The Circuit Court

On Saturday last Gertrude Deuress was granted a divcrce from Christopher C. Deuress. Arba S. Van Valkenburg vs. Gilbert M. Brown; foreclosure; decree granted. On Monday, Frank Wilson, tramp, waa found gnilty of larceny from dweiling. The case of the People vs. Sid Swick excited much interest because Mrs. Whiting conducted the defense. It was her first case in the circuit, and the first time a woman ever conducted a case in the Washtenaw circuit court. Swick is a mulatto who was tramping about the country with a banjo. He was charged with stealins; a gun and some árdeles of clothing from the house of. Dwight Riggs, about six miles from Chelsea. These things were found in nis possession when he was arrested in Jackson. He claimed that hebought them for $1.00 of a chance aequaintance named Johnson whom he picked up near Chelsea. He said that he was on his way from bis horoe in Ohio to Kalamazoo. The witnesses against him were Dwight Riggs, John JBoyle, Jacoh Staffin, James Smith, Mrs. Opdyke, E!la Craig and Uomer Tucker. Mrs. Whiting made as strong a defense as possiblo and a good speech, calling attention to the honest phrenclogical appearance of the boy, and in true wornan fashion declaring that "bis hair was kinked by the critnping ir#n oL the Almighty." She endeavored to show that the boy's story was reasooable, and that it thus satisöed the law in explaining how he carne into possession of tho stolen property. Unfortunately the boy had told another story about the gun, and of the many witnesses who clearly recollected seeing him, none had seen the Johnson, I who, the defense said, muat have stolen the goods. The juiy declared the boy guilty. Frank Wikon, on Tuesday, was genteneed to four years in the Ionia house of correction ; and Sid Swick to two year?. Eveline Doyle was granted a divorce from John Doyle. Edwin R. Doane vs. Daniel Hoy ; trespass on the case ; coatinucd on applicalion of the defëndant. Charles Howell vs. John Huddy ; injunction ; continued. Ida J. Smith vs. George Palmer ; appeal; continued. The People vs. Wm. Anderson. The prisoner was charged with the larceny of a little money from the dweiling of Willard Banfield in Ann Arbor. He is a tramp I who was seen to come out of a box-car on the morning of the the theft. D. Cramer defended him. The evidence was not. overwhelmingly convincing, and the jury was out some time, finally disagreeing.