The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-13
WILL CLEAR DOCKE 7
Judge Hook to Bring Federal
Court Business to Date.
GRAND JURY AT WORK
Seward County Bonds DecIar-
ed Invalid.

Judge Hook arrived yesterday anC
opened the March term of the eFdera
court. During this term Judge Hook ex
poets TO clear the docket Of many OLD
cases which are of many years standing
All these old cases will be brought uE
for final settlement unless there is jus,
cause for further delay.
The halls on the upper floor of the
g(fiernment builGhg were crowy&ld witt
a. kinds OF peolSe who were tsySe either
IA business or IS spectators. ordinarily
che upper hallG are almost eizsirely de-
serted, bur yeseerday they PRESENTED a
busy scene. Az the Offices wsase opened
and in each was group OF raen. some
on business aIEd some mercy loafing
until their time should come.
The grand jury commenced. its work
with the members: L. \. Hallowell,
Hutchinson foreman; T. o. Hoss. Nich-
tia, secretary; A. j. Weaver, Wichita;
s. Case, Ell Dorado; ]. c. Purcell, Santa
Fe; Dick Pepper, Scott City; A. A Pot
ter, Harper; r. II. Mackey. Roanoke;
George Downing, Kingman; T. P. Weis,
Rchfeld; Clyde Burtis, Garden Plain;
Frank V. Smith, Rush City; F. c. HOLE,
Deer1eld; Adam Way, Ashland; ]. W.
Springer, Medicine Lodge; T NJ Rohr-
baugh, Cimerron; Alexander Reinhart,
Syracuse; W. H. S. Benedict Hutchinson:
Charles w. Kyle. Lacrosse; H. ]. Roit-
Eel, Fleetwood; c.. K. Cook, Lyons; ]. n.
Stonestreet, Cullison.
The petit jurors are: S. S. Kiehl,
Jetore; W. E. Huffman, Wichita; F. A.
Cole, Kinsley; V. W. Mendenhall, Green's
burg; William p Pack. Moundridge; S.
Duly, Lockport; Alex Montgomery, Kins-
ley; NJ. B. Fits, Great Bend o. Gregory,
Hutchinson; s. Gallagher, Dodge City;
NJ. G. Potter, Anthony; D. NJ Bollow,
Ellsworth; John W. Darlington, Scott
City; J. r. Batey, Coolidge; P. L. Sny-
der, Arkansas City; Adam E. Ridenour,
Moscow; Willie Bin. Hugoton; Thomas
Rowe, Eninense; p. NJ. Rincheimer, Lee
ota; James H. Taylor, Attica; Harvey
Benedict, Pratt; Moses Waggoner, King
man; John Shannon, Medicine Lodge;
John F. Evans, e. Dorado; L. n. Wood
cock, Wichita; Thomas Weston, Ford;
yer, Ashland; It. L. Chase, Mineola and
= SOluH dleT.
Among the out Of town attorneys pres
ent were; Fran Haggerman and NJ
Tumble of Kansas City; John P. Pollock
of Winfield; A. L. Noble Medicine Lodge;
Hon. John A. Eaton, Kansas City; C. E.
Wilmington.
The first case to come up was that of
H. w. Sage & Co, VS.. Fargo Township,
Seward county. Bentley & Hatfield were
the attorneys for the plaintiff and S. S.
Ashbaugh for the defendants. The suit
involved the payment of $4,000 of old
bonds. In his opinion Judge Hook de-
cided that the bonds were void.
The only other important case was one
OF the famous Lombard cases. There are
several Of these cases and they are among
the most interesting that have ever come
before this court. The amounts of these
suits are rather insignificant but they
will call for an Interpretation of part Of
the laws of this state regarding corpora
ton. The stockholders in corporations in
Kansas are responsible to the creditors
Of that corporation for an amount equal
ling the sum which they have invested.
The Lombard AIortga Co. was one of
the most gigantic loan companies in
existence. Their capital was 100000 and
at one time they held 100000 worth OF
paper. Several years ago this company
went bankrupt And the issue now at
stake is whether the stockholders, who
are mostly New England men. can be
held by the creditors for sums equal to
he face value Of their shares.
The arguments on both sides are now
1eing made. The case will be taken under |
and an opinion VIII probably |
De handed down at the next term.