Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-16
THE COURTS
DISTRICT COURT.


Most of the day yesterday was spent in
finishing the trial of W. c. Beebe The
jury retired to their room about ? o'clock,
and after short de.Iberation they re-
turned verdict of guilty as charged IN
the Indictment. The judgment OF the
court has not yet been passed upon the
guilty man.
The Lynch-Gardner g. Bevis injunction
suit came up again upon the conclusion OF
the Beebe case. The parties, however,
seemed willing to compromise. and Judge
Reed gladly permitted this disposition of
the case. The compromise, as effected,
gives the property in dispute to the shoe
merchants upon as good II not better
terms than that in their original lease,
putting upon them, however. the costs of
the suit.
JUSTICE COURT.
DR.. j. W. Pollard-the name of the
young man brought in from Norwich
Wednesday night. instead of Holland, as
first reported-was brought before Justice
Barrett yesterday. His bond was fixed at
81 900 and his hearing continued until to-
day. The young physician stoutly main.
tains his innocence of anything criminal
William Effie, the colored man with
whom Officer Dennis had the trouble on
North Market, appeared yesterday before
Justice Walker. Being unable to give
bond he was remanded TO the county Jail
to await trial, Wednesday next, upon the
charge Of assault with an intent to kill
An alias warrant was also issued for the
arrest of Jake Pecora, who had jumped
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fornia, leaving his bondsmen alone to
mourn his departure.
POLICE COURT.
Yesterday was in the police court much
such a day as the preceding; plenty of hard
work, but no profit.
There were William Smith, Sam Bates,
William Burns and Dick Constance all
DRINKS and with one exception.penniless.
AL were given employment upon the stone
pile in the rear Of the cooler.
John Speers, the petty thief, was again
sent back to the city prison to serve out
his term Of Imprisonment.
Nick Smith, the man who was the day
before up for assaulting woman, was
yesterday called upon to answer for dis
turbing the peace.
J. I. Ellsworth, an old time dray driver,
was accused of over charging. The offense
was charged against him by Sheriff Hays.
who had employed him to remove some
confscated liquors from Jack Thompson's
place on North Main. His trial was post
poned until today.
In the evening tough looking colored
man was brought up from the city prison
to answer to two charges disturbing the
peace and drawing knife upon j. o. Van
Dyke. He pleaded guilty to the first and
was fined So and costs and committed. He
viii answer for the other offense this fore
noon.
The second of the charges against
Samuel Billings, keeping house of pros
titution, was taken up yesterday afternoon
and consumed in the trial over two hours
His honor seeing no reason to hold Billings
guilty discharged him and dismissed the
suit
Last night Officer Wibking arrested
man on East Douglas who was consider
ably under the influence of liquor and
locked him up in the cooler. He gave the
name of Charley White, and will be given
a hearing this morning.
PROBATE COURT.
Settlement was yesterday made by Frank
B. Walker as administrator of the estate
of J. p. Dawson, deceased.
Petition was yesterday filed to appoint
an administrator of the estate of H. O.
Burleigh, deceased; and petition was filed
to negotiate loans upon the same estate
Marriage licenses were yesterday issued
to the following: W. c. Cochran and Belle
Roberts, both of Wichita r. g. Armstrong
and Mable Crash, both also of this city.