The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-19

Trial OF John Davis for Grand Lar
ceny-A Light Day.


ceny-A Light Day.
Compared with the amour, Of business
done through suits In the superior court,
on Tuesday, yesterdays work was ex-
ceedingiy small. In the criminal court
only one case was tried, that OF the state
against John Davis. grand larceny, J. w.
Cosfer complaining witness. Coe,er
Claimed that he had been robbed of $3.50
az ace game In Colds saloon on April
-. IN MS testimony he swore that one Of
the three men In the game had pinioned
his arms while the other two grabbed the
money and made their escape The fury
In the case brought In q verdict OF guilty.
Tne only case tried In the civil court
was that OF K. ]. Cuilody VS.. George
Dornei. suit 20 recover possession OF
eighteen feet OF overlapping ground on
iot SOLO py Flint d Bixby to Cullody, and
situated in Fowier's addition. This suit
was brought once before In Judge Moore
court. and q verdict for the p.aintifr rem
dered In the sum Of $50 and costs. De-
fsndant then appealed, and Judge Benson
yesterday granted q non-suit on the
ground OF insuficiency Of evidence
In the suit OF John Cresgn VS.. Burke,
Shepard 4 McGilvra, an affidavit has been
made to show cause for mo,ion on the
part ct the plaintiff for the entry of 5udg-
ment In favor Of the defendant company.
The report OF e. ID. Mclaughlin, re-
ceiver for Speer & Son e, al, shows that
the two boats OF the company. the s. Athol
6peer and the Nora Speer. were exposed at
public auction on May 10. and that only
$3.50 were offered in the aggregate for both
boats. The receiver reports that he was
privately offered $2.225 for both boats, and
asks for instructions from the court The
suit filsd against Speer & Son ct al by the
S,etson & Post Mill Company Is for
$3.es7.4s.
Execution in the sum Of S3,soeM was
yesterday issued in the superior court
against George r. Kittinger Fischer
Bros. plaintiffs, have entered movement
for judgment.
Il. X. Strive. receiver for Isaac and
Lydia Parker, defendants in the suit OF
the German Savings and Loan Society VS..
Parker and Parker, has filed his report
showing payment of $i.00l.2s. and has re-
ceived from the court his discharge from
the Office Of receiver.
The court yesterday issued an order Of
sale against Mabel ~. Crawford ct al. to
satisfy a claim OF $504.3s. made by Z. A.
j.. Wright.
An order OF sale was yesterday issued
against John u. Kellogg ct al. I'm the sum
OF ss3l In favor Of Peter Hesser.
Dacie Anderson, defendant in the suit
OF Dacie Anderson VS.. Robert y. Ander-
son for divorce, has filed a reply to the
answer anu cfoSs-cOnlp.aini, IN which she
denies each and every allegation made
with the exception of ore. in which she
admits having been absent from her hus-
band for considerable time by force OF
her terms OF employment.
Mandel. Pursch & Wiener have petit
toned the court TO remove Morris Pienick
from the receivership of the estate of r.
Gross. assigned. and appoint some person
in his stead who can be trusted to not
manage the said estate I'm the interests
Of the estate. Judge Benson has issued
an order calling for meeting Of the cred
itors of the insoivent estate TO meet In
the office OF the clerk OF the court for the
purpose of choosing q proper person to
I'LL the receivershir.
Anna i. Rippey. plaintiff In the suit of
Rippey vs.. Hugg and Hugg. has entered
demand for judgment in the sum of
N,e53 on a mortgage executed IN favor Of
the Puyailup Loan and Trust Company.
Carl l.. Beckmann. plaintiff In the suit
of Beckman VS.. Jonas Anderson et al,
has entered complaint for Judgment i'm the
SUM of $3.50 and costs Of action In the
matter OF a promissory note