Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-05-21
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District Court.
The May term Of the district court
opened Tuesday. 18Th INST, with Judge
e. W. Ellis on the bench. Besides the
home attorneys, there were present.
attorneys Robinson. Hopkins. Mexican
and Fiynn, of New Kiowa; Howe & Nc
Phee, of IIazelton; Hackney. of Win
field: Whitelaw, of Dodge City; Bau-
man, Of Newton; Ayers, OF Sun City:
Glenn, of Harper; Whitelaw, of King
man.
Up to this, Friday morning, the fol-
lowing business has been transa cted:
State VS.. Dave Black, charged with
killing soldier at New Eiowa, tax en-
on change of venue to Kingman county.
State VS.. Richard Lee, charged with
assauiting Elmer Ramey, last October;
plea of guilty and fined 81 and costs.
State VS.. 6. 4. Flohr, assault; case
continued and bail fixed at $500.
State VS.. Andrew Loe, charged with
stealing d saddle, dismissed by county
attorney. Loe had left the county by
request.
State VS.. y. J. Poe, grand larceny:
case dismissed, defendant being now in
the Missouri penitentiarv.
State VS.. Peter Culpspper. charge
VIA killing Cloud in Comanche coun,y:
dismissed for the present, defendant
being a fugitive from justice. having
escaped from the Wichita Jail.
State VS.. James NJ. WEIGH. charged
with embeZZlement by the Hart Pioneer
nursery; dismissed, defendant having
previously been released on habeas cor
pus by Judge Herrick.
State vs.. Frank Wilson and l.. c. Greg
DRY, OF Sun City township; dismissed by
county attorney.
State VS. A. B. Reese; dismissed by
county attorney
All Of the cases against the Harper
~ Western railroad were transferred To
Harper county on change of venue.
W iSner vs.. Bias; stricken from the
docket.
NJ. NJ. Fields VS.. L. NJ. Reynolds; dis
missed at cost Of plaintiff
Grove VS.. Phillips q Lockwood; case
stricken from the docket.
VIM. Daigh VS.. w r. Colcord. ct al:
judgment for plaintiff for S32s. 80.
J. w. Rice US. J. \. Mckenzie: set
tied and costs paid.
Ruth lIegwer VS.. Augustus IIegwer:
death of defendant suggested and case
dismissed.
VanH0ok VS.. VanHook, set for trial
May 9th.
Orwin VS.. Wilson & Lamont, set for
Nay Goth.
Evans VS.. Harper s. Western II. r.,
set for June 4th.
Stephenson VS.. Stephenson. continued
Harding VS.. Harding, set for June 18th.
Ike i. Woods VS.. Simon Lebreclit; set
for June 5th.
School District No. SO VS.. Weaver; dis
missed.
Joseph Burnett VS. Friedley & Van
Slyke; judgment for plaintiff Tor $3.50 40
o. G. Ewart vs.. John G. Curry; dis
missed by plaintiff without prejudice to
future action.
Albert IIorner VS.. Frank Homer;
property ordered sold to satisfy claim
Of S205ll4.
VIM. Mccormick VS.. Sarah McCor-
mick; continued for service by plaintiff.
y J Murphy VS.. S. H. DINER; set for
May 18th.
c. Il. Curry W.. G.. y. Champion:
Judgment for 81 ,26l 40.
l.. II, White VS.. Anna Dargan and
Mark Dargan: judgment for Sl5g.50.
Frank Anderson VS.. w. IL. Clutter,
continued.
Jones and Hall vs.. Rittenhouse; con-
t;nued.
In the case OF The state vs.. Lee Davis,
a jury trial WARS had, resulting IN a YER
diet of guilty. Defendant was charged
with stealing q mare. filley and a colt
from II, j. Evans Of IIazeiton. He
claims to have bought the stock from
10 Mitchell. Il man hang in Clark county
by Il mob, a year ago. The jury was out
but 20 minutes.
State VS.. Lemuel Depew; continued
on application of defendant; bond fixed
at 500
State VS.. Frank Armstrong and Geo.
W. Aver; dismissed as to Armstrong;
motion for change of venue as 10 Aver
oyerrvled.
Clough VS.. Shaw; decree for plaintiff
S prayed fox; costs assessed to defend
Mt.
j. w. McNeal vs. May l.. Morris and
Dan Morris; judgment for S2Sl and
costs and mortgaged property ordered
sold.
State vs.. VIM. r. Griffin. ct al; appli-
cation for change of venue granted;
case sent to Kingman comfy.
VIM. II. Griffin VS.. Eli Smith; appli-
cation for change of venue grtnted;
case sent to Harper county.
Annie Hennis VS.. Frederick HennlS:
divorce granted as prayed.