Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-23
THE COURTS.
Equity Court No. 1-Justice Hagl

Equity Court No. 1-Just1ce HaSner.
Turner agt. King: offer Of Joseph DAM
mann ordered accepted. Brown agt. Lar
man; rule on defendant returnable January
8, 1893. Hamilton agt. Murphy; thirty days
from December "a allowed to take defend
ants testimony. Goldsmith agt. Goldsmith;
petition to reform order for aimony re-
fused. O'Bren agt. O'Brien; amended re-
port of commissioners confirmed nisi Jones
agt. Brown: sale ratified nisi. Norton agt.
Jones: release of trust decreed. Shoemaker
agt Simms; conveyance directed. Windeck
agt. Matthews; sale by receivers ordered.
Wartield agt. Archer: rule on defendant re-
turnable January B.. Davis agt. Davis; rule
discharged and petition for refund of de-
post dismissed. Watt agt. Ridenour; de-
cree vesting title in complainant. kidder
agt. Kfdder; leave to take further testi-
mony granted. Nairn agt. Helbeiger: re-
ceiver authorized to make lease. Wilson
aSt. Wilson; decree dsmissing bill.
Bankruptcy Court-Justice Hagner.
In re Albert Goodman; adjudication and
reference to E. S. McCalmont ordered.
Circuit Court No 1-chief Justice Bingham.
Union Surety and Guaranty Company
agt. Hobson ct al; time to plead extended
twenty days from last extension. Daish
agt. District of Columbia; demurrer to plea
of tender sustained with leave to defendant
to amend in five days. Bradshaw agt. Bal
tinsere and Potomac railroad; commission
ordered, defendant to pay costs Of cross
examination in first instance subject to
agt. same; do. Chapel agt. insurance COM
pany; plaintiff appeals. Aver & Son agt.
Cake; judgment by default. Lanham agt.
Jacoby; commission ordered to issue. Seltz
tirmed against defendant Wills agt. Atchi-
son; bill Of exceptions signed and filed.
Criminal Court No. 1-Justice Anderson.
United States az VIM. Ford, assault
with dangerous weapon; defendant pleads
guilty; sentence suspended and personal
izon tal Init Cd toto OFT
Jos. A. Johnson, embeZZlement; sentence
Jail ten months. United States agt. Samuel
II. Bassett, violating section $685. Revised
Statutes United States; motion to quash in
dictment sustained; appeal to Court of APP
peals noted by United States attorney.
Criminal Court No. 2-Justice Barnard
In re will Of Wilson w. Griffith; on trial.
Probate Court-Justice Barnard.
In re Ollie Hunter ct al; order authoriz-
ing distribution and granting letters of
guardianship to John w. Hunter; bond
$3.50. Estate of Mary Dyer; motion to dis
miss caveat filed. Estate of Mary V. Bar
rows; order to accept offer for certain
notes. In re Edward Waldron ct al; Annie
E. Rauel appointed guardian; additional
bond 5000. Estate of John Thomas; let
tiers Of administration granted to Anna c.
Thomas; bond $50. Estate Of Mary ".
Borrows; order to pay costs out Of estate.
Estate Of Samuel Middleton; will admitted
to probate and letters of administration
bond 500. In re Florence c. Chapman; ac-
count passed. Estate of Anna c. Simms;
do. Estate of Mary Harman; petition for
probate of will filed.
In re Happy T. Van Wyck; order direct
ing guardian to pay ward rents. Estate Of
VIM. H. Pierson; will admitted to probate
and letters testamentary granted to Eliza
c. Pierson; bond, $4OO Estate of Edward
T. Carroll; letters of administration granted
to John Morah; bond, $500. Estate of
David Stuart; do. to James H. Dabney;
bond, $3.50. Estate of John H. De Vole; pc
tition for letters of administration filed.
Estate Of Appolonia Stuntz; will admitted
to probate and letters testamentary granted
to Thos. E. McArdle; bond, $1,000. Estate
of Ferdinand Loewenstein; order to employ
counsel. Estate of John Thompson; order
of publication. Estate of Lotto E. Smms;
inventory fled Estate of Kathareena Ar
deeser; do. In re Bertha Marsden ct al;
order of allowance. Estate of Littleton Q.
Washington; will proved. Estate Of Eman-
uel Gordon; order of publication. Estate Of
Margareha A. Endles; will admitted to pro-
bate and letters testamentary granted. Es-
tate of Samuel Middleton; will fully proved.
Estate of Francis S. Metcalf; will dated April
2, 1900, filed with petition for probate. Es-
tate of John Thomas; petition for letters Of
administration filed. Estate of VIM. F.
Johnson; will fully proved. In re Ollie
Hunter ct al: order appointing John w.
Hunter guardian.