Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-02-21
DISTRICT COURT.

Judge Gillett had the Kiowa bridge
case under aGvisemens hen we " ent TO
on Wednesday. He awarded possession
of the bridge to the county but denied
damages. He stated that his advice to
the township would be to take the case
up as there were points raised on which
the higher courts had not yet passed.
1t is partial victory for both parties
and satisfactory to none. The case will
be appealed. Meantime the costs will
pile up and both the county and the
township will invest several times more
money than the old lumber is worth no
matter which side finally gets decis-
ion.
The case of Moses Wright VS.. Board
OF County Commissioners which has
been hanging on for ten years, was e.
nally disposed Of. Mr.. Wright claimed
damages by reason OF a road having
been opened on the east line of his farm
but the commissioners did not favorably
consider his claim. He brought suit
for $50 and the jury awarded him S25.
A great many people from Moore town
ship were in attendance at the trial,
most of whom were witnesses against
Mr.. Wright, but he came out on top
nevertheless. 6. NJ. Martin was the plain
tif's attorney and the county attorney
had no assistance in trying to protect
the county's interest, and the costs will
be paid by the people who pay the tax
es. The jury was composed of the fol :.
lowing parties:
L. d. Lake, S. J. Cole,
Thomas Parr A. l.. Duncan,
A. K. Ellis, VIM. Myers,
} F. Albright. Jas. Snodgrass.
Jacob Stroll. VIM. Martin,
j. q. Clayton, James Neatherly.
In the Hogard case, c. W. Ellis, Mr.
Hogard's attorney, stated in open court
that it was practically admit ted in the
trial of the criminal charge that Err
nest Hogard is the father Of the child
of Lola higgins and he asked that the
county attorney be required to file an
information Of bastardy, which was
done. The court then ordered Mr.. Ho-
gard to advance S75 for the support of
the child until March 18th when the
matter Will finally be disposed OF. AT
first Judge Gillett made the amount
S25 and did not think he would finally
dispose of the matter until the May
term but later he amended the order,
explaining that SIS was INSULT cient to
meet the expenses already incurred in
the child's birth and maintenance.
Mr.. higgins employed E. Sample to as
sist in the case after the county attor-
ney made such miserable failure in
the prosecution Of the seduction case.
In the case of Jackson VS.. McClain,
appeal from the justice court was dis
missed and judgm ent was rendered in
pursuance of the jury's findings in the
court below, on account of the absence
of the defendant and insufficient show.
ing therefor.
Frank Kennedy, who was prosecuted
on charge of assault with intent to
kill and convicted of simple assault
was sentenced o four months in the
county jail.
Charley McGarrah, convicted OF
grand larceny, was sentenced to the
state reformatory at Hutchinson. G.
M. Martin, his attorney, will apply fol
a writ of habeas corpus, it is stated.
The application, if made at all, will be
in the supreme court.
A motion for new trial in the case
of Wright vs.. county commissioners,
made by the county attorney, was
overruled.
Ada M. Dobbs was granted an abso.
lutte decree of divorce, custody of the
children and alimony from her
husband, H. B. Dobbs. TIE defendant
did not resist the petition of the plain
tiff but denied the allegation relating
to adultry on the part Of the defend
ant.
Court adjourned on Saturday until
March 10th.
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