Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-17
VARIOUS COURT CASES.

Magnetic Healer James Mcnamara
and his wife and Proprietor W. j.
Montgomery OF the Grand Pacific hotel
and his spouse had a mix-up over the
possession Of some furniture IN the ho-
tel recently, which resulted yesterday
In the healer swearing out a complaint
before Justice Kroeger.
Referee Eldredge yesterday afternoon
took testimony In the divorce case Of
g, G. VS. Lois Snyder, and will recon-
mend that the decree be granted, shy
der testified that his wife left him
Is months ago after selling a house
In Denver, worth $500, which he had
given her. II. c, Fisher was wit +.
ness for plaintiff.
Frances G.. Luke has petitioned the
probate court that she be appointed
administrator OF the estate of Fanny
Knapp, deceased, estimated at $1,000.
The hearing will be May 3,
Walter L. Hansen asks to be appoint
ed administrators of his deceased
fathers peter Il. estate amounting 20
$4,000 in real estate. The widow and
children are the heirs. Set for April
10.
Charles +. Tolhurst has commenced
suit against James T. Keith and Will
liam Z. Cunnington for $4,000 damages.
Tolhurst, who Is q dentist, claims that
on August 10, 1899 the defendants con
spring together induced the county
clerk Of Uinta, Wyoming, to cancel up
on the record Of the office the registra-
ton Of his dental diploma, dated jan
uary 3, 1898. He claims TO have grad
uated from the Western College OF Den
tai Surgeons OF st. Louis. Mo-. March
/, 1883. At the time Of the cancellation
OF the registration be was doing a bus
mess In Evanston OF s26 day He
says that the defendants, who are
Wyoming dentists, now practicing in
Salt Lake, Investigated the cancellation
and caused him to be prosecuted and
fined $50 In a Justices court for prac-
Using without first filing copy OF his
diploma. Tolhurst alleges that his pros
eoutors perjured themselves In order to
convict him, and the conviction was an
nulled in the district court He also
charges that pending his trial before
the justice he was kept five days in a
filthy cell. All these proceedings hav-
ing been published in several news
papers to plaintiffs humiliation and
damage socially and professionally. he
asks the district court TO grant him re-
dress from his prosecutors to the tune
Of $4,000.
In the case Of Harriet n. Matson VS.
Butterfed Mining company ct al on
motion Of Attorneys Power, Straup &
Lippman and by consent of counsel.
t1saf ha Of
cepti0ns in this cause may be filed, nune
pro tune, as and for March H.
On motion OF Prick & Edwards II was
ordered that they be allowed TO with
draw as attorneys for the defence In the
case OF Colorado Beach Sanitarium
company VS. Clara E. Mackie and Senior
+. Mackie.
Trial was commenced before Judge
Hal this morning In the case OF Thorn
as watkins VS. the Home Investment
company and Glen Miller Plaintiff was
represented by stephens & Smith and
defendants by a. i. Hoppaugh.
This is an action brought by Watkins
for release from a mortgage on real
property belonging TO him In this city,
which he and his wife executed Feb
ruary ]. 1897, to secure loan from the
Home Investment company OF $500
Plaintiff claims that the loan was re-
paid February 1, 1901, but the defend
ants refused 10 discharge the mortgage
TO the plaintiffs damage In 800. The
defendants in their answer TO the COM
plant claim that they never lent plain
TN or his wife any sum OF money at
all, but that at the request Of plaintiff
and one Frederick Holder on November
10 1897. the defendant company
executed trust deed In which the COM
pany was the apparent beneficiary and
Watkins and his wife the grantofs, but
that Holder was the real beneficiary
under the deed. The defendant farther
claims that the failure on the part OF
plaintiff TO obtain a release OF the trust
deed Is wholly due to the violation Of
plaintiffs contract In compensating de-
tendsnt Miller for his services IN that
behalf.