Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-08
COURTS OF THE CITY.
A WILL CASE BEFORE JUDGE EDWARD
n. FlTZHUGH.
Man Fined for Striking His Mother
Hubbard vs.. Brown-Record OF Deeds
of Bargain and Sale.

tH0 tAiab''Il tOulb was tuEtEth ff0h'i
( day in hearing argument on the will o.
/ Warner Christian. jury was summoned
to try this issue. This paper was presented
for probate on the 23d Of last November
/ but objection was made to admitting it tc
/ probate on the ground that the testator wa
mentally unable TO dispose of his property
( The jury Yesterday decided that 1t wa'
/ the true will of deceased. and it was ac
/ cordingly probated.
/ The estate is valued at about 800.
! A. X. Giinn qualified yesterday as admin.
/ istratOr Of the estate of his mother, Mrs.
/ Regina r. Gum.
The will OF George Voelker, Sr., was pro-
bated yesterday. The estate is valued al
So, 900 and il divided among the children
of deceased. Mr.. George VOelker, Jr.,
qualified as executor.
DEEDS RECORDED.
The following deeds of bargain and sale
were admitted to record in the office of the
Clerk of the Chancery Court yesterday:
Thomas Atkinson and wife to +. II. Mayo
& Brother. incorporated. 50 feet on east
side Seventh street between Main and
Cary, improved. SIC, COO
City Of Richmond to Hugh A. McCurdy,
3j1( feet on Twenty street (tax-titlo
decd. %2.57.
Charles ". Goddin. clerk, to Hugh A.
McCurdy, $50 feet on east side Twenty
sixth street between Z and Q, also 30 feet
on east side Thirtieth street between .
and p (tax-title decd, S3.0s.
Edmond Griffin deyiscs TO James J. Ran
kin 1914 feet on east side Seventeenth
street between Baldwin and LOwnes. i'm
proved. 5000.
T. William Pemberton and wife to Ed
10 f.o bg ooct of1 10 nc
Eighteenth street between Broad and
Marshall, $4,000.
Alexander q. RObertson's heirs to William
w Braucr. 2iS feet on Baker street at
the northwest corner of Roane. improved,
S10,600
Henry p. Stratton and wife to George W.
Briggs, 35 feet on the east side of twenty
sixth street near =. Sl06.50.
John H. Wright Especial commissioner
to X. A McCurdy, 3515 feet on Twenty
sixth street near + $50.
Deed of Corrections: Richmond Male
Orphan Asylum and Richmond Female
Humane Association to T. William Penn
berton, all their interest in 2114 feet on the
east side of Eighteenth street between
Broad and Marshall, &223.13.
Quit Claim Deeds T. William Pembcr-
ton from K. Il. Howison (trustee). quit
claim Of S2 feet on the east side of Eigh-
teenth street at the corner of Marshall,
$500
Agreements: James r. Vaughan, with
W. Il. Farrell. for purchase of an undivided
one half intesest in steam dredge. two mud
scows, and property appurtenant thereto,
Sl,5l5.U.
HENHICO COUNTY COUET.
LIP. Routt and wife to W. j. 10th. his
interest in tract of land on east side Of
Roseneath road, about ono mile west of
Richmond. $1,000.
Trustees of Infant Sons and Daughters Of
Love Society 10 James II. Barton. one acre,
being Lot No. II in plan of Mitchell Spring
property. / ar northern limits of Rich
mond, $500.
The HUBBARD BROWN SUIT.
The third trial of the suit of Il. +. HUI
bard rs. j. Thompson Brown & Co. will be-
gin TODAY in the City Circuit Court.
Only fourteen Jurors have yet been Sc
cured but the panel will be completed this
morning, and it Is thought that the pre-
liminarles will be over and the taking of
testimony VIII commence this afternoon.
Judge Gunter. of AccOmack. sitting for
judge Wexford, opened "A special term OF
the court yesterday and directed the sheriff
to summon twenty persons as jurors and
have them present at Il. NJ, 10 which
time the court adjourned.
Ont of these twenty the following four-
teen were accepted. John !. Meredith,
r. G. Walden. W. f. Harwood. Z. Currant'
Joseph W. Evans. w. i. Thomas, X. l..
Butler. f. Frances. George ID. ThaXton,
John Does. Joseph Strause. Thomas j.
Spencer. Joseph VI. Blair. and o. Bennett.
The cOurt adjourned until this morning
and the Sheriff was directed to summon
other persons from which TO get the Re-
naming SIX Jurors to complete the panel.
This suit. with which the public is IA
miller. is the outgrowth OF some real estate
transactions. and damages are placed Mt
-. 900 IN both of the former trials the
juras failed TO agree upon verdicts. .
The present trial promises 70 attract
general attention, and there Is a brilliant
array of counsel Messrs. Staples and Nun
ford have been associated with Mr.. Edgar
Allan for the plaintiffs. and the defence
will be represented bv Major A. IL. Court
ney and Colonel W. W. Gordon of tins city,
and Hon. John 5. Wise. of New York. Cap
tain Wise will arrive here to-day.
FINED TWENTY DOLLARS.
C. II. Perrin was before the Police Court
yesterday morning charged with assaulting
and beating his mother, an old lady with
almost white hair and with creating dis
turbance in the noighborhood
The old lady's face was swollen and
bruised, and the evidence showed that she
and one or two Others In the house were
dealt solid blows.
Tho young man was fined $50 and costs.
SUPREME COURT or APPEALS, YESTERDAY.
Lawrence against Commonwealth. Ar
gued bv Samuel &. Brent. Esq, for plain
tin in error. and Attorney-Generalto Tor Com
and submitted.
Schoenbcrger against Commonwealth.
Virginia Fire and Marine Insurance Com
pany against Buck & Newman. Argued bv
s. Griffin, Esq, for plaintiff in error and VI.
7. Burks for defendants IN error. and con-
tinued until tomorrow.
HUsIINGs COURT CASES.
The following cases were tried in the
Hastings Court yesterday:
William Cabell. charged with stealing an
an overcOat, and hat, the pro-
perty of H. W. Pickrell. Five years i'll the
Emanuel Banks alias Hawkins, charged
with stealing $50 pounds of lead from the
luuk-shop Of J. c. Smith. Two years in
the penitentiary.
Alfred Carter, charged with an assault
upon Tobias James. Acquitted.
TRUSTEE APPOINTED.
In the City Circuit Court yesterday
Judge Gunter appointed Mr.. G. A. Taylor
a trustee of Richmond Commandery, No. |
?. Knights Templars, rice Colonel l.. l.. .
Bass, deceased.
One suit was dismissed.
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