The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-25
DONE IN THE COURTS.
Willamette's aSauer KrautD and
"Skid Greesen Case.
THE CUT ON JEFFERSON STREET.
Arguments OF Counsel Completed and
Decisfon Reserved-suit Against
an Assignee-The Blotter.

The United States district and circuit courts
were convened yesterday morning by Judge c.
H. Hanforo to hear number of cases in adj
miralfy CONTINUED from the June term.
United States Attorney Patrick Fl. winston, OF
Spokane Falls; assistant United States Attorney
p. c. Sullivan, of Tacoma, and United States
Marshal Thomas r. Brown. Of Tacoma, were in
attendance.
John @. Barnes, silas N. shipley, Judge Hall.
J. NJ Wrestling and Josiah Collins were ad.
nitted to practice.
The three libels against the steamer Detroit
we're consolidated with the case OF the Seattle
Hardware Company, and default entered OF
al persons not appearing
The trial of the case of the United States vs..
the steamship wAlla walia, under libel for
smuggling opium, was commenced in the after
noon II was stated by Colonel Haines, the
proctor of the claimants the Oregon Improve
ment Company, that IL was impossible to have
Captain Blackburn present in the trial, aid that
his testimony would have TO be submitted In
deposition as he has left the employ OF the
company and 10 now running on vessel be-
tween Nsnaimo and San Francisco. The court
proceeded in the examination of the witnesses
for the government Leslie Cuilom, WIZ made
the seizure of the vessel while acting collector
of customs at Port Townsend, was the first wit
ness called. He related that the YES
sci was seized In March, 1859. for
importing into the United States dutiabe goods
not entered upon her manifest of cargo. These
goods were two barrels labeled "sauer kraut'
and three barrels labeled skid grease. which
appeared upon the shippers manifest. bat not
upon the official manifest fled IN the custom
house. The three barrels labeled 'skid grease"
were seized at Tacoma by Special Agent Null
key, then customs inspector, aud he found IN
them $50 pounds of prepared opium. The
sssauer kraut" went through to Ellensburg aud
was tn. re seized, and in 1t was found $40 pounds
OF opium.
The msnifests of the vessel were produced by
Mr.. Culom, and offered in evidence special
Agent Mulkey, who made the seizure. was
called and testified to that fact. None of the
witnesses we're able to testify that
they saw the goods aboard the
ship. The first seen OF them was In the ware
house at Tacoma, and In the custody OF the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company. The hear
ing OF the case was continued until Monday.
A motion by Colonel Haines TO reopen the
libel case OF the steamer Nellie was overruled
by the court
THE JEFFERSON STREET GRADE CASE CONCLUDED.
The argument in the prolonged nearing of the
Jefferson street injunction OF Jennie Ntzhugh,
Brown vs.. the city Of Seattle was concluded be-
fore Judge L!chtenberg yesterday afternoon.
C. F. Muuday made the argument for the de-
tense. occupying the entire forepoon, and
Thomas 4. Shepard, for the plaintiff, closed in
NIT written br efs by Monday next The de-
tense pleads that the property will
not be damaged by the proposed grade.
The case is one OF the most important to citi.
zens aud the city that has arisen in the superior
courts, and the decision will be withheld until
the law of the questions involved has been
thoroughly canvassed.
THE DAYS FILIEGR
Fred Page Tustin as assignee OF J. s. Cox, In
solvent fled q suit against j. n Mcfarland to
recover $4,000 The complaint alleges that on
May 4, 1890, the defendants unlawfully con-
verted to their own use lstock of goods In
walla Waiia, assigned TO the plaintiff fer the
creditors OF the insolyent debtor Cox, to the
damage OF the plaintiff 20 the amount of
$4,000 further damage OF $1,000 is alleged
for tie loss OF time to the plaintiff in protecting
his interests.
Dittenhoefer, Haas 4 Co. filed suit against
Thomas johnson, to recover $172 on account
The Rosenfeld-Smith Company fled q suit
against j. MCGUIRE to recover SIS on account
Elmer Field flied suit for the foreclosure of q
mechanics lien for ;2so against ]. Henke.