Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-17
Lines From Legal Quarters.

MARY NJ. WEBER was yesterday granted a
decree of divorce from Philip Weber, on the
ground of desertion.
The divorce case of John Winsterman
against Margaret Winsterman, on the grounds
of desertion, is on trial before Judge Stowe.
JOHN GRADY pleaded guilty yesterday to
the larceny of coat from Attorney William
Price. He was sent to the workhouse for one
year.
FREDDY" alias Alex. Cabbs, was yesterday
convicted of selling liquor without license and
keeping gambling house on Main street,
Braddock.
WILLIAM WHARTON & Co. yesterday re-
ceived verdict for 81, ,36l 46 against the P. K
& St. e. Street Railroad Company in an action
on contract
GEORGE COLES and William Robinson, the
Road Supervisors of snowden township, were
acquitted of the charge of misdemeanor in not
keeping up public road.
FRANK GARDNER was yesterday convicted
of larceny from the person, in stealing watch
from Joseph MCGEE, of Walkers Mills, at the
corner of Seventh avenue and Oak alley.
A VERDICT for the defendant was rendered
yesterday in the suit of G. NJ. Hite against the
Baltimore and Ohio Railway Company for dam
ages for the loss Of an arm while coupling cars.
BEFORE Judge Collier yesterday Springer
Lenhart the policeman tried for aggravated
assault and battery on George Abel, while ar
resting him, was convicted of simple assault
and battery.
BEFORE Judge Slagle Mrs. Agnes Taylor is
on trial for assault and battery on Miss Camp
bell, teacher in the Hoboken school. The
quarrel arose from the chastising of a child of
MIS-. Taylor.
]. L. RENO and others yesterday received a
verdict for s2,902 against the Pittsburg and
Western Railroad Company in an appeal from
the Board of Viewers in the assessment of dam
ages for right of way.
THE suit of John Byers and wife against Ed
win Porter and wife is on trial before Judge
Ewing. Byers claims that he boughta lot from
Porter, on which was a stable, and after the
sale Porter removed the stable.
A VERDICT for $500 was rendered yesterday
in the suit of B. F. Martin against A R. Speer,
for the plaintiff. The suit was for wages as
boss baker and damages for discharging him
before the expiration of the contract time.
JUDGE AcHEsoN, in the United States Dis
trict Court, yesterday made an order referring
back to the Master the report of distribution
in the case of Harriet c. Krepp and others
against the Smithfeld National Bank, SO as to
include the claim of Samuel Shore.
MRS. CARRIE r. COLEMAN the wife of Will
lam h. Coleman. one of the owners of the
Opera House and a brother-in-law of the late
1nonlds M SdTneRIe, yesterday entered suit 1Or
divorce, alleging infidelity on the part of her
husband The couple were married in 1882 and
it is claimed that while travelling in California
Coleman fell in love with Miss Florence Gill
bert He is now in Paris, and, it is claimed, is
with Miss Gilbert.
THE case of James M. Werner against B. H
Scott and wife is on trial before Judge Magee
Werner sold Scott farm with the understand
ing that the title was clear. After he had pur-
chased the farm Scott discovered that q rail-
road had a right Of way through it and title
in fee simple to ten acres of the ground. He
refused to make the regular payments on the
purchase and Werner entered suit to compel
the payments to be made.
SHORTLY before noon yesterday the jury in
the case of Constable McIneirny filed into
court and reported disagreement Judge
Slagle discharged them, and McInelrny was
continued on bail for new trial. Constable
Connelly's case was indefinitely postponed
Subsequently McIneirny made an information
before Alderman Gripp against George Ander-
son, charging him with perjury in having testi-
fen before the grand jury that he had drank
liquor with the prosecutor at several saloons In
the Fifth ward, where the proprietors sold it
without a license. and which the constable
failed to return as selling without a license.
WHY tolerate it, when a single bottle of
DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup removes your