The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-24
COURT HOUSE NOTES.

AOOAGL IlOI6E Mules.
Acting as administrator for thel
estate of Van r. Blush, G. Q. Knowles
filed suit in the district court Tuesday
from the Union Pacific railroad. on
the 27th day of last October, Blush
was crossing the tracks of the railroad
near Silver Lake when he was struck
by an engine and instantly killed. In
the petition the claim is made that
usual diligence was not used by the
engineer of the train and that he did
not whistle or attempt to stop the
train when he saw that the deceased
was in danger.
Not a marriage license was issued
today but the business was very fair
We're issued to: Walter R. Lawrence
and Lola B. Berry of ToDeka J. D.
Brown of WakaruSa and Florence NJ.
WoodcOck of Topeka, Harry G. G5ahr-
man of Chicago91and d @ tnRvievez AS
Dewar of Topeka. 7a7.4a-4 it.Joz4.l..
Mabel Scott. who was one of the
principals in the affair which cost Pa
troll Driver William White his position
and came near costing Chief of Police
Goodwin his star desires this correc-
ton made. She said; 81 did not go
up an alley at any time with the chief
of police as has been made to appear
/ by the stories which have been pub
] AtoAAG4 III the NEWS Ad DEIS- SlOOQ Oh
the sidewalk and talked to the chief of
police while White and Frances Main
took walk. I don't know where
they went or what they did after they
left US, but I think that the most of
the story that she told at the time was
! true"
The members of the Kansas State
Association of Sheriffs held their an
nual meeting for the purpose of elect
[ ing officers al the aoI7rf house Tuesday
afternoon and chose r. c. Boyle of
Manhattan as president, j. r. Cody of
Ottawa vice president and George
Seaman of HiaWatha as secretary and
/ ord as being opposed to the indetermi
nate sentence law, which they claim
! assists the criminal element in defeat
ing the aims of Justice The following
sheriffs were present at the afternoon
meeting: J. w. Raislback, F. w.
Harding, G. A Swallow, R. G. Boyle,
I G. T. Dennis S. T. Higgins, J. r. Ash
croft G. w. Seaman, S. G. HinshaW. J.
E. Walsh j. r. Cody. ]. A. smith. G.
F. Alter, A. T. Lucas, Stance Myers,
" H. Haun, H. c. Erickson. G. W.
Wallace.
When the case of the state against
McCarron charged with forging a note
for $500 was called in the district court
/ this morning it was discovered that one
I of the principal witnesses for the state
was absent. few moments later a
message arrived stating that on account
/ of a wreck on the Rock Island railroad
/ he would not be able to to reach Topeka
until some time after noon. The case
was postponed until two o'clock.
[ Emma A. Rice filed suit for divorce
/ in the district court this morning
against William A. Rice whom she mar
ried in 1873 She alleges that he has been
/ unkind to her, that he has threatened
! to Kill her, is negligent, and has aband-
! oned his home.
! The transcripts in six criminal cases
were filed in the district clerks Office
/ this morning indicating the clerk of the
/ city court, ONeil is back on earth
again
Cordelia c. Kirkpatrick desires to here
leased from the bonds which bind her to
7 Jonathan w. Kirkpatrick as his wife and
! with this in view has prepared petit
ton which viii be presented to Judge
+ Dana in which she declares that her
! husband has been unnecessarily cruel to
her during their married life.
About three hundred witnesses have
been served with subpoenas IN the
/ liquor cases fled by Judge Carver and
/ set for trial during the January term of
district court
Ex-County Attorney Aaron Jetmora
Of New York city. is circulating about
his old haunts today. He spent a por-
ton Of the morning swapping stories
with the officials about the court house.
! but had no startling revelations to make
concerning his conduct since he left this
icity