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Show A SEIZURE, Marshal Persons Takes Possession of Joseph Simon's Store ON AN ATTACHMENT THIS MORNING. The Important Miit of Clinton vs. the Fnion Pacific Argued and Submitted Interesting Court Notes. The stock of Joseph Simon, whose store is in the Emporium building, on First South street, just west of Main, has been attached by the United Stales marshal in the suit brought against Mr. Simon by the Goldbergs, New York merchants, to recover about $5000 claimed to be due them for merchandise. The store is now in charge of a deputy marshal, mar-shal, but it is believe 1 that the, matter will be satislaetorily adjusted Another IHvorce Case. Another suit for divorce was brought in the Third district court this afternoon, and this time the husband is the plaintiff. His name is Fr.tnk Merrel, and he alleges that his wife, Mattie Merrel, has treated him with great cruelty, even compelling him to cook hi own breakfast occasionally, while she, through indolence and indifference, remained re-mained in bed ; also that she refused to do his washing and ironing, thereby compelling him to hire that work done, to iiis great inconvenience in-convenience and expense. Also that she is habitually cross and irritable and that her scoldings make life a burden to him. Mr. Merrell then goes on to state that his wife declares that she will sell valuable real I estate in which he is interested and he asks ! for a restraining order, and for an absolute decree of divorce. Kaighn and Anderson are the plaintiff's attorneys. Clinton vs. Tlml'iiiim Pacific. The arguments in the case of Clinton vs. Mink v. Harris, trustees for the Union Pacific, Pa-cific, in which the evidence was taken 6ome I time ago, were made before Judge Suther-i Suther-i land, referee, today, by S. S. Markham for the plaintiff and P. L. Williams for the defendants, de-fendants, and the the matter was taken under un-der advisement. The case is an important one, involving as it does the title to over forty acres of laud situated near Garfield Beach. Court Notes. The commissioners had a quiet forenoon today. Fred McGurrin has acquired fame among the attorneys as an original cartoonist. I would rather go to the penitentiary for a year," said a prominent attorney this morning-, when young Clark was sentenced to a month in the county jail, "than go to the county jail for six months." During the wft in court this morning for witnesses for t'e defense iu the case of The People vs. William Randall, charged with burglary. Attorney Stephens reached over the table ami ihquired of Attorney Wiley Brown: "What do you expect to prove by these absent witnesses? Perhaps I will admit it." "I expect ts prove my client's innocence," returned Mr. Brown. Mr. Stephe is did not admit it. |
