Evening star., 1915-12-18
THECOURTS.., :,
District Supreme Court.


Cooper agt. Cooper: time to f,le In
terrogatories extended: plaintiffs at
torney, George F. Curtis: defendants
attorneys F. c. Handy and G. w.
Offutt.
EQUITY DIVISION 2-Justice Mccoy.
In re adoption of Elliott Cade; order
legalizing adoption.
lite awarded: plaintiffs attorney. 1. r.
Hit; defendants attorney, ]. w. Whit
ing.
shore agt. Lusby: report of trustee
ratned and distributive share ordered
paid to certain party: plaintiffs attor-
neys. H. w. Wheatley and Leon Shore:
defendants attorneys. E. Med. Kintz
and F. H. H. Nolte.
rIstorse,,, In re- lInaey IN Of John Gleason; ;
mittee discharged: attorney. D. W.
Mccormick ast. Mccormick; leave
granted James A. O'Shea to withdraw
Smith agt. Lady Fairfax Candy Com
pany; leave granted Levi H. David to
Wltndraw appearance and order pre-
serving lien.
CIRCUIT DIVISION 1-Justice Gould
National Savings and Trust Company
agt Redfern: motion for judgment
Clephane; defendants attorney. Hay
den johnson.
Waters agt. Noonan: order extending
time to answer garnishment for ten
Gays after the ruling of court on mo-
ton to retax costs; plaintiffs attorney.
Z. NJ. Stadden; Defendants attorneys.
Arthur Peter. d. w. Baker, ]. W.
Staggers and c. Mackey.
Wahl agt. Washington Theater Com
pany; motion for new trial overruled; !;
Judgment on verdict for defendants.
with cost. against plaintiff; appeal
noted; bond. 500: plaintiffs attorney.
N. j. Colbert: defendants attorney,
Provost agt Kennedy: motion to dis
miss cause overruled: leave granted
plaintiff to file more than one replica
tion within ten days: plaintiffs attor-
neys. D: W. Baker and T. T. Marye: de-
fendant's attorneys. Bour & Dennis.
'Pyles agt. Hamilton; time to submit
motion for new trial further extended
to January 8, 1915: plaintiffs attorney,
G. L; Whitford; defendants attorney. D.
Glaser agt Alderman; motion to vacate
Judgment overruled: plaintiffs attorney,
w. r. Lester; defendants attorney, NIL
Haltman agt Staples: bill of particulars
ordered IN ten days; plaintiffs attorney,
George w. Drew; defendants attorney,
D. E. Clarke
Monumental Brewing Company agt.
Poulton ct al. motion Of defendant for
leave to file additional plea and affidavit
ment continued: plaintiffs attorneys.
Leckie. Cox & Kratz; defendants attor-
ney. Edwin Forrest.
Sully agt Hammond motion to strike
out special plea Of defendant granted !;
exception by defendant; plaintiffs attor-
neys, Cuttings G Chamberlin: defendants 8
attorneys, McKenney & Flannery.
wood agt. Berry: time to submit mo-
ton FOR new trial extended to January !;
psaintlrs fsadan1.s attorney. D w. Baker; de-
Adder Machine Company aet. Hall ::
Judgment by default for $500: plaintiff' s
attorneys, Brandenburg & Brandenburg.
United States ex rel. Bronaugh agt
Nevitt; demurrer to petition sustained;
plaintiffs attorney. E. L. Gies; defend
ants attorney, ]. E. Laskey.
White Oak Coal Company agt! Swift:
mandate Of Court Of Appeals present.
ed; Judgment in favor of defendant for
s121-5o costs and new trial granted
plaintiffs attorneys, c. J. F. Grafr and
F. F. Mitchell; defendants attorney, L.
A. Bailey.
Messineo agt. Washington Railway
and Electric Company: motion for a
neW tss trial argued and submitted; plain
Iins attorneys. D. T. Wright, H. l.
Franc and R. B. Dickey: defendant's
attorney George P. Hoover.
Inurston agt. Diggs: time to submit
motion Tor new trial extended to Janu-
ary Is. 1915; plaintiffs attorneys, Full
tor Lewis and John Ridout; defend
ants attorney, A. A. Birney.
Wltsie agt. Hodgeman ct al: security
Tor costs ordered in ten days or deposit
OF 800; PLAINTIFFS attorney. George c.
L Wright and M. N. Richardson.
Gates agt. Jones; motion for bill of
particulars overruled; defendant al
lowed ten days to plead: plaintiff's at
torney, B. E. Hinton; defendants at
torney, ]. William Shea.
Magruder agt. Hazel; motion for new
trial overruled: judgment on verdict
for plaintiff for $500. less credit of S5:
PLAINTIFFS attorney, r. L. Williams: de-
fendant's attorney. Edwin Forrest.
Olympic Theater Holding Company
agt. liable: time to submit motion to
vacate judgment and reinstate cause
extended to January 8. 1916: plaintiffs
attorney; sttoy r. p II H.; veitch; defendants at
Pecker agt. Terminal Taxicab Com
pany; time to submit motion for new
trial extended to January 8; plaintifrs 8
attorney. G. F. Diggs; defendants at
torneys. F. J. Hogan. D. w. Baker and
C. H. Osterman.
Doyle agt. District of Columbia and
Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany (two cases): time to submit mo-
tions for new trial extended to jan
uary 8: plaintiffs attorneys, E. Hilton
jackson and B. T. Doyle: defendants
attorneys. r. J. Whiteford and ]. S.
Barbour.
CRIMINAL DIVISION Chief Justice
Covington.
United States agt John Backing,
non-support; recognizance $500 taken.
with w. w. Stewart surety
United States 'agt. Robert s. Nickel
den. non-support; defendant COM
mftted.
United States agt. Arthur Jones, mur-
der. first degree (two cases.; verdict
guilty of first degree murder in each
case; attorneys, c. F. Diggs and ]. 4.
Purcell.
United States agt. Margaret Stout,
bawdy house: motion to set aside for
feiture filed by Attorney NJ. J. Colbert
for George W. Ray, surety.
United States agt. James Davidson.
bench warrant issued.
CRIMINAL DIVISION Justice Sid
dons.
United States agt. George W. Helm.
adultery: verdict guilty; attorney. M.
E. O'Brien.
Cannon agt. Pittsburgh Construction
Company; time to submit bill of excep-
tions extended to January 16. 1916,
and to file transcript to February Is,
1916: plaintiffs attorney, w. J. Lam
bert: defendants attorney, w. H.
Wahley.
United States agt. Peyton Parker and
Mamie Washington. adultery: verdict
not guilty: attorney, A. w. Scott.
DISTRICT DIvISION-Justice Siddons.
In re Cathedral avenue: order of puh-