The Washington herald., 1914-03-03
In the District Courts.

Daisy I. whipple. professionally
known as Louise Kent, an actress. yes
terday filed a petition in voluntary
bankruptcy. listing her liabilities al
sl.o62.5s. with no assets.
| Drunkenness and cruelty are alleged in
suit for n limited divorce filed yester-
day by katherine NJ. Waple against
Henson Wape They we're married In
Philadelphia May l.. last. and have no
children.
A collision between two trains OH the
chesapeake Beach Railway Company.
August G. last. resulted In serious and
permanent injuries to Lena Wolf. ac-
cordIng to a suit filed by her against the
company yesterday for $1,000 damages.
Allison Wilmer Leland yesterday sued
Ruth A. Leland for absolute divorce. al
leging misconduct and naming core
spondent. They were married in this city
November q. 1879. and have one child.
The plaintiff asks 10 be awarded its GUS
tody.
Ethel l.. Hoover wants her marriage
with T. NJ. Hoover annulled, according to
a suit filed by her yesterday. citing
statutory reasons. They were married in
Alexandria. July 81, 1911. Plaintiff also
wants her maiden name. Ethel L. kel
logg, restored.
The conviction Of Warren Z. Talbert,
a jewelry salesman indicted for grand
larceny, was affirmed by the Court of
Appeals yesterday. He must serve a
sentence Of two years in the peniten-
tiary. The effect Of the opinion Is TO
establish larceny by trick" as a crime
in the District, il is asserted.
William Gordon Crawford and the +. II.
Smith Company yesterday filed suit
through Attorneys Lambert and Darling
ton against the Real Estate Trust Com
pany for the recovery of the commission
on the sale OF the Real Estate Trust
Companys building at Fourteenth and ii
streets. The amount claimed is 5000.
which is based on the sale price of $500 900.
a judgment in favor Of the Southern
Surety Company in its suit against
George Baglin. formerly private secretary !
to F. Augustus Heinze, to recover $4,000 |
was affirmed by the Court Of Appeals yes |
terday. At the first trial In the District |
Supreme Court a judgment for $4,000 |
was awarded to Baglin. but the Court of |
Appeals reversed the action. The decision
was against Baglin at the second trial
and this judgment was upheld by the Ap-
peliate Court yesterday.
Bernard Reagan, convicted IN the Po-
lice Court OF violating the new loan
shark" law. yesterday was denied an ap-
peal to the United States Supreme Court
by Chief Justice Shepard, OF the Court
of Appeals. 1t was contended by Reagan
that he was entitled to the right Of re-
view by the United States Supreme Court
on the ground that the case involved the
constitutionality of the act under which
he was convicted. The Court of Appeals,
however. held that inasmuch as the case
was Criminal its judgment was tinal.
Mai. Beecher B. Ray yesterday lost
his appeal from the decision of the I
District Supreme Court refusing to
grant him an Injunction restraining !
Secretary Garrison and Assistant Sec
retary Breckenridge of the War De-
partment from nominating another
army officer for the position Of deputy
paymaster general of the army, to
which Maj. Ray claimed to be entitled
by virtue of seniority. The court sus-
iained the action of the lower court