Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-04
sveral Motions in Action
Are Denied and Others
Are Sustained
IS OVER FOR
REGULAR TERN
Judge Smith Mop Pherson and
Other Officials Leave
Ottumwa at Close

The last day of the March term OF
tho United States district court which
closed today at noon was featured by
several orders OF importance and the
rapid disposal of number of cases.
Judge Smith Mcpherson Of Red Oak
who has presided during the term lust
closed and the other court oficials
from out Of the city, have returned to
their homes.
In the case of the United States for
the use and benefit of the American
Radiator Co. vs. Bartlett and King
with the Fidelity and Deposit Co., OF
Maryland, Crane Co., United Planning
Mill Co., and twenty-one others as in
tervenors; several important orders
We're signed by the court The appli-
cation of the defendants for rule on
the intervenors for the cost bond Is
sustained while the motion of the ce-
PENDANTS to dismiss is Overruled The
motion Of the plaintiffs and intervenors
to strike from the files, the cross pe-
titions dated April 2, 1914 is sustained
and the motion to transfer to the
equity side of the docket is denied.
The order also says that If the de-
PENDANTS have any pleadings to file ii
must be done by April 20. 1914 and any
person having desire to attack the
same by motion or demurrer must "a
SO by April %, 1914 and the same will
be heard In Davenport on April 28 rhis
same ruling Is to apply to any answer
filed by the defendants The motion
made by the defendants - dismias sey,
eral claims OF intervenors because
their afiidavits were not filed and no.
tice given United States authorities is
Overruled.
Dounhty Exonerated.
BY an order signed by Judge MPher
son this morning the charges against
G. H. Doughty, alias Clarence Croy,
have been removed and his bond eX.
onerated. Doughty was alleged tG
have used the United States mails to
defraud and the motion argued in this
term uf the federal court was TO re.
move the case to the Montana courts.
In the case of the United States
against William Cavins he was or.
dered to be taken to Kansas City and
there to be delivered to the marshal
OF the United States district court in
the western division OF Missouri
g. II. Law, who was tried this morn.
ing on charge of the illegal sale OF
liquor, was sentenced to thirty days in
the Warren county jail at Indianola
and fined slOe, to be removed on exc
cution only. Flung Gum Hong was or
dered to be delivered to the United
States marshal of the northern Illinois
district at Chicago.
An order has also been signed in the
case Of William Bray, trustee of the
estate of Everett Cummings bankrupt,
against the Eldon Savings bank. BY
this order the court sustains the ex-
ception of the bank to the report OF
the referee, the trustee having taken
possession of property covered by
mortgage of the bank and sold the
same. He is now under orders from
the court to account to the bank for
the proceeds of the sale.
Return From saltwater
Frank Hardy, deputy United States
marshal and Joe Beeman of the OF
tumwa police department, returned
this morning from saltwater, Mimi,
where they took George Dade on Wed
nesday afternoon. Dade was sen
fenced to five years imprisonment in
the federal prison at that place by
Judge M'Pherson on Tuesday after
noon after he had pleaded guilty for
a violation of the Mann white slave
act His wife, May Dade, who was the
star witness against him, has gone to
Omaha where she plans to live with
some relatives.