Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-31
THE COURTS.
District Supreme Court.

District Supreme Court.
EQUITY COURT NO. 1-Justice Mccoy.
Santa Re Pacific Railroad Company
agt. Lane; decree Diminishing bill; plain
I'M attorneys, Britton & Gray and A.
a. Hoehling; defendants attorneys, p.
6. West and c. Edward Wright
Edwards agt Maupin time to file
transcript on appeal extended to No
Vember Is tby Justice Stafford); plain
TINS attorneys. Robinson q Robinson;
defendants attorneys, RalSton a. Rich
ardson and S. D. Willis
De la Versna Machine Company agt
Sealed Package Ice Company; hea ring
on rule continued to November 6: plain
tifs attorney, Leon Tobriner; defend
ants attorney, c. II. Merillat.
CIRCUIT COURT NO. 1-Justice Gould.
Van Ingen agt. Johnson; potion for
Judgment granted and leave to defend
ant to file substitute affidavit in five
days; plaintiffs attorney, A. A. Brney:
defendants attorneys. T. c. Jeffords
and E. T. Colladay.
Powell agt. Colbert; Judgment for de-
PENDANT on motion by consent: plain
tiff's attorneys. +. b. Moriarty and W.
A. Coombe: defendants attorneys, f. l..
Neubeck and J. B. Carter
Webb agt. F1uckey; demurrer to third
plea and motion to strike out third
plea overruled; plaintiffs attorney, T.
J. Ryan; defendants attorney, Frank
]. Hogan.
Riker &c Hegeman Company agt.
ODonnell: time to plead extended by
consent to December /: plaintiffs at
torneys. J.. p Loving, Daniels &
Hamilton; defendants attorney, d. w.
Baker.
Field agt. Evans: demurrer to fourth
replication withdrawn by consent and
ten days allowed to plead over; plain
tiff's attorney, J. Fl. Bilbrey; defend
ants attorneys, Tucker, kenyon &
Macfarland.
District of Columbia agt. Washington
Terminal Company: motion for judg-
ment overruled and leave 10 file amend
ed affidavit in twenty days; plaintiff S
torneys, Hamilton, Yerkes e Hamil-
ton.
Vandegrift agt ScherreEs- ordered on
calendar by consent; plaintiffs attor-
D. w. Baker.
CIRCUIT COURT NO. Justice stat
ford
kalbfus agt. District of Columbia ;
judgment under seventy-third rule
against defendant for $2,475: plaintiffs
attorney, Frank ]. Hogan; defendants
attorney. c. II. Syme.
Hume agt. Washington Times Com
pany; motion to withdraw joinder and
| to demur to pleas overruled provision
ally: plaintiffs attorneys, Douglas. Ruff
fin & Obear; defendants attorneys, w.
d. H. Il. 1
Root agt. City and Suburban Railway;
advanced for trial and set for Febru-
AIRY -, 1915; plaintiffs attorney. G. H.
Merillat; defendants attorney, George
=. Hoover.
Hines agt. vakenburg: demurrer sus-
tanned to declaration. bill of particulars
stricken from files with leave to sub
stitute within ten days by consent:
painas Elm & P Regsi. de-
Evans agt. Washington Railway and
Electric Company: cause advanced for
trial and set for January 5, 1915; plain
tiff's attorney. Rice Hooe: defendants
attorney, George +. Hoover.
Bensinger agt. Lannon; motion for
new trial overruled; judgment on YER
dict for plaintiff for sG75; appeal noted !;
supersedeas bond, $1,000; plaintiffs at
torney, James B. Archer; defendant s
attorney, NJ. J. Colbert.
Prince Edward Lunenburg County
Bank agt. Bruce; judgment under sew
enty-third rule for $500: plaintiffs at
torneys, Fred B. Rhodes and H. A. Ba-
ker; defendants attorneys. e. C. Dut-
ton.
Shannon agt. Capital Traction Com
pany and Briscoe agt. same: verdict for
defendant in each case; PLAINTIFFS at
gers; defendants attorney, Frank ].
Hogan.
CRIMINAL COURT NO. Chief Justice
| tOVlnS1On.
United States agt Charles NJ Thomp-
son. adultery; motion for new trial
overruled; sentenced to penitentiary
for two years; attorney, l. @. H.
Award.
| United States agt Edward Barrett.
grand larceny; sentenced to peniten-
tiary for three years; placed on proba-
ton; attorney. F. Edward Mitchell.
| United States agt. Lewis Herbert, joy
riding; sentenced to Occoquan for three
| N
| United States agt. Frederick Jenkins.
housebreaking: sentenced to National
Training School; attorney, c. S. Will
iiams.
United States agt. Albert N. Brum.
JOY riding; sentenced to Occoauan for
three months: attorney, ]. c. Foster
/ United States agt. George Alexander
assault with dangerous weapon; SEN
| fenced to penitentiary for three wears:
attorney. ]. c. Foster
( United States agt. Benjamin Martin
assault with dangerous weapon; SEN
fenced to penitsntiary for five years;
attorneys, T. c. Taylor and ]. c. Eos
! United States agt. Charles Jefferson
| JOY riding: plea not guilty; attorney,
| r. A. Hughes.
! United States agt. Thomas Johnson,
i housebrea king; plea not guilty: attor-
ney. E Hill. jr.
(; United States agt. Frank Lewis and
Clarence Mckenzie, housebreaking;
plea not guilty each; attorney, E. Hill,
! jr.
4 United States agt. Theodore Taylor
joy riding: plea guilty.
I United States agt. James Stepheney
assault with dangerous weapon; plea
guilty.
!, United States agt. Charles Randolph
Ihousebreaking; plea guilty; attorney, C.
| H. Hemans.
United States agt. George Hosten,
1housebreaking; plea guilty.
\ United States
assault with dangerous weapon: plea not
guilty: attorney, ]. Q. II. Award.
! United States agt. Arthur Fletcher as
sault with dangerous weapon; plea not
guilty: attorney. H. l.. Tignor.
United States agt. carman Briggs