Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-08
ECHO OF A.N0TED CASE
The Kate Mcnamara Mortgage Esca-
pade Revived in the Courts.
DON'T WANT THE BALLOTS OPENED
Ewing Reprimands Attorneys in the
StaytOn-Wyman Contest.
NOTES FROM THE COURT CORRIDORS

The doors Of the temple of Justice were
closed yesterday. There was but one case Of
marital infelicity b fore the court and that
had changed to felicity, the case being with
drawn and costs paid.
There was sn echo from 9 famous case
heard BY Judge Ewing. 1t has already
been told how grand jury found an indict-
ment against Kate Mcnamara, charging
her with forging her parents name to
a mortgage, and what trouble and ex
pense it caused to all parties concerned-her co
mother who found the estate involved, the
mortgage whose mortgage would not hold,
sud the man TO whom he had assigned the
mortgage The mortgage is out abso-
lutely the money advanced and
court costs; besides Kste's mother was put
to the expense of hiring q lawyer and at
tending to the case, and the assignee, his
lawyers fee and his time. The cost entailed
on all parties was greater than the sum the
festive girl secured by signing her parents
name.
When the criminal case came up for trial
il was found that Kate had skipped. She
had been held for court by Alderman Gripp,
and Margaret Bezendorf was her security.
The recognizance was forfeited, but Mrs.
Bezendorf objected to paying on the ground
that she signed the bail bond on condition
that Kate also sign it, and claims that she
did not. On the bond Kate's name is
signed ''Mrs. George Bryan" and added is
alias Kate Mcnamara"
Fighting Over Incomplete Records.
Mr.. Martin appeared for the rule and
Colonel Archibald Blakely against. As the
words ''alias Kate Mcnamara" appeared TO
be signed by the same person who wrote the
bond, Mr. Martin offered the probable ex-
PLANTATION that they constituted a memoir
anda made bv the Alderman. Colonel
Blakely also objected to the record as in
complete. The matter was held under ad-
yisement.
This was followed by sharp controversy
between Judge Ewing and Attorney Bren-
men, counsel for Stayton VS. Wyman
in the controversy regarding the
Allegheny Mavoraltv. Mr. Bremen
took exception to Judge Ewing's peremp-
tory order that the case should be closed
this month, and made statement that of
the II, 600 and more votes cast 900 were IL
legal, as shown by the records in the Pro-
thonotsry's Office. Judge Ewing contended
tlat unless q pTlf0d ldcle case COulu Ue li'tuc
out without examination of the ballot boxes
the case must fall, while Mr.. Bremen con-
tended that the records in the prothono-
tary's Office were public, which contestants
had right TO examine.
Don't Want the Ballot Boxes Opened.
His Honor seemed to doubt this position,
but being assured that they were net sealed,
ravered somewhat, but still contended thai
the intent was that the ballot should be
secret and boxes only opened where it could
je shown outside OF them that fraud had
been perpetTated or there was good cause
to suspect it.
Finally Commissioner j. D. Shefer was
sent for and directed to examine the list in
some districts and ascertain whether there
was good cause for the opening of the boxes
and whether frauds found were such as
would likely change the result of the cleo
tion if eliminated, and report the finding to-
morrow. Judge Ewing said the case ought
to be thrown out of court on account of
the dilatory manner in which it had
been prosecuted. Mr.. Bremen insisted
that the following Up Of the fraud was an
extensive undertaking, much more difficult
than the Judge supposed. Mr.. Bennett,
one of Wyman's counsel, was present,
but said nothing.