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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1889
Page
15
William W Nisbet filed an answer to Virginia E Nisbet’s divorce petition denying her claims. He labels her allegations as manifold untruths and accuses her of violent temper, threats, and infidelity while recounting incidents from 1888 and actions toward her safety and his own. He asks the court to bar the suit.
In a session before Judge White a desertion case became a sensational matter as Hugo W Wagner, named by his wife Catharine, stands charged with bigamy. Catharine testified they wed in May 1887 in Philadelphia and that Wagner, a cook, later lived with another woman, Sarah Jane Pollin, who appeared as Mrs Wagner. Wagner claimed non marriage to Mrs Wagner No 1, alleging a living husband, while the other woman showed a July 1889 marriage to him as Charles W Wagner. The judge ordered Wagner jailed awaiting further action. Detective Langharst then filed a separate information with Alderman McMasters for the case. A hearing is set for Monday.
The Court ruled that the first provision of Section 23 of the 1887 act is void and that the Pittsburg Virginia and Charleston Railroad’s property valuation, assessed to unknown owners, is illegal and set aside. The decision requires the city to determine ownership before claims for taxes can be filed.
Florence C. Miller files in Orphans Court an answer to Hampton J. Miller's petition contesting their father Alexander H. Miller's will. He denies all allegations that the testator lacked mental capacity from inebriation or was guided by fraud or outside influence.
The preliminary exam passers for admission to the bar were registered yesterday. Of 19 examined, 32 passed. Named were Ewing Vaill Kantz Haynmoeker Jones Linhart Hunter Cin Monroe Douchoo MccGeagh and Miller. Final exam results for the eight candidates remain unannounced.
Terrence McIntyre facing desertion charges told Judge White his wife spent long hours at her mother Mary Murphy s Forbes street liquor outlet. He admitted buying liquor there three weeks ago while his wife contested the speak-easy claim. The judge adjourned the case to next Saturday.
Judge White dismissed the case of Mrs Crossley against Mrs Dewey for surety of the peace after hearing testimony about jealousy and alleged threats. Mrs Dewey denied intent to injure and said she acted in excitement during an incident with Dr Dewey and Mrs Crossley. The judge advised decorum and stated Mrs Dewey bore no responsible violence intent.
A fragmented ledger names Kelly eveneveeees Henry Luchtinger Ei H Hu Otto Gusta Mary Reweni L Mersham Hannah E Clements The Brown Nancy Walker T W Martin in a scattered roll or directory entry.
A dense listing of cases across Common Pleas No. 1 and No. 2 plus Criminal Court dockets. Names include Penn Bank versus Farmers Deposit, Scott versus Imperial Life, Mitchell et al versus Jerome, and Watson related actions among many others. Numerous individuals such as Michael Connors and John Lamb appear in criminal entries.
A charter was granted yesterday to the Thirteenth U P Church of Pittsburg. Sentences ranged from six months in the workhouse for Michael Braw to four years for James Kenly and three years for George Glenn for robbery. Mrs Catherine McFarland paid a heavy fine for liquor selling in a prohibitory district. Lawsuits include L T McGeats suing Mutual Live Stock Insurance Company for 225 dollars and Joseph H Jacous securing an attachment on Ruby Light Company property. A divorce case saw Groner P MacRay appointed commissioner and alimony issues discussed. creditors received a rule regarding Forsaith’s discharge from duties as Patterson’s assignee.
The September meeting in Indianapolis features Rev. T. L. Jordan of Mississippi urging restraint and condemning violence in response to Southern wrongs. Mississippi delegates push resolutions to foster peaceful relations while President Love denounces the claims of an assault, sparking a heated session before the vote is reconsidered. The Mississippi group insists on recording their opposition to violence.
The Rev Father Walworth of St Marys Albany denounced the Mammon spirit and urged defense of churches against electric street railways. He warned that electric poles and car noise would disturb worship and threaten sanctities at church doors.
Special Officer Cook of the Pittsburg and Lake Erie road nabbed two men at large on a freight train near Homestead bridge yesterday evening. He cuffed them with steel bracelets and left them with the telegraph operator. After dinner the prisoners disappeared, leaving no word for the officer who awaits their return.
Charleston September 14. Governor Wilson told State Senator Morris the Legislature will be convened about January 1 to settle the gubernatorial question and handle other matters of importance. M. G. ConEx, diamond expert and dealer, formerly at Fifth Ave and Market Street, now at Smithfield Street.
An editorial from Coffeyville, Mississippi, argues the race issue must be resolved by Southern opinion and policy. It denounces Northern pretensions of equal rights, condemns black political dependence, and criticizes freedmen’s progress while noting social divisions, labor roles, and the persistence of the color line amid calls for education and reform.
A playful ad copy describes a corset called Kabo that supposedly never breaks though steels can. It claims the “bones” are Kabo not bone and invites readers to try and return if it fails within a year, promising a money-back guarantee and a store primer on Corsets.
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