Wichita eagle., 1888-10-25
TIE COURTS.
JUSTICES CoCRTS.

JUSTICES COURTS
State VS.. George Daggett, set for hear
ing Yesterday before Justice Walker. was
continued until the 31st This case grew
out of the shooting ARRAY at Doc Blacks
livery stable, on West Douglas some time
ago: the injured man, John George, hav-
ing sworn out warrant for Daggetu's ar
rest. charging him with assault with in
tent TO kill.
State vs.. Davenport was up for hearing
Yesterday before Justice Walker. He was
accused of stealing a check for SIG about
two weeks ago and being found guilty was
fined 50 and costs. He at first said he
would appeal the case, but afterwards
agreed TO abide by the verdict OF the JUS
tice court.
Civil business took up the time at both
the other justice courts and the usual
number of cases of this character were
disposed OF.
POLICE COURT.
While there was quite a good deal of
business up before Judge Dixon yesterday,
yet it was all poor pay, not one OF the
prisoners having money enough TO pay
the entire fine assed by the court.
Jessie Smith, Tom Doe and Pat Hagan
were the DRINKS that had been picked up
on the street. The female came nearest to
having enough TO pay her way out OF the
city prison.
Lilly Brown one of the girls lacked
about s. of enough to paying her fine.
j. Henry and William Ford were the two
whisky Migrants. Henry expected to have
money enough by night TO pay his fine.
AN INTERESTING CASE
was Yesterday filed in the district court,
and one which brings up a rather sensa-
tionaI piece of domestic history. The
plaintiffs are John u. Myers. James :.
Myers. Endemic 2. Kemp, William ID.
Myers and others; the defendant Cynthia
Center. formerly Cynthia Fitzgerald.
Francs Myers and the defendant were
married in Indiana in 1882 and lived to-
gether as husband and wife until the fall
OF 1859, when they sold their farm III Ind
ana and moved to Iowa.
In the fall of 1853 the said Francis Myers
took sick, and while ne was Ill aud con-
fined 10 his bed the defendant secretly ab-
seconded taking with her team and wagon
of the value of 800 and $500 in money,
the property and money Of said Francis;
that defendant fled from the state OF Iowa
aud soon thereafter changed her name and
removed from place so that Francis during
his lifetime, although making dIiigent
search therefor, was unable 20
learn where she had gone or
her place Of residence. that said Francis
Myers died April. 1859, without having
heard from defendant or knowing where
she had gone; that the plaintiffs, after the
death OF said Francis, were unable TO learn
OF the whereabouts Of the defendant until
within the past two years; that sa q money
and property so taken by the defendant
was the sole money and property OF said
Francis Myers, aud after his death became
the property of the plaintiffs" This
money was invested and reInvested IN
Wichita real estate until now it has grown
10 be OF considerable value
PROBATE COURT
4 petition was yesterday filed to appoint
an administrator for Sarah u. Gray.
Two marriage licenses were also issued
Yesterday, but the applicants wished 70
have the names for the present suppressed
An order was made yesterday 10 mort
gage real estate in the estate of the minor
hers of NJ Zimmerly, deceased.
DISTRICT COURT
J. II. Mccall VS.. T. E Preston e. a. and
same vs.. B Levi, ct al; both dismissed aud
costs all paid
John Jennings " c. B. Eddy 81 a.;
Judgment against Mercer IN favor Of plain
tit for $429. - aud Judgment in favor OF
Eddy against Nenbant for 80 Is.
d. O. Brown VS. ". NJ. Eestal al, JCdE-
ment against !. VI. Edgar, administrators
Of W. II. Vescal for sl,0I3.77 and judgment
in favor Of Kelly for 81, 1883
A l. Pierce - o. ". Sherman, suit 70
recover money on work done, was on TRIAL
before a jury yesterday afternoon
Z. J. Addison V John Fisher, which has
been on trial for the past two days was
given 70 the jury YESTERDAY before noon.
The juries in both the Iass named cases
falling 70 agree they were instructed 70
bring IL sealed verdicts-
The first naturalization papers were yes
terJiay issued by Clerk Wright. to the fol
lowing: Alfred BrinkIow. John Rusk,
James Mcneil. Alfred James and Chester
/ 7. James. all former subjects Of Queen
Victoria aud Frederick LeEermaa aud
Leopold Baer former subjects OF Emperor
William.