Evening star., 1915-05-28
THE COURTS.
Court of Appeals.

Present: The chief justice. Mr.. Jus
tice Robb and Mr.. Justice Van Orsdel.
No. 27e6. Board of children's guar.
dians agt. Juvenile Court: Judgment
propriate proceedings: opinion by MI
Justice Robb.
No. 2so5. Ballinger agt. West Publish,
ing Company: decree affirmed WIN
costs: opinion by Mr.. Justice Van ors-
del
No. 9s7. Patent appeal. Fishbeck Soap
Company agt. kleeno Manufacturing
Company; decision of commissioner OF
patents reversed; opinion by Mr.. Jus
tice Robb.
No. 277e. Mclean agt Nolan; decree
affirmed, with costs; opinion by Mr..
Justice Van Orsdel.
No. 9sS. Patent appeal. Given agt:
Warren: decision of commissioner OF
patents affirmed: opinion by Mr.. Justice
No. s74. Patent appeal. In re appli.
cation of William B. Gray: decision OF
commissioner of patents affirmed: op1n-
ion by Mr.. Justice Robb
p No. a75. Patent appeal. Lincoln Paint
and Color Company agt American
Paint Works; decision of commissioner
of patents reversed: opinion by Mr.
Justice Van Orsdel.
No. go. Patent appeal. Kirby agt.
Clements; decision of commissioner of
patents reversed; opinion by Mr. JUS
tice Robb.
Adjourned from day to day.
EQUITY DIVISION 1-Justice NJ ccoy.
National Metropolitan Bank agt.
Fischer; reference to auditor: PLAINTIFFS 8
attorneys. Ralston & Richardson, S. D.
Willis.
Soper agt. Myers; rule as to injunc-
tion pendente lite, returnable June =:
plaintiffs attorney, II. Winship Wheat
ley.
Fuller agt. Smith: order for better
statement of certain matters of de
fense; plaintiff attorney. T.. ;. DuNall,
jr.: defendants attorney, Nelson VII
son.
In re adoption of Leonard ]. Kreis:
w. Preston Williamson appointed
guardian ad litem; attorney, w. +.
Plumley.
Marstellar agt. Morgan: rule con-
tinued to June 4: plaintiffs attorneys.
r. C. L. Moncure and Crandal Mackey;
defendants attorney. o. B. Drake.
Downing agt. Wheeler; receivers au-
thorized to obtain certain advances;
plaintiffs attorney. Fulton Lewis; de-
fendant's attorneys, J. b. Larner and
Charles H. Bauman.
Jones agt. Jones: commission ordered
to issue and guardian ad litem ap-
pointed: plaintiffs attorney, W. C.
Sullivan.
Sullivan agt. Sullivan; proof ordered
taken before Margaret NJ. Murray. ex
aminer; plaintiffs attorney. l. H.
Baker and H. A. Grant.
EQUITY DIVISION 2-Justice siddons.
MCGOWAN agt. Parish: decree on
Wilson: DEFENDANTS attorney, Leigh
Robinson.
CIRCUIT DIVISION 1-Justice Gould.
tin for $500; plaintiffs attorneys. w.
p. Williamson and Walter p. P1umley:
DEFENDANTS attorneys, ]. E. Padgett
and R. P. Homer.
and Electric Company: order for leave
to file second count: plaintiffs attor-
neys, J. William Shea and L. A. Bailey;
DEFENDANTS attorney. J. S. Barbour.
by default for s457.2e; plaintiffs at
torney. Leo P. Harlow.
Jury discharged for the term.
CIRCUIT DIVISION 2-Justice Stafford.
Stubblefield agt- Lowenstein ct al judg-
ment under seventy-third rule as to de-
fendant Herbert. and by default as to
defendant Lowenstein for $500; plaintiffs
attorney, A. L. Newmeyer
McNabb agt. Kinney time to submit
bill of exceptions extended to July 3, and
to file transcript to August 16; plaintiff's
attorney. Charles Poe: defendants attor-
neys. D. w. Baker and Harriet Freebey.
Lamb agt. Union Transfer Company;
verdict for plaintiff for $500, and
judgment forthwith; plaintifrs attor-
ney. John Doyle Carmody: defendants
attorney. G. B. Craighill.
Wakener aRt. Koones: verdict for
plaintiff for $3.50 and judgment forthwith:
plaintiffs attorneys. A. L. Neumyer and
Eugent Young; defendants attorney.
G. b. Craighil1.
until Monday: plaintiffs attorneys.
Gettings & Chamberlin and c. NJ. Stad
den: defendants attorneys. Philip
Walker and w. v. Baldwin.
CRIMINAL DIVISION Chief Justice
Covington.
United States agt. Howard II. Dove,
non-support; bench warrant issued.
United States agt. Lille Turner, grand
larceny; sentenced to penitentiary for
attorneys, w. E. Leahy and Harry A.
Grant
United States agt. Myrtle Kates. grand
larceny: sentenced to penitentiary for
eighteen months: attorney, J. A. O'Shea.
United States agt. Laura A. Yale, for
gerry; sentenced to penitentiary for
three years. attorney. ]. w. McNeill
United States agt. Shadrick Nj. Rob
inson. depreciation: sen.onced -
penitentiary for one year and .
months.
United States agt. William Young,
housebreaking; sentenced to Occoquan
for six months.
United States agt. Charles Levy. grand
larceny; sentenced to penitentiary for
two years; placed on probation; attor-
ney, r. NJ Brylawski.
United States agt. Ralph Burger, rob-
berry; sentenced to penitentiary for two
years; appeal noted, bail increased to
$4,000: recognizance $4,000 taken with
Charles McCaffry surety; attorney, H.
l. Quinn.
United States agt. William Poland.
murder, first degree: verdict. guilty Of
murder in second degree: attorneys.
George P Hoover and p. l.. ScantlinG-
United States agt. Frank ". Boyd,
non-support: defendant committed.
United States agt. Harry 5. Johnson,
non-support; bench warrant
CRIMINAL DIVISION 2--Justice Siddons
United States agt. James Taylor;
murder; on trial: attorneys. C. S. Will
liams and W. 8. Porter.