The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-09-25

Ii. III. Barber VS.. Malcolm Campbell. Hunt
& Giilett for plaintiff; Ruggles & Plumb for
defendant Dismissed by consent of parties.
Maria ]. Hill, Administrative, VS.. Carl Scheel.
VIM. I. Gslliher for plaintiff; Ruggles & Plumb
for defendant. Dismissed by consent Of par
ties. 80
Peter EIford, ct. ais, VS.. Peter Harvey, ct.
ais. Peyton & Sanders for plaintiff; No de-
Tense. Dismissed by consent.
No. 1893. Precisely the same state of facts
Mary Harrington VS.. George Harrington.
Dismissed for want Of prosecution, at the cost
| of the plaintiff.
John Hammond VS.. The Normal School
Boarding House Association. Raggles &
Plumb for plaintiff; no Defense The Hon. J..
ii. Watson being party in interest IN this ac-
ton, the Hon. William r. Brown, Judge of
the 9th Judicial District, presided in the trial
Of this cause, ut the request, Of Judge Watson
Judgment was rendered for the plaintiff for
Sl14s, and foreclosure OF mechanics lien on
lots 81 and IS Merchants street, EmpOria.
David Taylor VS.. Ambrose Merrill Rug
giles Plumb for plaintiff Judgement by de-
fault for plaintiff for possession of the 4 Of
section %, and W q of section "A, town 20,
range IL, in Lyon county
Noyes Spicer VS.. 1. S. p. Morehead, ct al
Ruggles & Plumb for plaintiff Judgment by
default for plaintiff for $54I ss, and foreclosure
of mortgage :"
VIM B Hiatt VS.. J jerks, ct ais Rug
giles & Plumb for plaintiff Judgment by de-
fault for plaintiff for $24s 80, against jerks
as principal, and H W Flick and S. G Brown
| as securities.
The State OF Kansas VS. Francis Schmidling.
Indictment for assault with intent to kill r
NJ. Ruggles, County Attorney, and p. b.
Plumb, for the State; +. G. Hunt
| for the defendant. Plea of guilty of
an assault, merely, was accepted by the court,
with consent of the County Attorney; and de-
PENDANT fined 80 and costs in district court,
and before the justice, $35.
The State of Kansas VS.. James King alias
Henry H. Davenport. Indictment for grand
larceny. Ruggles, Co. Atty, and Plumb for the
State. Plea of guilty, and sentence to a term
of four years in the penitentiary- This fellow
will be remembered by many of our citizens as
having been arrested several years ago, when n
mere youth, on the charge of stealing pony of
f. A. Cowles. In pronouncing the sentence
Judge Watson, in few touching remarks, re-
minded the defendant of his former arrest and
the assistance he had rendered and advice given
on that occasion, which evidently rested some
what heavily on the culprit's mind at this try
ing:time.
| The State of Kansas vs.. Henry Davenport.
Indictment for breaking Jail and escape. Rug
giles, Co. Atty, and Plumb, for the State. Plea
of guilty, and sentence to one year in the peni-
Tertiary, term to commence at the expiration
of his sentence of four years foR grand
larceny. This defendant seems to have a de-
cided relish for the name of Davenport, and
insists that to be his name, even in the presence
of those who have known him from his youth
up to be the son of old Pat. King.
VIM, d. Stevenson VS.. n. II. Kelley. II. C..
Cross for plaintiff; Ruggles & Plumb for de-
PENDANT. Action for SANDER. Dismissed at
cost of plaintiff. +"
II. G. Stone VS.. II. L. Barker. Ruggles &
Plumb for plaintiff. Judgment for plaintiff by
default on promissory note for $425.TS.
NJ. McWhinney vs.. Z. T. Miles. Ruggles &
Plumb for plaintiff. Judgment for plaintiff by
default on promissOry note for $2T3.73.
The State of Kansas VS.. Winfield Franse.
Ruggles, County Attorney, and Plumb, for the
State. Defendant plead guilty, and sentenced
to two years in the penitentiary.
The State of Kansas VS.. William Steen. Grand
larceny. Ruggles, County Attorney, and
Plumb, for the State. Defendant plead guilty,
and sentenced to two years in the penitentiary.
i The State of Kansas j. F. Jones. Grand
larceny. Ruggles, County Attorney, and
Plumb, for the State. Defendant plead guilty,
and sentenced to two years in the penitentiary.
The State of Kansas VS.. VIM. II. Brown.
Grand larceny. Ruggles, County Attorney.
and Plumb, for the State. Defendant plead
guilty, and sentenced to three years in the
penitentiary.
The State of Kansas VS.. VIM. ii. Brown. In
dictment for breaking Jail, etc. Ruggles
County Attorney, and Plumb, for the State
Defendant plead guilty, and sentenced to ont
, year in the penitentiary: term to.cOmmence a
the expiration of his former sentence of three
years for grand larceny.
The State of Kansas VS.. j. F. Jones. InCict
ment for breaking Jail, etc. Ruggles, Count!
: Attorney, and Plumb, for the State. NOH
4 proseQui entered, with leave of court, on pay
\ ment of costs.
}. II. S. Scarborough VS.. W. G. Coffin. Rug
giles & Plumb for plaintiff; Almerin Gillett ant
F. G. Hunt for defendant. The demurrer to tn
defendants answer sustained, and judgmen
for plaintiff for possession Of the 4 of section
. 81, tswn 20, range II.
Same parties, same attorneys, same entry, eX
. cept the description of land, which is w a
81, 30, II.
Adelia A. Beechcr VS.. Ara Beecher. ].
, Jaquith for plaintiff. Decree of divorce 70
. plaintiff with custody of minor children.
VIM. w. Warner VS.. James Means. Ruggle
& Plumb for plaintiff; VIM. I. Galliher for de
n PENDANT. Judgment for plaintiff by cOnser
for S250,51.
IT Henry Clark VS.. Noyes Spicer. Peyton
e. Sanders for plaintiff; Ruggles g. Plumb for do
l. PENDANT Demurrer by defendant to petitio
of plaintiff sustained, and judgment for d.
II fendant for costs.
IS Levi w. johnson VS.. Lewis III. Ball, ct. a
,e Ruggles & Plumb for plaintiff; Reyton & SaI
ders for defendant. Judgment for plaintiff fc
7. $1O0.51, and foreclosure Of mechanics lien o
is IL W 4 of section IL, towns 20, range II,
r. ii. Abraham VS.. Henry Clark, ct. ais, o
l. ficers of school district No. 43. Ruggles
Plumb for plaintiff; Peyton & Sanders for d.
l. PENDANTS. Demurrer by plaintiff to the d.
fendant's answer sustained and the defendant
J. and their successors in Office enjoined from MI
king payment to defendant, Clark, for certai
n, work on school house in said district.
$. The State Of Kansas VS.. John Jones and a
thur Beauchamp. Ruggles, County Attorne
es and Plumb, for the State. Plea of guilty
IS petit larceny accepted by the court with col
sent of the County Attorney and the defendau
IL fined SIS each, and the costs in district an
lie Justices courts, SST.I5. a
This concludes the proceedings up to Il
RS. time Of closing our paper yesterday. II
p court remains in session, and we shall give Il
balance Of the report next week.
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