The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-09-24
TWO $4,000 DAMAGE SUNS
Engage tho Attention OF the Court 9th
BuNineSs YestorilRy.


Business Yesterday
Both Parts Of the. Circuit Court were
in session yesterday, and in both parts
the attention of the court was princI,
pally occupied by suits for $4,000 dam,
ages.
In Part ], before Judge PAUL, the case
Of A. NJ, Phillips, ST., administrator Of
A. NJ. Phillips, IN, vs., the Citizens Rail-
way Company, To recover $1,000 dam
ages, was put on trial before jury COM
posed Of the following named persona;
Adolph Bankard, Joseph BlshoH, j.. n,
DoWleF, John Wilke, Mark Miller, James
Anderson, Hermann Ooss, John Redi-
ker, E, w, Collins, Henry Imer, James
Y, NeuhRTt and Frederick Laue.
Messrs, Doyener, JOrdon and McKen.
non appeared forpthe plaintiffs and
Messrs, Caldwell and Caldwell for the
defense. The case Is one that grows out
Of the death Of young Arthur Phillips,
North Wheeling boy, who in July, 1883,
fell from an electric car near the turn
table at the northern terminus, and was
killed. The evidence OF the plaintiff
was all in At an early hour in the after
noon, The defense then moved TO-
strike 1t all out on the ground that 1t
was at yarience with tho allegations
made in bringing the suit, Pending the
arguments on this motion the jury was
allowed to go, The arguments con-
sumed the balance Of The afternoon.
In Part II, before Judge Campbell, the
principal matter considered was the case
Of George E, Rogers VS., d, H, Taylor and
s, ELLINGTON, 10 recover SIC, 900 damages,
The defendants are President and Sec
rotary respectively, ofthe Proyident Life
Assurance Company Of this city, The
plaintiff was employed as solicitor for
this company, but his connection with
II ceased in January last, when he was
arrested on a warrant issued by Justice
Arkle, on complaint oithe officers OF the
Proyident Company, charging him with
the theft or embezzlement OF $25, dues
collected by him and not accounted for,
He was put in jail. for a day and then
discharged no case against him having
been made. Rogers then proceeded to
bring a suit for $1,000 damages against
DR.. Taylor the Pres, .ent OF the com.
pany, aud Secretary ELLINGTON.
The case having been called yesterday
morning, the plaintiffs moved to have
the case continued until the next reg
ular term on account OF the absence OF
N. .. Criswell, an important witness,
This motion was oyerruled and an ex'
ceptiou taken,
The case was then put on trial before
q Jury, composed OF the following named
persons, y. H. Hudson, A. D, Garden,
Robert Purcell, Fred Neahardt, Charles
Bremen, John Kimmins, Patrick Weir,
Oliver Morris, Ed j. Clark, Walter
Buckley, W, NJ. Kruser and A. A.
Franzheim.
The taking OF evidence for the plain.
titf was still In progress when tue Court
adjourned. Messrs. Robert White, g.
L. Cranmer and Guy r, O. Allen are
attorneys for the plaintiff and Mr.. w, p.
Hubbard appears for the defense.
Tue case Of the Manufacturer Insur.
ance Company Va. Platof Zane and FL.
game, in asspmpslt was transferred to
Part 7.
Mr.. IS. p. Kelly, ofLogan county, hay
Ing been duly licensed TO practice IN TINS
State, was, on motion Of 7. s. Riley,
granted permission to practice in this
court, and took the necessary oath.
Both parts adjourned till to-day. The
cases OF "Padze" 0'Neill, indicted for
grand larceny, and young seybold, in
dicted for embezzlement, are set for to-
day, but 1t Is hardly probable that the
damages cases will be disposed OF 30 as
to allow them to come up.