Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-01-01
OUR ELEVEN COURTS.
THEIR PERSONNEL AND RecoRos
fch THE YEAR JUST CLOSED.
Federal. State. City, and County Tribunals
Disposing Of Criminal. Common
Law, and Other Cases.


Disposins Of Criminal. Common
Law. and Other Cases.
Eleven courts now hold their sessions
In Richmond. the Court Of Law ana
Equity, authorized by the General As
sembly at its last session. having been
instituted early In the year. In the state
ments following are given both the on
GERS Of these tribunals and the records
Of business done during the past twelve
months:
U. 8. Circuit Court Of AppeaiG
Judges: Hon. Melville w. Fuller, Chief
Justice OF the United States. Washing
ton. d. c.; Hon. Nathan Goff, Circuit
Judge. Clarksburg. w. Va: Hon. Charles
II. slmonton. Circuit Judge. Charles.
ton. S. C. Clerk. Henry T.. Meloney.
Richmond, Va.
Three terms a year. commencing first
Tuesday In February. fourth Tuesday ia
May. and first Tuesday in October.
Number OF cases docketed in 1894, -,
from Maryland, g.: from Virginia, II;
from West Virginia, 4: from North Caro-
lima, 6; from South Carolina. II. Total,
46.
Number OF cases argued and decided
and opinions filed. AZ; number OF cases
affirmed, Is: number OF cases reversed and
remanded. 90 number OF cases dismissed,
g.: number OF cases certified to Supreme
Court. L. number Of cases in which man
damus refused. I. Total. ~.
Number of cases argued. decision pend
ing, 10; number OF cases pending for ar
gument, 10; number OF petitions for re-
hearing denied. T.
Number Of volumes OF records ana
briefs. bound. IA; number Of volumes Of
| opinions. bound, 2.
United States Circuit Court for tho Eastern
DIstrict OF Virginia.
| Hon. Nathan Goff. Hon. Charles w. ST.
monitor. Circuit Judges; Hon. Robert
w. Hughes. District Judge; Hon. Fran,
els r. Lassiter. District Attorney: w.
II. Mann, Jr.. Esq, Assistant District
Attorney; ]. NJ. HudgIn, Marshal; N.
F. Peasants. Clerk; McLain Peasants,
Deputy Clerk ut Richmond John s.
Fowler. Deputy Clerk at Alexandria.
II. S. Ackiss. Deputy Clerk at Norfolk.
Criminal cases: Total number. 7i9; none
begun or ended in 1894
Common-law cases: Total number 1,702;
| begun in 1891. 8: ended in 1884, 2.
Chancery cases: Total number, 4s3;
| begun in 1891. II; ended in 1894, g.
These fgires are for the Richmond Of
| fee. and do not include the statistics fol-
| Norfolk and Alexandria
United States District Court, Eastern Dis
trict of Virginia.
| Judge, Hon. Robert W. Hughes; Clerk.
| Henry Flegenheimer; United states Dis.
trict Attorney. Francis Rives Lassiter;
Assistant District Attorney. william
| Henry Mann; United States Marshal,
John Marye Hudgin: Chief Deputy
| Marshal II Ia,
shal, George w. Duesberry, Jr.: United
| States Commissioners at Richmond.
| Henry Flegenheimer. Matthew +. Plea,
| SAINTS. ana McLain Peasants.
| Supreme Court OF Appeals.
Judges: Lunsford L. Lewis presldenO.
| benjamin w. Lacy. Thomas r. Fauntle-
| roy, Robert A. Richardson. and Drury
| a. Hinton. Clerk, George X. Taylor;
| Reporter, George W. Hansbrough; Crier
| and Librarian. Thomas NJ. Fowler; Tip
| STAFF. Robert ID. Ward
| Number OF cases commenced. 30; num-
Der pending, 800 number finally disposed
| of, IS; number removed to other places
| of session. :; number removed from other
places OF session to this place OF session,
%.
Hastings Court.
| Judge. Hon. Samuel Il. Witt; Clerk, VII
| liam i. Lawton; Deputy Clerk, Walter
| Christian; Assistant, +. Lawton Crutch-
| field; Attorney for the Commonwealth,
II. NJ. Smith. Jr.; Sergeant. Charles II.
Epps; Deputy Sergeants, H. $. Ferney-
hough, w. ID. Wesiger, r. w. Gill. ana
William II. c. Ralston: Clerk and De-
putty Sergeant at City Jail, H. Clai-
borne Epps; Physician 10 City Jail, Will
liam $. Gordon: Tipstaff OF Court,
Charles L. Jones.
This court disposed OF 9j2 criminal
cases during the year 1894. of which 533
we're for felonles and Gl9 were for mis-.
| demeanors. Also. 203 civil cases. such
| cases removed from Police Justices court,
appeals from same. garnishee summones.
forfeited forthcoming bonds, unlawful de-
! tainers, etc.
Law, and Equity Court.
This court was created by an act Of the
Legislature. approved February 18th
last, and held its first session one
month later. Its officers are: Judge,
Hon. Edmund C. Minor: Clerk, L. +.
Winston; Deputy Clerk, Luther Libby;
Sheriff, John T. Hughes.
| From its first session until nova frac-
ton over nine months-305 common-law
suits and lOl chancery suits have been
| instituted; - cases have been removed
from other courts. making a total Of AS
! cases. During this time ls2 judgments
have been rendered, l63 DEGREES entered.
los executions have been issued upon Judg-
ments % common-law cases have been
dismissed 7 chancery cases dismissed and
ten charters granted At the present term
li9 common-,aw cases were on the docket
for trial. most of which have been or will
| be disposed of during the term.
Circuit Court OF Richmond.
Judge, Hon. Beverley r. Wexford, Jr.;
Clerk, T.. NJ. Rowelle; Sheriff. J. T.
Hughes; courtroom, City Hall.
Common-Law Suits: Number COM
menced, 4i3: number pending. 27S; num-
Der decided, 49,
number pending, 81; rumber OF inter.
locutory DEGREES, &c; removed from other
courts, 1; number OF final DEGREES, 2.
Prosecutions: Number commenced. %,
number pending, 4; number decided, Is.
Days in session, 1863.
Chancery Court OF the City of Richmond.
Judge, Hon. James C. Lamb; Clerk.
| Charles w. Goddin; Deputy Clerks.
Charles o. Saville and James r. Pon-
dexter; Sheriff. John T. Hughes; Depu-
ty Sheriff. Fleming Meredith; Janitor,
John NJ Shepherd.
Number OF causes commenced, 1f5
causes pending, l,4U; final DEGREES, 100
interlocutory DEGREES. SsS; probate orders,
500; wills. 10s; deeds, 3,3l7 Number OF
days In session, 229.
| Police Court.
Police Justice, John J. Crutchfeld: Clerk
F.. b. White; Crier. r. n. Thomas
Bailiff, a. Il. Gibbons.
The court meets every morning Sun.
day excepteD in Room No. 8. City Hail.
The civil docket Is called every Fri
day at IL NJ. and during the year abou,
$500 civil warrants were tried.
The following presents n statement OF
the crimina! business transacted during
the past year: Criminal cases, 1873; or
dlnance cases. 662; cases sent TO grand
jury, COS; committed in default for good
behavior, 1857; city fines collected
s5,s5317; State fines collected. Ss; costs
collected. s1,37352. Total fines and cost:
collected, s7.26i69 Total fines and cost.
collected In 1898, ss,703.s2.
City Jail Statistics.
Sergeant Charles II. Epps; Deputies-E
s. Ferneyhough. w. d. Weisiger. w
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