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Show B.W. Briggs 5,eoibTiC8d to Six ffelns !inprisent. He Is Reprimanded For His Conduct !n Trying to Elude the Officers. Damage Suit, Flack & Co., vs. National Sank of Commerce, Com-merce, on Trial. SATURDAY.' Court resumed session at 10 o'clock. The case of James Tucker vs. M. M. Kellogg admistrator. Mr. David Evans appeared for the plaintiff and Mr.Geo. Sutherland for defendant. A jury was impaneled. This case is one in which the plaintiff plain-tiff alleges that Jno. M. Drake, deceased, de-ceased, has given his note to Martin for $2,100, and that Martin, in December, Decem-ber, 1S90, assigned the note to James Tucker. The heirs of the J. M. Drake estate deny the note, and claim that the signature is not Drake's. J. M. Martin, the first witness, stated that he had received the note from Jno. M. Drake for $2,100, and far a consideration (not stated) assigned it to Mr. Tucker, in December, 1S90. A note was then produced, and the signature identified as that of John M. Drake, by B. Bachman, U. S. marsh mar-sh .1, Mr. Clark, of Havercamp & Clark, abstractors, and Mr. B, Bachman Bach-man Jr., clerk of the district court, W. II. Dusenberry, of the First National Na-tional bank, Mrs. Pemberton, Mrs. Findley and Mrs. Christian, sisters of John M. Drake, aud Mr. Pemberton. brother-in-law to Mr. Drake, on the note being produced, each testified that the signature was not the signa-tiue signa-tiue of J. M. Drake. Court took a recess until 1:30 p. m. AFTEUXOOX. Court resumed session atl:30oclok. In the case of the U. S. vs. B. W. Driggs, charged with adultery, defendant defend-ant came forward for sentence. His Honor reprimanded him for his conduct con-duct in trying lo elude the officers, and sentenced him to confinement in the penitentiary for a period of six months, and the costs of court, sentence to begin April 10th. 1891. The case of the U. S. vs. Orlando F. Ilerron, defendant was sentenced to four months' imprisonment in the penitentiary, and costs of court. The testimony in the case of Jas. Tucker vs. M, M. Kellogg, was continued, con-tinued, and after arguments from attorneys at-torneys on both sides it was submitted to the jury. fs( |
