The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-08
IN THE COURTS.
Jury Decides the Old Note Case
at Last.
Award the Plaintiff Only what
Defendant Offered.
THE WILMITZ CASE.
Hearing Postponed Because In
y jured Woman Can Not Appear.
May Yet Turn Out to be a
Murder Case.
THE WILMITZ CASE.

Peny Nelson, a DESCENDANT Oh Ihe
old Morse sea kings, was in police court
this morning on the simple charge Oh
being drunk He did not have enough
English at his command to tell VIVA.
he had drank or how he came tha'
way so the judge let him OH with 20
iT,euis Marshall. a teamster. and
John Jordan. an ex-switchman, VINO
were arrested last night, were released
from, police court today with orders 10
leave town on the double quick. They
were charged with trespassing on rail-
road property.
The Jury in the case in the district
court of Balm VS.. Watson, suit 10 lore
close a mortgage on a note given ~
1874, wrestled all afternoon Win me
problem of how much was due on me
note At o'clock the II good men
and true came in with verolce ina
$1,000 was yet due on the note rms
finding was in favor of the defendant,
who admitted all the time that thls
amount was still due on the orlglnaI
note of $4,000. The plaintiffs sued Tor
$3,400.
The case of John Cooper VS.. E. r.
Crouch was tried in district court To-
day. This is a suit over the rental Oh
Crouch's farm by Cooper ana the as
the contract.
Dempsey Parker. charged with
stealing brass beam from a pair OF
scales in the Union Pacific warehouse,
waived his preliminary examination IN
CITY court this morning and was pouno
over to the district court, September
term. in the sum of $500. Parker is IN
Jail.
of Enc
with felonious assault on Mrs. Moran
O'Neil, on April go came up in city
court this morning but was postponed
until May Is on account OF the serious
condition of Mrs. O'Neil. ACCORDING 70
the terms of the complaint this as
sault was a most unnatural afIair,
whatever the provocat1on. Mrs. y Nell
is "a years old, and she is now suHer-
ing from a couple of broken ribs, sew
eral bad bruises and it is believed she
is injured internally. All these were
inflicted by Wilmitz, it is alleged: Inc
trouble occurred after some Wofds on
the landing of Mrs. ONeils apart
ments. Wilmitz is laborer and room
ed in the same building. County At
torney Schenck stated in court this
morning that Mrs. ,O'Neil's condition
was serious. If she sh ould succumb to
her injuries the complaint will be
changed to murder.
C. c. Harrison, a resident of Au-
burn township, returned last night
from a trip in western Kansas, and
was the guest of his brother, F. w.
Harrison. the county commissioner, at
the latter's home at 1881 Buchanan
street While on his trip Mr. Har-
rison bought section of land in Ford
county, paying SO per acre for the
tract. He stated that while the west
ern part of the state had been COM
planning of dry weather all spring,
Ford county had had plenty of rain
and that crop and fruit prospects out
there looked fine. Alfalfa promises
record breaking crop this year. Mr..
Harrison will likely return TO Ford
county soon.
n. ]. Petro and C. NJ. Knowlton.
druggists, were yesterday granted
druggists permits to sell Intoxicating
liquors by the probate judge.
The county commissioners were in
session today Nothing of Importance
cept the petition of c.. S. OgIespy for
the opening of a road from his farm
to the public highway. Oglesby's farm
is located about three miles southwest
of Topeka and is completely surround
ed by the property of his neighbors.
This is the first instance during the
terms of the present commissioners in
which a petition of this kind has been
filed. 1t was referred to the county
attorney.
According to the report of the coun-
ty treasurer, made out Maya and filed
today with the county commissioners
Shawnee county has over $500 600 on
, hand at this time from winter taxes
y A large portion of this money will soon
be turned over to the city and state
and paid out through various channels.
The money is deposited as follows:
Capitol National bank. S24 046 90