Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-09
THE COURTS.
DISTRICT COURT.

| Western Farm Mortgage company VS..
| Sheldon c. Tracy ct al; judgment in favor
| of plaintiff against Sheldon Tracy and
Morrie Tracy for 81, 29675.
| Smedley Darlington VS.. VIM. S. Young
ct al; judgment in favor of plaintiff for
S727.2 81, against VIM. S. Young and Mary
| Young
Ion Bryant vs. A T. & S. F. railroad; on
trial for the past two days; the jury Ie-
turned yesterday morning, unable to
agree upon verdict.
ASSIGNMENT OF CASES.
The following cases were yesterday as
signed by Judge Reed:
Fanny J. Mueller VS.. n. E. Osborne ct
al. ,sOllie Coffey vs.. VIM. Weiss, Western
National bank VS. G. C. Eldr:dge ct al,
Fronk Slade vs.. Alfred Bailey, David
Reed VS., William Johnson-for the 18th.
Thomas H. Hills VS.. Thomas Fahey, c.
p Maltby VS.. State National bank-for the
18th.
VIM. Scott IS. George Steinmetz, ].
Sheetz vs. Lydia A. Dennison, Sam Bow
man vs. A. B. Stocker, Davidson g.
Throckmorton vs.. John Liebrand ct al
for the 18th.
VIM. MARYLAND vs. o. P. Derby ct al, G.
w. Bartholomew VS.. Swab & CLOSER. II.
G. leu VS.. Frank Tillis ct al.-for the 18th.
Nixon Elliott vs.. Amanda A. Ham
mond ct al, Colcord, Hatfield and Brad
shaw VS.. John Kelly, r. N. Verrato vs. R.
S. Taylor-for the 10Th.
Gustave Koch VS.. w. G. W. Railroad
company, and C. r. Miller VS.. VIM. Grin
nell-for the Goth.
Two petitions for divorce were yesterday
filed in the dis rict court; John Finley VS..
Belle Finley and Mary Ann Henry VS..
VIM. I. Henry.
In the first the plaintiff alleges that he
was married to the defendant at Nashville,
Tenn, January 2, 1886. THAT on the 24th
day of October, 1856. the defendant, Belle
Finley, wife of the plaintiff, deserted and
abandoned her said husand, the plaintiff,
without cause or propagation at Ell Paso,
in the state of Texas, at which place they
were then residing, ard has continually
absented herself from him and refused to
cohabit with him or live with him as
wife should do"
In the second the plaintiff also alleges
abahdonment: and asks for divorce and
Henry, and restoration to her maiden
name OF Mary Alice Bolick. The parties
were married in Wichita May 30th, 1857.
POLICE COURT.
Frank Quinn, the man arrested by Chief
of Police Mcnamara the night before, upon
the charge of cutting Peter Henderson, ap-
peared before Judge Dixon yesterday
morning and was found guilty ofvagrancy.
He was fined $40 and in default was COM
mitted to the city prison. William Nor
ton. who was found with him, was also
committed upon the same charge. Both
of the men will most likely be held to
await the result of Hendersou's injury.
Morton, the latter says be knows some
thing about the case which be would like
TO make known on the witness stand.
Jake Jacoby was brought up for selling
liquors, but had his hearing
continued until the 9th inst
j. II. Fletcher was arrested for running
a vehicle without license; he will come up
today and have an interview with his
honor upon the subject.
j. ". Fenner, who appeared to have |
been mixed up in the difficulty at the |
Ironclad the night before, was charged |
with aiding and abetting a prisoner to es-
cape. He paid s. for the offense.
Fred Ebenhack, who was also somewhat |
in the ARRAY, paid S. for dis
turbing the peace Of the neighborhood-
Mollie Jones, as keeper of a brothel, |
was fined SIS and had execution suspend |
I'd until Monday.
Kittie Gilbert and Jessie Phillips showed |
certificates OF disability and Mollie Jones |
turned in back fine of $40.