The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-03-09
m SUPERIOR COURT
1u1ses Hnmes and Stratton
Take the Bench.
.,se WEEKS TRIAL CALENDAR.


=. superior court opened Yesterday
,-i.r under the new regime. In the
e'..~tns the commissions Of Judges
S.-es and Straston having arrived, were
.1S e open court by Clerk Holmes before
~. l3chfenberg. The two new judges,
& ~. orevjously taken oath Of ONCE, took
5es, taIieisI seats and formally entered
S... skeir eUetal duties. A. there Was no
.,.el business - hand Judge Humes
Ss1 6nle Or nothing TO do. and soon after
- - the courtroom.
1-1en otratton held court in the upper
- "a spens The day In listening to argu-
- = demurTers. motions. etc.
r. gamblers. Judge Hchtenberg, dur
- morning gave his attention to his
srier saturday business, and ct the
5s,.eon session the case OF Van Houten
g arnff3e. Lake Shore x Eastern road ct
Z - tsken up. full account Of which
- q another column.
CASES SET FOR TRIAL.
n lollowing civil cases were set for
5san fichtsnberg, Monday March IT.
- eole. 6.s24. Tuesday. March is-Nos.
~ 7l0o. Wednesday, March i9-NoA
m 7190 Thursday, March 2o-Eos.
~ 5.lsA Friday, Mrch 2l--No. 1913.
Jsdes 6tFstton. Monday. March 17-Nos.
- G3fD. 6.l46, 6.4s2. 6.4s3. Tuesday.
"a I6-Nos. 6.435. 6.454, 6.s7l, 1891.
1e1r1pdsy, March i9-Nos. GAG. 6.526,
r.. ans, 1851. Thursday. March 10
~ 6001, 1854, 6.s53. 6.s5s Friday,
r1uh 3t-lEos. 500, 6,729, $685. 6.s74.
uurExx UNION SUED.
n western Union Telegraph Company
- IN made defendant by Alexander
. nj. r., because OF failure 70 trsnsmit .
uunlnee fiven to them September 20. 1885,
eSupioint states that the Washington
lol,onai hank, through Il. o. Graves.
suuidsnt, gave the defendant message
- re National Metropolitan bank Of
Washington, D. c.. as follows:
nsys ttisgrsphed Chase National. New York.
~ 20 4,oo1 currency Immediately. Send
~, ie6ay without fail. X. O. GRAvxs.
fhis message was sent at the instance Of
- plainfi6. who had contracted with one
Inn Coop, ct Washington. for the pur-
~ q elogty.acre tract Of Valentine land
usp II )S0oo. He alleges that by reason
Z e isluss to transmit the message the
- ~ through. He further complains
- = had contracted sale OF the scrip in
osnsis for Y. 900. which by virtue Of the
Wslnn Unions negligence he was CON-
pulled y forego. He demands Judgment
iwuAD. claiming that he was damaged
htA6t sxtsnt.
NEW SUITS FILED.
c. sitachment suits were begun against
IL ca. - follows: New England Fur
nlssn Company. Of Michigan. Sl3s; Kent
hnisus Company. Of Michigan. $506.6l;
AZ Dusis, assignee for Davis Bros. 4
DWynn Company, Of 6chloss q Co.,
Nh I Winchester, w. ]. Sloan, Of Cali
lgaiA s., l02.50; Jacob Strauss 6addlery
Company. Of Missouri. STA: Schrisr Bros.
}On. t6o0: Cold Blast Feather Company,
4 nlinois, sl.sl7. The total sum asked In
hdgmsnt h $5.677.l.
James J. Crow and his wife have brought
nk against Mary Morgan and Mary
Ioeasy. alleging that the defendants have
~ in wrongful possession OF house be-
h6ng to them since June, 1887, and re-
ito vacate. Plaintiffs pray that their
npsrty may be restored to them, and
tnand Judgment for SIS per month rental
In June, 1887, until they are given pos
ZION.
IN attach ment suit was begun against
I Davis and Zetsa Davis by George Goet-
Tiger. Defendant IL assignee for several
Inns. and demands judgment for 80. s26. IS.
aeesd 70 be due for merchandise sold the
taisndant Davis.
ne ste,son & Post Mill Company has
heusht suit against the city OF Seattle
= claim for e1,l4o37, issued on city
mp for street Improvements In 1883. The
anet warrants were issued on a contract
nsde originally 10 Murphy 4 Stewart,
0niractors. who afterwards assigned to
william Harkins, who sold his scrip 10
- plaintiff. Action was begun by the
MAR - the city has refused 10 honor the
tna