The Alaska citizen., 1912-03-25

Friday, received the bond of J. A. Jackson, one of the defendants in the Wash ngton-Alaska bank cases. This is for the sum of s6,OO0. E. H. Mack and F. w. Hawkins were on Thursday served with the order of the court requiring them to make an accounting to the court for their terms as receivers of the Washington Alaska bank.
 An order adjudging Ed Sandstrom Dan Gillis and George Sandstrom bankrupts was signed on Thursday by Judge Overfield. and the matter was referred to W. H. Adams, ref cree in bankruptcy.
 The appearance of T. C. West as attorney in the cases of United States ys. various defendants was entered on Friday. In the Barnette cases, he was permitted to see the indictment that was returned charg- ing the captain with unlawfully con verting property to the use of others not entitled thereto In the case against Lew Wing, he was permit ed to see the two indictments, as well as the one in the case against J. A. Jackson
 The case Of Abe Stein vs. Robert Bloom was on Monday set for trial on July 21, with the proviso that it may be brought up earlier on motion.
 Arthur Frame, referee, filed his find ings on Monday favoring the plaintiff in the divorce case of Catherine Terrill vs. William Terrill.
 On Tuesday the plaintiff in the commissioner court case of Hans Madsen vc. John Junkins filed an appeal to the district court. Mad sen sued Junkins in the lower court for the sum of $500, which the latter secured after burning some sluice boxes he purchased at marshal's sale. These were boxes used on the Last Chance association claim of Engineer creek, of which Madsen is one of the owners.
 The arguments in the forcible en- try and deta'ner case of Markuson vs. Clark were finished on Monday and Judge Dillon rendered judgment in favor of the defendant. The suit was one for the possession of the California building at Ester.
 The case of United States vs. Mel Matheson, in which the charge was embezzlement by bailee, was dis missed Monday afternoon by Judge Dillon upon the motion of Assistant United States Attorney John Knox Brown.
 Sixty days in jail," was the sen tence imposed by Commissioner Dill lon on Tuesday on James Britt, the attorney, at the conclusion of the hearing of the case of the U. s. vs. James Britt, wherein the de fendant was charged with embez- clement by bailee It appeared by the testimony that Britt was em- ployed by P. L'Heureux to collect a bill, and on March g collected the sum of $l4, which he appropriated.
 The suit for debt entitled Brown vs. Spout was heard before Commis- sioner Dillon yesterday. Judgment was rendered for the defendant.
 The circuit court of appeals has sustained the district court in the case of Henry Cook vs. Charles Robinson, Fairbanks Banking Co.,, garnishee, and in the case of Henry Cook vs. Charles Robinson and H. B. Parkin, intervenor, as trustee for Charles Robinson, bankrupt.
 On the conclusion of the hearing on accounting in the Hanot vs. Pedro case, the court on Thursday sustained the findings of the Re fierce Golfer to which the defend ant had taken exception. The point at issue was whether or not the account between the two parties had been stated prior to June 29. 1908. The court found that it had been stated in the earlier hearing and that the referees findings would stand
 Miller & Cox of Chatanika have filed their application for a renewal of their license and the hearing is set for March 30.
 An order of adjudication and Sandstrom, Daniel Gillis and George Sanstrom, Daniel Gillis and George Sandstrom, bankrupts, was signed by Judge Overfield on Thursday.
 An affidavit of John A. Clark in the case of E. R. Peoples vs. Marian A. Patterson and H. J.