Wichita eagle., 1888-01-07
THE COURTS.
DISTRICT COURT.


The following civil suits were yesterday
dismissed by Judge Reed: c. Z. Jackson
VS.. Walter S. Dubois, w Z. McIntre VS..
w. n Steele, n. H. Ives VS. w. L. Mercer
ct al, Eliza j. Kingsley VS.. A. j. Kingsley,
C. B. Funk VS.. E. H. Creditor ct al, g. w.
McMurdy VS.. Mary j. McMurdy, G. w.
Harrison VS.. w. W. Haines ct al, Equita-
bic Trust g. Investment company VS. s. Z.
Jones ct al, w. a. Shepard vs.. Thos II.
Lynch.
State VS. John Rowles, colored man &C
cused of selling intoxicants, was called and
a jury impannelled. The case was how
evered continued until Monday morning
and the jury dismissed until that time.
POLICE COURT.
William Burnes, Dan McCarty and John
Reary were all old FOUNDERS picked up on
the street full There wasn't a cent il the
party, so they were sent to the cooler and
viii be given an opportunity to work out
their sentence on the stone pile.
The suit against c. c. Clark. accused of
vagrancy, was dismissed, there being not
enough of evidence to sustain the charge,
The suit against John Stewart, who was
said to have been drunk and disorderly,
was also dismissed.
Ellen Warren and w J. Mills, the two
persons brought over from the West Side
the night before by Officer Ireland and
placed in the cooler, We're brought before
Judge Dixon, but the prosecuting witness
the husband of Mrs. Warren, withdrew
the suit from the police court in order to
have it tried before Justice Walker
JUSTICE COURT.
At Justice Barrett's warrant was is
sued for the arrest of Frank Rogers He
is accused by his son, Frank W. Rogers.
with stealing goods and chattels worth so
belonging to him from the store of s s
CARRIER. He appeared in court and had his
case continued.
Emma Armstrong was taken under
civil order of arrest for refusing to dis
close the whereabouts of replevined prop
erty belonging TO one of the inmates of the
Armstrong house. The mistress claimed
the property in lieu of a board bill in
CURED during the illness of the girl. She,
however, gave up the property, when the
order of the court was issued.
At Justice Walkers, s. c. Car
mein. the man recently arrested
at TT. Scott for obtaining money
under false pretense, waived preliminary
examination and in default of $500 bond
was sent to the county Jail.
O. s Smith was accused by |. De Ford,
of Nebraska, with embezzling s:}24. The
defendant, a commission merchant, had
been entrusted by DeFord with certain
produce which, it is claimed, he sold and
never made any returns. His bond was
fixed at 81 1000, and in default of the
amount he was sent to the county jail.
The afternoon was taken up in the trial
of Mrs Ellen Warren and ". j. Mills,
whom Officer Ireland had arrested and
whose case had been transferred to Justice
Walkers court from the police court.
They were found guilty of the offense
charged Mills was fined S25 and costs and
Mrs. Warren given sixty days in the
county jail His honor was in some little
doubt,,then that he had given full share of
punishment TO a woman that would leave
husband and four little children to lead
the life she did He took occasion TO fur
Their remark that he remembered her as
coming before him TO have replevined
from her husband the only bed in the
house when she had deserted him and left
in his charge the four little children. The
guilty were both sent up TO the Jail
Mr.. and Mrs. Brown gave bonds for their
appearance and were for the time being
released.
PROBATE COURT.
Proceeding in aid OF execution in case Of
Springfield Engine company vs.. COfman
& Sturgis was continued until January Q.
Inventory in the estate Of H. l.. Boyer
filed by J. H. Goddard, guardian.