Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-13
OUR NEW TRIBUNAL.
Judge Minors Court Opens and Many
Lawyers Quality.
An IMPORTANT DAMAGE SUIT.
GossIp and News Gathered About inc o'S
Iiali-what the Committees Are Doing
Extra Furniture for the Ohiccs'

Tho now Court Of Law and Equity con-
vened for the first time yesterday morn
Ing at 10 O'Clock. Owing 10 the fact ina,
tho quarters provided for THIS Tribunal
on the fourth floor of the city Han ha'
not been fitted up. Judge Minor mao lii'
court opened In the large Couheh oo"
mittec-room. There were present a large
number OF prominent lawyers and Others
anxious to witness the first session OF tiiis
tribunal. Judge Minor ascended the Dench
promptly at 10 O'Clock, and tne hrst oc'
iect that his eyes rested upon was
beautiful bouquet OF flowers. placed OF
the table by his lite god-son Channihs
Williams Daniel.
Sheriff John r. Hughes opened the
court, and the commission OF the Judge
was ordered TO be recorded. the Ju"se
then appointed Mr.. +. =. winston 'leiA
of the court. and the latter entered INTO
bond in the penalty OF $500. with Messrs'
Lewis =. winston and i. II. Nash as
sureties. With the approval OF tne
Court Clerk Winston appointed MI
Luther Libby his deputy.
LAWYERS WHO QUALIFIED.
The following lawyers qualified to prac-
tice In this court: Judge George H. CHRIS
tian. A. J.. Holiday, Il. II. Berry, James
LYONS. a. T.. Chalmers. Frank NJ. Wooh'
Robert V. Marye, ID. Jenifer Barton H.
u. Thomson. A. b. Guigon, Edgar w.
Darlington, Marion l.. Dawson, Fred. l..
Davidson, William +. DeSaussure' D.
Samuel Parrish. Edwin Z. Cox, Thomas
c. Gordon, James Caskie, 10 Lane stern
W. A. Townes, Daniel Grinnan, preston
Cooke. William c. Preston. w. f. Reddy'
]. Jordan Leake, James NJ. Matthews
Henry X. Pollard. James X. V. Daniel
Beverly r. Crump, Raleigh l.. Green
Matthew +. Maury. w. II. Beveridge'
George y. Haw, Harvey Wilson. Henry
W, Stamper, James Lewis Anderson,
jackson Guy, and Hugh Antrim.
The Court appointed W. #. Holloway
janitor. -
Suits were then Instituted as follows:
Bv Joseph W. Blanton against Mary Nc
Grady. for SS022; Ira Benedict against
the Chesapeake. and ohio Railway Com
pany. for S2O.OO0: j. II. Dickerson X Co.,
against Preston Belvin, S22Ow; w. X.
Johnson against Lee Todd. $l52.G; J. NJ.
Powell against the Western Union Tele-
graph Company for $50.
The Judge entered an order appointing
the following commissioners In chancery
for the court: Jackson Guy, j. X. Y.
Daniel. Frank NJ. Woon, w. NJ. Turpih.
Phil Il. Shield.
1t is expected that the new courtroom
will be ready for occupancy by the frs
or middle of next week. Until then Judge
Minor will hold forth in committee-roOn
No. ). No cases will b. tried until tn
court Is moved into its proper quarters.
OTHER COURTS
The cases disposed Of in the Husting
Court yesterday were as follows: james
II. Jenkins Icolored). charged with oh
tanning goods under false pretences from
Anderson Il Co. Sent To jail for sixty
days. The charge Of forgery against Jen-
kins was dismissed.
Jd,hn Doyle, charged with petit larceny.
Sent to jail for fifteen days.
The City Circuit Court was quite busy
Yesterday. The most Of the time wa
consumed In hearing testimony and argu-
ments in the libel case Of Il. 5. Butler
against James l.. Taliaferro.
Alexander Green q co. instituted suit
to-day against y. j. Williams for $l215i
with s per cent. interest from November
4, 1891.
The following suits were removed to
the Court of Law and Equity:
John +. Swineburne against william
NJ. Thompson.
John f. Swineburne against Catherine
A. Sweeney.
John c. Robertson against the Rich
mond Railway and Electric Company.
]. w. Lawrence against the Richmond
Railway and Electric Company.
Rosendorf against the Postal TELEGRAPH
and Gable Company.
Same against same.
John silva against the Virginia State
Insurance Company.
Winston. receiver. against Robins.
ROOM FOR THE PRESS.
Two subcommittee of the Commit
tee on Grounds and Buildings were j.
session I'm the new City Hall nearly all
day Yesterday. one gave its attention u
visiting the various offices and ascertain
ing what extra pieces OF furniture ar
needed about the building. memoran-
dunn OF what is desired by the dliferen'
Departments was made and referred 4
the city Engineer for an estimate OF costs
Room No. on the third floor was give
temporarily TO the representatives OF thc
four daily newspapers OF the city as
room for the press. This will be srea'
convenience both to the oihcials III i"'
hall and to the news-Gatherers.
subcommittee No was engaged l.
discussing q system of rules for the gov
eminent of the building. 1t was agreed
- h. olaEuforG should
every evening between the hours Of anc
"a o,clocl ond later IL necessary