Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-01
COURTS OF Law.
UNITED STATES, STATE, CITY, AND
COUNTY TRIBUNALS.
Criminal, Common Law, Chsnccry, Rsve
nnc, ami Admiralty Cases Dispesed OF
Number Rem aiming on Dockcts.
United States Circuit Court for the East
arm Disfrtct of virginia.

United states Circuit Court for the East
cru District of Virginia.
Hon. Hugh L. Bond, Circuit Judge; Hon.
| Robert ". Hughes, District Judge; Hon.
| +. r. Borland, United States District
Attorney; Hon. L.. @. Bristow, Assistant
| United States District Attorney; Hon.
Il. Il. Farr, United States Marshall; III. Z.
| Peasants, Clerk.
Criminal Gases Total number, 719; be-
| gun in 1890, II ended in 1890, 3.
Common-Law Cases: Total number.
1852; begun in 1890, So: ended in 1890, 10.
Chancery Cases: Total number, 400; De
gun in 1850, 81: ended in 1880 4.
| United States District Court for the East
err District OF Virginia.
Judge, Hon. Robert w. Hughes; Clerk,
William d. Wall; District Attorney,
Thomas Il. Borland; Assistant District
Attorney, Lemuel G.. Bristow; Marshal,
| X. X. Farr. Courtroom and offices IN
| the custom-h house building.
The business of this court was very light
| for the past year.
| Supreme Court of Appeals at Richmond.
Judges: Lunsford i. Lewis (prosidenD,
Benjamin w. Lacy, Thomas I: Fauntle-
| roy. Robert A. Richardson, and Drury A.
| Hinton. Clerk, George X. Taylor ne
1
| and Librarian, Thomas NJ Fowler; lip
staff, Robert d. Ward.
| Number of cases commenced, 81; num-
! of cases pending. 1870; number or cases
| finally disposed of. 1923; number removed
| to other places of session. 4; number re-
moved from other places of session. 10.
Circuit Court of Richmond.
Judge, Beverley X. Wexford, Jr.; Clerk,
| Alfred Shield: Sheriff, David s. Gates.
| Courtroom, Stearns building, on Main
street opposite the post-office.
| COmmon-Law Suits: Number COM
menced. 444 number pending, 5S1; num-
| Der decided, 104; removed from other
| courts, l.
EQUITY Suits: None commenced; num-
Der pending, So; puaber interlocutory de-
| crees, 10.
Prosecutions: Mum, er commenced, 26;
none pending; number decided, 26;. num-
Der nOLe prosecuted, 1; number OF days IN
session, IT'S.
The Chancery Court of the City of Rich
| mond.
| Judge, Hon. William Josiah Leake; Clerk,
Charles W. GOddin; Deputy Clerks.
Alfred p. Shield and James L. Poin-
dexter Sheriff. d. $. Gates; Deputy
| Sheriff. James NJ. Macon.
Number Of causes commenced, 2l9;
| causes pehulbs' l'Vof' h ianA NcNiOt', 50.
| inteTlocutory DEGREES, 1,236; probate or
ders, 237 wills, &c; days in session, 25S;
deeds admitted to record. 3.77O.
Hustiug Court.
Judge, Hon. Samuel b. Witt Clerk,
William p. Lawton Deputy, Clerk,
Walter Christian Attorney FOR the Com
| monwealth, II. N. Smith. Jr. Sergeant,
| Charles H. Epps; Deputies. u. :. Fer
noyhough, +. I. McCabe, William II.
| Ralston, and II. Claiborne Epps; Tipstaf,
| Thomas Roberts.
| There were SAT criminal cases .'lsposed
| of by this court during the year 1890. dl-
vided ~ follows: 1863 felonies, which upon
| trial resulted in SO convictions and 67 &C
| quittals and nOpe proSeqlneS-l64 INSIDE
meanors, resulting in 10 convictions and
| 1916 acquittals and n0le prOseqtles, leaving
only 10 cases undisposed of.
| The civil dockets gave work for lil
cases, oil of which have been ended during
| the year, and were of the following charac-
| ter: 56 cases removed from the Police
| Justices Court, 81 garnishee summonses,
| IL appeals from the judgment OF the Po-
| lice Justices Court, and 10 miscellaneous
| cases, which include motions 10 condemn
| land, proceedings 10 try the right 10 pro-
| perry. motions on forthcoming bonds,
| complaints of unlawful detainer, sctre
facids on forfeited recognizances, &c, &c,
| leaving only . cases on the removed
| docket and 3 cases on the motion docket.
| Police Court.
| Police Justice, John J. Crutchfeld; Clerk
| E.B. White; Crier, II. n. Thomas Baillf,
| Daniel Turner.
| The court meets every morning (ounuhy
| excepted) in 0dd-Fellows' Hall, corner OF
| Mayo and Franklin streets, at % o'clock.
| The civil docket is called every Friday at
| - NJ, and during the year about 1896 CIVIL
warrants were tried.
| The following presents statement OF
| criminal business transacted during the
| past year
Criminal cases, 2.641: ordinance cases,
/ G.Sj4: cases sent TO grand jury, 2a; con-
| yicted of mis1emeanor. N9; committed IL
| default of surety for good behavior, 500 (;
city fines collected. SS.8933j; State fines
| collected, S7il; costs collected S2,65. 10
total fines and costs collected. $l2.O000S /;
total fines and costs collected IN 1889, Sl2,-
66l.42.
Charles II. Epps sergeant; +. s. Ferney-
| hough. T.. T.. McCabe, w. II. G. RalstOn,
deputies; II. c. Epps, clerk; Robert
.Kerse, taller: Henry Mesco and Thomas
J.. Sanders, guards (night
Average number OF prisoners confined IN
the city iail for the year ending 1890, 1873 /;
average number Of white males, 80; aver
age number of white females,2; average
number Of codored males, 80; average num-
Der of colored females 81.
| Circuit Court of HenrIco County.
Beverley II. Wexford. Jr., Judge; w. S.
Leake, clerk.
Actions ut Law: Commenced. "a; pend
ing, 90; decided, So; removed to other
suits in Equity: Commenced, 81; pend
ing, 459; introductory DEGREES, $50; final
DEGREES, 35.
Prosecutions: Commenced. 1 (; decided,
Days ofsession: Fall, 81; spring, 40; win-
ter, 73-total, 1T6.
| Charters granted, IL,
| Henrlco County Court.
Judge. Edmund G. Minor, Clerk, Samuel
| p. Waddill.
| DAYS Of session, 1886; number of criminal
cases disposed OF. "a; number OF criminal
cases pending, %; number of criminal
cases disposed of by justices and reported
TO the Court. pa; number Of llquor-licenses
granted for the year commencing May l,
l8g0-retail. %; bar-room, 38-total, 81.
Amount Of tax paid into the Treasury for
the year expiring August 81, 1s90-on
deeds, S3,7ll.95; on delinquent real estate
and property tax, S9G0.U; amount OF colln-
Nv levy OH real estate paid over TO the
county treasurer, 81 1886.
Board If Supervisors Of the County OF
| HenrioO.
Members II. ID. Goddin (chairman)
Walter f. Grant. G. w. Lyme. and William
VI. Lyons.
Number OF meetings during the year, 16
rate of the county levy, 80 per centum on
the amount Of State tax rate OF the
school-tax, county purposes. sc. on the
$500 of value; district purposes, l5c. on the
500 of value amount OF tax on railroads
county, s2,O35.56; school, Sl,OSO.39.
| Marriages.
The Clerk of the Hastings Court of this
CITY issued 760marriage Licenses during the
year 1890, as follows:
800. White. Colored. Total
| raot,ary ........ MY 20 80