The Washington herald., 1914-02-12
In the District Courts.

It all happened between the Garfield
Statue and the Peace Monument, accord
ing to Frederick A. Nalley. who yesterday
sued the Capital Traction Company for
$4,000 damages. alleging that October 81
last, . car of the defendant company in
which his wife, Rose c. Nally, was a
1 passenger, collided with another car
| from the rear in broad daylight and
with great force and violence" The hus-
| bands says his wife through the shock of
the collision was thrown up out of her
! seat, against the seat in front Of her and
back again into her own seat" sustaining
! serious and permanent injuries, depriving
him Of her companionship. comfort. bene-
At, society and services. The plaintiff S
wife, Pose c. Nally, entered suit for .0oO
damages, alleging that she was seriously
and permanently injured on the occasion
mentioned.
Having fallen asleep and passing Four
teenth and Webster streets, where he
wanted to get OF the car, Francis W.
Fitzpatrick yesterday sued the Capital
Traction Company for $4,000 damages,
alleging that December . last he was
seriously and permanently injured as he
fell while attempting to alight from a
car after 1t had passed the place where
he wanted to get OF.
Mathilde c. Creecy was yesterday
awarded an absolute divorce by Justice
Gould from William B. Creecy, tr., and
was awarded custody of their child and
given S a week for the child's support
The husband Is required to pay the costs,
including a counsel fee for the wife's at
torney.
Justice Gould yesterday awarded Grace
Mabel Reiss q limited divorce from Wall
ter Ashford Reiss and gave her the Gus
today Of their two children.
Edward Mayer, a jeweler, Of 1881 F
street, yesterday made an assignment to
George W. lOffutt. jr., and Lloyd A. Doug
las for the benefit Of his creditors. The
liabilities are listed at H.s5 and the assets
At 8, 500
Mrs. Sarah Louise Alexander yester-
day filed suit fer the partition Of the old
homestead Of the late Columbus Alex
ander. of. Georgetown. and named Eva
r. Bouic, Katharine r. Weisiger. and
Louise r. Haywood. granddaughter OF
Columbus Alexander. defendants. They
are alleged to be owners Of one-half
undivided interest In he property. Mrs.
Alexande- AYERS that Mr.. Alexander died
IN lSSo ana ths- the present Htisants -coh-
tinued to occupy the premises for num-
Der Of years, but not ''harmoniously as
earnestly requested In his will; that the
two. families have been on bad terms
for many years and that because OF GER
tain family dissentions II became neces-
sary for the plaintiff to remove from
the home in 1911. and that the house has
been uninhabited -incs then.
Daniel Ballauf, one the witnesses Of
the assassination OF President Lincoln, In
his will written In lead pencil and hled
for probate yesterday. disposes only OF
his real estate and his business. As to
his other personal property. he died In
testate Premises sl9 II street northwest.
are left to his niece, Pauline Schneider;
house at s2l II street 10 given to Adolph
w. H. wurdeman, a nephew. life in
terest In No. 7g Seventh street north
west. IN devised nephew, Louis ID.
wurdeman. at whose death the property
10 to 20 to his wife and children. Prop
erty 1851 and 1853 II street is left to Ed
ward c wurdcma1, a nephew. The chill
dren Of william Ballauf, deceased
brother, are given hsuses III and 7I3 H