Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-15
THE COURTS.
United States Court of Claims.

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| United States Court of Claims.
Present: Chief Justice Edward X.
ICampben, Judge Fenton W. Booth.
Judge Samuel S. Barney, Judge George
w. Atkinson and Judge George E.
Downey.
No. lis. w. o. Burton & Co. agt. the
United States: Mr.. Harold J. Pack was
heard for plaintiff and Mr. H. S. Whit
man for defendant.
/ U. S. Court of Customs Appeals.
| Present: Presiding Judge Montgom-
cry and Associate JUDGES Smith, Bar
| Der, De Vries and Martin.
| Mr.. Eugene c. Brokmeyer and Mr..
Leonard J. Mather of Washington. d.
c., were admitted to practice before
| the court.
| No 1920. Siegman agt. United States;
| metal-thread goods: argument com :
menced by Mr.. Edward p. Sharretts
| for the appellants. continued by Mr..
Martin T. Baldwin for the appellee and
concluded by Mr.. Edward =. Sharretts
for the appellant =.
| No. 1921. United States agt. Siegman:
] metal-thread goods. argument com
| the appellant.
District Supreme Court.
EQUITY COURT No1-Justice Ander-
|
/ Liberty agt. Liberty; rul" returnable
| February Is; plaintiffs attorney, ii. +.
| Kennedy.
| Hillyard ast Camp: order of pub
LEGATION: plaintiffs attorney, George Z.
| Gertnan.
IN re lunacy of Adam BoZ: refer
ence to auditor; attorney, Frederick
| A. Fenning.
| renewal of investment ordered; attor-
new Frederick a. Fennlng.
/ Wells agt. Wells: leave to withdraw
| appearance granted.
| Ridenour agt. Ridenour: motion to
| strike sustained; plaintiffs attorneys,
| Barnard & Johnson and W. r.. Lester:
defendants attorneys. o. b. Drake and
| J. e. Cuttings.
Purdy agt. Postlewait; decree di-
! recting distribution of certain rents
| tby Justice Could: plaintin attorney,
George F. Williams: defendants attor-
| ney, J. J. Darlington.
EQUITY DIVISION Justice Mccoy.
LASER agt. LASER: time to submit
| statement Of evidence extended 10 March
10 and to file transcript 10 April Is:
plaintiffs attorneys. W. J. Lambert. +.
r Whippler and f. c. button: defend
ants attorneys, f. e. Rhodes and j. b.
| Cromein.
Monger agt Monger: absolute divorce
name and order for costs and counsel
fee: plaintiffs attorney. Edmond Car
rington; defendants attorney, w. j..
Pollard agt. Pollard absolute divorce
granted with counsel fee: plaintiffs at
| torney, L. A. Block; defendants attor-
ney.. J. +. Collins.
Kantz agt Kantz; findings of fact by
the court. original and cross bills dis.
missed. each party to pay costs: appeal
by plaintiff: bond, 500; plaintiff s attor-
ney, John Ridout: defendants attor-
neys. +. {. Pope and L. Hilton Jackson.
CIRCUIT DIVISION Justice Gould.
Jurors excused until Friday.
Suly agt. Hammond: discussion of
prayers for instructions to jury; plain
tiffs attorneys. Cuttings & Chamberlin;
defendants attorneys, Mckinney &
Flannery and George 2. Hoover.
CIRCUIT DIVISION Justice Stafford.
Groves agt. Gardiner; jurors disagree
and discharged; plaintiffs attor-
neys, w. J. Lambert and r. H. Yeat-
| man; interveners attorneys, c. w.
Arth and p. J. Mcmahon.
Barnes agt. Capital Traction Com
pany; continued for the term; plain
tiff's attorneys, W. J. Lambert and r.
H. Yeatman: defendants attorney,
Frank J. Hogan.
Lane agt Palmer; on trial: plaintiffs
attorneys. Charles Poe and H. Win
ship Wheatley; defendants attorney,
H. Z. Davis.
United States ex rel. Lane agt. Pal
| TneT, demurrer Tepl1CdIlOn 10 n1tn
plea sustained, with leave to file
joinder to plea instanter; plaintiffs at
torneys, Charles Poe and H. w. Wheat
ley; defendants attorney, H. E. Davis.
CRIMINAL DIVISION Chief Justice
Covington.
United States agt. Garry 4. Rouse,
violating postal laws; nolle pros.
United States agt. Ray Hoggsett,
grand larceny: nolle pros.
United States agt- William r. Green
lhousebreaking; nolle pros.
United States agt. Walter Washing
ton, second offense petit larceny and
house breaking: nolle pros.
United States agt. jackson Malone
nolle pros.
United States agt. Benjamin Butler,
house breaking; nolle pros.
United States agt. Robert Page, re-
ceiving stolen property; nolle pros.
United States agt. Rhoda Harris, nom
support: death of defendant suggested.
United States agt Irene Milstead,
murder first degree: on trial: attorneys,
NJ. E. O'Brien and J. H. label.
United States agt. George B. Kelly
non support; bench warrant issued.
United States agt. Frank Curay, nom
support: bench warrant issued.
United States agt. Richard Genies:
non-support: bench warrant issued
United States aSs. Percy Johnson
fornication: bill of exceptions submit
| ted: attorney. NJ +. O'Brien.
United States agt. George W. Mar
shall. murder. second degree: bill of
exceptions filed; attorneys, A. W. Suel-
ger and Charles Fahy.
United States agt. Joseph ]. Thomp-
son. depreciation (tWo cases); plea, not
guilty. each; attorney, Bruce Baird
| United States agt Thomas ]. Hig-
gins. non-support; bench warrant is
sued.
United States agt. Otto Hense, adul-