Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-17
THE COURTS.
POLICE COURT.

! in the police court. Saturday and Sunday
nights there were to be seen upon the
! streets more drunken men than for some
! time past. and many of the inebriated ones
! seemed to have fallen into the police Of
! ficers.
! Chas. Church. VIII johnson, Chas.
| Miser. w. y. McFadden, Alex Wood,
/ Thomas Henders, John Cunningham, VIII
/ Clark. William Burnes, J Ohm McCree and
! Dan Remington were all found guilty OF
! being drunk. Three of the number had
| money enough to pay the fine assessed, the
/ others were all sent TO the cooler where
/ they were gwen employment in squads OF
/ three and four upon the stone pile.
! The man Burnley, who was captured try
/ ing to work confidence game Saturday
night, was yesterday morning brought
into court to answer the charges preferred
against him He was not only guilty but
had not succeeded in saving enough
! from his earning to even pay
his fine. An invitation to leave
the city for the city's good was gladly &C
cepted.
John Boiler was the name given by the
man who had stolen the two pairs OF pants
| from the Famous and was captured by
/ Officer Ebenhack in the south part OF the
city Saturday night There were two
charges preferred against him, petty lar
ceny and drunkenness, 10 both OF which
he pleaded guilty He too was pennies
in fact most OF the arrests were IN that
condition-and so was given good, steady
employment upon the rock pile.
Barney ,Juries. John Miller aad H. II.
Park each paid ST to the city for the priv
ilege of being Migrants.
Charles Coon was called up yesterday to
answer to the charge of keeping his place
open on Sunday He was guilty and paid
81 for the commission of the otfeuse.
There were also three well known bust
ness houses which were pulled upon the
same charge. The nroprietors however
claim that their arrest was due TO spite
work on the part of the police However
true this may be, they each pad 81 and
costs.
PROBATE COURT.
Report of sale in the Marcus Lowrie es-
tate was Yesterday made and deed OF same
confirmed.
Dallas Carr, administrator yesterday
made "A settlement in the estate OF Geo. W.
Cook, deceased
Marriage license was yesterday issued to
the following persons:
: Edwin F. Walker and Cheese Johnson,
both of Cheney; II. Tyson and Ellen Rum
ley, both of Haysville.
BEFORE JUDGE CAMPBELL
Yesterday at the judges apartment in
the county building. Judge Campbell, act
ing Judge pro tenn, heard two cases.
Throckmortop and COrwin vs.. the ct.
Louis 81 San Francisco X. r. Co. and Con-
solidated Tank Line Co. vs.. same. 1t was
the hearing of an injunction wherein the
plaintiffs enjoined the railroads from occu-
pving certain lands adjoining their tracks
within or near the Y. Judge Sluss APP
peared for the plaintiff. John ODay for
the railroads. Twenty days were granted
in which TO submit arguments and a de
cree will be given at the next term of
court.
JUSTICE COURT.
| The Justice courts were yesterday both
! busily engaged III the trial Of civil cases.
/ Besides this. however, a warrant was Is
| sued for the arrest Of W. Z. Jewell and
Nina Povuter. charged with stealing from
| w. w. Coulson, OF the Central house. a
/ valuable Masonic regalia valued at $50.
! They both were arrested; the former was
| sent TO the cooler, the latter gave the $6oo
/ bond required
William Jackson, Che colored boy who
/ is accused of stealing valise the lst day
/ of April, had his case passed oyer until
| this afternoon.
| DISTRICT COURT
! In Oliver Brothers vs.. Manson a judg-
ment for S2l90 was rendered for the
plaintiff.
Clerk Wright Is rejoicing over the
elegant new file case which has just been
added to his Office. 1t is something that
I he long has needed lot only for the
despatch but for the very conducting OF
the extensive business that now devolves
upon that office
THE ToZIER TRIAL.
! The day was mostly spent IL the trial of
state g. Jack Tozier. The jury was i'm
psunelled in the forenoon and in the after
/ noon the case was taken up By the state
nent 20 the jury BY the county attorney.
/ This will be remeIn bered as the case that
grew cut OF the difficulty in The Sedgwick
/ block on March /. IN which MF. Owens
and Mr.. Busby and the two Tozier boys
were more or less injured. The charge
filed against the defendant IS as follows:
That he did Unlawfal.y fel0nously OF
purpose and Of ms malice aforethoughr
shoot al one John Busby with intent then
aud there said John Busby 70 unIawfuIgy,
Enormously or purpose and Of his malice
aforethouGhI 10 All
The state. which. besides the county at
torney. Is represented oy Mr.. Rohrbaugh.
introduced but Two witnesses. Mr.. Owens
and tne injured man. Mr.. Busoy. The lat
ter. while considerably uaCove.ei from the
effect OF his injury. Is st11 ZCre OF isss a
sufferer. the right side Of his lace appear
ing 70 be pa-aiyzec-
The defense. which Is represented bY
Hoa. W. Z Stanley and Colonel aailoweII
are ulakinga hard fight IN behalf Of their
client. They Invrsi acei the following
witnesses: Jaspsr Clater. Charles Cruz-
ner- Il. Keller. D. A. Sullivan. !. FergI-s-
VIM. Anderson, H. Link, Sau1ue' ard
Charles Tozier Their evidence was sAscEt
the same a. tina; given az tLs prei. rainaTT
trial Of the accused xhao .hs sy.aence