Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-27
District Supreme Court.

EQUITY COURT NO. Justice Anderson
Crosby aet. Ridout ct al; demurrer sus-
tanned and bill dismissed; appeal noted
compliments solicitor. c. w. Clagett; de-
fendant's solicitors, NJ. N. Richardson, ].
B. Larner and Ralston & Siddons.
CIRCUIT COURT NO 1-Justice Barnard
Walsh agt District Commissioners; writ
of certiorari denied; petitioners solicitor
W. ]. Lambert; defendants solicitors, f. H.
Thomas and F. Fl. Stephens.
CIRCUIT COURT NO. 2--Chief Justice Cla-
bau:h
West agt. Columbia Hotel Company; mo-
ton for new trial overruled; judgment on
verdict for defendant; appeal; bond, 500;
plaintiffs attorneys, George Z. Hoover and
r. B. Behrend; defendants attorneys, R.
Ross Perry & Son and Hamilton & Colbert.
Johnson agt Clark; leave to amend dec
laration granted; plaintiffs attorneys. Bar
nard & Johnson; defendants attorney, w.
C.. PrentiSS.
granted defendant to file amended affidavit
of defense within twenty days; PLAINTIFF
attorney, Howard Boyd; defendants attor-
ney. Tracy l.. Jeffords.
Sunderland agt. Washington Base Ball
Club: motion for new trial overruled; 1udg-
nIent on verdict for S265.71; appeal; BOND,
S1O0; plaintiffs attorney. w. G. Gardner:
defendants attorneys, w. j. Lambert and
B. S. Minor.
Merillat agt. Cummings: motion to quash
attachment granted at cost of plaintiff;
plaintiffs attorney, w. e. Ambrose; de-
PENDANTS attorney, E. H. Newman.
Rutherford agt. Johnson ct al; motion for
judgment overruled; plaintiffs attorneys,
Birney, Woodland & Tralles; defendants at
torney, w. j. Lambert.
Equitable Collection Company agt. Ter
reli: motion to quash certiorari overru!ed
with ten days to file declaration; plaintin
attorneys, Birney, Woodland e. Tralles; de-
PENDANTS attorneys. w. ]. Lambert.
Chapman agt. Thompson; motion to
riL ut eyrentjOnS and for Judgment
overruled.
Barber & Ross agt. Robbins; motion to
set for trial granted and case ordered on
calendar at foot; plaintiffs attorneys, Bates
Warren and John Ridout: defendants at
torneys, j. ]. Darlington and Brandenburg
& Brandenburg
Day agt Evening Star Newspaper Com
pany: and Day agt the Washington Post
Company; motion to striEt from declara-
tfons certain allegations granted and five
days to amend; plaintiffs attorney, II. f.
Davis: defendants attorneys, r. Ross Perry
& Son and Chaplin Brown.
CRIMINAL COURT NO. 1-Justice Wright.
United States agt. Mary Graves, murder;
verdict guilty of manSlaughter under second
count; attorneys, J. Med. Darlington and
S. D. Truitt.
United States agt. Southern Blackston, as
sault with dangerous weapon; sentence
penitentiary for two years; attorney, s. d.
Truitt.
United States agt James A. Backus, vio-
lating section 5463 r. S. L. s.; motion for
new trial as 10 first count overruled; SEN
tence under first count to the penitentiary
for two years; attorney, F. E. Mitchell.
United States agt. James A. Backus, vio-
lating section 5t63 r. S. L. s.; nolle pros
United States agt. Thsmas Varnom, rob-
berry; sentence penitennary for three years;
attorney, NJ. T. ClinBscales.
United States agt Thomas Varnom, rob-
berry; nolle pros.
United States agt Millard Brooks, lar
ceny; sentence penitentiary for one year
and one day; attorney, John c. Foster
PROBATE COURT-Justice Stafford.
Estate of Mary w. Ryan; petition for pro-
bate of will filed; attorney, Charles ]. Muir
ply.
Estate of Hugh Tuohy; petition for pro-
bate of will filed; attorney, II. T. Taggart
Estate of Lee Blakey; petition for letters
of administration filed; attorney, ]. W. Pat
terson.
Estate of John Crane; will dated Septem-
Der 10. 1904 filed.
Estate of Edgar p. Berry; petition for let
tiers of administration filed; attorney, Albert
E. Berry.