The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-06-13
SATURDAYS SEANCE.
Which took Place in the United
States Circuit Court Before
Judges Dillon and
Fester.
The Psyson- Coffin Case Held Under
kdvisement-The Webster
Suit Still on Trial.

In the United States Circuit Court, ser
day before Judge Dillon. the case >-ph
Il. Payson, Assignee OF the Repnb insnr-
ance Company, of Chicago, vs.. W. e. LOT!in,
was concluded, and held under ad 'ein-ut
by the Judge The point in controversy - la
regard 10 what time the sta.ute oi hmita-
tions b gins TO be in force Colin was "A
tockholder in thu company to the extent OF
500, and in ls72 the company went into
bankruptcy and an assignee being apl ONT d.
year or after the su>p 'n>lpu ti ass's--
ment OF "a per cent. was made upon The stock
holders, CofiiD compromising By paying some
thing over s2J0I. Some time since another
assessment, this time of ten per c''ni.. Gii>
m ide upon the stockholders, & III r'idsins
to pay, and this refusal Is the groLnd iOr The
action. The defense claims til al l.ie sl"tut.
of Limitations bars further assessment upon
the STOCK holders, W hIle the prosecution claims
that the statute would only begin from t!'e
date of the last assessment, aud that therefore
Coffin is liable. Judge Dillon nov has The
ease under adyisemeHt.
MISCELLANEOUS BUsIStss.
Mary NJ. Clark vs. Lemuel q. SaIr and Bet
sy a. Sair; exceptions by Douthii Green
10 masters report
Joseph II Payson, assignee of the Republic
Insurance Company OF thicISo' W. ". u
t,ofiu: submitted To the Court.
Francis A. White vs. Asa Crosair, II al de-
cree pro confeSso; referred TO ii. +. Dillon,
master in chancery To report
T. W. Marshall Vs. John Graves, Margaret
| Graves and Tim Dihy B.Sweei, Trustee; same
entry as aboye.
Timothy T. Sweet, trustee, and VIM. I. lr-
win; same entry as above.
samuel l.. Hill, vs. Adriel ;. Kingsley et az (;
same entry as =. bOye.
Horatio ID. Chapman VS. Eli Lewis, ct al /;
same entry as above.
Abraham still VS. James II. Greer, ct al +;
same entry a. above.
Charles Z Bush VS. David Sutherland; same
entry AS above
The Theological Institute Of Connecticut vs.
George NJ. Everline, Nancy Eyerline. ct al
same entry as above
Smedley Darlington VS. William McFadd-n
and Gorge NJ. Noble same entry as above.
BEFORE JUDGE FOSTER.
Judge Foster sat in the District Court room
yesterday, as Associate Circuit Judge, the
| lime being occupied by the famous Webster
| case, which was the cause OF several interest
| ing Developments. A statement OF the case
was given il. THE TINES yesterday morning,
| being simply Ia the effect that the admins
| tration upon the estate of Frank Webster,
| who was killed by an accident near Hays
| City upon the Kansas Pacific in December,
4 1876. sues 10 recover slOCO damages from the
! company. Mrs Frank Webster, or at least
the woman calling herself his wife,
or widow, is an important factor in
| the case the efforts of the de-
f-nse being principally directed to proving
| that she was not his wife AS she claims she
| had been. Annie Chambers, the keeper OF a
| that the woman, Jennie Martin, or MIS-
Webster, had been an inmate OF her house
| for six years; that while an inmate or her
| housc Webster came lfttlututiy 10 ste Iifi
| and some time previous 10 his death they
| went TO keeping house together that on the
| day after the accident Jennie came over Ia
her house and told her annie Chambers
| that she and Frank were 10 have been mar
| ried the next day. Mr.. j. w. Niehaus testi.
| fled that he had written TO Frank in regard
| to the matter and had received an answer tc
| the effect that il was not 50. Several othel
| witnesses were examined, principally rail
road men, in regard TO the accident. The
| Court then adjourned over until Monday
| morning AT 10 O'Clock.