Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-14
ADAYIN OUR COURTS
DECISIONS RENDERED IN A NUMBER
OF APPEAL CASES.
..-,..r. Pcforo Judge Huehcs-work OF
the ToIicc Justic"~Tra"siers of Real
Istatc in City and County.
- imnortant case decided hy IN

d, is7s General Gilbert s. Meem bor-
,3of ir. VI. G.. Dulancy, Jr., upon a
[..l of trust, the sum Of $4,000 for ten
..4.rs In 1879 he borrowed $4,000 more.
Tlo rate Of interest agreed upon was per
cont PAYABLE scmi-annually, for which
',trrr.i notes were gwen. When the $50
a,. yss borrowed General Meem was car
,,,, an indebtedness bearing 10 per cent
.,,,re.t Dulancv sold 6 per cent. United
Stq-.e nou-taNable bonds TO raise the
,..r.g fur Meem. and IN Wow of this fact
,rI af the personal favor thus done Mccm
Iy hmm. Mcem entered into q contract and
r.,ea forthcoming bond 20 save Dulaney
rr.I..- from oil assessments or taxation
lat Dulaney might suffer 10y reason Of the
change Of investment.
Tmc after time default was made in the
r.rfacnt Of interest, and at last the pro
l.rtv was advertised for sale under the
lrrl of trust.
Ini. sale was stopped by an injunction
.ituncd by General Meem, who pleaded
L-urv.
m an issue subsequently made up in the
Circuit Court Of Shenandoah a jury I'M
ranc.lcd for the purpose found that the
agreement on the payt Of Neon 10 pay tho
taxes on the notes held by Dulaney was
u-ury.
The Court entered up judgment allowing
N.em the benefit Of the usurious interest
,rlctol. but he claimed more than that,
and appealed. Ia the opinion rcndered
Yesterday Judge faunder0y holds that all
iL, interest Is voided. and those payments
made must be credited on the principaL
This sweeps away about one hall OF Dula-
uct's clam.
The opinion. however, seems well lacked
iv citations Of law. ~ II existed al the
time II the contract, and AUTHORITIES
Ihe property upon which Meem gave
Ia .isaf,F D.
Tfisat tract Of 200 acres OF as hne land as
there is in THIS state.
The gentleman from whom the money
was borrowed is Hal" Dulaney, who Is
well known 10 many OF our people, paru-
cu.arlv 20 those who frequent the Nhlte
sulphur Springs. whore ne is famous ior
las genial disposition and bounteou5 en-
tcrtanmcnts
oTHTR CASTS.
Doolev against Raynes From the Cir
cunt Court of PIttsylvanla county. Affirm
Cd. judge Lewis delivering the oplnlon,
Judges fauntlcroy and Hinton dissenting
Miller Jones against the Commonwealth.
From the County Court Of Smyth county.
Affirmed, Judge Lacey delivering the opiu-
ION.
Uccrman's trustee against Montague.
From the Circuit Court of Montgomery
county. Affirmed, Judge Richardson de-
lyerue the opinion. 49,,
Wheeler against the Commonwealth:
From the Circuit Court Of the county of
Eruu-Wlck. Affirmed. Judge hlhtoh ue-
@-.rlng tho opinion.
Suurroon against the Commonwealth.
From the Circuit COurt of Russell county.
Reversed. Judge Lewis delivering the
opinion. ~
Wilson against the Commonwealth.
From the Circuit Court OF Henry county
Affirmed, Judge Lacy delivering the opln-
ION.
kirn against Champion Iron Company.
Eshcaring denied.
Ca-flomAn against Berry. Rehearlng de
Med
Davis and wife against Strange's execn-
Tor. Further argued 10y MAJOR L. j. klrk-
latrick and submitted.
William f. Garrett. Esq, allowed TO
practice ns counsel in tins court
Carter against Hough, Gray Go. Ar
gucd hy William l.. Garrett, Esq, for ap-
pellant
United states Court Juries.
The following grand and petit juries
lsvt been drawn for the spring term oi the
ulted States Courts, which begin on Mon
tly, April 7th: -,
D smith j. b. Matthew. j. Is. khpsteln,
samuel Benedict, Thomas Hddell, Charles
Johnson. Jr., Maurice Claggctt. J..
knioltlv. W. II. Jones, j. IL. Russell,
George ". Eubank. Leroy ). Price, j. \.
Van Low. and W. III. Taylor, of Richmond;
John q. Dunn. Petersburg; G. II. Morton
and X. II. Haskins, Ciarkesyille; Charles
IS. Bneley. Henrico; }. A. Chisholm,
Hanover: J. A. Spencer. Farmville: Richie
Dan Coleman. II. G. Gregory, and W. l..
Scott. Amelia county.
Grand Jury for the District Court
Charles 4. Hill. George Donnelly. ). McG.
i-urr. Abraham Lucas, Thomas W. f9T-
Irnn
J. .r. Frank G.. Glasgow, Henry Austin,
William q. Mayo. f. Powers, A. {. Collier,
rfL,r Bethel. George ID. ThaXton, John
U kew. Theodore Frick, Richmond:
Luther \unnally, Manchester; II. }. O'Neh
ami John II. Hill, Petersburg; Thomas A.
,arl Goochand; j. W. fowlkes Amelia;
Thomas J.. Mu-ton. New Kent.
p.ttt iury-E. B. Addison, John I. Al
lr.llJ. Walsh. W. Ellis Jones, Preston
I.lyir &. IA. Kaufelt, August Arsell. John
$. Suotts. ". W. Palmer, John J.. Parish,
Joseph ". Hall. j. Sullivan, of Richmond
a. w. Walton and John stokes, tarmyiue;
o.. ID. jefferson. Jr.. W. &. Norheet. T.. !.
tl'ms. Amclia; b. +. Prison and William
H. Nartin. Manchester; Robert !. Couch,
U.nr..o: John Daniel, Clarksvllle; VII
liam NJ Jones and James l.. Cook, Peters
burg; q. Bruce, Prince Edward.
Citv Circuit Court
American Manufacturing Company rs.
II. NJ. smith a Go. Verdict and judgment
in favor of the plaintiffs for Sg37.H A.
Hubbard Brothers rs. 4. 7. Stegar and
VI. g. Mann. Judgment confessed for
SfS1lL -
T. &. Jones instituted suit against .. Z.
Parkinson for S26slY.
sent On for Folicy-Playing.
The greater part of Yesterdays session
ofthe Police Court was taken mp IN the
investigation ot three cases, IN each OF
which two persons were charged with be-
ing implicated directly OF indirectly IN the
promotion and conduct of certain game
~ chance called policy. The defendants
,r,r. Ilovd Hamilton, +. j. Pagan, VII
Lam jackson, Robert Minor. Buck John
..n. and Robert Lee The two former are
white men and the four last named col
orel Messrs. Samuel NJ. Page ana ID. Z.
Richardson appeared a. counsel Tor the
accused all of whom were sent on 10 the
rraud iurv of the Hastings Court.
n is probable that there will be several
other eases of this character before the
court within the next few days, as some OF
those who have been arrested and are now
awaiting trial have manifested dlsposl-
ton To- tell all they know about the busi-
ness and those connected wlth H.
OTHER cAsEs.
James Richmond and Henry Simmons,
Two colorcd boys, were found guilty OF
irack and covering them up with sand SO
that the drivers cannot see them. Justice
Crutchfeld decided TO fine them $ each,
lut they had no money ana sergeant
Thomas suggested that they should whip
each other a. punishment lney aSsehle,i
r., MS and the Sergeant saw that the lash
w. we'll applied. III.
MARY scott (colored). charged with tres;
passing on the premises of and curslng ana
abusing T.. Y. johnson, was fined % ana
costs.
Mrs. Carlena Roses Estate
The viii Of Mrs. Carlena Rose was adj
nitted 10 probate in the Chancery. Court
Yesterday. The estate. which is valued at
81 OO0 is all left TO Miss Bette Rose, with
the exception of 500, which is beqpeathed
to her sister Fannie.
Miss BETTE Rose qualified as executrix.
Property Transfers.
The following deeds of bargain and sale
=, tba olarLia Office of the