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Show CM im fi! IS OWNER OF PROPERTY Testimony of Husband Against Wife Fails to Affect Ruling. Judge Ritchie rendered judgment In tho Third District court Thursday ln th-. spectacular family row case of Annie Batcher against Polly Matthews anil Isaac,. George and Joseph Butcher, which was tried before him several weeks ago and taken under advisement. Mrs. Butcher sued to recover the valuer of a house, which, she alleged, tho do-fondants do-fondants moved from her property, and a feature ol the case was that her husband hus-band appeared in court as a witness for tho other side. Butcher said that tho houso belongi-d to him and that he hired his brothers to move it. The defendants also testified that Mrs. Butcher made no objection to the removal re-moval of the house, but sho testified to the contrary, and when nsked what she said to them she repeated tho language, alleged lo have been used by her, and the court barely escaped an attack of heart failure. Judge Illlchlo now finds that the house was the property of Mrs. Butcher nnd ho renders Judgment against Isaac, George nnd Joseph Butcher for $12.i. I ho judgment, however. Is In favor of Polly Matthews, who Is found not to have been responsible In the matter. |