Sharon v. Hill
United States Circuit Court
On August i, 1885, before Field, circuit justice, and Sawyee, circuit judge, the examiner in chancery appointed in this case to take the testimony of witnesses, made the following report to the court: THE EXAMINER’S REPORT. Ill the Circuit Court of tlie United States, for the Hintli Circuit, and District of California. William Sharon v. 8. A. Hill.
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On August i, 1885, before Field, circuit justice, and Sawyee, circuit judge, the examiner in chancery appointed in this case to take the testimony of witnesses, made the following report to the court: THE EXAMINER’S REPORT. Ill the Circuit Court of tlie United States, for the Hintli Circuit, and District of California. William Sharon v. 8. A. Hill. (Ko. 3,138.) To the Honorable, the Circuit Court of the United States, for the Ninth Circuit, and District of California : t, the undersigned, examiner in chancery of said court, conforming to the request of counsel for complainant in tlie…
1Opinion of the Court
Field, Justice,
(orally.) In the case of William Sharon v. Sarah Althea HUI, the examiner in chancery appointed to take the testimony has reported to the court that very disorderly proceedings took place before him on the third instant; that at that day, in his room, when counsel of the partios and the defendant were present, and during the examination of a witness by the name of Piper, the defendant became very much excited, and threatened to take the life of one of the counsel, and that, subsequently, she drew a pistol, and declared her intention to carry her threat into effect. It appears,…
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