Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-16
THE COUNTS.
POLICE COURT.


night before fell into the hands Of the po-
lice, pleaded guilty to drunkenness and
was committed.
James Eaden, H. Porter, Dug Smith
and George Bailey were the names given
by others accused of the same. Eaden ana
Smith were sent to the collier, Porter PAID
So and Bailey So.
J, W. Trussler, was again arrested upon
the same old charge. He had been aAured
into house on South Fifth by dusky
siren named Claud Walker and was
caught by the police He was fined s. and
costs for lewdness and sent to the cooler
in default of payment
William Hancock and Eliza Ward were
also arrested upon a similar oifense, the
charge being preferred against them by
Mrs. Wardes former husband, A. j.
Ward Each were fined 80, Hancock paid
the woman's fine and put up 1904 ana MS
revolver for the payment of his own. The
parties were dismissed but afterwards ar
rested upon state warrant.
Tom Jones, Will Brown and Miles
O'Riely each paid s25 and costs for va
grancy John Boyd was also arrested for
a similar ofTense, pleaded not guilty and
had his case continued until the 10Th.
James Williams paid small fine for
immoderate driving.
B. r. Powers, H. Miltner, H. J. Israel
and C. r. Avery were all arrested for fail
! ing TO work the streets. Powers case was
| set for hearing on the 18th, the others on
the 18th.
JUSTICE COURT.
| Frank Schmidt, with whom Billy Weiss
| had the trouble few evenings past, was
| brought before Justice Walker yesterday
| He gave bond for $500 and had the hear
| ing set for the ed.
Bedford Smith, too, appeared in court
yesterday. He was charged with disturb
ing the peace of D. j. Bennick. His trial
was set for the 18th.
A warrant WAS yesterday sworn out for
the arrest of j. II. Buckley. He IS &C
cused of beating his wife's sister, Miss
! Henthorn: she was still suffering from the
| blows inflicted upon her when in the coun-
! ty attorneys Office and could scarcely write
| her name to the complaint on account OF a
! blow which he had given her with club
upon the arm.
William Hancock and Mrs. Lou
! lisa Jane Ward were yesterday
arrested for illegal Capitalization
upon a warrant sworn out by the latter S
| husband, A. J. Ward. The case was
! looked upon by many who were conYersant
/ with the facts, as a piece of spite work.
! Mrs. Ward states that she has been mar
ried to Hancock and can prove 1t by papers
which she has back in Missouri. Both
were fined and neither of the two had
money enough to pay the amount, but as
the woman had four year old child his
honor did not want to send her to Jail, and
SO extended the time OF payment in order
that Hancock might obtain the necessary
funds to keep both himself and the woman
from the jail.
PROBATE COURT.
Claim of NJ D. Wemple allowed against
the estate of Elizabeth May.
Report and confirmation was yesterday
made of mortgage in the Long minors
estate.
DISTRICT COURT,
State National Bank VS.. James v Smith
ct al; Judgment for plaintiff for $500.
Jane VS.. VIM l.. Stump, W. w. Dor
man ct al; judgment for plaintiff for
s, 100.
b. Lombard. Jr., VS.. Ella F. Crow ct al.
Judgment for plaintiff for s., 63S.50.
Hockham g. Schray VS.. VIM. Fletcher;
! still on trial.
| MADDUX VS.. MADDUX.
/ The Naddux divorce case came up again
yesterday afternoon before Judge Reed.
| Mrs. Maddux, it will be remembered, a
short time ago brought suit against her
| husband for alimony ands he in turn filed
Il suit against her for divorce, the
| grounds set forth being extreme cruelty,
he alleging in his petition that while they
were living together as man and wife al
Ulysses, Kan, that she struck him over
the face and head with a chair as he lie
abed sick The matter of alimOny ap
pears to have been settled few days ago
and it was the suit for divorce that yes
terday occupied the attention OF the court.
The plaintiff alone was in court, there be
ing no defense offered. His honor granted
the decree of divorce on the ground sci
forth in the petition.