Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-28
against W. l Moss for damages for slandering

against W. L Moss for damages for slandering
Mrs. Ford.
AN application was made yesterday for
charter for the German Evangelical Lutheran
| St Andrews congregation
THE report of the Commissioner in the case
of the steamer "Ben Wood" was confirmed IN
the United States Court yesterday, and a distri-
button of the money was ordered
JOHN ScHRoKDEL is on trial on charge Of
disposing OF his property with intent to de-
fraud. He is accused of concealing his proper
ty after it had beenlevied on at the suit OF John
Ingram.
In the suit of Nicholas Koening against the
CHARTERS Valley Gas Company for damages
for right of way taken through his property,
verdict for the plaintiff was rendered yester-
day for S,2E So
Mr.. JAMES GIBSON. JR., and Miss BERTHE NJ.
Henry, a handsome young couple from Apollo,
Pa, were united in marriage in the marriage
license Office yesterday afternoon. The cere-
mony was performed by DIR. Douglass.
THE case of Mrs. Ellen Trussell against the
Republic Iron Works is on trial before Judge
Slagle, to recover damages for the death OF
Mrs. Trussell's son. He was working in the
mill, and was caught in a set Of cogwheels,
which fatally ground his leg to pieces up to the
thigh.
MRS. LOUISA BOTTLES yesterday filed an
John Bottles, in his suit for divorce. Desertion
was alleged, but Mrs. Bottles claims that her
husband drove her out of his house by his cruel
and barbarous treatment She asks that the
suit be dismissed.
THE County Commissioners yesterday heard
appeals from Upper st. Clair and Crescent
townships. The assessments in these townships
had been revised by the Commissioners and in.
creased from TO 10 per cent, the Assessor haV-
ing fallen below the valuation of former years.
The appeals were few in number and OF minor
importance.
MEssRs. LEVIN d STEINBERG, whose dry
goods storeat No. 24S Fifth avenue was burned
out December s, 1888. yesterday entered suits
against several insurance companies for the in
surance. The following were the claims: Ger
mania Fire Insurance Company, of New York,
81, ,406 49; Boatmans Fire Insurance Company,
of Pittsburg, 1887 66; German American In
surance Company, of Pennsylvania. $40 "a;
Birmingham Fire Insurance Company, of Pitts
burg, S9S 66.
AN argument was had before Judge Stowe
yesterday afternoon in the case of the Fort
Pitt National Bank against Chill W. Hazard.
The suit is to recover from Hazard 81 900
claimed to be still due from him as bondsman
of his brother, John Hazard, who was teller
of the bank and defaulted. taking it is
claimed, over $4,000 Of the banks money. His
bond was In the sum of $4,000 and 5000 has
already been paid by the bondsmen, the suit
being for the eremainder-S2, 600 Judge Stowe
reserved his decision.
CATHARISE MILLER was yesterday divorced
from her husband, Nicholas Miller. In the
testimony taken in the case Mrs. Miller showed
that she followed her husband from Pittsburg
TO Germany after he deserted her. He promised,
when she beseeched him, to care for her and
her child but instead ran off again and came
to America DEGREES in divorce were also
granted in the cases of Valentine Bost against
Kate NJ. Bost for infidelity. and Rachael T.
Madden against William G. Madden, for cruel
treatment
THE suit of Robert Gardner, Baltimore and
Ohio brakeman, against R. ]. Ferguson, a Law
renceville grocer, for damages for slander, was
concluded yesterday. ]. ]. Miller, Esq, made
motion for a non-suit, holding that Mr.. Fer
guson had nothing to do with sending the "bad
debt" letters anu was not responsible for tres
passes and digressions of his agents of their own
conception. The motion was refused. A
lengthy argument was made by the attorneys as
to the damage done by the bad-debt letters.
The jury returned verdict for the plaintiff for
500.
THE following sentences were imposed in the
Criminal Court yesterday by Judge Collier on
oleomargarine sellers: M. ]. Thornton, 500 and
costs; Ross Houston, $3.50 and costs; James
Connolly, 500 and costs; 81. J. Schurman 500
and costs; NJ. J. Thursby, 500 and costs: Ed
war, ward Benner. SloC and costs; Frank McCann,
wanted. but not being on hand the Sheriff sent
after them. BY Alderman Carlisle, for the
same offense: ]. M. Aiken, Sle0 and costs;
Frank Bruggeman, sl00 and costs; Jacob Dietz,
500 and costs.
THE litigation in the well-known '1rish will
case" has not ended yet. An appeal was taken
yesterday from the decree of the Orphans
Court sustaining the Registers action in ad-
mitting the will to probate, and the case will
go to the Supreme Court. The will is that of
Mrs. Margaret Mcdonald, who died while on a
visit to Ireland, and made a will there, leaving
her property to Irish relatives. The will was
filed in the Dublin Court, but the estate being
here a copy was procured and filed in the
Registers Office here, and by him admitted.
THE trial of the case of James G. Corcoran
against Chess, Cook & Co. was brought to
sudden emo yesterday by Judge Ewing taking
the case from the jury and ordering a verdict
to be entered for the defendants. The suit was
to recover for stone work done. 1t was held |
by the plaintiff that the work was, according to
custom, paid for at other than the actual |
a basis having been established |
in the business. Judge Ewing said that the |
question involved was very fine point, and |
should be decided by the Supreme Court, |
where the case would 20 in auy event.