The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-06-11
DONE IN THE COURTS.
First Behring Sea Case Ever
Submitted.
LIBEL or the JAMES q. SWAN.
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LIBEL Or the JAMES Q. SWAN

sennoner @emeo 9. swan, rcspcuAeut and Ches-
soqna rsteDoa q -. c1atmanss. Wa tiled II
~ uaissd Ststes district court yesterday. and
zoe case seksn under <dvissnens By Judge Han
iofd Judge Jsne G. swsn, sd Geofgs H.
Jones' q fost Townsend. appeared - tae proc
eozs Of sno ciatmnnfA This II the Grpe cass fn
saieh the beh1tng - question 80 beea sob
mseed Tor adjuds caszon 10 . United Ssafes court
a view 81 the importance Of the case. Judge
hansnfd Expressed > destrs that IL might BE- heard
r the suprsme coars oa the Untsed sssxes. The
SsnG g. swan was sealing In Behrfug -.
about seventy miles on q Georges island. when
se'xso On toe son Of last Jsly By the revenue
cutter knsh- 4 careful prepared ana inter
esling answer 70 the libel, written By James g.
swan, was reod. The answer holds thai sae ves-
81 wse seized On the b Oh seas: that the. act o.
cnngrs cs 1791 defining the jsrlkdicsfon Of the
United states - extending che marine league
from the sfoss. il stili the law; that the In
diana efe the wards Of the nation, and that Il IL
The policy OF The government TO encourage them
tn industrial pursuits
This schooner vas owned By the Mskxh In
diaus ~ Neah ~. II was ihroagh Judge
swans edors that they were encou sged 20 own
vsseels cf rncre thaa twenty tons burden and 10
ensags II Asning. ne swan vas formerly the
Brit "a schooner. Anna Beck. seissd in Behring
sea tor the same offence. and condemned. The
Indians purchased her q the United States
mammals sale, and employed her for sealing.
rERNINAL RAILWAY CONDENSATION.
The rixht-of-way condemnation suit Of the
Seattle Terminal Railway 4 Elevator Cempany
~ the Hall 4 Paulson Furniturs Company ct
al. was before Jndse etrasion Ill cav. The evi-
dence wAa all taken when the court adjourned
and The jury went 10 view the property. The
arsumcnt win be made this morning. The
chief contention in this case II the rights Of the
tenants Of the Hall 4 Paulson Furniture Com.
pany who have made Improvements on the
property. MstcaIi, Burieigh 4 Turner appear
for the nilwsy. aud Thompson. Edison 4 Hum
phries f0f the defendants.
TO coxrEL CONVEYANCE
The case OF Robert Abrams VA James Gallo
way. suit 10 compel The execu ion OF . deed,
rs before ledge Lschtenberg all day and con-
tlnued until this morning 1he plaintiff tn this
cspe holds an agreement signed BY James Gallo
way aud vile. dstsd March = 1880. in which
they acknowledge the receipt from the plaintiff
OF one dollar - frat rayment on ave scrcs OF
land on Iake Union. known - ths Galloway
tract. ths price agreed upon being $500. the
whole 70 bc paid on OF before May l. 1850 The
money was rendered but the defendants
refuse 10 convey the property Mr.. and
Mrs GALLOWAY testified that their
siknatures toths agreement were obtained by
fraud Abrams. they say. had been importun-
Ing them TO cell the property 70 him. They ~
fused 70 sell to him. He then asked them 70
for IS coo il they should both die bef5re Nay /.
the money 70 Be paid into the probate court He
drew up what they supposed to b such an
agreement, and they signed IL These ailega-
lions are al met with positive deniala by the
witnesses OF plaintiG
THE Day WITH JUDGE HuMBa
Judge Humes rushed business in the criminal
department. rour jartes were impaneled and
two jusiss were cut ct one time
The csse Of Wallace Lang w. John Freeuy Wa
the frst cass trisd and . verdict was found 70,
the defendant This VA . suit brought for el5j
iordnving plies for defendant
A jury WAS then empane,ed TO try the case
OF Charles d. Neehan, charged with buFslar-
isins the storsof s'air 4 cowie. The tewelry
tsken from thD store WAS found with Meeha i.
bat his defense 10 that he came iuto possession
OF Il regularly from the hands Of another. The
Jury had not returned with the verdict when
court adjourned, and their verdict viii not be
opened until this morning.
A Jury was then emp ,neled In the case oil
Masy ehippich " the Seattle Insurance Com.
pany 70 recover . loss on . policy. The Jury
returned vsrdict for the plaintiff for $500
The case OF the State Insurance Company Vs.
Mrs " Hasef was called and another jury en-
paneled. The ir.al viii be resumed this morn
Ing. It 10 an action to recover on a promiksory
note.
LAKE rxIoS BOULEVARD INJUNCTION
clarence d. u. 0eOfK<
Cottereli died an fnjuuct on suit against tbs
Seattle Rlecsric Railway Company. and pend
Ing the hearing. set for June IA. . temporary
order ives granted by Judge Lichtenberg re
stfaining the company from proceeding with
the piling on the Lake Union Boulevard alons
the lake in front OF lots Is Is ard IL. block l6
Eldorxdo addition.
MArsApA SUES TIRE RUSS HOTEL.
Matsada sorakiehi. the Iron Jap filed Q suit
~ u MI ~ -
proprie,oss OF the Russ hotel. for t57s damages
ior personal eaesss stolen from his room By the
series OF burslaries recently perpetrsted against
him The complaint alleges that on the "a Of
April he loss HE watch. chain aud charm, worth
$3.50: on the siss OF Nav. his overcast worth S45
were taken from his room while guest Of the
house.
DAMAGE kufy AGAINST rHE soRrHERS PACIFIC
John Irey, as sua.disn adj iissm for his year
old son Edwin. aed . suit for so 900 damages
against the Northern Pacific Railroad Com pan y
for personal injuries received by the child on
the osh OF last March. by being thrown from the
trsstle at the nters .ction Of Stevens street BY
passing iocs motive. The plaintiff alleges tina,
the ehiii's back was injured and his eyeiid cut
20 that be cannot cioss one ere.
DAMAGED rs FRONT staKKr COLLISION
Marie Hawkins brought damage sui, TO 70
cover $500 Of The Front Street Cable Railway
Company for injuries 10 her dress and person
received ia a collision At Front and Union
streets on the 20 h OF last May.
ArTAcHxgSr SUITS
r. Gregory d Co. were granted . writ oil
attachment against Thomas johnson for q. ree 3.
ey Judge Stratson. The writ was issued 10 the
sherif5s OF Perez. King and skag counties
w r. Dean d Co obtained Q writ Of attach
ment for s:s7 against Thomas johnson before
Judge ssrasson.
MINOR FILINGS
a. l. Faust. assignee OF Campbell d Asiars
fled the following quits against the hrm's al
lexed dsoters. Yves; Rros.. siSs. r. r. bar. sias;
Alexander 4 Meskisr. isi s.: p. Fses<i. Sos
Charles Pearson brought = suit against J. A.
Gould for IL COO camsees. for alleging that the
defendant sold him . los In l. he Cnion add
ton representing 10 him that IL Was in Harri
sons Heigafs
Ssls Owens alei sais Tor the foreclosure OF Z
naecA anic's lien against r B. II. Miller ana n
NJ Deal the contractor. for material furnished
In he construction OF . building
L H. PAINTING tlsd an attach mcnt snis aeAI nst
Thomas Johnson for SILL
shcudy Bros elet . sait against p Quinn foI
ais cE hAsAnce OF account
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