The morning times., 1896-06-21

The close of this week will see prac-
tical conclusion of the present term Of court,
and an adjournment will be taken until
October in all the branches OF the supreme
court of the District. 1t is more than prob
able that the only criminal court in session,
Judge Coles court, will hold over until July
6, but the bulk OF the court work will wind
up with the end OF the week.
The Holt will case Is the only civil suit
OF any consequence that will be heard.
Judge Bradley has several times announced
that this must be closed by July 1, and t is
not improbable that the case will go to the
jury by the close of the present week.
Judge McComas is already winding up af-
fairs in his court, circuit part, No. 2, and
will leave early next month with his wife
and daughter for a summer abroad.
GEORGE MCAULEY's TRIAL.
The busiest week in the city is expected
in Judge Coles court. The trial OF George
McCauley, the famous criminal, who came
SO near causing the death OF Detective sut-'
ton, will begin Monday. He is charged with
assault with inte mt to kill, and the govern
ment feels that 1t has a very strong case
against him.
Following this trial will come those of
some of the produce dealers indicted for
violation of the oleomargarine laws. There
are fully two score OF these cases on the
criminal docket and though it will be i'm
possible to try all at this term OF court
the District attorney has signified his In
tention to dispose of as many OF the
chargesas possible. {.
BUSINESS WELL IN HAND.
''Tbe beginning OF this summers vacation
will find criminal business cleared up closer
than it has ever been In the history of the
District attorneys Office" said Mr.. JEFF
fords, Mr.. Birney's assistant, yesterday
afternoon. ''There will be no man in
Jail after July 8 who was held there on
q charge prior to July l. The work of
the grand jury will be cleared up to the
first OF next month.
There are not now over half a dozen
cases where persons are in Jail awaiting
trials. Outside the oleOmargarine cases
there are not more than ten or twelve, be-
yond what we call stock cases, who are
out on bail. All the prisoners that remain
in Jail during the summer, those charged
with penitentiary offenses, / mean, will
be placed there after July l."
II is always customary for the April grand
Jury to continue its sessions until October.
There will therefore be no adjournment OF
that body. The grand Jurors will doubt
less take a recess about the beginning OF
the coming month and meet for a few days
at the end OF about every three weeks dur
ing the summer.
CASE OF CHUN GUN.
In the equity courts there is comparatively
little unfinished business. Judge Hagner has
yet to dispose of the case OF Chun Gun, the
Chinese cook, accused of being illegally in
the United States. He will probably do this
at the beginning of the present week.
An onier of deportation back TO China
has already been passed in Cbun's case,
but his attorney, Edwin Forrest, noted IN
appeal to the Secretary of the Treasury, and
pending a decision by that authority has
applied for a writ OF habeas corpus releas-
ing his client from the custody of the warden
of the Jail.
Thisis the first case under the new Chinese
exclusion act that has occurred in the Dis
trict and is attracting no little attention
among the members of the bar and others.