Wichita eagle., 1888-03-13
THE CoURTs.
POLICE COURT.

fOLtCE CVChl.
George W. Stage, . plain drunk, was
committed to the cooler to sober up.
Against Frank Miller was also the same
charge, but the evidence was not strong
enough to convict him and he was dis
charged.
Riley Garrison, a vagra ant who had the
day before fallen into the hands of the po-
lice, was found guilty, fined and COM
mitted.
Ed Gilbert was arrested upon warrant
sworn out by Charley Lee, Chinaman,
who came into court with his eye In
mourning. He claimed that he had been
injured by Gilbert, but Gilbert him.
self and am eye witness to
the trouble, both say that it was another
party who struck the Chinaman. The de-
PENDANT was discharged.
Sallie Washington and two other col.
ored girls in default Of their fines, were
sent to the cooler
Samuel Billings was charged with two
offenses. an assault and keeping house of
prostitution. The hearing of the case was
postponed until today.
PROBATE COURT.
The will of Phebe NJ. Fired, deceased
was yesterday admitted to probate. The
husband elects to take under the will and
letters testimentary were issued to him as
executor.
Marriage license was yesterday issued
to the following persons:
Elliot d. Teal, of Wichita, and Maud NJ.
King, of Derby; Alfred Pope and Anna
Allen, both of Wichita
DISTRICT COURT.
Aaron Katz VS. Frank F. Buckley ct al ;
Judgment against Buckley for S1097 and
order of sale issued
State va James Creighton; bond forfeit
ed and cause continued for arrest. In
State VS.. E. Roller the same course was
taken.
State VS.. l.. 3. Boyer; nolle pros. entered.
State VS.. Georgia Maloney; dismissed.
State VS.. Kirkpatrick; motion to quash
information; as to first court sustained: as
to second court overruled.
State vs. o. S. Smith, motion sustain
ed to quash information.
In State VS.. DR.. II. Owens; the motion
to quash was sustained on the grounds
that two seperate and distinct offenses
were charged and the indictment was thus
bad on account Of duplicity. Three divorce
cases came up yesterday, and in two, Mary
J. Lillard vs.. David +. Lillard and Wall
VS.. Wall. the DEGREES were granted In
the third, Sue Robertson VS.. AlfOnZo
Robertson, the evidence was heard but no
opinion was rendered.
State. VS.. W. c. Beebe was called and
the defendant brought into court, but the
case was continued until this forenoon.
JUSTICE COURT.
Yesterday afternoon J. b. Garland, the
man from Wilson county who is charged
with obtaining goods from Mr.. Allen
under false pretense, was yesterday
brought before Justice Walker and had n
preliminary hearing. He was bound over
to the district court in the sum of 81. 200 to
answer to the charge as preferred
A warrant was issued for the arrest
of J. w. Lee taken at Hotel Carey
charged with stealing an overcoat from
Mr.. Houston.
A warrant was issued for the arrest of a
man who had thrown the carcass of a COW
into the river.
SHAN INQUEST.
Sunday afternoon a girl named Hattie
Myers died at the notorious "Ironclad'' on
North Water, under circumstances of
such a character rs to excite suspicion.
Yesterday afternoon a postmortem ex-
animation was held upon her body, which
had been very neatly and decently clad and
placed in fine coffin at Holmes undertak-
ing establishment on South Main. The
physicians present, Drs. Terry and Will
liams, said that according to their examin-
alton death was caused by peritonetus,
induced by criminal malpractice
A jury was last night impanneled by
Justice Barrett, consisting of the follow
ing: J. d. Caldwell, James Dagner, l.. L.
Redden, Fan Cotter, H. d. Heinserman
and w. T. Jewett. They viewed the body
and will continue the inquest this fore
noon.
The abortion was, it is claimed, commit
ted by a physician of this city, at the sug-
gestion of a real estate agent, also of
Wichita.