Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-01-17
THE COURTS.
srPERIOR Court.


In State VS.. Cultus Peter, the de-
fendant, through his attorney J. w.
Robinson, moved to set aside the YER
| dict. on the ground that the same
was arrived at by the jury by casting
lots, and filed several atiidavits in sup
port OF the motion. 1t is claimed that
the jurymen folded up the two blank
verdicts given them and then deputed
one of their number to draw from the
two with his eyes turned away and
that the verdict thus selected was
signed by the foreman and returned as
! their verdict. Hearing upon motion
deferred until Wednesday OF next
week.
I In case of J. A. Silsby vs.. Arthur
J. TAYLOR, to recover balance OF ac-
count, the jury returned verdict for
the plaintiff for $265.30. Aver & Al
len attorneys for plaintiff; w. Rob
inson, attorney for defendant.
/ In Puget Sound & Chehalis r. r.
| Co. vs. James G. Ingersoll, ct al, to
recover balance of account. the jury
rendered verdict for the defendant
upon their plea in offset for $365.74.
J. w. Robinson for plaintiff Allen &
Aver for the defendants.
In P. J. Brannon, intervenor, VS.. E.
( T. Young and others, an action of re-
plevin, the jury returning verdict for
! the plaintiff for the return OF the pro-
perty sued for. J. w. Robinson for
plaintiff; Allen & Aver for defendants.
The petit jury was discharged on
Wednesday for the term.
In the case of Lum Joe vs.. Joseph
Mauerman, motion and aflidavits to
back it asking to be relieved from I'M
prisonment upon bench warrant
| founded on judgment recovered at this
term in favor of the plaintiff, said war
rant based upon affidavit alleging
fraudulent disposal of property by de-
PENDANT. The hearing was set for jan
uary 18th.
Case of Tacoma Lodge No. 4, l. 0.
G. T., vs.. Olympia Collegiate Institute,
| litigation affecting the lease to the
property covered by Tacoma Hall,
was set for hearing on the fourth
Monday in February.
Case OF C. B. Mann VS.. City of Olym-
pia was argued and taken under adj
visement, to be reported on Saturday,
january 18th.
In the case of White VS.. BlOdgett,
an action to recover the value of per-
sonal property alleged to have been
wrongfully converted by defendant, a
jury was impanneled and some evil
dence produced but on account of a
defect in the pleadings, the defendant
asked for and was granted cOntinu-
ance on terms that he pay accrued
costs and an attorneys fee of $40. W..
7. Cavanaugh for plaintiff; Allen Il
Aver for defendant.
Geo. A. Ingersoll, Paul Fasenini,
John Eichler, Antoine Cartarelli, Geo.
CASTOR, Theodore Fuller, Peter John
son and A. Inset were admitted to cit
izenship.
Court will adjourn OH Saturday for
the term.
SUPREME COURT, JANUARY TERM, 1870.
Court reconvened ON Monday Jan.
18th, pursuant to adjournment.
Present: Hon. Thomas J. Anders,
Chief Justice; Hon. Elmon Scott, AS
sOciate Justice; Hon. Theodore l..
Stiles, Associate Justice; Hon. John
p. Hoyt, Associate Justice; Hon. w.
C. Jones, Attorney General; Hon. Sol
Smith, Clerk; Mr.. A. S. Austin,
Deputy Clerk and Crier.
The court appointed Col. Robt. B.
Stewart bailif.
On motion of Hon. VIM. X. An
drews, James B. Howe was admitted
as an attorney upon a certificate from
the Supreme Court OF the United
States.
The Steamship Idaho, ETC., VS.. The
United States. Cause on motion re-
moved to the United States Circuit
Court for the District of Washington
On motion of P. c. Sullivan, Zera
Snow, of Portland, was permitted to
practice in pending causes and upon
receipt by the Clerk of his certificate
of admission to Supreme Court of Ore.
gon, to be admitted to practice gen.
orally.
Case OF Ganey vs.. Tacoma Lumber.
ing & Manufacturing Co., on motion
dismissed.
Case of Corporation of the Catholic
Bishop of Nisqually vs.. John Gibbon
and the United States, ordered re-
moved to the United States Circuit
Court, as involving a Federal ques
ton.
The three cases in which J. g. Ken.
yon is plaintiff and Robert Knipe
Watson c. Squire and others defend
ants, were ordered removed to the U
S. Circuit Court.
The motion to affirm the judgment
of the District Court in case of William
Martin (who escaped from Jail in Ia.
coma two years ago and has not been
recaptured) vs.. Territory of Washing
ton was granted. Martin at the time
of his escape was under sentence OF
death for murder and the scaffold was
prepared.
Lillienthal & Co. vs.. B. F. Wright
was dismissed on the ground that no
final judgment had been rendered in
the District Court, and the same dis
posal was made of the case of Coral
H. Danforth vs.. J. w. Paxton, and on
the same grounds.
Appeal in case Miller vs.. Pincus was
dismissed; also same in Stratton vs..
Territory of Washington.
On motion of J. w. Robinson,
Maurice A. Langhorne was admitted
to practice and on motion of w. Lair
Hill, Charles w. Dorr, of Sehome, adj
mitted to practice, and on motion OF
A. S. Austin, Earl S. Peet, was admit
ted to practice.
In regular order, the Court, on
Thursday, took up the case of w. p.
Sayward VI. John E. Carlson, error
from the Third District.
In the Court below. Carlson re-
covered verdict for $1,000 for per
sonal injuries received while employed
in the Port Madison saw mills, of
which Sayward is the proprietor.
Two points are contended for in this
court; first, that the injury was re-
ceived through the negligence Of fel.
low servant; second, that the approx
mate cause of the injuries was Carl
sons own negligence. B. F. Dennison
and w. Lair Hill for plaintiff in error