St. Paul daily globe., 1889-01-11
AGAINST THE CABLE.
One Case Decided and Another on
Trial


The Thorson-Seamans case came to
close yesterday afternoon. Judge Will
kin charged the jury, reviewing all the
points involved in explicit terms. The
jury retired upon both cases, being in
structed to bring in separate verdicts
for each principal if it found verdict
for plaintiffs, or either of them. At 4
O'Clock verdict was returned, award
ing IS, 500 to- Miss Emma ThOrSOn and
$1,000 to Mrs. A. V. Seamans. Both
suits were for $4,000 each.
Immediately after the Thorson-Sea-
mans case went to the jury yesterday
morning the case of George II. Watson
against the same defendant was called.
The plaintiff in this action was passen-
ger on the same train when Miss Thor
son and others received their injuries
last January. He sued for $1,000 for
injuries he sustained. which he claims
are permanent and on account of which
he suffers much pain and inconvenience.
He was bruised and hurt about the back,
spine, groin, leg and head. and was for
a long time after the accident incapaci
tated from attending to his business.
While occupying the stand yesterday
afternoon he related in detail how he
received his injuries, which he says
were more severe in the groin than any
other parts of his person. AS the car
left the track and was thrown upon its
side he was violently pitched against
the seats, the conclusion of the fall in
juring him internally in the right side
of the groin and inf1ictlng an ugly flesh
wound on the hip. The legal status of
the case is general charge of negli-
gence, ignorance and careleSsnesS on
the part OF the employees of the road.
FEASTING REPRES ENTATIVES
Complimentary Dinner Given
Scandinavian Lawmakers by
Their Countrymen.
Representative Scandinavian citizens
of the Twin Cities gave compliment
ary dinner to the Scandinavian men,
bers of the Twenty-sixth Minnesota
Legislature at the Ryan last evening.
The dinner was the more enjoyable for
the reason that it was totally informal.
The menu was excellent, and reflected
credit upon the chef aud manage
ment of the hotel, and the service
was absolutely perfect. There was not
blemish to mar the happy event, which
was graceful compliment to the Sean
dinavian lawmakers, rendered them by
appreciative and admiring cOuntrYmen.
The ladies' ordinary was set apart for
the feast, and shortly before 9 O'Clock
the donors thereof and their invited
guests tilei in and took their seats at
any of the three tables. two of which
ran parallel to the length of the room.
while at the third. placed at right angles
thereto were seated the master of cere-
monies and many of the guests of the
evening, the following being list of
those present:
Senators Swenson, Wallmark, T.
yerson. Representatives Jacobson,
Hohnstrom. Hanson. Thoe. Even
son and Sevatson: P. W. Wildt,
aribault; August Anderson, Kasson;
Capt. l.. g. Nelson, Kasson; Oscar
ThOrson, Elbow Lake; G. Lajord, Wa
SEGA: Mr.. Wilson, Waseca; Lieut.. Gov.
Rice, L. S.. Norelins, Alfred PaIen-
quiSt, G. j. Lowman, Assistant Adjt.
Gen. Broudt, E. III. Hobe, A. E. John
son, Osmond Lunn, Charles Kettelson,
J. Argues and l.. M. Thygeson, of st.
Paul; John Brundt, &. Gjertson, n. H.
Giertsen, George johnson, Nicolay
Grevstadt. Alfred Soderstron. John Of
site, F. ii. Saunders, A. G. Haugen,
John F. Peterson and A. G. Hongan, of
Minneapolis.
Informal chit chat served as an ad-
mirable accompaniment to the nicely
adjusted menu, and at the expiration of
an hour or so the material wants of all
had been satisfied, chairs were pushed
back. cigars lighted and the intellectual
feast Of the evening was inaugurated.
A. G. Haugan Officiated as master of
ceremonies and called in many of those
present in an informal happy manner,
which invariably produced the desired
result. and Messrs. Louman, Rice,
Grevstaedt, Husker and others made
short pithy speeches, which brought a
graceful affair to happy conclusion.