The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-08
COURT HOUSE NEWS NOTES.

Willis T.. Barnes yesterday registered
as q student at law with Watson & Lim-
norman.
Court yesterday transferred the hotel
license of James Him, Of Winton, to Jacob
Kellerman.
Judge Archibald yesterday signed the
record in the Beck case and it was trans
mitted by Clerk of the Courts Thomas
to Governor Pattison.
Horace Seamans. David W. Larne and
George Perry were appointed board of
board of viewers in the matter of the
opening of o. road in Scott township.
Marriage licenses We're granted yester-
day by Clerk of the Courts Thomas to
Henry w. Fendrick and Jane Mediliton,
Olyphant; Anton Maier and Magdalene
Slendle, Scranton.
on the motion of Attorney Alton Davis,
James w. Mcdonald, brother of ex-
Senator Mcdonald was yesterday ad-
mtted to practice in the courts of Lacka-
wanna county
Attorney X. A. Zimmerman was yester
day appointed a member of the board of
examiners of students at law for a period
of three years, to succeed j. Alton Davis,
whose term has expired.
Attorney S. B. Price was yesterday APP
pointed as the representative of the
Lackawanna bar on the board of trustees
of the Albright Public library. Mr.. Price
succeeds himself and will Serve for five
years.
Richard Williams, of Taylor yesterday
asked the court to grant him "a divorce
from Elizabeth Williams, to whom he
was married Sept. 20, 1898. He claims
that she treated him so cruelty that he
was compelled to leave her Nov. 10 last.
Judge Gunster yesterday handed down
two orders without any accompanying
opinion refusing new trials in the cases
of May against the Carbondale Traction
company, and New York, ontario and
Western railroad against Laura Weidner
Judge Archibald yesterday discharged
| the rule for a new trial in the case of the
Mutual Life Insurance company, of New
| York, against o. .. johnson and Catherine
Winton. No opinion was handed down,
court being convinced that the arguments
for u new trial did not warrant an opin-
| ion.
Court yesterday made an order direct
| ing the verdict to stand In the case of
Stephen Jones against the city of Scran.
| ton. The city encroached upon the prop
| erty of Jones, a lot on Washington ave-
| nue., and he brought an action in eject
ment The jury found In favor of Jones,
| the points presented by the defendant.
Arbitrators w. w. Baylor, c. w. Daw-
son and George b. Davidson heard testi-
| mony In the arbitration room yesterday
| In the case of T. X. Walker e. Son, of
| New York. against the Withers Paper
| company, of this city. The plaintiffs seek
| to recover $75 they claim Is due them.
| The defense Is that Walker & Son did
not live up to its contract with the With
| ers company.
William II. Evans. of Carbondale, yes
| terday began an action against Bell d
| Brown and the city of Carbondale to re-
cover 5000 damages for the loss of "a horse,
which was killed by falling INTO trench
| dug by Bell & Brown in South Main
street, Carbondale. 1t Is claimed that the
accident was caused by the contractors
and the city failing to have the trench
properly guarded.
| Court In few days will make n new
| order with regard to equity suits. Here
| after all injunction cases and equity cases
will be argued during grand jury week,
| list of them being prepared similar to
the argument list. Only in particularly
| urgent cases will this rule be deviated
from. At present injunction cases are
| usually heard In chambers at time
agreed upon by the parties or designated
| by one of the judges.