The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-30
Old Litigation is Again Before Court
and Has to do With Home.
stead Of the Old
Woman.
TRIAL HAS COMMENCED
Mrs. Grimsley Appeared in Court
and Number of Attorneys Are
Involved in The
Case.


litigation the courts of keokuk have
known in the past decade, emerged /
today from her seclusion OF the past /
six months and the familiar old figure |
was seen once more within the court |
railing. She is changed but little
in fact Mrs. Grimsley looked better
than ever as she hoppled down the
court aisle with the aid OF :. single
crutch and took her seat short dis
lance from the small corps of attor-
neys lined up i'll the prosecution and
defense.
This time the case in which she is
to be an important witness and may
again battle the courts as to her
sanity or insanity, if that question is
brought to bear, is before Judge
James D. Smyth in the district court.
The defendant is Felix T. Hughes, the
local attorney. The proceeding comes
under the titled case of Sinton, Gdn.,
Hughes and is for the purpose of set
ting aside the deed, of Attorney
Hughes to a part of the Grims-
ley property, and vesting the
title of the undivided half interest in
/ Mrs. Grimsley. When the case was
called considerable time was spent
in the examination of the court rec
ord before testimony was taken.
In the matter of John S. Moore, ad-
ministrator of the estate of Vera o.
Pennington, deceased, plaintiff, VS..
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Railway Co. an amendment 60 amend
ed and substituted petition was filed
The plaintiff asks that w. H. Given
superintendent, and George E. Nc
Caughan, claims attorney, be required
, to make answers to interrogative
herein, tWenty-eight in all being in
) Guided. The suit is one for heav.
8 damages because of the death of Yer:
: o. Pennington's husband. The wrecl
D occurred near Waterloo and abou
forty people were killed. Short.
8 after Mr.. Penningtons death, Mrs
6 Pennington died, leaving as sol
: beneficiary John S. Moore her father
{ who brings the action.
An amendment to the defendant
4
4 cross petition was filed in the cas-
= of Christian Lock and Louisa Loo
4 VS.. Amanda Anderson. 1t is ayerre
that they are unable to set forth ho'
9 VIM. Ballinger conveyed certain prem
u ises involved back to Daniel Ande
= son; that Daniel Anderson departe
IS this life long prior to the bringin
Of the suit. and that the defendant
IS are not able to find or discover tn
ID written contract or deed by whic
= VIM. Ballinger conveyed the premise
,s back, but aver that such contract We
made and that it either is or shou
S. be in the possession of the sal
.6 Ballinger.
= In the matter OF the estate
81 Mary Thomas Moore, deceased. II
report of Frank w. Davis, as exec
81 ter was approved, and he was di
AZ charged and the surcties OH his boz
- released.
Sc In the matter of A. J.. Parsons
guardian VS.. Barbara Seitz, a perst
80 of unsound mind, an answer OF q
q guardian ad litem was filed, in Will
= he asks that the interest of his wa
% be fully protected by the court.
In the case of s. G. and 5. Cart
lp- Co. vs.. George III. Henneman. {
ar fault was entered, and Judgment
er the sum of $1,000 awarded the pla
ag tiff.
In the matter of the estate OF Ca
line Magdeline Braun the final
port of Emelia Thekla Braun, exec
er, trix, was approved and she order
IFS discharged
n.y. Mary F. Pitts vs.. John NJ. Pit
eN- decree Of divorce granted
'ne Estate of John Watts; proof of W
eu w d, Mccormick was appointed
It's ecutor under $4,000 bond.
ION An amended petition was filed
OF the case OF l.. T. Williams vs.. W.
on r. Beck. The plaintiff. who is sui
eW for agents fees states that his e
dly ployment to sell real estate Tor