The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-26
CoCaT NEWS
DISTRICT COURT


The following new cases were fled yes
terday:
Anna England vs. Heury W. England, a
divorce
Lizzie Butler vs. Carl Butler. divorce.
d. G. Herudou IS. the Atchison, Topek a
aud Santa Fe railroad. transcript from
justice of the peace.
Turner-Frazer Mercantile company VS.
/ e. Irwin, civil case.
The state of Kansas VS.. J. NJ. Roberts, a
criminal case.
The following journal entries were filed
yesterday;
In the matter of the injunction brought
by W. B. Jones against the county com
missioners in the Desu ditch case. the
juGge refused to allow the S327 put in by
the county commissioners for themselves
and the engineer TO be taxed rs costs in
the case. They were Iallowed forty days
10 take it to the supreme court.
In the case of Johnna Kaufman vs..
Isaac T. Ault, an order of injunction was
granted.
PROBATE COURT.
Application of John A Wallace, guard
ian of John FitZhugh and Efie FitZhugh,
minors, for admission of said minors to
the Soldiers Orphans home filed. Hear
ing set for Jan. IS, 1898, at 10 O'Clock a. m.
Ordered that Isabel Fitzhugh, the mother
be notified of the hearing.
The inventory of the appraisement of
the estate of Daniel Murphy. deceased,
was filed.
Emmett V Johnston of marlborough,
KY, and Miss Lucy A. Caswell of Wich-
ita were granted license to wed.
Probate Judge StrattOn refused to file a
50-cent claim yesterday on the ground
that the said filing would cost the estate
three times more than the amount of the
claim.
Charles Moran and Lille Boufman,
both of this city. obtained license to wed
yesterday and had the knot tied by Justice
Tucker.
Judge Buckner, ex-probate judge, has
resumed the practice OF law, and strange
10 say his first case was u suit for divorce.
There is something odd in this incident,
in view of the fact that the judge has been
marrying people for the past four years.
THE LOCAL COURTS.
Lige Williams was convicted in Justice
Redfeld's court yesterday of assault on Al
Packer some four or five days ago. He
was fined s. and costs in default of which
be was committed to the county Jail to
serve it out.
The Burnett case will come up for trial
in district court this morning Burnett
is charged with assault with intent TO kill
a Joplin hackdriver in this city some few
months ago. The Joplin folks will be here
to testify against him.
William Guy, coiored man has been
arrested on the complaint of his wife for
assault and battery. She claims that he
knocked her down, kicked her and gave
her black eye Tuesday night without
any provocation whatever.
A warrant has been sworn out for the
arrest of John Myers, II leader in the Sal
walton Army, on the complaint Of Mrs
Lou Gslbreath, sister in he church or
organization. She charges him with dis
turbing her pesce, and would charge him
with libel if she could under the statutes.
Mrs Galbreath was on the rostrum of the
Salvation Army barracks praying and
worshiping when Myers in loud tone of
voice, which could he heard by the audi
ence, toln her that she had to get off as she
WAS not n decent woman, he said, and I'M
fit to mingle with the select His specific
statement was that she was not married
to her husband, but Mrs. Galbreath will
produce her marriage certificate in court,
she says.
The case of the Hessng National bank
of Pine Plains, y. j., against farmer
named Anderson of Peck township. was
tried in Judge Reeds court Yesterday aud
was decided in favor of the plaintiff. 1t
was "a very important case, as it involved
the question of homestead rights.