Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-09
Notes From the Courts

JANE EGLEY entered suit yesterday against
Roland D. Jones for 81. 900 damages for defama.
tion of character.
JOHN GATTAGoRRA was committed to jail
for trial in the July term for refusing to answer
census enumerators' questions
TESTIMONY was filed yesterday in the divorce
case of B. F. Byers against Elizabeth Byers,
both of Allegheny. Infidelity is alleged.
THE Registers report of liens against John
Billheimer, bankrupt of Westmoreland county,
was confirmed, subject to exceptions within ten
days.
In Common Pleas Court No l. yesterday, the
city of Pittsburg was awarded sB4t in the case
against Ellen McTiernau, the wife of lunatic,
for his maintenance.
SAMUEL ROBINSON and N, II. Voeghtley
were appointed appraisers to ascertain the ex-
tent of the assets in the voluntary assignment
of w. H. Hayden and E. L. Suere to c. o.
Lappe
MARY c. WILSON was granted q divorce
yesterday from James }. Wilson, on the ground
of desertion. Suit was entered by Clara
Rhinehart against John j. Rhinehart on the
same ground.
RULE was granted on Lewis 8. Aaron to
show cause why a certain Judgment in Allie
gheny county should not be turned over to the
assignee OF Carrier q Baum, bankrupts of
Clearfield county.
A BILL in equity was yesterday filed by
George H. Quail against Thomas c. Rodgers
cor partition of land in Bellevue borough,
- ned in part by both. The Court is asked to
appoint commissioners.
IN the United States Court transcripts were
received from United States Commissioner
McDevitt in the case of Richard G.. Falk, who
has been committed for trial at Erie, July
term, on a charge of counterfeiting.
PETITION was fled yesterday by the Ohio
Connecting Railway, asking for the appoint
ment of viewers to assess damages for the
right of way over the land of John Curtin and
Emeline Marion, in CHARTERS township.
YESTERDAY Philip Artz was acquitted Of
the charge of assault upon former domestic,
named Anna Bata. Mr.. Artz is employed by
Hussey, Binns & Co., and is quite well known.
When the suit was entered he maintained that
it was a case of blackmall, and the Jury
promptly acquitted him.
ALEXANDER KING filed a petition yester-
day asking for the appointment Of viewers to
assess the damages to his property on Manor
street, Southside, by reason of change OF
grade made by the Pittsburg, Virginia and
Charleston Railway. He also filed a petition
for the same, asking for damages by reason of
the pipe of the Philadelphia Company pelng
laid on his property.
A BILL in equity was filed yesterday by John
c. Agnew and his wife Viola against Charles
N and Lettie e. Agnew. and John P. and Mary
Hunter and John Agnew. The parties are the
heirs of John Chambers. who left his property,
So acres of land in Baldwin township and
house and lot in the Eleventh ward. to them.
The estate has never been divided, and a CON-
mission is asked for to make an amlcable par
tition.
A DECREE was granted in Common Pleas
Court No. l yesterday in the case of w. +.
Bailey against the Pittsburg junction Railroad
Company in which w. L. Chalfsnt was ap-
pointed receiver of the Pittsburg Coal Railway
Company, and ordering the defendants, John
F. Dravo, r. b. Brown, William Van Kirk.
Christ Trautman, John G. Robinson and ten
others, to pay to him the sum of s., 225 SO. with
interest from March II, 1890.