Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-17
District Supreme Court.

District Supreme Court.
EQUITY COURT NO. 1-Justice STAFF
Hermann agt. Knight: decree grant
ing Injunction and reforming deed;
Cox; defendants attorney. j. H. Ad-
| riaans.
Robinson agt. Robinson; absolute d.
vorce granted; plaintiffs attorney, A.
L. Newmyer: defendants attorney, H.
In re dissolution Of washington Co
thorised to return consigned goods: at
torney. II. G. Kimball.
In re bankruptcy Harold II. Lantry:
a Louis 8: Gotlieb and H: r. d HIGHLANDER
Simpson agt. Smith; auditors report
ratified; plaintiffs attorneys, Ralston,
siddons & Richardson.
returnable January 20: plaintiffs at
torneys, w. a. Ambrose and c. 8. HILL
yer; defendants attorney. E. N. Hope
wyeth agt. Northrup: costs taxed
against defendant; appeal; PLAINTIFFS
attorney, c. s. -Hillyer; defendants at
torney. G. w. Drew.
January 20; plaintiffs attorney. x. b.
Smith.
Thomas agt. Smith: proof ordered
plaintiffs attorneys. Handy & Hutch
| inson.
Paxton agt Houser; decree correcting
description in will; plaintiffs attor-
Sampson agt. Sampson: rule return
able January 20; plaintiffs attorney, L.
NJ. King.
EQUITY COURT NO. 2-Justice Gould
4 Rosenbaum agt. Tucker ct al; rule re-
turnable January o. 1911; plaintiffs at
torney. NJ. Strasburger.
-,1,,-,r ~ x.,
| son.
| Rafferty, agt. Fisher ct al: verdict for
plaintiff for $40: plaintiffs attorney, e.
F. Colladay; defendants attorney w. A.
Johnston.
Coultry agt. Lawrence; Judgment by de-
fault and inquest by jury ordered; plain
tfff's attorney, E. II. jackson; defendants
attorney, H. E. Davis.
Tyler agt. Capital Traction Company;
on trial: plaintiffs attorneys. NJ. N: Rich
Perry & Son and G. T. Dunlop
United States ex rel. Mcclure agt. Sec
rotary OF Interior: rule returnable Jam
uary q; plaintiffs attorney, Homer
Query.
CIRCUIT COURT NO. 2Jus.ics Barnard
Prentiss, executor, agt. Washington
Railway and Electric Company; on trial;
plaintiffs attorneys. w. c. Prentiss and
George F. Williams: defendants attor-
neys. ]. J. Darlington, George p. Hoover
and w. c., Sullivan
Russell agt. the Washington Post Com
pany; juror withdrawn and case contin-
ued; plaintiffs attorneys, wilson &
Barksdale: defendants attorneys, Chaplin
Brown and w. ]. Lambert.
CRIMINAL COURT NO. 1,Justice
I Wright. "s'
United States agt. James Anderson;
| murder: panel exhausted; sixty tafesmeri
summoned for January IS: attorneys. J.
a. O'Shea and d. w. Baker
United States agt. o. ". Watley; as
sault with dangerous weapon; sentenced
to penitentfary for eighteen months; at
tcrney. NJ. +. O'Brien.
United States agt. william H. Mccoy:
grand larceny; plea not guilty; attorney,
s. d. Truitt
United states ast Thoma, Miller.
| grand larceny: plea not guilty: attorneys.
| Hughes & Robinson.
United States agt. Alfred Peyton;
housebreaking and attempted .housebreak-
ing: plea guilty: defendant remanded.
United States agt Irving Green: rob-
| berry: plea not guilty; attorney, r. w.
| Frisby.
United States agt. James Walker:
| HOUSEKEEPING; plea not guilty.
United States agt. Charles De Vaughn:
/ assault with q dangerous weapon: verdict
not guilty: attorney, g. D. Truitt.
United States agt. Calvin Coleman: as
| sault with dangerous weapon: plea not
guilty: attorney, I. l. Jones.
| United States axt. Mahlon Digs: as
sault with dangerous weapon: plea not
guilty.
United States agt. Edward Brown:
robbery; plea not guilty; attorney. p. w.
Frisby.
United States agt. James Williams; as
| sault with dangerous weapon; plea guilty;
defendant remanded.
/ United States aSt. Guy Jacobs: embcz-
element: verdict guilty on third count !;
attorneys, James O'Shea and M. F. Man.
gan.
United States agt. James Magruder:
grand larceny; recognizance 500 taken
with James J. Fletcher surety.
United States ast. Charles .: Hickey;
| grand larceny: recogniSance $1,000 taken,
| with Samuel III. Walker surety.
CRIMINAL COURT NO. 2-chief Justice
l. Clabaugh.
man tablets; order for warrant to issue,
returnable February ;; order to take sam
pies.
United States agt. Lewis E. smoot: on
koper; defendants attorney, w. g. john
son.
Bessie Coleman agt. Metropolitan Life
Insurance Company; verdict for plaintiff
for 1854: plaintiffs attorney. w. G. Gar
diner: defendants attorney, E. s. Minor.
Scher agt. J. r. varneil & Sons; con-
ltinued: plaintiffs attorney, A. l.. New
myer; defendants attorney, c. H. Syme.
PROBATE COURT-Justice Gould.
Estate OF Selby F. Scraggs: petition
for probate and record OF will and let
tiers of administration. with testament
annexed. filed: attorneys, Kappeler 4
Merrillat.
| Estate Of Louis l.. Johnson: petition
for letters Of administration and order
lgranting same to John Lewis Smith ::
bond. $1,000; attorneys. Archer & Smith.
Estate of Hugh Downey: petition for
lcommission and order authorizing same;
Iattorneys, Darr. Peyser & Curtin.
Estate OF Fannie Miller: petition for
instructions and order granting same;
attorney. Myer Cohen.
Estate Of Seth Schell; order granting
letters of administration to Seth Schel,.
jr., and William L. Boyden: bond. $500;
attorney L. Cabell Williamson.
Estate OF Josephine Allen; order
granting letters OF administration to
Richard NJ. Perry: bond. $4,000; attor-
pey, l.. c. Williamson.
Estate OF William Lerch: petition for
sale of personally and order authoriz-
ing same: attorneys, Slefhan 4 Lerch.
Estate OF Malboae r. Watson; petit
ton for letters Of administration and
order granting same to Jennie w. r..
yollmer: bond. $4,000: attorney. F. G.
In re Ruth f. Dodge ct al: petition
for appointment OF guardian and order
appointing william b. Dodge and
Horace A. Dodge guardians: bond.
$4,000; attorney. Charles ). Murphy.
In re May Sullivan ct al: petition for
sale Of real estate and order appointing