Wichita eagle., 1888-09-27
THE COURTS
DISTRICT COURT.

DISIfslSl
]. F. Sherman vs. John Gascoign ct al;
Judgment against Gascoign as principal
and Francis J. Gascoign as surety for
$I6o4. 25
J. 7. Mccormick VS.. Louisa c. Gregg ct
al; judgment for s55!.25
J. c. Woodwork VS.. E. F. Mcneil; judg-
ment against E. f. Mcneil for SAL; on
Cross petition for sec II.
Leonard S. Field ct al VS.. Thos. ". Nc
Cullough ct al; Judgment for sl7L-l0.
Same VS.. Mary C. W. Glover ct al; judg-
ment for $3.50.
Smedley Darlington VS.. Nelson Il. Van
Dusen ct al; Judgment for plaintiff for
S423 80.
TWO DIVORCES
were yesterday granted by Judge Reed to
individuals dissatisfied with the con)ugal
yoke.
Eliza j. Ruby, young wife, was grant
ed a divorce upon the grounds set forth IN
her petition.
Lizzie A. Stevens reason for wishing a
separation was abandonment. She was
married to the defendant, James A. Stew
ems, in May, 1885, at Chicago; in July OF
the same year he deserted her and she has
not since henrd from him. The proper
affidavits of publication, etc, being made
the divorce was granted, the defendant
not appearing in court.
RUTHERFORD AND CROSS,
the two men found guilty of making an
assault upon the colored man Keen, on a
motor line car, were brought into court
Yesterday to receive sentence. As soon as
bod hapn concluded for
the,day. Judge Reed told the men to stand
up, and gave each twenty days In the
county Jail and sentenced them to pay the
cost of the prosecution.
POLICE COURT.
Business in the police circles has been
unusually dull for the past two days;
Yesterday morning but two eases came up,
E. b. Stanley a whisky vagrant, and Alice
ST. Clair, prostitute. Stanley paid his
fine of S27; the woman put up 80 and
promised to turn in the remainder as soon
as she could earned it,"
JUSTICES COURTS.
Justice Hammond had up before him
Yesterday for preiim mary hearing, Henry
Crum, upon the charge of stealing a
horse. He was bound over to the District
court.
Justice Walker reported the day one of the
dulIest he had had for soue time and
with the smallest number of cases upon
the docket.
Justice Barrett disposed of the usual
amount of civil business.
PROBATE COURT.
Report of sale of the estate of J. NJ.
Clark, deceased, was yesterday made IN
the probate court.
A druggists permit was issued to Aid
rich & Brown.
Marriage license was issued to Terry
Marlin and Maggie Mackey, both OF Sunny
Dale.
STATE VS.. TOM COLLINS.
The Collins case came up yesterday In
the district court. 1t is a somewhat noted
case and attracted considerable of crowd
in the court room. Among the spectators
were to be found very many colored per
sons, friends of the defendant, all of whom
persist in believing him innocent and are
there apparently to see that justice is done
him.
Tom Collins, the defendant, is accused
of committing a rape upon Mrs. Lena
STANDBY the night of May 2lst, at her
home on North Mosley. The history
of the affair is somewhat peculiar
and the defendant is held mostly upon cir
cumstantial evidence. On the morning OF
the ed Mrs Standley came TO the sheriff s
Office and showing where she had been
scratched and bruised said that colored
man had the night before crawled in
through window of her house and after
choking her into insensibility committed
the crime in question. An old man OF
seventy was first arrested, but afterwards
discharged. The second arrest was made
by officer Webking and the prisoner, Col
Inns. When taken before Mrs. STANDBY
she said that in Collins she recognized bel
ravisher. He had his preliminary hearing
was bound over TO the district court, aad
has spent the time since then in The
county Jail. Messrs. Martin and Ecksteir
and Mr.. McMeachan appeared for the de-
tense, County Attorney Jones and AR
J. W. Adams for the state.
The witnesses for the state were Mrs
STANDBY, prosecutrix, Officers WebkinG
and Hartzeli, who worked up the case
Albert Thompson. S. w. Bickeii and c. A
| Clark, all of whom had conversation wlet
the accused on the day following the al
legged commission Of the crime, M. Ciari
having been instrumental in causing th'
arrest of Collins.
| After The examination of Kansas Jack
| son. Minnie Maxwell aud man nance
Mcdonald, for the defense. the case wa
| continued until this morning at O'Clock
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