The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-15
|THE JUDGE AND JURY.
|s.<xral Criminal Trials in the
Superior Court
80 AGED LoTHARlo DISMISSED.
~.sse wlsider Convicted % Assault
:. r,.sranee Company saes DeIIn-
..ent sfeekheiders-In General.

|
:. ia superior court yesterday several
- eases were disposed Of b. Judge
s.s-.<nhsrx. It was busy day for the
- and no delay was oceasionsd BY the
...sees Of witnesses, nor were there
$50 Il any kind TO impede the dispatch
Z sassaess on hand
- grand jury returned six true bills,
1 80 are subjoined.
1ErE bills FoUNn.
r.-e Nils we're returned IN the following
- stale ". Enoch J. McIlanAhan. as
-. STATE vs.. Patsy Griffin. obtaining
..s~sv i,v false preteuscs; state -. All
I. sh Wah and Al sing, opium amok-
= STATE -. w. Williams, John Morgan
Nv Martin. visiting house for purpose
! snokIng opium; State vs.. John Kid,
4 go walsh and James Nolan, robbery
.sssk "a. James A. Powers. assault.
fka loilowing cases were returned by the
.,.aa lnry declared not a true biz State
~. 4 Mulgin, grand larceny, and state
wH.e. tireefe. visiting a house where
el.,a il smoked. The defendants In the
srseuIng we're discharged and bail re-
rsiisd.
gun ITS STOCKHOLDERS.
re- Seattle Insurance Company has
knsrht suit against sir Of It's stoe khoiders
/ s sssoFer an amonnt due on several Of its
tsf cent. assessments levied TO meet
! psss resulting from the Ere OF
jsne s, 1884, The stockholders
10 hare been sued. with the
1 .ur.bsr OF shares held by them and the
sneants alleged 70 be due the plaintiffs are
ei0llows: w. y. Harris. 10 shares, due
~ Eli Gounsy. % shares. due ~ 100: j.
/. Marshall. - shares. due $1,000; Peter
fens, 10 shares. due 500; George w.
harris 10 shares, due $50: Mrs. l.. B.
SsFeys. 10 shares. due $500. The Seattle
Insurance Company is incorporated under
aslass Of Washington territory. The
rsBial stock is $2Jo. go, divided into 2. so
bare Of 500 each. The entire capital
sci vas originally subscribed by J. II.
MIXER and others. whose names are
on.iied IN the complaint. bat which has
snes been transferred 10 various parties.
BEEAcA ~ cosTRAcr SUIT.
Iae case Of ieyrett McReavy against
sbemas Carstens. which was brought 10
nmpel the defendant 10 execute deed OF
rsastsr 10 the plaintiff on tao lots in
Dsske's second addition. which were sold
. him Tor $500. was before Judge Lichten-
sxx last night In the superior court
cashiers. The plaintiff had purchased
II loas Of Eshelman 4 I1ewellyn, agents
n DE defendants, paying 800 cash down,
nHs agreement. but afterwards the de-
tskaat refused 20 accept the balance. and
p6aId not give q deed for the property.
~ ease WAS heard about ten days ago
~ decided for the plaintiff. the facts be-
II d his favor. The defendant moved
81 ipdgment In his favor. notwithstanding
Ne iAets, as he alleged the law % be on
kz aae. Decision IL 20 be rendered.
AsDEEsos MAS IN sAIf@
The case OF the state vs.. Otto Anderson,
thsFssd with grand larceny, was disposed
II. the prisoner being discharged. IL was
reported that Anderson had jumped bis
bali. a. he did not appear when his case
xaz called on Monday. II came out yes
i<rasy thes Anderson did not jump his
BAL Il The time. lie could not have been
eul on bonds, as James III. May and Louis
K kidd who were formerly ON his bond
haa surrendered him sorae time before the
day sst for bis trial. How he came to be
essrleoksd the preceding day. j. question
which the court officials did not answer
yesterday.
n. y. BUTTS OK TRIAL.
The esse Of the state vs.. n. +. Butts. for
nismpttng % shoot John Jackson, was
noHght up, ali the necessary witnesses
A<ing on band. Both parties are colored
nsa, and the trouble grew out Of political
aawencss, resulting in the soooting of
saeeson By Butts on Sunday September
2, last The wound Was q triiiing one.
sseeson being struck in the hand. Butts
sss arrested immediately afterwards. but
"a released the same day on $500 bonds.
seiensl Crockett giving his recognikance
nat sam. The trisi, which commenced
= TIE afternoon session, was net finishs q
10 VII be resumed this morning by the
ssishsc. the state having rested its prosecn.
tea.
sulf ron INSURANCE
Campbell & Atkinson have commenced
tt against the Seattle Insurance COM
EAny ie recover an assessed damage on
ssasehold goods destroyed in the fire of
seas & lsS9, belonging TO Mrs ;. +. Glea-
~ Who held a policy on the defendant
se@pany for 81 osa. The loss was adjusted
= above for xg0. and accepted by Mrs.
s&asof:, Who afterwards assigned her
VAN 10 the plaintiffs. The defendant
mapany has failed 10 meet its obligation.
- therefore judgment is demanded in
as sam Of $40
eoNviefEn az ASSAULT.
he case 81 The State Va. 7. J.. Rising.
VOC sas charged with assault with deadly
sapea, Was brought up. The prisoner
- s'rsigaei and pleaded nos gaiiiy. lie
- ieand guilty Of assault euiy. ard his
- nsf made motion for an arrest Of
k3smeat
he crime Tor which Risiag was arrested
"a ies stAhsine Cars Hanson. bartender
Ae Halfway house. GA Front street.
- september, while Ia an intoxicated
eHazion.
ruK AvEn iorHAKlo.
sas ease Of the state ~ Harry Fuller,
asea Lo1AaFio. charged with Sedaelag
$500 curtis, vas dismissed. owing IL the
- i'i<aTaEoe al the complaining witness.
- vas discharged. aud bis bal remit
oTilEK SUTrs F1tEu.
- sak bf0aghs by calm. Niekeisbasg
- sssanss Il J. Mitchell & &c, 70 re-
- ssss~a ZOE merchandise sold The
sssheAaas.
seossSs VISA & Co. ~ san Francisco.
- eommeaoed ga attachment salt
%s.asi L Nav s &c. clothing merchants
sscund ssFees. bxswcen Marion and
NAlssoa streets, 10 Feoover 81 "a due en-
...'sAAaaise hoaeht from several arns
- - assigned their respective claims % tie
tae accounts are a. follo~S
-. s.'''ss aalsoss Il Co. Sls. Lewis Meyer.
- sti', SseeohSufa. Well s. Nicho.s,
= 81 eh q Newman. SaiS: sWeitseF &