The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-07-04
District cour. Proc.edlns..


When we went to press last week
the case of the State VS. J. p. Mattox
Zone of the Carter, cases) was on trial.
The case was submitted to the jury at
one O'Clock p. m. on Saturday, and at
eleven o'clock p. M, on the same day,
verdict of mot guilty',was returned.
AT the conclusion of this case it was
agreed that no more ofth Carter cases
would be taken up this term, and the
Court proceeded with other cases, &C
ton being taken on those that follow
as noted:
Knight & Foust VS.. H. and J. Bar
mum, continued.
L. L. Northrup VS.. "A. Sampsel,
dismissed ON motion of plf. at his
costs.
Paul Fisher VS.. s. A. Woodland,
sheriff sale confirmed.
The lola b. & L. Assn VS. w. l..
Neighbours, judgment for plff, for
$40 and costs, and foreclosure of mort
gage awarded.
Nettie Young vs. John Young, dis
missed by the plff. at her costs.
w. G. Jones vs.. ID. ID. Britton and
L. L. Northrup, continued.
Catherine Tillery ct. al. vs.. L. Ho-
bart and II. +. Strickland, Judgment
for plff. that she recover of defts. ST .O5
and costs. This case grew out of the
action of the State in taking and sell
ing q horse, supposed to belong to
Alfred Tillery, convicted of completely
in the Carter mob at the last term, to
pay the costs of his trial. Mrs. ,Tillery
claimed that she owned the horse and
the court took her view of it,
s. G. Warner vs. Thee. Wright, set
tied and costs paid.
Fannie Wood Stewart vs. Edwin
r. Stewart, divorce granted plff., by
default and plff. restored to her
maiden name of Fannie Wood.
A. M. Drake vs August Larson, first
trial in ejectment and usual proceed
ings.
a. NJ. Drake vs. n. H. Nelson, same
as above.
a. NJ. Drake vs. p. Johnson, same as
above.
A. NJ. Drake VS.. A. Stone, same as
above.
Wm. Vezie vs Board of Co. Commits
sioners, motion to dismiss appeal sus-
tanned. The plff. excerpts and is
given time to make case for Supreme
Court.
Chas. Englehardt vs.. Thos. Belts,
judgment revived I'm favor of Rob't
and Augustus Englehardt, admrs
estate G. Englehardt, and against
Thos. Belts.
Amos Padgham vs. Robert Cook,
sheriff sale confirmed.
State vs. Henry Blum. Humboldt
whiskey case) defendant plead guilty
to visitation of prohibitory law and
was sentenced to county Jail for 30
days and to pay fine of 500 and
costs of suit.
State vs.Chas. Groth (another Hum
boldt easel, defendant pleaded guilty
to one count and was sentenced to 80
days in county jail and to pay fine of
500 and costs of suit.
State vs. VIM. Skeeters, (another
Humboldt case) defendant tried and
found guilty on two counts. Sentenced
by the court to 45 days in Jail and 500
fine on each count, to pay costs of suit,
and to give bond I'm sum of 500 for good
behavior for two years.
State vs. VIM. Lassman, bail fixed
at $500 and case continued.
J. G.. Malsberry VS.. l.. G. Ernst and
Mary +. Reed, jury returns verdict for
Sl70.33, Judgment in accordance there
with.
Chas. Smith VS.. Young & Hoffman
and Z. Moss, settled.
BY agreement the defendants i'm the
Carter murder case were admitted to
bail i'm the following sums: Cary Girls
Ter, $500, John Tillery, 81 900 and
John McNeely, Calvin Ford and Jesse
Ford, 5000 each. The bond was APP
proved in each case and all the defend
ants are now at liberty.
State vs +. NJ. Yeager, defendant
pleaded guilty to forgery In two differ
ent cases, and was sentenced to three
years in the penitentiary, and to pay
costs.
Matthew White Va. The Mo. Pac.
Ry. Judgment for plff. for so damages
and SO attorney fee.
w. I'll. Mcclure, assignee of estate of
l.. III. GOrrell 4 Co., VS.. Henry Waters,
Judgment that deft. recover of plff. the
goods In controversy, or If q return
cannot be had, then that he recover
of plff. as assignee, the value of his in
terest in said property, to-wit, 1894.
Plf. excerpts and usual time given to
In 20
Richard MattOx, found guilty June
%, of assault with intent to commit
man-slaughter i'm the first degree 1.-THE
Carter easel was sentenced to the pen
itentiary for five years, and to pay the
costs of trial.
Court adjourned on Wednesday af-
ternoon until August Z, 1890, at nine
a. m.
-SAs
Will There be q Fair?
We are receipt of the following let
ter:
MORAN, June 80, 1890.
Mr.. G. +. SCOTT:
Dear Sir: write to inquire wheth-
er there is to be an Allen county Fair
this fall? If there is to be I want to
show some hogs. If not I will not fit
any for show. Please let me know.
Yours truly,
J. y. THOMPSON.
Will not the directors who were
elected last fall get together and come
to some conclusion so that we may
know how to answer our friend? There
can be no reasonable excuse for not
holding fair. Enough shares of stock
were subscribed last fall to pay for
the erection of all the permanent
buildings that are imperatiyely need