Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-13
THE COURTS
DISTRICT COURT.


W. N. Kaeiser VS. A. c. Sternes ct al.
dismissed.
Nora E. Daugherty VS.. Ammon R.
Daugherty, decree of divorce granted
plaintiff on the grounds of abandonment.
Parties were married September q. 1854,
in Cowley county.
STATE VS.. FRANK WILSON.
A motion for new trial was heard by
the court IN this case, in which the jury
March Is, returned defendent guilty OF
murder in the firrt degree. The reasons
set forth by attorneys for defense were as
follows: First-The defendant was COM
PEELED to go into trial without being ar
raigned by the court and having an OPP
portunity to plead to the information, and
without having copy of the information
furnished to himself or his attorney by
the clerk Of the court forty-eight hours be-
fore going into trial. as proylded by law
Second-Eyidence was admitted that was
admitted that was incompetent and preju-
dicial to defendants rights, and evidence
refused that was competent. Ihlrd-The
court erred in bis instructions to the jury
Fourth-The jury was guilty of miscon-
duct during the trial Fifth-And preju-
diced against the rights of the defendant
Sixth-The verdict of the jury was not In
accordance with the law and evidence.
Seyenth-The defendant has discovered
new evidence affecting his substantial
rights which is competent and material,
and which was unknown at time of trial
The motion was taken under advisement
TRAMBLIE vs. TRAMBLIE.
An interesting cas- was up before Judge
Reed yesterday. The plaintiff, Mary
Tramblie. aged 20, asks for alimony from
her husband, Jonas Tramblie, of the same
ago, alleging that he left her October %,
1886, after being married eleven years. The
defense sets up that the parties were never
married, as the plaintiff, at the time of
her union with Tram bile, had husband,
Washington Waterman, living, He was
an inmate of the state penitentiary. and
she says that she has not see him nor
heard from him for eighteen years. The
case was not completed at adjournment of
court last evening.
ADMITTED TO THE BAR.
J. E. Humphrey, Jr.. student of Mr.
Millions, was yesterday examined by a
committee, composed of Messrs. MARYLAND,
SergenJ and Bubacher. His examination
was satisfactory and the committee re-
ported favorably in his case.
JUSTICE COURT.
In State VS.. Charles Horne, tried yester-
day at Justice Hammond's, he was found
guilty on four counts, and on each count
was fined 500 and sentenced to thirty
days in the county Jail.
The trial of State VS.. S. II. England was
set for yesterday afternoon at the same
court.
DR.. Crabtree, we'll known detective.
was yesterday arrested upon warrant
from Justice Keenan's. charging him with
completely in the robbery of X. Allen
Halls jewelry store.
Justices Barrett aud Mosely spent the
time with civil business.
PROBATE COURT.
Advertisement of the estate of John B.
Lennon, deceased, filed.
Mortgage of the real estate of Struthers
minors confirmed.
Petition OF the administrator of the es-
tate of Anna r. Campbell heard and
prayer granted.
Claim of Swab g. CLOSER VS.. estate of J..
Z. johnson allowed.
POLICE COURT.
Quite crowd of men accused of being
''all around vags" appeared in court yes
terday to answer to the charge. John
Gavey, Frank Carries, James Lawrence
and Ed. Brady were found guilty and
fined s. each. Being penniless he was
committed. Morton McNeal, Thomas
Herringen and Thomas Stacy were dis
charged.
Dad Burnett had his hearing continued
until tOhnr-