The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-01-19
COurt Reports.

Court Reports.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS The most
important case before this court yesterday
and the only one, indeed, in which the
citizens have any special interest, was one
involving the question of annexation of
adjacent territory to the city. rol
City of Evansville VS.. Almira Dee-This
was an appeal by The defendant from the
decision of the Board of Commissioners,
rendered December Sd, 1856, ordering the
Southwest quarter of Section 90 Town s,
Range 10 West, known as the "Longworth
Tract" to be annexed to the city of Evans
ville-a portion of which 4 territory is
owned and occupied by defendant. The
defendant moved to dismiss the petition
of the plaintiff on the ground that the pc
tftion was not sworn to, and for the fur
Their reason that notice of the penaency of
the case before the Board of commissions
ers was not served upon the defendant.
The motion was arg uef at length by Thos.
E. Gsirvin on behalf of the defendant, and
by Judge Iglehart for the city of Evans
Vile. y
His Honor, Judge Robinson. sustained
/ the rnotion'to dismiss the plaintiffs petit
ton on the grounds above set forth, nd
ordered that the proceedings of the Com
missioners be vacated and set aside so far
as the premises owned by said defendant
in said quarter section are concerned.
This decision is important, asst virtually
annuls the proceedings of the Board of
Commissioners, annexing the g Long
worth Tract" Ronalds and Garvin's
property and .. Biackford's Grove,""-
ali Of which appeals have been taken by
the owners, from the decision of the
Board to the vandeiburgh Circuit Court.
Stberton VS.. Saberton. This was case
of divorce, on the ground of cruel treat
ment &C. The defendant 10 eph Saber-
ton, has on more than one occasion APP
peared in the Police Court, on charges of
whipping his wife. The divorce was grant,
ed. It is not again necessary for US to say
that this is net Joseph SabertoD, the dray-
man.
REcoRERs CoURr.-Our .friend the Re-
corder, had small show of business yes
terday, which renews his hopes of better
times. o1f ~ -
Fred. Schenk left his wagon standing in
an alley while he fed his horses, and then
went to work again. This was between 7
and O'Clock, in. the evening. "A sharp
sighted policeman espied the wagon there
and took down the number and brought
the accused to Judgment. His Honor, I'M
der strict construction of the ordinance,
fined him 81 with So 80 costs.
We doubt very much if the trainers of
the ordinance or the Council who passed
it intended or expected it to be so strictly
construed. We see drays, hacks, and
wagons standing on the streets for an hour
or more at time, with horses or mules at
tached and unattended, and not in use.
Why is not this as much violation of the
ordinance as fora poor man to leave his
vehicle for half an hour or so in an alley
seldom used, while he feeds his horses? We
never were much of strict construction
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Peter Murray had the misfortune to take
too much /" boomenickIe9 and not enonTh
water, and became "tightually slight
and naturally became somewhat Q blivio
to proper sense of public deeency. He
was : pulled" and abode all night within
the hospitable walls of Castle Darling.
Yesterday morning after hearing all the
facts in the case, His Honor charged him
81 % in the shape of fine and costs, which
sum Peter was unable to pay aud return
ed to The Castle. But woman, angel of
mercy" is ever present in the hour OF
trouble. and in the afternoon a female
vino claimed to be Peters "irst cousin"
came to the rescue, and profered to pay S.
FOR his release, avering that she had no
more money. After arguing the case, His
Honor's heart relented, and he wrote an
order for the deliverance, of Peter into the
hands of his first cousin. sac was, how
ever, unable 20 pay the S. without reveal
ing the fact that She had miscounted her
money, as His Honor was obliged 20 give
her change. But he mad passed his word
ana would not go back omit.
BEFORE JUSTICE WA1KER.-A young
gentleman attached to one of the hotels of
the city, undertook to collect a .trifing
hottl bill from a stranger on the muscular
plan. The debtor, as it appears, came to
Inc q city and put up at a hotel, but after
wards meeting some aequaintancesf who
Were stopping elsewhere, changed his
quarters. The young gentleman in cues
uon went, or was sent, to collect the little
balance, and from some cause hard words
ensued, and the words ended in a blow or
blows, and the blows ended in a charge of
assault and battery, and the charge result !
ed in fine of 50, with 81 Scents costs We |
expressed our opinion some DAVIS apo ~, |