Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-10
The COURT.
DISTRICT COURT.

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| Yesterday was very busy day in the
district court aud Judge Reed, with n:
| usual energy and industry, succeeded III
disposing of very large amount of busi-
ness.
| The jury in johnson VS.. Wichita &
| Western railroad company, which had
been sent out the evening before to an
| swer special interrogations. returned &c
/ the court room upon the converting Of the
court. They had as yet not answered al
the questions and We're again sent out, 70
| return a third time with a satisfactory
answer, and were then dismissed. The gen
eral verdict of s11.s5o for the plaintiff was
| unchanged.
! Two divorces were Yesterday granted.
Anna Lewis was legally separated from
| Andrew Lewis on the grounds of abandon
ment. Sarah Rosa, who was married to
John Rosa in Wichita, July 3, 1873, al
| legged in her petition that on July 9, 1878
he deserted her and has ever since refused
| to live with her. She was granted di
vorce on the grounds of Abandonment
| In Bielby VS.. Jewett, ct al, an order OF
| partition was granted.
| A judgment of $50 for the plaintiff was
| returned in Clearwater Building associa
| ton VS.. Thomas Mundy
| III. B. Gardner vs.. Atkinson, Topeka &
Santa Fe railroad was resumed yesterday
morning the examination of witnesses
for the plaintiff. When they had com
| pleted their testimony, demurrer to the
evidence was made by the defendants, but
| overruled. After the defendants had in.
| PRODUCED their testimony, the court, upon
| a motion of the attorneys for the defend
ants, directed the jury to return verdict
| for the railroad. This was Immediately
done, and thus the case was disposed of
| In j. NJ. Lewis VS. George Van Werden
| Charles l.. Hungate was appointed re-
ceiver of the Wichita Paper Box com.
pany.' The parties to the above suit are
partners in the above company, and dis
satisfaction arising, this suit was the out
| come
The papers in state VS.. w. A Cox, for
mansianghter, which had been brought up
on change of venue from Cowley county,
were yesterday filed with the clerk of the
district court.
PROBATE COURT.
A petition was yesterday fled to have q
guardian appointed for the estate of lie
Grand Stinson, minor: bond filed and let
tiers issued to l.. ID. Stinson.. A petition
was also flied to appoint an administrator
Of the estate of Ida NJ. Stinson, deceased
An inventory and appraisement was yes
terday filed in the estate of Nancy J. Can
nady, deceased.
A petition was filed to appoint Otto
Brumme administrator of the estate of
Margaret Brumme, deceased.
An inventory and appraisement in the
estate of John Hart, deceased, was yester-
day filed by DR.. St. John, administrators.
A marriage license was yesterday issued
to Paul A. Marye and Jennie Anderson,
both of Wichita
JUSTICE COURT
During the absence of Judge Walker his
court has remained idle, there being no
business of any kind conducted Justice
Barrett disposed of eight civil suits by
trial. continuance or settlement, and filed
nine new ones.
POLICE COURT
Business appears of late to be unusually
dull in the police court. Wednesday there
was but one case, a drunk, and yesterday
again there was but one case. George
Mcdonald had slapped the jaws of young
Tom Wade, an A. d. Z. messenger boy.
and, being charged with an assault. paid
So and costs for the offense