The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-04-01
AN EJECTMENT
SUIT on TRIAL
TRACT OF COAL LAND AT
GREENWOOD IN DISPUTE.
Heirs of Isaac Dean Claim They Are
Entitled to One-half Of 1t-Yester-
day Afternoon Spent in Putting in
the Paper Title of the Plaintiff.
Mrs. Eloise Bonnell Granted a Di-
vorce from DR.. William o. Bonnell.
Business Transacted in Orphans
Court-Other Court Matters.

The third week of the common
:.leas term opened yesterday morning
with Judge John p. Kelly on the
bench in the main court room, Judge
r.. C. Newcomb in No. 8, and Judge j.
Il. Simonton, of the Dauphin county
courts, in No. g
Before Judge Newcoinb, the eject
ment suit OF A. d. Dean, trustee,
against b. NJ. Winton, administrator,
was put OH trial in the afternoon. 1t
will take at least several days to try
it. Attorneys H. NJ. Hannah and s.
Il. Price represent the plaintiff. and
Attorneys 1. II. Burns and G. Fl.
Welles, the defendant 1t is alleged,
on the part of the plaintiff. that in 1873
w. w. Winton and Isaac Dean. fathers
of the plaintiff and defendant in the
suit, bought jointly eighty-five acres
OF coal land at Greenwood in this
county, Winton giving Dean a trust
deed for one-half of the land. Sub
sequently, the land was sold at tax
and sheriff's sale and was purchased
by Catherine Winton. wife of w. w.
Winton. 1t is alleged by the plaintiff
that after these sales the rights of
Isaac Dean in the property were ac-
one-half interest in it. The coal was
leased by the Greenw od Coal COM
pany and the lease b. that company
transferred, year ago. to the Della
ware and Hudson company. All of
yesterday afternoon was consumed IN
Offering the paper title of the plain
tiff to the land.
A non suit was granted in the case
all tNCf
Michael Manley, no appearance having
been made by the plaintiff. Judge
simontop ordered q verdict for the
plaintiff in the interpleader of c. d.
Falconer against w. II. Reinhart. Be
cause of the non-appearance of the
plaintiff a non-suit was granted in the
replevin suit of Neugoss Brothers
against William Schaffer.
When the divorce case Of Charles S.
Lowry against Mrs. A. M. Lowry was
called, Mrs. Lowry, who some time
ago asked for a jury trial, withdrew
her request and the divorce will now
proceed in the usual way, and the tes-
timony be taken before one of the
judges in chambers. The charge is
-unfaithfulness, and if the case was
aired in open court was expected to
develop some sensational features. The
parties separated in April, 1900, after
a married life of sixteen years.
g. a non-suit was granted by Judge
Newcomb in the case of Phoebe Kies-
l,er against A. D. Roberts. Mrs. Sies-
uer's son worked for Roberts and she
sued to recover wages amounting to
500, as he is a minor and his father is
dead 1t was shown by II. A. Zimmer-
man, attorney for Mr.. Roberts, that a
widow has no right to sue for the
wages of a minor child, and thereupon
q non-suit was granted.
Attorney James Mahon was the
plaintiff in a suit to collect $50 counsel
fees from John ]. Jennings. Mahon
was one of the attorneys in the famous
case of Jenning against the Lehigh
Valley Railroad company. Jennings
did not put in an appearance yesterday
to contest the claim, and a verdict
was directed in favor of Mahon for the
full amount Of his claim, with interest,
which amounted to s635O.
When court adjourned, the case of ].
b. Gilhool against l.. A. Roberts was
on trial. Gilhool conducts a plumbing
and timing establishment at Carbon
dale, and was employed to do some
plumbing work for Roberts, who, in
February. was the candidate of the
Municipal Water party for mayor Of