Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-11
THE COURTS.
DISTRICT COURT.


The resignation of Mary E. Reder as
guardian of the estate of Frank Reder pre-
sented and accepted Mrs. Reder also dis
charged from the guardianship of the
children.
The affidavit of notice of publication of
the appointment of John Carter as admin
istrator of the estate of G. T. Carter filed;
also of T. E. Henthorn of the estate of
Robt. w. Elliott.
DISTRICT COURT.
The Chicago. Kansas & Western railroad
cssts paid.
missed and costs paid.
Amanda j. Quinnell VS.. Chicago, Kan
sas & Western railroad company, ON trial
befsre jury.
The court will hear motions for new
trials on cases already tried on the 18th
and 18th, and motions for new trials on
cases yet to be tried July LIST and end. The
jury will be discharged June %, and
court will adjourn july. No cases will
be called for trial after June %. All
journal entrees and cases will be prepared
by July2
COMMON PLEAS.
Wichita Produce company VS.. Crystal
Ice company, a suit in which rotten eggs
and rancid butter are the most important
items, was on trial yesterday before Judge
Baldensten.
POLICE COURT.
Marcus White turned in hack fine
of 50.
Henry Roe paid fine of S. upon the
| charge Of lewdness.
| Pauline Theo remembered the city to
the extent of S..
Z. Smith and son, Orley, for drunken
ness each paid S.
Jim Franks, for using obscene language,
| paid IS.
A man named Thomas, arrested for be-
| ing a plain drunk, forfeited the recogni-
zance which he had put up when arrestad.
The fire boys say it is a mistake about
that keg of beer being for them. They
say it was for the police.
A. Davy was tried for selling liquor and
acquitted.
| -Four arrests were made last night, two
| for drunkenness and two for lewdness.
JUSTICE COURT.
A warrant was yesterday issued from
Justice Keenan's court for the arrest of a
colored man named George Smith. 1t was
a colored lassie, Letitia Thomas, that was
the complaining witness. Constable Ru-
fus Cone took the paper and went over to
| his house on the West Side to serve it.
| Smith at first refused to come but after
considerable explanation on the part of the
officer, asking, however, for few minutes
to get his coat from the stable Rufus
waited for some time and at last going to
the stable to help his prisoner in the
search for his clothing saw him cutting
across lots and running at his full speed
about half mile away. The Officer
started in hot pursuit as did
also a hack containing two interested
parties The colored man soon had the
better of the race and was lost to sight
search of an unoccupied house, and just as
Cone was going up the stairs he met the
man wanted coming down covered with
hay seed and cobwebs. You pear to bt
in big hurry TO have dat marriage take
place. he said II was in no hurry at al
until l saw you making such haste" was
the reply, He was brought back and be
chose, as an alternative between marriage
and going to jail, the former, and the two
loving hearts were made one by Judge
Buckner of the probate court A few
| moments after the ceremony he turned &c
young lawyer present and in a whisper
| said, you ought 10 be good friend OF
mine, what will You take to get me- q
divorce.