People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-01-06
DISTRICT COURT.
Another Judgment for the County
Surveyor.


nuisance, was called before the court
and sentenced. Judge Ray gave him
a fine of 5000 and sixty days in Jail.
The case of L. H. Simmons, county
surveyor, Us. the Board of County
Commissioners, for per diem keeping
his Office open every day in the week
came up Monday. There were three
different cases and they were cOnSOli-
dated and tried as one. The county
attorney was prepared to show by
John Wolfe who had served as a
deputy in the Office and was familiar
with the duties and demands on the
surveyor that it was not not at all
necessary to keep the office open
every day in the week, and by Charley
Bright, the mail carrier, that he took
twice as much mail to the county
superintendent as he did to the
surveyor, showing that the latter
did much less business than the
former, and was able to prove much
more than this, but it was all
arbitrarily ruled out by Judge Ray,
who held in this case as well as IN
previous ones all evidence was irrele-
want except that bearing directly on
the period Of time for which the
plaintiff claimed recOmpense. This
left no possible evidence, but that of
the surveyor and his deputy Interest
ed parties) who swOre that it was
necessary to keep the office open
every day in the week. He was given
a Judgment for $746.64. During this
period of time the Board had allowed
him over $500 for work the larger
part of which was done in the office
while he was keeping it open, thus
giving him double pay. The county
attorney gave notice of appeal and
the matter will be carried to the
Supreme Court. His former judg-
ment was $71O.94. Total 81, ,457.5S.
1t comes out of the pockets of the
taxpayers, regardless of age, color, or
previous condition of political Servi-
tude.
The first day of the January term
was consumed in making assign
ments. The jury came in on Wednes-
day and as we 60 to press the court is
getting down to business. Following
is a list of the jurors:
Regular Panel-L. S. COgswell, Jr..
W. D. Frantz, E. Barrett, Henry
Eustus, Wellington City; Arthur
Scott, Bluff; B. H. Ward, Mulvane
City; j. Q. Howes, Seventy-Six; W,
R. ChenOweth, Wellington: J. D.
Galloway, Eden; John Clifford,
Harmon; W. L. Johnson, Bluff; J. A.
McNutt, Guelph.
AdditiOnal-T. j. Garland, j. H.
DOugherty, George Flanders, f.
Klein, Jacob Engle, Wellington City;
V. A. Marsh, A. J. Skinner, Pales.
tines. c. Overly, Oxford; George L.
Crick, Walton; ] W. Rutherford,
Dixon; Siler Lambdin, Bluff; Jacob
Rarrick, Falls; Fl. Kraft. London;
G, S. Eubank, Dixon; +. NJ. Pope,
Morris; Thomas Hurd, Wellington;
Job Prater, Oxford, r. D. Cogin,
Caldwell.
The following cases were finally
disposed of in the November term,
since last report:
Wellington National Bank VS..
John A. Murray; finding against
defendant and judgment for s377.25.
Pierce vs.. Hastie ct al. Judgment
vs.. John W. MOutray for sl,543,36.
Jess Smith of ArgOnia, whose trial
was had in the early part of the torn,
who was found guilty of assault and
battery was called up and a fine of SIG
and costs assessed against him.
BankOf Kingwood vs.. Moulder ct al
L. c. Trowbridge appointed receiver
with bond Of 800. Finding in favor
Of plaintiff and against Elijah E. and
Rhoda c. Moulder sl,O6s; mortgage
foreclOsed.
Bank of Kingwood VS.. Hubbell ct al,
E. c. TrOwbridge appointed receiver
with bond Of 300. Finding in favor
Of plaintiff and against defendants
Edith l.. Hubbell and husband fol
Sl2.4O; mortgage foreclosed.
Alex. Knott VS.. Moffet ct al. Judg
ment against plaintiff for costs
motion for new trial oyerruled.
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County Attorney Pool and hi
daughter Miss Minnie are now busily
engaged scheduling the names o.
parties to whom fees are due in tn,
Office Of the Clerk Of the District