Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-17
THE COURTS.
JUSTICE COURT.

State vs.. W. II. Dunn was on trial most
of the afternoon at Judge Walkers court
The defendant is charged with assaulting
and beating his wife. Both parties have
figured more or less prominently before
the courts for some time in series of
cases under the STYLES of Dunn VS.. Hinton
and Hinton VS.. Dunn. At the adjourn
ment of court for the evening the evidence
for the state was not all in. At the night
session the case was resumed: it was given
to the jury about o'clock and at II YER
dict of guilty as charged was returned.
A colored girl by the name of Jennie
Blackburn was arrested upon warrant
sworn out by another coIored girl, Lucy
Stewart, for disturbing her peace. The
accused pleaded guilty to the charge and
paid a fine OF s. and costs for the offense.
Jack Slater is again brought up 10 the
notice of the court by Deb Troope swear
ing out a warrant for his arrest for the
same offense for which ne had been tried
in the police court. He was again found
guilty of assault and battery and fined s.
and costs.
A warrant was also issued for the arrest
J. w. Ragsdale, who is accused of stealing
10th and 18th of February.
DIR. PoLLARD'S CASE.
YESTERDAY forenoon, when State vs. Pol
lard was called at Justice Barrett's the de-
feudant was not 20 be found; he had
skipped early in the morning. In the af-
ternoon, however, he was again in Gus
tody and had his hearing postponed until
this forenoon.
POLICE COURT.
H. Smith and Thos. Martin were two old
buns that fell into the hands OF the police
the night before. They had been drunk
and were penniless.
Officers Jenkins and Haynes in the after
noon brought before his honor two per-
sons not unknown at least to the authori-
ties. The female prisoner was charged
with keeping a house of prostitution: the
man with resisting arresting Their trial
was continued until the 18th at O'Clock
William Erskin was yesterday forenoon
again brought into court to answer to the
second charge against him. He is the col
Ored man who had followed Mr.. Van Dyke
with knife and threatened to kill him
Thursday afternoon. He had the proceed
ing evening pleaded guilty to disturbing
the peace and was also found guilty of this
second charge, drawing knife.
Last evening Officer Ireland brought
over from the West Side a man not I'M
known to the officers and also not I'M
known to the charge of vagrancy He
viii be given a hearing before his honor
today
DISTRICT COURT.
State VS.. Henry Lee Britton, state VS..
n. n. Miller and state VS.. Joseph Fennell,
all came up yesterday in the district court
The defendant in each was charged with
keeping gambling house, pleaded guilty
to the charge, and were each fined S25 and
costs.
A John Doe came in to tell about his
selling liquor. He pleaded guilty to one
count and received the usual sentence OF
800 and thirty days.
STATE VS.. D. A. wARNOCK
was On trial in the afternoon. The defend
ant was charged with embezzlement. He
had taken $40 which had been entrusted to
him by John Eagert January s, and left
the city His arrest was accomplished
through Sheriff Hays about month ago,
and being brought here has remained in
confinement at the county Jail since He
was found guilty as charged in the in
dictment, and sent to the state penitent
airy for two years and six months.
CIVIL DOCKET
VIII be called this morning, motions
heard and civil cases disposed of. The
jury was dismissed at the conclusion of
the Warnock case until Monday at 8
o'clock.