revenue Cases: Total number, 1923; end
ed, 500.
Admiralty Cases: Total number, 4; end
ed. 4; pending, none.
Ch4ncery Gases None.
Commentary Cases: Total number, 217;
ended, 2o2; pending, -.
Criminal Cases: Total number OF indict-
ment>, 19S eAded, 1873; pending, ,.
supreme Court Of Appeals at Rich
mOnd.
Judges: Lunsiord l.. Lewis (prcsident,
Benjamin W. Lacy, Thomas 7. Fauntle-
roy. Robert 4. Richardson, aud Drury \.
Hinton. Clerk at Richmond, George h.
TAYLOR; Reporter, George W. Hans
brOUgh; CrIer and Librarian, Thomas NJ.
Fowler; Tlp>tar, Robert d. Ward.
Number Of cases commenced, 81; number
OF cases pending. SO; number Of final iudg"
ments and DEGREES, 90; removed to other
courts, 1; removed from other courts, 10.
NOTE.--Of the causes commenced l3 are
causes o; the wealth; OF the final
judgments 60 are in Commonwealth's cases.
The number pending include only such
cases a. are now on the court docket aud
not heard.
Circuit Court or Richmond.
Judge, Beverley Z. Wexford. Jr.; Clerk, Al
fred Shcld; l.. L. Winston, Sheriff.
Courtroom, Stelrns's building, on Main
street opposite the pOSt-otiice.
Common Law SUITS Number CONNIE ed,
3j9; number pending, PA; numbei re-
moved from other courts, (.
Equity suits: Number commenced, !
numDer pending, 30; number interiOculory
DEGREES, -.
Prosecutions: Number commenced, 81;
number pending, none; number decided,
81; number Note proscIn ..
Chancery Court Of the CITY Of Rich
mOnd.
Judge, Hon. A. L. Holiday; Clerk, Ben
jamin H. Berry; Deputy Clerks, f. p.
Turner and j. T. PondcXter; sheriff,
Levi, p. Winston; Janitor, William II.
SlOrrs.
Number Of causes commenced, 2o7; num-
her Of causes pending, L15G; number OF
final decree~. lis; Number Of intorl0cutOry
DEGREES, 1869; number Of probate orders,
go; number Of days in session, 2l3; num-
Der Of wills probated, 81.
Hustings Court.
Judge, Hon. Thomas :. Atkins; Clerk. VIII
liam =. LAYTON; Deputy Clerk. Waiter
Christian: Attorney for Commonwealth,
samuel 3. Witt; Sergeant. James &.
smith; Deputies, James NJ. Macon, sam
uel c. Allen, and G.. NJ. Johnston.
This court during the lat year QSS1) dis
posed Of 40 criminal cases, divided A. fol-
lows: Fclonies. III. upon the trial OF which
% convictions were had and 96 acQuttals
came. Nisdemeinor,. 30, the trials Of
which brought the folio wing results Con-
yictious, 10 acquiltals and noitc pyoseques,
124.
on the civil docFcts it disposed Of 100
eases ~ all kinds, divided rs follows: One
hundred ana fifty cases removed from the
Police Justices Court; 30 garnishee sum
mouscs q appeals from the judgment Of
the Police Justice. and sd cases of q miscel-
aneous character. including motions TO con-
denim land, proceedings 10 try the right to
property. motions on forfeited forthcoming
bonds, complaints OF unlawful detaner, Gc.,
sc.
Police Court.
PoliceJustice, d. c. Richardson; Clerk, F.
Il. White; Crier, X. y. Thomas; Bailill,
Timothy Murphy.
The court meets every morning Sundays
eyceptedl i'm odd. Fellows Hall, corner Mayo
and Franklin streets, at % O'Clock.
The civil docket Is called every Friday
at II NJ. and during the year about l9j
civil warrants were tried.
The following pres ITS a statement OF the
criminal business transacted during the past
year:
Criminal cases. 800; ordinance cases,
4.S99; cases sent 10 grand jury. 233; conyic-
ti0ns OF misdemelnOr, 329; committed IN
default Of surety for good behavior, 4jI;
city fines collected, SG,39L0j; state fines
collected. SljI0 50; costs collected, Sl.33l.-
9j: total fine, and costs collected, S9,304 %.
Total fines and costs collected in lSSG,
S153O.99.
Circuit Court of the County OF Hen
rico.
Judge, Beverley Il. Wexford, Jr.; Clerk,
W. :. Leake.
DAYS Of session: FALL 81; spring, Il;
winter, G6-total, 1913.
Actions at law: Number commenced, 2l 4;
number pending, 10 90 OF which are At
rules; number decided, II; removed to
other courts, 1.
Suits in equity: Number commenced, 3d.;
number pending, 40; number OF nterlocu'
tory DEGREES, 1854; number OF final DEGREES,
30: numberrrmoyed from other courts, II
number removed to other courts, /; prose-
cutiOns decided, |.
HenricO County Court.
Judge. Edmund c. Minor; Clerk, Samuel
y. Waddill.
DAYS of session, 90; number OF criminal
cases disposed OF, p; number of criminal
cases pending, 8; number OF liquor licenses
granted during year commencing May /,
1857: Retail. -; bar.rOOm, 26. Total, IS
Number OF miscellaneous orders entered
during the wear, 473. Amount OF tax on
deeds, fines, g., paid into the Treasury ~
the clerk for the yearending Augustl, 1887,
S2,2jS.Gi.
Board of Supervisors OF Henrieo.
Members: William Y Mordecai Chair
mani. James Hughes. William II. Lyons, and
DR.. r. A. Paterson.
Number Of meetings during the year, %;
! rate OF county levy, so per cent. OF the state
tax: number Of county warrants issued
during the year, exclusive OF jury warrants,
/ 1874: amount Of county tax on railroads,
/ 81 .607.G0; amount OF school-tlX on same,
/ Sl.O0474; rate OF schOOl.tlX-f0r county
| purposes, ) cents on the 800 OF value and
/ for district purposes - cents on the 800 OF
value; Number OF paupers provided for at
| aims house, 50; cost OF the maintenance Of
permanent and temporary poor, including
| medicines and medical attendance, Sl,ol6.
DEEDS RECORDED.
Number Of deeds recorded in the Chancery
| Court during the year 1887: January, 22j
February, 272; March, 3Gj; April, $50;
May, 3l0; June, 2S3; July, $50; August
92f: September, 226; October. $50; No
yember, 2l0; December, as total, 1929.
Deeds recorded in Henrico County COurl
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