The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-25
is NEARING THE END.
The District Court win Soon Adj
journ Over Dog Days.
THE JUDGE HAS BIS HANDS FULL
And May Have to work All summer
The ScavenRer Case 10 be Fought 70
n EEnish-Other Litigation

And May Have to work All summer
The SeavenEer case 10 be Fought 10
rEn1sh-Other Litigation
The district courtN will adjourn next
Tuesday for several weeks. The fall
term begins Monday. September 3rd
The court viii probably convene on the
Saturday before to dispose of miscella-
neous matters left over from the present
term.
Judge z 7. Hazen may take a vaca-
ton but he doesn't know yet. He has
cases enough under advisement to keep
him busy during most Of the hot days of
August Ralph Cav the court steno-
grapher proposes to go to the mountains
if possible. John Coyne the bailiH Will
retreat to his summer home near the
starch factory.
The time Of the court for the remain
der of this week will be occupied with
miscellaneous business, as there il NO set
docket
ssnt to ths Reform school.
Clarence Mcdowell, aged Is years,
went before Judge Hazen today, and
pleaded guilty to burglary in the third
degree. He was sentenced to the Re
form school until he is 81 years old. or in
case he cannot be admitted the court or
dored him confined in the county jail for
d year. 1IcDowelPs crime was the bur-
glary of the Baptist church and the theft
of Rev. Mr.. Thomas baptismal boots
Frank White and SPEEDY" Stenman
were accomplices in the case they say
they intend to plead guilty, but they
didn't do 50 this morning.
French vs. Packer
Judge Pro Tenn J. i. Larimer is hear
ing the case of j. III. French against J. q.
Packer.
This case has been in the county
courts for two years and now it has been
80 complicated that the case is divided
into five distinct suits, each Of which is
tied up with numerous motions, injunc-
tons, demurrers and receivers. Packer
rented a farm near Richland from French
and gave in payment chattel mortgages
on all his property from the piano to the
pillow harness. Packer appears to have
been a victim of the hard times and
French il demanding the pound Of flesh.
W. r.. Hazen and s. E. Isenhart are the
lawyers in the case.
judgments Against FuIford.
In the circuit court Judge Johnson
has rendered a Judgment Of 81, 439 in the
case Of the Bank of Topeka against Full
ford Brothers and VIM Lyle. Vance &
Campbell and Q. N. WEIGH and w. A. 5.
Bird were the attorneys.
VIII right the Ordinance.
Ex-City Attorney s. B. Isenhart who
represents n. Z. Low says he is going
to fight the city'5 new scavenger ordi-
nance to a finish He says the ordinance
gives II. W. Durham a monopoly of a
business IN Wnlcn there IS a 1alr living
for half dozen and he says
the ordinance is not only un-
fair to Durham's competitors in the
scavenger business, but Unconstitutional,
as the law plainly says the city cannot
create monopoly in any line Of trade.
Durham has been trying to get this
monopoly for six years." Mr.. Isenhart
says, ''and now he gets it He worked
for the same thing when I was city at
torney, but he couldn't make it.
In his view of the scavenger ordi-
ance Mr. IsenhRrt has the endorsement
of Councilman Stephenson, who de-
nounced the ordinance in the strongest
Of terms the night it was passed by the
council, and assigned its passage to "na-
chine methods"