Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-09-22
Pension Attorneys i'm Courr.

THE CASE OF LEMON ACT. FITZGERALD BEFORE JUDGE
JAMEs-ARGUNENT BEGUN
To-day in the Equity Court, Judge James, the
case of George E. Lemon agt NJ W. Fitzgerald ct
al. was heard. Lemon purchased the business OF
the Fitzgeralds as claim agents. &C., paying $4,000
and subsequently the latter notified the postmaster
not 10 deliver 10 Lemon mail matter directed TO n.
w. Fitzgerald & Co. The mail was Withheld from
Mr. Lemon. and he now seeks by Injunction TO
prevent Fitzgerald receiving t ana to have n de-
l1yered 10 himself When the bill was presented TO
ouoge James, ABOUT a Week ago, temporary re-
To-day the respondents. the FItzgeralds, filed an
answer ia the shape OF an affidavit stating that
they had sold their business TO complainant for
$4,000 because or representations which subse-
quenuly were found Ia he false and that by reason
OF this action they had been put great pecuniary
loss The point was also made that the firm name
was wrongiuily signed as the nrIn had been dis
solved, and consequently the paper was void. Also
that the word irrevocable was fraudulently In
serted In the power OF attorney
Mr. Lemon controverts this statement. and sets
forth that " w. Fitzgerald negotiated the sale OF
the business representing that before his suspen-
sion pension attorney he would not have sold the
business for S1O0O0 for IL had. neUted him $50 COO
The complainant diSclains any wrong doing as
charged, and denies that he took from the malls
any letters not relating TO the business which were
not promptly delivered TO the defendants. He also
denies that there was any Insertion of the word
''irrevocable," as alleged.
The affidavit OF George E. SackvfIe, who was
present during the negotiations when the transfer
was made, denies that there any iDterlineaton-
Chas. f. Lowels affidavit as 10 FttZgerald's per-
sonal mail being delivered and U. L. Frenchs as to
receiving the mall were read.
The anidavtt OF John ". smith, attorney -at-law,
was read as TO drawing up the agreement and It's
execution that IL was understood that there should
be revocation OF the orders for eighteen months,
and that he knew OF no deception or machinat1ons.
The counSel-MessrS. ShellaDarger and j. w.
Smith for petitioner, and Mr.. Grant for respond
ents-then began the argument OF the case.
The court refused 20 discharge the restraining or
der and continued the Injunction on the complain
ant giving bond TO pay any damages which may
accrue
HUSBANDS SUIT PoR DIvoRcE.-Mr Thomas r.
Miller, for James S. Graham. to-day nled q bill for
q divorce from Sarah A. Graham. They were mar
ried in Westmoreland county. Va, March 26, 1880,
she representing herself 10 be the widow OF r. l.
Smith. deceased, and he states that he ascertained
that Smith was living at the tine OF the marriage
Testing the keely Gum.
WHAT THE INVENTOR CLAIMS TO HAVE DONE Win
SIX DROPS OF WATER AND A PINT OF AIR
The test OF the Keely gun was made at Sandy
Hook, n Y, Saturday. before the officers OF the
5th q. s. artillery, and was pronounced successful
The gun drove a shot through a three-inch plank
and lmbedded it deeply In another plank OF the
same thickness The New York Herald says, how
ever: 1.-The force was found not TO equal that q
gunpowdern Keely said 10 a reporter sYou could
not guess how much material was used ia Esaking
the sapor. To project ~ leaden bullets, each
weighing nearly i've ounces az velocity OF over
500 feet second, there was required six drops of
water and about pint Of air. From this combtna-
tion derived SUFFICIENT force to fire $50 bullets of
the weight " those used and the most curious
thing about IL all Is that found at the end OF nv
experiments that had increased the power In nv
% Be- "a M
justice The initial velocity OF the last bullet was
more than that OF the INST one. I can take the
same tube ana operate II another day."
vIc1n or BASE BALL-Frank A. Learuard.
ton last Friday He was base bali pitcher - wnoss
right arm became useless The shoulder BLADE