The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-07-07
Court Cuttings.


| Court Cuttings.
In the Probate Court yesterday the
will of James Bendley was admitted to
probate.
| Gertrude Lunnemaun was appointed
administering of Henry Lunnemann.
Personally, $l,5oO.
| Robert Il. Jones was convicted in the
Criminal Court yesterday of forging or
ders tor money and groceries in the
names of III. Kaufman and Hengeh0ld
u Co. He was remanded to Jail for SEN
tence.
| Judge Murdoch, in the case Of W.. f..
Hume and others against A. Hamilton
and others, rendered Judgment for
plaintiffs for 81, 500. The action was.to
recover on three promissory notes.
| In the Superior Court yesterday mo-
tion was refused to review the case OF
Evans & Swift against Mayee, in which
a motion to retaX costs was overruled
at Special Term.
| Judge Yaple yesterday, In the Supe-
rior Court, affirmed the judgment in the
case of Simon Heilgardher against Bar
bara Gebhart. The action was to re-
verse an order confirming an assign
ment of dover.
The suit Of the city against the Cincin-
natl Consolidated Street Railroad Com
pany was decided by Judge Yaple yes
terday on demurrer to the fourth answer
of the Consolidated Street Railroad
Company to the petition. 1t came up by
reservation from Special Term. Tbe
petition charges that the said defendant
has neglected and refused to operate
that portion Of said Route No. 8 lying
| between Fifth street and the Covingten
and Cincinnati Suspension bridge, which
by the ordinances and laws. OF the city
and its contract,it Is bound to do. The
answer does not deny the neglect, but
does deny the alleged refusal. IL AYERS
| that when it took the road from the
owner of 1t, it found the Covington, KY,
Street Railroad cars running upon that
portion OF the road under a contract
| with such owner, and that the Covington
| Company guaranteed its right 10 run its
cars. The court tailed to see how this
answer could constitute defense, and
accordingly sustained the demurrer to
IL.
Judgment was affirmed yesterday in
the case of The City OF Cincinnati, for
the use Of John Horton, vs.. Joseph Long.
worth. Barnabus Niles, Job Edwards,
Margaret p. King, Henry Weston, A.
Kattenhorn, James Crowder, A. A. Ben
nett and j. l.. Stettinius. The case came
up by petition in error to reverse a judg-
ment at Special Term; and also pro-
ceeding in error brought by the defend
ant, Longworth, to reverse a judgment
rendered against him. The action below
was to recover an amount assessed for
the improvement of the Edwards road.
judgment was also affirmed in the in
surance case. mentioned heretofore, OF
the Union Central Life Insurance Com
pany VS.. Bernard Poetther and wife, u
petition in error to reverse judgment
at Special Term against the insurance
company
Judge O'Connor yesterday decided the
case Of W. b. Doason and others against
The City OF Cincinnati, for the use Of D..
O'Brien and b. ID. Barton, by affirming
the judgment. The action of the Court
below was brought to recover the amount
of an assessment upon the lands Of the
plaintiffs in error Tor improving the
| Walker Mill road.
THE BATES WILL CASE.
The testimony III this case was re-
| testified Tor the defense as follows: am
a sister of Mrs. Franchant and became
acquainted with Mr.. Bates in '57. | saw
| MI. Bates previous TO his death, March
| IT, 1870, when mis- mind was as sound as
ever it was. He never failed to'recog-
nize us. On cross-examination, witness
ldenied that she had ever said that it was
good lOr his family tnat he had died, be-
cause OF the tact that before he died he
| mad no mind.
VIM. Rankin, the next witness, testi-
| fed as TO the value OF certain real estate
In 1862, owned by the father Of julia
| Wood.
Miss Ella Mead was the next witness
called for the defendants, and testified 10
the soundness Of Mr.. Bates mind at all
| times.
Mrs. Tranchant testified as to the
soundness of mind OF her tather, and de-
MED that he ever labored under any de.
lusion as topersons or places. She said
she was present at the death Of Harry
Bates mother, and took care Of him
from the lime he was five months old up
10 the time she was married. During
the last two years of her fathers life he
gave her sixty dollars a month.
Frederlka Adeler was recalled by the
attendants in order to ask her as to her
declarations to Mrs. Tranchant and 9th.
ers in relation to Mr.. Bates mind. She
Stated that she never said 81 can say
nothing against the will of Mr.. Bates.
n can not he broken, and can say moth.
ing that can assist in breaking it," Nor
mad she said: "Harry ought to be
ashamed of himselfiu saying his grand
|. father was drunk when he made the will,
as he did not drink enough to affect him
at any time"
Mr.. Jabez Waters stated that Mr..
Bates mind was always sound, and that
in his last interview with him ne was as
sharp as ever.
DR.. Marquard, who had been attending
Mr.. Bates for paralysis, also testified to
ihe soundness of his mind, He stated
that man may be entirely paralyzsd in
his lower limbs, and yet his mind not be
affected.
The testimony was resumed this morn
ing.
Il Real Estate Iransfers.
; Elisha Locke and wife to Samuel Freeman
lot 50 by l25 feet on the north side OF the Riddle