Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-01
Criminal, Common-Law, Chsncery' Rove
nue., ard Admiralty Gases Disposed
Of-Number Rsmaining on Dockets'
United states Circuit Court for tho East
arm nlsfrfcf Of Virginia.
United States District Court Aor inc La
ern District of Virginia.

judge. Hon. Robert W. Hughes; Clerk,
William Il. Wall; District Attorney,
Thomas r. Borland; Assistant district
Attorncy. Lemuel G. Bristow; Marshal,
X. II. Farr. Courtroom and ofices In the
custom-house building.
Bankruptcy Cases Number dischargedin
1889. /; number pending now, LOSS.
Revenue Cases: Number OF cases pegun
or ended during the year, none pe1oing.a
Admiralty Cases: Two begun anu ono'u'
None pending. ,5oa
Chancery Causes: None begun oi eiN'"
during the year. None pehdins ho
Common.Iaw Cases: Two ended, one be-
Or Criminal Cases: Four begun, one ended.
seven pending.
Surname Court of Appeals at Richmond.
Judges: Lunsford L. Lewis presidentJ'
row. Robert A. Richardson, and Drury
A. Hinton. Clerk, George X. Taylor he
norter. George w. Hansbrough Crler
and Librarian. Thomas III. Fowler; lip
staff, Robert ID. Ward.
Number of cases commenced, l57; num-
her of cases pending. 142 number or cases
finally disposed of 1856; removed 10 otner
courts, 1: removed from other courts, ~
Circuit Court Of Richmond.
.Irdca Reverlev r. Wexford. Jr. Clerk,
Alfred SHIELD: l.. p. Winston, Sheriff.
Courtroom. Stearns's building, on Nam
street opposite the post-otfice.,
Common-Law Suits: Number com
menced. ATT; number pending. 500; num-
Der removed to other courts, none.
Eouity Suits: Number commenced, !;
number pending, so; number nteriocu-
tory DEGREES, ~. 90
Prosecutions Number commenced, 80;
number pending, none; number decided
IS; number nolLe prosecuted, none
cbancery Court of the CITY OF Richmond.
.Judre. Hon. Edward II. Fitzhugh; Clerk.
Charles w. Goddin: Deputy Clerks, }.
+. Poindexter, S. Is. Brady, and A. i.
SHIELD; Sheriff, Lewis 7. winston;
Janitor, Stephen L. Kemp.
Number of cases commenced, 26s; mum.
Der of cases pending. 1854 NUMBER or
final DEGREES, 1874 number OF interlocutory
DEGREES, .2O3 number of probate orders
2i5: number of wills, so; number Oh days
in session, 270.
Hastings Court.
judge. Hon. Samuel b. Witt: Clerk. VIII
liam z. Lawton; Deputy Clerk, waiter
Christian. Attorney for the Common
wealth, NJ. l.. Spotswood; Sergeant, ho-
bert A. Carter; Deputies, j. II. Macon;
William L. Lee, William s.. Burgess. and
s. j.. Wood: Janitor, Thomas Roberts.
This court disposed of 49, criminal eases
during the year 1899, divided as follows;
1856 felonies, upon the trial of which there
were 70 convictions and l2l acquttals and
nolIe prOsequies 236 mlsdemeanors, with the
following results: 1l9 convictions aud III
acouittais and noNe proSeTfies; and disposed
Of 562 cases on the civil dockets' divlded as
follows: Sc cases removed from the Police
Justices court, 81 garDishee sumin0nses'
80 appeals from the judgment of the Police
Justices court, and 392 cases OF insect
laneous character, including motions 70
condemn land, proceedings TO Try the right
10 property. motions on forthcoming
bonds, complaints of unlawful detainer,
scire-5dcids on forfeited recognizances. DC.
Poi!ce-Court statistics.
POLICE Justice. John J. CrutchGeld; Clerk,
Il. b. White: Crier. II. n. Thomas; Bal
lift, Daniel Turner.
The court meets every morning (Sun-
days excepted in Odd-FellowS Hall. cor
ner MAYO and Xlranklin streets, ut "a
T6e civil docket is called every Friday at
10 NJ. and during the year about ,4SJ civil
warrants were tried.
The following presents statement OF
the criminal business transacted during
the year:
Criminal cases, 2,525; ordinance cases,
9OS. cases sent TO grand jury, 256; con-
victed Of misdemeanor, 40; c0mmltted IN
default of surety for good behavior, IA;
CITY fines collected, $9,7l2.67; state fines
collected, S6s0.35 costs collected,
-. 262. so. Total fines and costs collected;
$40 .G6l.42. Total fines and costs collected
in 1888, S9,143.63.
City Jail.
R.A. Carter, sergeant James IA. Macon,
William f, Burgess. William J.. Lee. and
s r. Wood. deputies; Robert kerse.
iailer: Daniel Driscoll and Barney kinker,
night-watchmen. ;.
Average number of prisoners confnedin
the Jail for the year 1889 per day, 80; ave
rage number OF white DIales per day, 70 ;
average number of white females per day,
/; average number OF colored males per
Ldav, ~; average number OF colored te-
klales per day, S6.
Nrcuit Court of the County of HenrIco.
Wlge, Beverley E. Wexford, Jr.; Clerk,
NS. Leake.
D. of Session: Fall, co; winter, 81;
spriri II: special, ~. Total, 1870
Acd at Law: Commenced, ~, pend
ing, s decided, e.; removed 20 other
Chaad Commenced. 10; pending,
427; into \utory DEGREES, 1924; final de
crees, 1873 novel to this court, Il; re-
moved to courts, 4.
Prosecuti commenced, 2; decided, 2
Amount q y paid by the Clerk into
the Treasury y kpe year expiring August
81, 1889, 81 1888. ~
Henriq1 nty Court.
Judge, Edmund nor; Clerk, Samue
y. Waddill.
DAYS of session. number of criminal
cases disposed of plumber Of crinina
cases pending, IA Der liquor-licenses
granted, commend ne lat day of MAY
18S9-Retali. "a; lom, 36-total, 60
Number of crlmind fs disposed of by
justices and reported he Court, 273 fo
the year ending thd Of August, 1889
Amount of tax on dee Ed into the 1rea
sury by the Clerk for ear expiring th'
3lst of August, 1889, 1874; on fine
and costs, ~.s54.l7: OF |nquent real es
tate, 81 .154.57 amour county levy oil
delinquent real estate over TO tn
County Treasurer, 81 a
Board of Supervisors he County O
Henrid
Members: II. ID. Godd ehairman), n
A. Patterson, G. W. Lynx William II
Lyons.
Number Of meetings du1 the year, %
rate of the county levy, so \cent. of tn
State tax; rate of schd px-count
school. cents on the 800 value; fl
district purposes, II cents be 800
value number of warrants Id durln
the year, exclusive of jury ents. 81
amount of county tax deriyd bonn raj
roads, 81. 356.46; amount of 81 ,l-tax Q
same. $s25.05.
Marriages.
The Clerk of the Hastings q . Of th
city issued IT'S marriage-liceI durir
the year 1889, as follows.