Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-05
SCALES OF JUSTICE.
row TREY wErosED OUT LAW AND
RIaaT YESTERDAY.
Several Decisions from tie Supreme Court
ofkppeals, and Proceedings also Of
tho OtAer Tribunals.

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l.tc been occuDled In the consideration and
preparation Of opinions IN the muluiorm
Shenandoah rsilrold case. involving 81 .500,-
600. The opinions VA which win doubtless be
read next Thursday, IN expectation Of which
thcfc will doustlcss be courtroom crowd.
I'd oyilh counsel and others Interested inthe
judgements 1bcn TO be entered
Yesterday opinions were read in the fol-
lowur casCs;
Paul against Baugh. From the Hnstinss
Court 81 ibe city oi Petersburg. Am-med,
Judge Lewis delivering thc opinion, Judge
Richardson dlssoRnng.
New York. Philadelphia and Norfolk Rail-
rosd Compauy against Cooper's sdminisiia-
tor. From the Cucuit court Of the county
Of Norfolk Affirmed, Judge Lscy deliver
tng iAe opinion. Judge Lewis delivering =
drsclling opinieu.
Niacara Insurance Company against
Elliott a Duss. From the Circuit Court ol
The civ oi Lynchhure. Affirmed, Judge
Hinton delivering he opinion.
Rihb's administrator against Norfolk and
WesHrn Railroad ComDany. Reaeaiiug
SLOWED.
Henry Brown against The Commonwealth
Writ of error and supfrsedc1s awarded TO s
Judgment rendered by the County Court oil
stafford county on the 2lst OF February,
1889.
Richmond and Danville Railroad COMPANY
against Noel & Starting. Further argued
by Judge Waller Il. Staples for plaintin IN
error and submitted.
jenkins and otbers against Lawrence.
Argued by W. W. Cosby, Esq, for appel
lant.
HusTINGs COURT.
The following cases were disposed OF in
the Hastings Court yesterday:
While 1aglor. charged with an assault
upon ". VI. Howard. Acquitted.
Charles White, cbarSed with sssaulting
and cutting James Brown. sent to jail for
thirty days and fined s..
The case OF Washington Miller, charged
with stealing sn OvercOat from j. II. WIZ
lams. was called. In consequence OF flaw
m the indictment II had 10 be qusshed.
Miller will bee held IN the custody OF the CITY
sergeant and his case viii come up before
the next grand jury.
John Thomas. charged with asSsulting,
cutting, and wouadlng Robert Russell.
Sent 10 Jail for twelve months and fined 81.
CITY CIRCUIT COURT.
The ease of Perrin ". Page, heretofore
rcpOrled. engaged The attention OF this court
again YESTERDAY. The evidence ar4 argu.
rncnt were both concluded snd the caJe SUBJ
united, but the jury were ura6'e to agree
and were adjourned over until this morn
ing.
The following suits were instituted West
crn Lunatic Asyhlm. vs.. Stonewall j. Dos.
wen. committee OF Thomas boswell, Tor
sl,77Z50; W. j. Duke ys. Henry II. Jones
for $3.50.
JURY pIsCHiRGFD.
The petit Jurors summoned for the April
term Of the United states Court appeared
ye,lerdsy morning, IN accordance with the
notices served upon them, but The grand
Jury having been Adjourned over 10 April
30,h because OF the lack Of full panel,
there were no cases 10 he tried. aud the pe'It
Jury was discharged. The Witnesses that
nid bccu summoned for Yesterday were all
Itoogn zed Tor tteir appearance April 30ih,
Tor which time snOluCr petit iury VIII be
ordered. Judge Hughes Is engaged IN
chambers besfiog chpnceTy matters.
MARRIAGE At f5s PofIcs corRr.
In the Pehce Court Yesterday morning
Beuiamin Bowler young man Ot ginger
cake color, and WHO is apparently about
twenty-three wears Old, WAS charged with
betraying Molio Cooper. eeuteetlooking
mulattO girl, and not complying with the
VOWS Oi betrotb2i which hc had made to
her. The fact was brought out during the
been cscorung other dam,cs to balls ana
entertainments. and bis sfi4nced did not ex-
scty take u this line OF procedure. She
therefore employed the strong arm Oi the
law in her behalf with the determiuation to
either bring her uuiHih.ul lover back to her
or to send him 10 prison. lie chose
the former, aud a marriage IN the
presence 0f TIE Court was hit upon az
very happy solution Of the matter.
Friends fastened 10 tue Hastings court
room and procured license. and a messcn-
eer wa disp4iched for minister one was
found in the course of hall hour, hut he
was not acceptable 10 the bride.clect, who
wished 10 have city clergyman oilic'ate and
this one was from Charlotte county. Another
messenger was scnt out ana during his ab-
sence the Rev. J. II. Holmes, pastor oi the
First African Baptist church, who had re-
cciyed the first message sent for him, came
IN, and in the presence 0f the officers OF the
court, several newspspermen' and the mot
lev horde 0f Police { Ourt hdbitsS who bad
rep,.tard lourrinc about The building, per-
formed tue ceremony that made the twain a.
onc nesh. The groom smiled all during the
ceremony, and at us conclusion let the
COURTROOM in the company OF several friends.
The parson sskel FOR mis- tee. but the groom
said bis father would nave 10 settle up for
him.
OTHER CASES DISPOSED OF.
William A. shelton. q coiored youth, ap-
pareotlv about sixteen veaC, old, was before
The Police Cour, Yesterday mogninc, charged
with breaking apG crtrrng-in the night
time the house of Horace Robinson, and
sleal.ne one pair Of shogs OF The value OF
a. The prisoner denied bis guilt, hut the
evidence showed That Rooinson's shop was
elUfei through a window Monday nlsht
anl = pair Of secondhand shoes stolen, and
She shoes were found IN the possession OF
Shelton. sent on tO the grand jury.
An examination was held In the cSn-
tiuued ease of Ernest hesslcr, charged with
a,sautIng and beating Alice kcssler, his
wife. ana be was H0ed so aud costs.
John Williams ,coiOredl was lined S20and
costs for beating BIZ W.ie, Mamie Williams
aiO aud coslsfor resisting Policeman Joyner
IN The discharge OF bis duiy. Williams was
Also required 10 give security for twelve
months IN The sum 500, and IN default Of
bota dne and surety was committed 10 jan.
Thomas FOrristall was charged with being
drunk and di,0rdcry aud asssuiting and
striking G.. 4. wood IN the street; and
wood vas charged with being druuk aud
disoIderly and using proiane language Ia
thr street. They were haed 50 and COSTS
each.
Rosa Allen (colorod) WIS sent 10 Jail for
ninety days for stealing an underskirt,
black dress. aud one lot OF dry goods, the
property Of Mrs. 81. Burton. Sarah Lewis
and Julia Baker, charged with stesllsg a
plece oi iaunel from MIS-. Button, were dis
charged.
Chsrlcs l.. Kain was fined $40 aud costs
Tor being disordeFly on the Street Railway
Company ear.
Percy Thompson. q little colored boy,
charged with stealing money aud tickets
from 'he city Railway Company, was
whipped In court By his mother.
UBKnowa Body Pound.
About four weeks ago train OF coal-cars
came down the HichmCnd and Allegheny