The Washington times., 1902-04-03
ELIJAH CHAPMAN2TO
DIE ON THE SCAFFOLD
DISTRICT COURT RECORD.

Equity Court No. Justice Hagner-
22i3S-Casey VS.. Smith; decree sustaining
plea. 1893. National Electric Supply Co
VS.. MARSHALL hearing commenced.
Equity Court No. 1-Justice Hagner-
No assignments.
Equity Court No 2-Justice Bradley
Marfield VS.. McMurdy. 22,259: trustees
authorized to negotiate loan. Bryan VS..
Pierce, %, ,129; reference to auditor To
state trustees accounts, etc. Adams
VS.. Cant. 22,195; auditors report ccE-
frmed. GLADDEN. VS.. Kriss, 23.161; pro
confesso as to certain defendants ordered.
Stetson VS.. Stetson. 23.t1S; appearance Of
absent defendant ordered 22170, Mueller
VS.. Burgdorf; auditors report confirmed.
Circuit Court No. 1-Chief Justice BinE
ham-Brown VS.. Commercial Fire In
surance Company, 1880; bond for costs
en- appeal, 500 fixed. Patterson VS..
Bryan; ordered on stet. Peake VS..
Baldwin; ordered on stet. Bergner VS..
Mayes; ordered en- stet. Schroth vs..
Swift Provision Company, IL, 256; default
and jury inquest ordered.
Circuit Court No. Justice Ciabaugh-
1876. Henry d Co. VS.. Rideout ct al. /;
order restoring to calendar. AiGS4, Ame-i-
can Security and Trust Co, a corpora
I
court dismisses as TO defendants Isaac
W. Long and John E. Bcall; judgment by
default VS.. defendant Henry A. Lin.",r.
for Sl7, ,7t2 so, interest, costs, etc. 1895,
Evans VS.. Meyers: ordered certified to
Circuit Court No. ! fer trial
Probate Court-Utermehle will case; on
hearing. Estate of Ellen Butler; report
of executor and afiidavts of legatees
waiving inventory. etc. Estate OF John
Eliot Woodbridge; inventory OF personal
estate; inventory of money filed. Estate
of William R. Weeks: order granting let
ters of administration to Dwight NJ.
Weeks; bond. $iC0. Estate CT Francis S.
Obold: final account OF executors passed
and proved. Estate of George G. Schorr;
final account of administrator passed and
approved. Estate of Catherine Bowels:
bond approved and letters issued; order
for publication against creditors; notice
to creditors issued in Washington Law
Reporter" and Post" return day April 2,
1903; warrant to appraisers issued. Estate
of Herman H. Boyer: will fully proven by
Witnesses. Estate OF George Hahn-Affi-
davit of John Eabu and Andrew Hahn
relative 10 the death Of Joseph Hahn. one
of the legatees under the will of George
Hahn. Estate cfUs Charles E. Hagner,
minor; petition of guardian for authority
to invest part OF wards funds and for au-
thority to spend balance for maintenance
of ward, with exhibit, flied; order author
izing guardian to make investment and
spend balance for maintenance of ward.
Thomas Hagner, minor, petition of guard
ian for maintenance OF ward; order au-
thorizing guardian to expend 500 for
maintenance of ward. Estate OF Eliza
beth Tharp; will dated January "a, 1902
naming no executors: codicil dated
March 20. 1902 naming no executor. with
affidavit. flled. Estate Elizabeth Wetzel;
report of Register of Wills as special
auditor. with testimony: final account of
executor approved and passed.
Criminal Court No. /, Justice Anderson
Elijah Chapman, on trial for the murder
of Ida Simms; verdict, guilty in first de-
gree.
Arthur Waters and Gustavs Stewart,
sentenced to eleven months and twenty
nine days in District Jail for housebreak-
ing.
Criminal Court No. 2, Justice Barnard
23,0S1. United States VS.. Arthur T. Cheek,
convicted of larceny; appeal dismissed,
warrant of removal issued.
Court of Appeals-Barrett vs. Columbia
Railway Company; passed until May.
Wagenhurst ct al VS.. Wineland; pia ced
at end OF calendar. Wertz VS.. Wertz;
placed at end of calendar. Gilbert, re-
ceiver, VS.. Washington Beneficial Endow-
ment Association ct al; continued.
Stewart VS.. Washington Beneficial En-
dowment Association ct al; continued.
1,143, Ross VS.. Ross; liza. Ross vs.. Ross;
1,l45, Ross VS.. Ross ct al; passed until
May Palmer, L. s. marshal. VS.. Thomp-
son; passed until May. Costello vs. Pal
mer. U. s. marshal; passed until May.
Tally VS.. District of Columbia; passed
until May. Costello VS.. Palmer, U. s.
marshal; motion to dismiss postponed to
the hearing of the case Oh its merits.
Clapp VS.. Macfarland ct al; passed until
May TO follow special calendar. McPher
son VS.. Macfarland ct al Heinz VS.. Mac
farland ct al; Metropolitan Railway Com
pany VS.. Macfarland ct al; Todd VS..
Mcfarland ct al; Isaninger VS.. Macfar-
land ct al; Mytinger VS.. Macfarland ct
al; passed until May, to follow special
calendar. Johnson ct al. VS.. Eikins ct
al; on motion counsel on each side al
lowed half an hour additional time in
their argument OF case; argument com
menced by Franklin II. Mackey for ap-
pellees at 1890 and continued by Mr..
John B. Cotton for appellees at ll:35: In
re application of Albert Verley; decision
of Commissioner of Patents affirmed; de-
cision by Mr.. Justice Morris.
Law suits filed-45,3i5: Ellen Sillers
and others VS.. George S. Cooper: dam
ages, $1,000. 1876; Chicago Business
College, a corporation. VS.. Henry c.
Payne, Postmaster General: Edwin C.
Madden, Third Assistant Postmaster Cen
eral; mandamus. 1881; Edwin A. Pot
ter, receiver of the National Bank of IL
linois, VS.. Mahlon A. Winter; note
s2329 45,3lS; Erskine NJ. Sunderland
and David o. Sunderland. trading as Sun
derland Bros, VS.. C. Fred Cook, petit
TONER; certiorari.
Equity suits fled-23, 2l5. Thomas H.
Pitt VS.. Henry E. Marks and Francis ].
to vacate conveyance. 23.216,
Rert ha Rose Ys Elhelhert G. Rose. main