Show j THE WHmmRKCONTEMPT I i I I i I A Light Fine Imposed on the Defendant De-fendant MR FELT GETS A DIVORCE His Wife First Abused and Then Abzrn doned Him The Suit of IViers vs Banks Decided in Favor of the Plaintiff Number or Jr Orders 31aiSe Probate Proceedings Proceed-ings Court Notes Chief Justice Zane sat in chambers yesterday yes-terday The matter bf most interest coming before his honor was the Whit more contempt casa Monday morning being the time fixed for the passing of sentence Mr Whitmore having been found guilty of contempt some two weeks ago under circumstances already familiar to the public Mr Varian appeared for L G Scott Elliott the complaining witness wit-ness and Arthur Brown for Mr Whit more Prior to the passing of sentence tho expert testimony of Profs Brooks and Owen was taken in regard to the fixing of the measuring box which was recently replaced in the stream Judge Zane in summing up held that the defendant had disobeyed the order of the court but in view of the fact that he appeared to have put the box back again in as near the original way aa he could he imposed a line of only 25 and costs Late in the afternoon Brown Henderon on behalf of Mr Whitmore gave notice of appeal Other eases coming before Judge Zane were t G R Potter vs Josiah Nichols demurrer de-murrer overruled and ten days to answer Win S Henderson va David Turngren et al exceptions overruled report of referee confirmed and judgment found for the plaintiff |