The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-05-08
In Superior Court.
SHELTON, May {, 1896.

| SHELTON, May s, 1910.
Court met in regular jury session
May 4th. Judge Mason Irwin. presid
ing. w. r. Stewart and II. L. Alder
were appointed bailiffs.
| Decree of foreclosure granted in the
cases of Fred Drew VS.. D. K. Howard
Jones VS. johnson; ]. W. Ludgate VS.
Frank Drolet.
E. H. Chape1l VS.. Frank Ellis and
| Geo. Law1er, debt. demurrer over
ruled and defendant given five days
to answer.
r. E. Anderson VS.. ]. E. Sigh, case
dismissed by stipulation.
Citizenship papers granted to VIM
Kilroy.
S. Simon VS.. W. H. Asmus, debt, de-
murrer of def sustained.
Geo. Buell. VS.. Mason Co. Meat Co..
plft. given 20 days file security for
CO SITS.
H. C. Ashfe1d granted order against
Shelton S. w. Ry. Co., for labor per-
formed, $17O.5O, plaintiff to pay costs
of suit.
State Bank of Shelton VS.. Albert
Wright, p1ft. ordered to answer cer-
tain interrogatories of defendant.
Estate of Emma NJ. Johnson, Jacob
Hauptley administrator ordered to
L, &c 10
AL. R. Lewis VS.. Pat Judge, appeal
from justic court, jury impaneied and
after trial brought verdict for plft.
for 81.
Reddish VS.. Smith ct al. motion to
vacate and modify judgement denied.
State of Washing US. w. r. Lott,
case dismissed on payment of costs by
defendant.
J. E. Sigh VS.. w. r. Lott, case dis
missed by fling the following stipula-
ton:
SUPPLEMENTARY whereas the defendant
has furnished, in writing, to the plaintiff the
said defendant concerning the plaintiff as al
legged in the complaint herein, which said re-
traction is in words and figures as follows, to-
wit:
"Whereas the undersigned on the S0th day of
September. 1898, published in the Shelton Week
~ Tribune, the following statement concerning
j. E. Sigh: "When he was our attorney in the
appeal case of w. r. Lott, VS.. Mason County, he,
either through ignorance of the law or treachery
caused us to loose the sum of $15840." Also.
Next we see him appearing before a commits
list OF names, of Sentinel paid up subscribers
knowing that Sigh knew it was not a paying
subscriber, although he swOre it was,' which
statements were based upon statements made
by others, and which upon more careful eX-
animation, find to be untrue. therefore take
this method OF making due amends
(Signedl W. r. LOTT.
publish the said retraction in his said newspaper.
the shelton Weekly Tribune, of the date of May
the 9th, 1896:
"NOw, therefore, in consideration of the above
retractlOn, and in consideration of the publica-
ton OF the same as aforesaid by the defendant,
III his said newspaper of the said date, the sad
plaintiff, j. E. Sigh, agrees to dismiss the said
cause, each party to pay his own costs i'll said
cause.
The noted case of the term was that
of Mrs. Marcia Bateman, and minor
children, VS. Peninsular Ry Co, suit for
$4,000 damages for death of James
Batelnan in the railroad wreck Aug
9, 1895. ] w Day and Judge Stewart
of Portland represented the plaintiff,
and Bausman, Ke11eher and Emery for
defendant. After the testimony of
witnesses and arguments by the at
torneys, the court decided that the
evidence brought out was insufficient
to show negligence on the part of the
company, and the motion for non-suit
was granted. Exceptions taken by
plaintiff
Citizenship papers issued to John
D H RengstOrff.
State Bank of Shelton VS. Albert
Wright. suit to collect on notes,
defendant claiming credit for unco1-
lected notes given as collateral secur-
ity. Case argued and decision in
favor of Bank, without submitting to
a jury.
The following cases follow On the
docket.
H. r. Emmott VS. Geo. w. Smith,
suit for recovery of horse, from
justice court.
John Bowman VS. Hotel Webb, suit
to collect for wood cut; from ia stice
court.
| Draham VS.. Gund, suit for posses
sion of Metzger property,to be argued
by James Hamilton Lewis, Friday
| afternoon.
Get a bottle of Shelley Cough Syrup
and cure your cold.