The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-01
SUPERIOR COURT.
The Last Day OF the Year Busy One
With the Court

The Last Day OF the Year Busy One
With the Court
Todav being q legal holiday, the superior
court sill not be "a session. Judge Lieh-
tenbsEg yesterday transacted the usual
amount Of business and heard two causes
at Issue. besides disposing OF several minor
matters.
The most important case before the court
yesterday was the injunction suit Of A. L.
WeIlnaan et al. agsinst Captain W. j. Bry-
ant ct al. The court, AFTER hearalg the AZ
guments, adinaged that Captain Bryart
pay the plaintid Sd54.is, pending 3 further
hearing Of the case. and said that in tie
meantime he would permit an injunction
10 restrain an execution until the validity
OF Judgment on previous cause by the
litigants was settled.
REcETvEEsHfP REFUSED.
In the case Of c. 2. Bahcock against his
partner, William Seymour. which was fled
yesterday. the complainant asked that
Robert Maltby be appointed receiver pend
ing a dissolution OF the firm, the members
OF which. as the complaint rceites. cannot
agree.
Judge Liehtenbesg refused the applica-
ton on the ground that the defendant had
received no notification OF the intended act.
This makes the third or fourth refusal on
the same grounds in the matter OF receiver
ships which Judge I.iehtenberg has made
lately, and in SO doing has departed from
the precedent set by the territorial court.
lie holds that where receiver is TO be APP
pointed, or where an application is made
for such, thar IL IS but equity and justice
thai the defendant be notified that his
property is 10 be tied up before the APP
pointment is made by the court
ATTACHMENT DISSOLVED.
The attachment suit Of Dexter Horton
dissolved ON the ground that the attach
ment was wTongfulsy issued
DIVORCE GRANTED.
An absolute divorce was granted to Anna
Roser from her husband, Charles Roser,
upon the findings OF the referee, and gave
permission TO he plaintiff to resume her
I.aiden name of Anna Hsghes.
RELEASED on BONDS.
William Rowan. who was arrested on
Christmas day for shooting Fred Hall, and
held in the county Jail to await action by
the grand Jury. was yesterday released on
a $500 bond, his sureties being Simon Weary
and George ID. MeLaury.
NEW SUITS FILED.
suit for foreclosure of lien was
brought BY Bird. French Il Co against NJ.
w. Arp, X. Gottstein and Rebecca Gott-
stein, 10 recover $50 due on material fur
nished for certain houses in Seattle.
T. Arthur Whitaker broughtsuit against
Mcdonnell. Parker IL Co, TO recover the
value of $500 due on three promissory
notes. An attachment was served on the
firm.
The Leis Chemical Company brought
suit against its agent Percy w. Rochester.
to recover a sum due them By the defend
ant on n balance of moneys collected from
various firms rs their agent. The plaintiff
alleges that the defendant has performed
breach of contract; that early in the year
1885 IL entered into contract with one ID.
~ Ingram to sell their products in certain
defined territory in the West, that
in October of the same year the
contract was assigned by mutual consent
10 the defendant. who since then has coli
lected accounts for the plaintiff and has
refused 70 pay to the plaintiff the sum of
81 AZ over and above all Just credits,
deductions and offsets Judgment is
prayed for in the above sum.
Mary Johns, through her attorney, has
sued her husband. Martin r. Johns. tor
divorce, on the alleys tons OF habitual
drunkenness aud cruelty towards her. The
complaint recites that shey were married
in Vancouver, Wash, on April /, 1884
The plaintiff prays TO be freed from all
obligations % the defendant. and asks the
court for whatever relief he may deem
proper, including that the costs of the suit
be taxed TO the defendant.
PROBATE COURT MATTERS
Edward II, Chapman, son OF L. NJ. Chap
man, who was married on December % 20
young girl Is years of age. and who was
arrested on Monday by Officer McCuen on
s charge Of insanity. was brought before
Probate Judge Osborn Yesterday, and after
an examination was aajudged idiotic. lie
was released upon $50 bond given by his
father.
Sterling W. Baker was appointed admin
istrator Of the estate OF David W. Baker
upon giving bond ia the sara OF 81 90
An inventory was fled in the estate Of
Rose Ann Armstrong and en- order en-
tered appointing appraisers
IUsTfeB RIVERS coUsr
Batten. Lee & Co sued ". r. Mcdonnell
and I. j. Mcdonnell 10 recover a prolnis-
sary note for Si8a An attachment VS. ss-