Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-03-20
BaSe Ball I'm Court.
SUIT FOR SETTLEMENT OF THE ACCOUNTS OF
THE NATIONAL, CHR

Base Rail- I'm Court.
A SUIT FOR SETTLEMENT OF THE ACCOUNTS OF
THE NATIONAL CLUB.
To-day, Mr.. d. E. Cahill, for James Raglan
and Daniel O'Brien, filed bill for a discovery
and account against Robert e. Hewitt. Charles
Z. White, r. NJ. Drinkard, Henry b. Bennett,
! Michael Scanlon and A. 7. Brtton. The first
| five are sued as members of the National Base
Ball club and the last named as a member of
| the Washington National Base Ball club, in
| corporated February Cd, last. The bill states
tnat on October 23 $50 all the parties except
of the National Base Ball club, the objects
being general improvement of its membership
ana tue promotion OF the game known as base
ball; that soon after the recording OF the GER
tlticate each OF the stockholders paid in $500,
representing one share of stock, and the stock
was Issued and left in the hands of White, as
treasurer, and they entered upon the business
OF employing players, giving exhibition games
and charging admission, and so continued till
October last, realizing, as they believe, large
sums OF money, and making, as they believe,
large profits, SO that dividends could have been
made; but because OF the failure of White to
render a final account, the earnings and profits
cannot be stated They state that at the time
valued at $780, $50 chairs, worth 1926 other
personal property worth S75, and $500 adj
that February It'll last the parties, except Brit
ton, met, and efforts were made to induce the
complainants to become members of the Wash
1ngton Base Ball club, which had been incOrpo-
rated two days before, but they refused and de-
manded a settlement of the affairs of the old
club, and paper was signed by all present by
which the plaintiffs agreed to accept in thirty
days 5000 each in settlement OF their claims in
the premises. They state that they have de-
Inanded the amounts due of the defendant
White, and We're answered that he had no
money to liquidate their demand. They state
further that the monied assets are in the hands
OF White; and that the other defendants, except
Britton, have taken the other personal property
in control, and have, and are transferring it to
the Washington Base Ball club excepting GER
tain portions otherwise disposed of. They there
fore pray an accounting as to the assets at the
time the writing was made February 4th), and
that decree be passed requiring the amounts
1ouno due compartments to be paid.
Transfers of Real Estate.
Deeds in fee have been filed as follows:
John Raedy to John Cotter, sub. lot 20, so. GIG;
$1,15O. g. w. Stickney to Clarissa De Smedt,
lots 10 to 15.. SO. 77s; s.. Clarissa De
Smedt to L. s. Fristoe, same property; $1,000.
j. B. Kendall to Ida U. Marshall, sub. lots rs
Gray, trustee, sub. lots "a and 30. so. 33l;
S3,4oO. A. n. Mee<er to W. S. Houghton, pit
1I e29 W. ss oox e! a trustees to
S1,151.4O. II. z. Kirkwood to Ellenor Morris,
sub. lots 1O4 and 1O5, so. 3s7; 81 ,654.4s. John
w. A. Johnson ct al. to Anatisia Patten, so.
1SS; $61 1880. $. Norment to Jas. T. Gala
acre , Il 10 s. NJ McCanley, SUB lot 2os. So. go
$4,000. Joseph a. Cardew TO W: S. Cox ct al,
trustees, S. 2 8, SO. 266; $500. W.. L: Bailey to
an rs Kraft e. al to Brown s Ct sle eoe
lot Q, SO. GIG; $500. w. A. Corcoran to A. and
A. Rf sa r. lot e. 7ot S7s W.
SO. 191; S9,2s2 S. G. Pomeroy to Joseph Hail,
lot u, sec. Barry Farm; $500. s. G. Stewart
$4,000. Isabella Warner to Hattie Brown lot
e, sub lots 81 and 60, w. and c. S sub Mt Pleas
ant; s. X. w. Duncan to Hattie Brown and
Isabella Warner. same property; s.. Frank
o. Mclean to NJ. Eastwood sub lots 13 and a.,
SO, s91; 1920 =. Cross to Georgeanna NJ. Ray
ct al. to Josephine A. Cardin, n. u 8, So 266;
$500; G; A. Mek;uen to Elizabeth Green lot
~ blk 3 gdrrvit ILL., * so In, James Winner to
W. King to Hannah 3: Sperry, sub. lot 20, SO.
6S4; $4,000. W. Miller, trustee, to Bartlett
Bramka 10 isaac and Amy Pratt Sub Ah ot
So, s. OF 1867 $. Ellen Z. Lee to Beavans &
S9aE 10, ~ a. ga oo,s James s9der to
Isaac T. Chiids to Z. Chilas, one-third interest
IN So 1 1osl So lane Farnham to Alice r.
ct al to Mary j. snowden, So. 600, lot i; So.
6o4 and lots 5 and 6, so. COS; $3.50. Lucy
isrns F. = il ,Mof fo ee lot = 4o
lot 20, SO. 1858; $4,000: W; &. Ellis to Julia S.
b. TT lot H. So 5ias II Lambert
$4,000. Sarah Ellen Kelly to l.. A. Littiefieid''
lot 10, SO. ~; $1,000. Massachusetts Mutual
Life Insurance Co. to Maria b. Sayre, sub. lot
same lot, same property; $4,000. r. Rothwell to
Sarah Jane Richardson, pit. 10, so. 923; s..
Ella C. sdastoa e e. sub & be st.
man, trustee, pit. Woodley; $4,000. +. Man
kins to Annie s. Peck, pt. 96. Us addition to
Joseph Forrest, lot IS, SO. 134; SLIPS. A. B.
Cram to T. w. Smith, sub lots to + and and
I, SO. S74; 81 100. Mary Ocksenruter to Mary
Burrows, lot +, So AL; $4,000.
THE BLUE RIBBON MovEMENT.-Rev. Benie-
min +. Bowen, OF Cleveland, Ohio who has
recently been associated with Francis Murphy
in the "biue ribbon" movement, will begin a
series of gospel temperance meetings in this
city tomorrow. The first meeting will be held
tomorrow afternoon in the Union NJ. f. church
10th street. In the evening meeting will be
held at the Congregational church.
THE KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.-Major General J.
r. Canadian, commanding the Uniform Rank
Of the knights OF Pythias, will in the CITY
Monday. Washington Division, No. 1, and
Nelson Division, No. 2, U. r., Will tender him "a