Wichita eagle., 1888-02-15
THE COURTS.
DISTRICT COURT.

At the convening of court yesterday
morning j S. Crabtree VS.. II. c. Smith ct
al, was taken up The case was given to
| the jury in the afternoon, and, after a
short delberation they returned verdict
| for the defendants.
About 10 o'clock in the forenoon the Jury
in D. S. Duncan VS.. Farnum & George
| came into court and said that they were
unable to agree upon a verdict, and were
discharged.
A jury was impanelled in Ada T. Oliver
VS.. ST. Louis, Fort Scott & Wichita Rail
road company, suit TO recover damages
for injury to property on Wichita street.
The case was, however, dismissed without
prejudice.
A jury was also impanelled in W. NJ.
Troop VS. Louis Sternbuckel, suit on a
tax title, but they were dismissed and the
case heard by the court.
Orville C. Hartley vs.. John Chester ct al
was dismissed.
In j. III. Martin vs. j. Il. Gandolfo, a
Judgment for sos % was rendered
In Thos Z. HarwOod US. \. Mckee ct
al, Judgment was given Tor 81 1888 - in
one case; and for S22229 O. in the other
Aaron f. Gross by his next friend Samuel
J. Osborn, yesterday filed a suit against
the city for $4,000 damages. In his peti-
ton he alleges that he fell from the side
walk on West Douglas avenue and re-
ceived the injuries for which he brings
suit.
JUSTICE COURT.
The somewhat notorious case of Dunn
VS.. Hilton and of Hilton VS.. Dunn was
yesterday brought to mind by the arrest of
w. II. Dunn, one of the parties for assault
ing and beating his former wife. From the
statements made it appears that Dunn on
Sunday afternoon entered the present
home of his former wife and because she
refused to give up their child he beat her
numerically, so bad in fact that she has
since been under the care of
physician and was unable to appear at
Judge Walkers court against her assaiant
He gave bond of $500 for his appearance at
trial the latter part of the week.
Harry Maddux was arrested for forging
a check for 81 upon his father His hearing
was set for the.frst of next week.
Several other warrants were issued from
Walkers court.
At Justice Barrett's the time was spent
in the trial OF civil cases.
POLICE COURT
The man whom Mr. Vidler had arrested
the night before at the Car works, was
Yesterday brought before Judge Dixon,
to answer to the charge of
.'vagrancy" He refused 10 give
any other name than John Doe or "Old
Pennsylvania" The evidence was very
strong in support of the charge and he
was fined slG2 and in default of payment
was sent TO the city prison.
a force of prisoners were yesterday at
work upon the stone pile in the rear Of the
cooler: they were, one whisky vag, a petty
thief and colored drunk. The last ap-
peared 10 be the most ambitions Of the
party and succeeded in being made boss OF
the gang and doing without the ball and
chain.
PROBATE COURT.
Report Of sale in the estate of T. r. Fow-
Ter. deceased, made by T.. b. Jewett adj
ministrator, and confirmed by probate
judge.
Settlement was Yesterday made BY A. X.
Musseller in the estate Of Geo. {. Edgar,
deceased.
Claims were also allowed in several diff
ferent estates.
Marriage license was yesterday issued To
the following persons: K. Agnew and
Jennie B. Ianirest both OF Wichita. r
:. Edwards and Nellie J. Pointer, also both
of this city.
Prof Cowgirl, the Kansas sugar com
missioner, called. yesterday in company
with Mr. Hinze, an export sugar man,
who as an employe Of the government
demonstrated during the past summer the
fact that the diffusion process was sue
cess as applied TO southern canes Mr..
Hinze, who has been in our city several
DAYS. expresses himself a. greatly pleased
with Wichita He says the city's nagni
tude and business both are great surpri@as-
Prof CowgiIl has just returned from
Washington and New York During his
absence he talked sorghum sugar and itS
coming importance extensively. The
professor entertAins no doubts that
sorghum sugar viii soon become com
modify OF national pete.
Word was received here last evening that
Mrs. Sol Tuitle, Of Caldwell, and former