Evening journal., 1894-02-24
DOUGHERTY IS MISSING.
His Case Will Be Argued Be-
fore Judge Grub.
CHANCELLOR GIVES DECISIONS
The Orphans Court Sat in the Levy Court
Room and ChanOery in the Registers
Omce-The VIII OF william mccauiley
Construed in Miss Frost's Favor.

Room and Chancery I'm the Registers
Omoe-The wm OF william mccauiley
Construed in Miss Frost's Favor.
Both Chancellor wolcott and Judge
Grubb sat at the Court House this morn.
ing
Tilghman Johnston asked Judge Grubb
to change the title Of the Mlnqua Iron
aud Supply Company TO the Delaware
Hardware Company. The petitioners
were TllRhman Johnston, l. c. Kent,
]. A Comfy, w. d. Mode and Charles e
Whitley. who purchased the personal
property of the Kent Iron and Hardware
Company. The Minqua charter was
granted by the General Assembly In
1891. The amendment WAS granted.
On petition of Martin b Birris, repre-
senting George w. w Naudain and Vir-
ginia Culbertson, administrators Of James
Culbertson, they were authorized to sell
Culbertson's real estate to pay debts.
The return Of the sale Of the Sarah e.
Sharp estate was made by Colonel Nlslds
aud confirmed.
Sheriff Gould reported that he had been
unable TO fnd sx.Tax Collector John j.
Dougherty guardian Of the Adalr minors
Victor b. Woolley presented the re-
turn Of the commissioners appointed to
Partition the real estate Of Charles A
Cooper, deceased They reported 81 400
worth of real estate and decided the
widows dover, giving her two rooms in
the house. She elected to take an equiv.
alent share Of the money arising frsm the
sale Of the whole real estate. The court
made an order for the sale of the
/ property.
The time for the application Of the
administrators Of Alfred ID. Pierce 10 sell
lands TO pay debts was extended until
next Saturday upon motion of George
Lodge, who said that the administrator
was sick
Argument This Afternoon.
The Dougherty case will be argued be-
fore Judge Grubb this afternoon.
Dougherty is entitled to his day In court
but the sheriff has not been able to find
him 10 serve the citation. No
statute has been found authorizing
the leaving OF citation at his
case Of a summons. The court will be
asked to take some action looking to
Dougherty's removal from the Adsir
guardianship.
Defendants Did Not Appear.
The chancellor sat in the Office Of the
register in chRncery. In the case OF
Hsmpden P. Morris and others against
Windhsm II. Stokes and Others a
cross. bill II. H. Ward and Charles
Warner Smith filed an affidavit and
secured an order Of publication for Wind
ham H. Stokes, Bettine d. Edwards,
Robert E. Edwards, Maud Stokes and
Ethel Stokes, non resident defendants
who had not appeared.
Miss Frasf Gets Her Legacy.
There was hearing had upon bill and
answer in the case OF Florence Hill Frost
VS.. tho trustees under the will Of VII
liam McCaullsy, deceased II. II. Ward
represented the complainant and
e. q. Bradford, the defendant Upon
this hearing the will Of Mr. McCaulley
was construed by the chancellor and the
trustees, Samuel w. snd ]. Augustus
McCaulley, were directed to pay a legacy
Of about 81. 600 to Florence Hill Frost.
The case" of Elizabeth D. a Jones VS.
George Jacob Kienls and others came on
for hearing upon bill and answer. Il.
H. Ward was solicitor for the
plaintiff and William T. Lyman
represented the defendants The appll-
cation was for the appointment OF I
trustee under the deed of trusi
executed by Henry and Sophie Kienl'
In 1875 The chancellor ordered
that Jacob Kienle convey the it'll
! which had descended TO him on tht
death of his father TO Herbert H Ward
! who was appointed trustee under th'
deed, and that Mr. Ward oonve,
it to the parties entitled u
IT, who are Elizabeth D. Jone
George Jacob, Henry and Fredericl
Kienle, Mary Scheu and Sallie Grubb. Tn
property involved is a house and lot Of
. the southerly side Of Second street, ives
8 Of Poplar.
The Security Trust and Safe Deposi
p Company was, on application OF Mar
Lummis, appointed guardian Of Archibald
i Given Lummis.
- The chancellor appointed H. II. War
= and W. T. Lyman committee TO exam
s inc f R. Cochran, Jr., and James W
Ponder for admission as solicitors q
chancery.