The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-10
SUPERIOR COURT
- Testimony in tho Lon
Of Life Suit.
80 = Csnasaes sstt-Tvs AppaI-
1850 Ssr Divorce nsessisas
1s>sAered Yesterday.

.,.;t Tor damages brought against
7s p. ~ rivur Coai Company ~ Thomas
Ss-5r.v fps he occidental dea1h a his
j - resumed belofs JudDo Humes
- morning. Tbs trial VII Prob
"a Is c,osed today.
r noenisx session was taken mp With
- 1-1un6nction Of expert testimony. A
- d scientific points rsre brought
S7 1919 - engineering and dynaaScA
- trl,nony WAS introduced ~ Ae d.
- {. rkow ths strain on the rope ~
.Ss6 = the ear on the inclined roadway.
" frflne 70 prove that the rope wAs not
50 - 8 vas claimed. but that the accf-
- - due 70 other causes
IS ~rsukef a Witnesses for The peointtd
ru1ninsd. their statements going 70
-, ~ - rove he'd posed ths dime Of
800. The testimony Was conflicting
80 si<ies.
- 6 The afternoon sessson Was taken
- - ettorney for the defense Ia argu-
IS r pcints Of iaw. Briefly. The paint
'S111f - that The company itself was not
72< e claimed that theirs we're no ale
- nAds In the complaint against The
sxhnsdent or foreman. The
1Sinny was not liahae becsuss
5 S151 risoed supsrin tsndent. and under
4 - : luroman Ia charge. assd had given
-. II means and authority 10 furnish
~ roooseary material for proper main
q the mine. IL was stated also
81 - nl1ee vss no evidence 70 show that the
ifu6n epadition Of the rope vas known 10
111aul Numerous authorities we're
- = support OF the defense Funda-
m1nDy shs argument was Rood on the
80 common law exonerAting masters
- Il accidents caused by negligence OF
ev-euployes Of The one injured. and in
h fb - the defense claimed such 10 he the
- M state. II IL hsld. has mads no
1pylnion for the English common law.
~ resolves the point mads By defense
5 - ! more difficult ono for decision.
mpsx STATIONS pErARTAEsr.
4 vsfdict Was returned last evening by
% iusy In the case of J. N byron against
NJ. Captain Brannon. giving tbs plaintiff
0aSa The case was resumed yesterday
Y noloinR and given to the jury at tbe close
I 7 - morning session A disagreement
suulisd, lasting during the afternoon until
- anding q above stated, Was agreed
ntew n. Austin aGainst the Ysslef
Vto1, Coal and Lumber Company, an &C.
- IN appeal from Justice Rivers. re-
& md in reversal OF The lower courts de-
1lipn. A verdict Was found for the plant
= q sal.a The suit was brought By
ae11ln. az nashav. Austin q Co. 70 re-
s - a a, from he defendant company
p ! siaim which IL had AGAINST Bashsw
G 1kst amount preyious 70 the date OF
si..sIG.s partnership. The fsess leading
- = The so1fnn vere that Austin and
Goke~ a~ro g erect Z building for
: Sr11le. ons a tho partners. To secure
rs 1hev .~,eea Is dsposit as1oo Nm the
!. 1Il1sAanf. which Isaxhav himson rave
an- when the time came for defendant
3 r1.su the money the company retained
fnued p refuse 10 rive up the sum.
fate in the afternoon : suit for breach
i = ooutract was taken up for thai. II h IN
( ZION broush bv Henry O. Resented and
4. uvers. psinters. against David Rommei.
- nlain,ifYs claim 10 have been sub-con-
3 lv.e4or, for The paiutine Of the Kline a
ru.nhsrv and Cole a Nordium buildings.
- slIese : contract 10 have been made
3 dafeodant Nth them last August.
vhieA ~ aftervarxas repudisted. and
nm which they claim $50 damages. The
e. - continued over until today.
vus. svwxtr .sSrsswxsr sutra.
ffty Attorney Piles fled Yesterday thir-
b&Arce assessment suits against Mil
slrsse property owners for improvements
nsds by the city, The names aud amounts
~ q follows.
Anthony Borella. sSs.3s. Philip BART
Ia, t5i2. 80; Charles NAhsr. 81. iss 10; u.
Il Howard. ssa.a0; ]. NJ Adams. xi2s2,
\. Glove. II .0sa.es: w. q. Fsick, o76s n;
I'm y. Andrews and jana White,
t4SeD; II. 4. Yesler, q. ia. se: Mary 4.
fnny, Saeu.s,a; John Christ. SSH 20
Lean Z. Prcbst. N.uAen. Ching
Ching Hock. $I.tsxaso, Everett Smith.
AN. Ella w. Peterson. $sNa,,
ceaft'e Turn Nereln. fila5s. z. III. Waid,
NJ; b. l. Yesler aud J. ID. lowman.
Trustees. &l.s715os u. X. Barter. y, sSoO
! i q. Monogue. si.osaso; r. IL. Thomr-
-, Hi2sn; Mary Butler, $s2A50: Alex
Aekas. esss.2s. !. Newman. $70e %: {. +.
4. ueee. N.a2l-g; j. w. Van Brocklyn.
MAN. Albert II. King, 81: q. w.
entth. Hia.s0; Margaret sullivan. tSa1a;
James Park, sIs.1. John Langston,
ya&: Anna {. Windcr. <ofs.so; N. Nc
uousall, $sai
NEW SUITS rtrsn.
William II. Jackson. administrator al ths
sstAts Of Charles III. Cassen. known Is VII.