Wichita eagle., 1888-10-05
THE COURTS.
DISTRICT oURT.

| DISTRICT COURT.
| An application for q oeeeiver IN Babb vs.
Hudson. was yesterday denied By Judge
Reed.
State vs.. Joe Cunningham was on trial
most of the DAY and resulted in a verdict
of guilty of assault The defendant viii
be remembered as the coIored boy who IN
May made the unprovoked attack upon
Allan Buck. white lad, at the corner OF
! Topeka and Williams. He left the city,
bat afterwards returning and was arrested
at the stock yards by Officer Webking.
Mary Ford yesterday fled suit for di-
yorce from her husband. S. W. Ford
She set forth as q cause gross neglect OF
duty. willful desertion for two years and
adultery with one Laura Munsey. She
also sets forth certain property OF which
they We're the owners, the proceeds Of
which he has spent and squandered IN
riotous living, and now conceals part
thereof from the plaintiff. The parties
were united in marriage December Z, assl,
and had four children Besides asking for
a divorce she also prays judgment against
the defendant for the sum Of s, 500 as her
permanent alimcny.
ADMITTED TO THE BAR
Chas. z. Coffin, JOS Brubacher and
James Simerall were appointed CON-
mittee of attorneys to examine Mr.. Z. T.
Enoch for admission to the bar, The
committee examined him and recon-
mended to the court that license be
granted him.
JUSTICES COURTS
Wednesday a warrant was issued from
Justice Hammond's court for the arrest OF
one Nettie Smith, a prostitute, who 1t IS
alleged had stolen dress The warrant
was given into the hands OF an officer, but
she could not be found, having left the
city some time Thursday night.
The Thornton case came up yesterday
forenoon in Justice Walkers court, having
been, as was before stated. continued over
from the day before. The first witness
was Officer Hartzell. who was cross-exam-
ined by the defense, having been given his
direct examination at the commencement
of the hearing Officer John-knight was
the second witness, his evidence being sim
liar to that given at the coroner's inquest.
Another new witness, one William Logan,
was introduced by the state No more
witnesses being introduced the defense
moved their client be discharged from Gus
tody. An argument followed and his
honor held Thornton in 5000 bond to an
swer to TO the charge Of murder. This was
quickly furnished by L. Z. Sherwood. John
II. Baldwin, ). Billings and c. II. Elliott.
and the prisoner was discharged from Gus
tody.
PROBATE COURT.
/ Inventory and appraisement filed in the
the estate of Anton Strunk, deceased.
Inventory was also fled in the estate OF
Jabez Lumbert.
The hearing of petition to mortgage
real estate in the Zimmerly estate was
continued.
Marriage license was issued TO Henry
J. Kearns, of Cheney, and Georgia Meal
lister, of Gull Lake. Mich.
POLICE COURT.
William Long, Chauncey Clark, Charles
Feffendecker and J. Smith each turned
into the city their fines Of ST yesterday
forenoon.
Patrick Doran, the man taken up on the
street the night before by Officers Bur
roughs and Fenner, appeared in court
yesterday morning very repenitent. He
pleaded guilty to drunkenness and paid the
usual fine
Z. a Ford, another Of the arrests of the
preceding night, was too brought before
/ his honor upon the charge of disturbing
the peace. Having no money to pay the
fine assessed he was committed to the city
prison.
Susie Smith and Jennie Wheeler turned
in their fines OF $ each yesterday; Dolly
/ Wiley paid the SINE amount and also -
back from last month