Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-18
THE COURTS.
Court of Appeals.

Court of Appeals.
| Present: The chief justice, Mr.. Justice
Robb and Mr. Justice Van Orsdel
| J. Bernhard Thess was admitted to
practice.
No. 2SSS. Hutchins agt Hutchins; on
motion of Mr.. W. CT. Johnson. appellee
allowed until January % to file brief.
No. 1917. Patent appeal. butcher agt
jackson argument continued by Mr.. c.
H. Howson for appellee and concluded by
| Mr. A. S. Pattison for appellant.
| No. 1920. Patent appeal. In re Unit
ed States Tire Company: argument
| commenced by Mr.. f. w. Vail for APP
pellant, continued by Mr.. W. r. Ballard
Guided by Mr.. f. w. Vail for appellant.
! No. 1919 Patent appeal. Lorimer
agt. Erickson: argument commenced
by Mr. De Witt c. Tanner for appellant
continued by Mr.. {. c. Bulkley for APP
pellee, and concluded by Mr. f. o. Hin
kle for appellant.
No 9S9 Patent appeal. Pierman agt
Chisholm: submitted.
No. 99I. Patent appeal. In re Ben
jamin 9. Pratt: submitted.
Adjourned from day to day until Non
day. February :. 1916.
Proceedings after The stars report
closed yeSterdayD1
Nos 1914 and lois. Patent appeals.
White aet. WeGc and Wcge act. White:
argument commenced by Mr.. w. X.
Lane for appellant in 1o14 and for APP
Steuart for appellee in 1914 and appel
liant in l015 and concluded by Mr.. Hill
larry {. MesSimer for appellant in 1914
and for appellee in l0l5.
No. 1905. Patent appeal. Creveling
aat. Jcpson: on motion of Mr. Wallace
Greene, appellee allowed three days to
file reply brief.
No 1917. Patent appeal. butcher agt.
Jackson; argument commenced by AIR.
y. s Pattison for APPELLANT and con-
tinued by Mr.. c. H. Howson for APP
pellcc.
District Supreme Court.
EQUITY DIVISION Justice Ander-
Murphy ast. Murphy: hearing:
plaintiffs attorneys. Wright * Wam-
pier; defendants attorney, \. Leftwich
Sinclair.
EQUITY DIVISION 2-.Iustice Mccoy.
Gornley ast. Decatur: decree quieting
title; plaintiffs attorneys. d. w,
O'Donoghue and \. W. s;uclzer: de-
PENDANTS attorney. i. J. Darlington.
Baden ast. Baden: order Diminishing
petition for custody of child and with
drawal of motion as to contempt: plain
tiff's attorney. s NcComas Hawken;
Whitfield agt. Whitfield: on hearing;
plaintiffs attorneys. II. w. Sohon, An
drew Wilson and W. J Hughes; de-
PENDANTS attorneys, y. w. ODonoghue
and Frank J. Hogan.
Huntington agt. Huntington; bill of
exceptions signed; plaintiffs attorneys.
Wright & Wampler: defendants attor-
neYs. HaWken d HaveH.
Mahoney agt. Donovan: time to file
transcript extended to January 81 (by
Justice Stafford: plaintiffs attorneys,
George G. Gertman and John Ridout;
defendants attorneys. J. S. Easily
Smith and r. r. Fleharty.
CIRCUIT DIVISION Justice Could.
Sully aet. Hammond; jury respited
plaintiffs attorneys, Cuttings & Cham
berlin: defendants attorneys. Mcken-
ney & F'lannery and George =. Hoover.
CIRCUIT DIVISION 2--Justice Stafford
Weadon aet. Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road Company; verdict for plaintiff for
$500; plaintiffs attorneys. Tucker, Ken
yon q Macfarland and r. s Bailey; de-
PENDANTS attorneys, Hamilton, Yerkes &
Hamilton.
Bickford agt. Helms; judgment of
condemnation: plaintiffs attorney.
Louis Gutenberg.
Kirby act CITY and Suburban Rail
way Company; jury respted: plaintiffs
attorneys, James W. Mcneil and II. H.
Moss: defendants attorney, John $
Barbour.
Bulkley agt. Bulkley: time to plead
extended to February ! plaintiffs at
torneys, Ralston e Richardson and $
D. Willis; defendants attorney, d. W.
Baker.
CRIMINAL DIVISION chief Justice
cOVington.
United States agt. james W. Mckivem-
mer and Joseph Ware. robbery: nolle
pros: defendants discharged: attorney,
octave BigOness
United States aet. Fred Chris,nore.
housebreaking and larceny: sentenced
to Occoquhn for twelve months; at
torney, G. +. Diegs.
United States yJ,rr, Llo,,.,..
hin-support; plea guilty: sentenced to
cscoquan for twelve months: placed on
probation to pay $40 per month for
support of wife and child.
United States aSt. James TAYLOR iov
flHlng. plea guilty: reminded
United States aRt. Clarine StoyaU
grand larceny: plea not guilty; attor-
nes, O. \. Eigoness.
United States agt. Tsadore Rudermau.
violating Harrison act: plea, guilty; re-
ierred to probation officer: attorney. j.
Il. Stein.
United States agt. Marshall Craig
and James Greeley. housed rea king:
plea, guilty as to Craig and not guilty
as to Greeley: attorney, j. J. Kelly
United states aet. Frederick O. Bal
ley, forgery: sentence set aside and
sentenced TO penitentiary for eighteen
months: attorney, r. D. Daniels
United States agt. Frank smith as
sauit with dangerous weapon: motion
to set aside sentence overruled; attor-
neE. r l.. Jones.
United States aet Nathan Weis-
meyer and Vincent NJ. Gonzales grand
larceny; sentence vacated and resen-
fenced to penitentiary for one year and !
one day: attorney. NJ. +. OBrien
United States agt. Walter Il. Bell. as