The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-06
DISTRICT COURT
MEETSNEXTWEEK
Arguments in Telephone Case
Will be Heard.
OTHER IMPORTANT CASES
Will be Disposed of by Judge
Hook.
OTHER IMPORTANT CASES

The March term of the United States
circuit and district courts will begin
Monday in this city. Judge Hook will
be on the bench. The venire for the
grand and petit juries is out but copies
have not been received here. The grand
jury will meet Monday morning. and it
is expected that it's work Will be com
pleted in couple of days
The case that is most interesting TO the
people Of Wichita which has been dock
eted for this term Of court is that OF the
Old Colony Trust company against the
city of Wichita This is the suit brought
by the Old Colony Trust company to pre-
vent the city from tearing down the
poles and wires OF the Missouri and
Kansas Telephone company is this city.
This suit was brought in st. Louis last
fall and a temporary Injunction was
granted against the city enjOining it and
its officers from tampering with the poles
wires and appurtenances of the com
pany in any way. The hearing of the
case here viii be on the pleadings.
The suit was filed in the United States
circuit court in st. Louis and the journal
entry of temporary injunction was sign
ed by Judge Thayer. The case was then
brought to this city. 1t is said that
Judge Hook viii not try the case, but as
it Is docketed and the attorneys for both
sides have announced that they were
ready for trial it is thought probable
that a judge will be asked to come here
and hear the case. AS this is a case Of
equity it will be called Monday and the
exact date of its trial set
There are several cases on the Grimm
al docket of the district court. Most of
them are of small moment, the cases
being against boys for tampering with
the mails. The only case of Importance
In criminal lines is that against Edward
Rookey and others for counterfeiting.
AT the September term Of the court Ed
ward Rookey, Clyde Rookey and CIar-
ence King were convicted of counterfeit
ing. stay OF execution was granted
until December, when Judge Hook SEN
fenced Clyde Roohey and Clarence King
TO a term in the penitentiary. Edward
RoOkey was granted a new trial and
Charles CLASSIFY was given continuance.
Both VIII be tried next week. These
men were captured by Sheriff Shaver
of Sumner county at Caldwell, and sew
eral dies and some spurious coins were
found in their possession. The men were
brought here and at the last term of
court were indicted.
case of considerable interest at this
time is that of w. f. Caldwell was in
partnership with a Mr. Stevens in the
mills at the corner of Douglas avenue
and Santa Fe street They allege that
the railroad Disseminated against them
in such a manner that they were driven
out of business in this city.
There are a large number of cases on
the docket. Some have been on every
docket for years and are not much near
er a trial now than when first filed.
Some have been settled since the docket
was published.
At the last term of court the case OF
the Pearce manufacturing company
against the Rock Island Railroad com
pany was tried and the jury disa greed.
1t will be tried again at this term. The
plaintiffs allege that an engine of the
Rock Island set fire to the furniture fac
tory on East Gilbert street. The fac
tory burned to the ground
The case Of Lucia March against the
Wichita Railroad and Power company is
docketed for this term. She sues for
personal damages owing to an accident.
The Savings and Trust company of
Cleveland, O., against the city OF Ar
kansas City to collect on some bonds
and that of S. L. Conner against the
Phoenix Insurance company to collect
the insurance due from a fire at Sawyer
some years ago. are on the docket for
Tuesday. March 10.
"Wednesday the suit Of Henrietta II
6eanfner against ingalls, township to col
lect on some bonds; the Society of Saw
ings against the city Of Harper to col
lect bonds and warrants. and the suit of
Greer. Mills & Co. against G.. NJ. Leslie,
to replevin some property in Rice coun-
ty. viii be tried.
In the equity cases the suit Of John f.
Bowles To foreclose on the Kingman wa
ter works will he heard. as viii the two
suits Of John Pennman against the Sum
ner county board of commissioners. The
board Of commissioners levied a tax on
some Frisco property running from Ar
kansas City to Harper and the company
refused TO pay 1t, as they claimed that
the amount OF the tax was too high This
case will be settled without coming to
trial. il is believed. The attorneys for
both sides have been working on the
matter for some time and it is understood
that a fun understanding has been
reached and that the case will be dis
missed.
In the law cases is docketed one suit
entitled f. S. Ellis VS.. the l. HAYS Sad