Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-01-01
supreme Court of Appeals.

removed 20 other places OF SESSION. u
number OF cases removed from other places
of session, 2S.
.Note,-Of the number OF cases commenced /,
were cases OF the Commonwealth.
Circuit Court of Richmond
Judoe. Hon. Beverly r. Wexford, Jr.;
Clerk. Alfred SHIELD: Sheriff, ID. ,.
Gates: Courtroom, Stearn's building,
on Main street opposite p0st-ofiice.
Couimon-Law Suits; Number COM
menced, 4i9, number pending, 26S; num-
Der decided, 423.
number interlocutory DEGREES. Z.
Prosecutions Number commenced. IL;
number pending, number decided. To-
number of days in session $50.
Cbnncery Court of the city of Richmond.
Judce. Hon. James G. Lamb; Clerk, Charles
w, Goddin; Deputy Clerks. Alfred Il.
SHIELD and James I. poindexter; sheriff,
-. s. Gates; Deputy Sheriff, G. W. Mon
tague.
Number of causes commenced, 237; causes
periding, t,15S: final DEGREES, li3; inter-
iocutory DEGREES, 1907 probate orders,
152; wills, 80; days in session, 269.
iinstings Court.
.Tudce. Hon. Samuel b. Witt; Clerk, Will
liam y. Iawton; Deputy Clerk, Walter
Christian: Attorney tor the Common
wealth, II. NJ. Smith, Jr.; Sergeant,
Charles Ii. Epps; Deputies, n, = Fer
noyhough. T.. L. McCabe. William II.
Ralston. and II. Claiborne Epps; lip
staff, Thomas Roberts.
This court during the year 1891 disposed
of 424 criminal cases, of which POI were
felonies. which upon trial resulted IN 1856
convictions and 50 acquittas and nohe
Drosequies. And 203 were misdemeanors.
resulting in So convictions and las acquit-
tails and MOLE pr0Se5,lSes, leaving but lscases
ON the criminal dockets undisposed Of
The court also disposed Of lis civil cases,
divided as follows: Thrty-three cases re-
moved from the Police Justices Court 81
summonses against garpishees; ~ appeals
from the Judgment OF the Police Justice,
and AZ miscellaneous cases, when include
motions TO condemn land, proceedings TO
try the right to property, motions on
forthcoming bonds, complaints OF unlaw-
ful detalner. motions on distress warrants,
Re. &c. leaving only Is cases on the re-
moved docket and 81 cases on the lotion
docket.
Police Justice, John j. Crutchfeld; Clerk.
:: B; White: Crisr' R. N Thomas Bail
the Court meets every morning Sunday
excepted in Odd-Fellows' Hall, corner OF
Navo and Franklin streets, az va O'clock.
The civil docket is cal led every Friday al
70 NJ, and during the year about 2,462 civil
warrants were tried.
The following presents statement OF
criminal business transacted during tho
past wear: Criminal cases, ), 44 ordinance
cases. 1905; cases sent to grand jury. ga :
convicted of misdemeanor, 232; committed
in default of surety tor good behay or,
100; CITY fines collected, S9,OOO.45; State
fnes collected, S636.45; costs collected,
80. 400 GO: total fines and costs collected.
az. O6G. 80; total fines and costs collected
in 1890, Sl2,OOO.Os
City jail.
Charles II. Epps, sergeant; u. ;. Ferney-
hough, l.. L. McCabe, and William ii. Z.
Ralston, deputies; IL. G. Epps, clerk
Robert Kerse. jailer Henry Mescoe and
Thomas p. Sanders, guards (night).
Average number OF prisoners confined IN
iail. 1871. of which 90 are colored males, Is
colored females, 81 white males, and
white females.
Circuit Court OF Henrico County.
Judge. Beverly r. Wexford, Jr.; Clerk
w. 5. Leake.
Actions at Law: Commenced. so; pend
ing, 4s; decided. 50; removed to other
courts, ].
Suits in Equity: Commenced. 70: pend
ing. col: number of interlocutory DEGREES,
1928 final DEGREES. 40; removed 70 the
court 8: removed TO other courts, /.
DAYS of Session fan, Sc spring, 20;
winter, 67-total. 1913.
Charters granted. 8.
Henrfco County Court.
Judge, Edmund C. Minor Clerk, Samuel
L. Waddill.
Days OF session, 1856 number Of crlmi-
nal cases disposed OF, II; number OF crml-
nal cases pending, 10; number OF criminal
cases disposed of by justices and reported
to the court, 279 number ot liquor~hcenses
granted for the year commencing the lsi
iay OF Msy-retall. ~; bar-roon. ig-t0tai,
GO. Amount of tax paid into the Treasury
August. lS9l-on deeds, law process,
af.6is. so: on delinquent real estate aud
property-tax, Sl,l3i.N.
Board Of Supervisors OF the County oil
HsnricO.
Members: Walter Z. Grant (cha'rman), j.
W. Peaick, H. Z. Hechler, and danes
Hughes.
Number OF meetings during the year,
d rare of county levy, 80 per centum oi
the State-tax; rate OF the school-taxi
-county purposes, l0c. on the Sio0 Of value,
and the same rate for district purposes.
amount OF tax on railroads and telegraph
lines. county purposes, S2,Ozl-42; school
purposes, II, 1925.
Dee Is Recorded.
Number of deeds recorded in the Chan.
Gerry Court during the year 1891. 3,336--as
follows: January. 2G6 February, 222 ;
March. s25s; April. 253 May. 3ii June
$50: july, 500; August, Us; September
$50 October, 3l5; November, s25; DeceIn'
Der. 300. g..
Deeds recorded IN Henrico County Court
in 1891: January. 40; February, 49,
March. lsi; April. 100; May, ~ Sq I'M.
ISL October, 207 November. I7S; Decem
Der, 15a--total. 2.3i4.