Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-11-10
A LEGAL CHAPTER.
Rs.hsallng Of a $4,000 Damage Suit
Against The R. G. ",
SEVERAL DEFENDANTS AnRAIGNED


The hlst thing done In Judge
Bartch's division Of the Third ds'
trict court this morning was the hand
ing Ia Of q sealed verdict OF TIE Jury
before whom had been tried the ease Of
George Wsstervelt W Joseph A. Bush.
The action was brought 70 recover
s725 ona promlssory note. The Jury
found Ia favor Of the defendant. The
verdict wns signed by ten Of Their
number, while two dissented.
EDWARDS PLEADS n. u.
Arthur Ernest Edwards was then
nrtaigned on the amended Indictment
which charged him with cmbszzle.
munt aud larceny while acting In
managerial capacity at the White
House hotel. The defendant was
represented by Judge Powers anu
Attorney Coad ana a plea Of not guilty
was entered.
CHARGED WITH BURGLARY.
J. Hamnn, j. r. Mitchell aud Ed
ward Laugslroth are indicted lOt
burglary. Pleas Of not guilty were
given.
THE TINE LIMITED.
His honor lntimated thatall criminal
cases Tor hearing ut the present tenn OF
court must be- tried during next week
with one exception, that OF George
Gsylor, who was Jointly indicted with
Harry Hammond for tue killing VI the
child Clyde Robertson.
n COMES on AGAIN.
The trial OF the case OF Christ. Rlnd.
llsbacher VI the Rio 0Tande Western
Railway company was then taken up.
Tho plaintiff was represented by
Judge Powers aud Attorney ID. y.
Straul; the defendant company by
Judge Bennett, Bennett, Marshal and
Bmuley).
This IL tho second hearing Of the 40.
ton. Al the former trial which took
place before Judge Zane Ia February,
1872, the sum OF $4,000 was claimed,
ms damages tor personal injuries, AMI
after n prUtrActod investigation the
Jury found for the plAinufi, awarding
MIN $500. The defendants moved for
new trial, mainly on the grounds OF
insufiioieucy of evidence aud oXces.
Give damagte, anu the same was
grinted. BY virtue Of this the matter
now came up again. The plaintiff IA
GtTman,Rnd owing TO his inability 10
speak or understand English, Mr..
Brhnnfeldt was sworn ae interpreter.
The iacle NJ ret forth by plaintiffs
counsel, briefly stated, are that early on
the morning OF November 9th, 1890,
RindllsbacheT, VINO IN siXty-four years
Of age ana resides nj Eidorado, la this
county, went " the Rio Grande depot
In this city TO seek employment ~ n
laborer. While he was waiting around,
near Fourth South street, II Is alleged
that n train Of ears came along at n
rate OF about forty miles an hour The
plaintiff swehrs that no bell was Tung,
no whistle sounded, nor other signal
given as warning Of the approa, HUG
train, and that rs n consequence he
was thrown down by tue engine
aud run over. lie was SEVERELY cut
about the head, his spine, arm anu
shoulder were also Brfit u8ly huTi, and
his Injuries are described as Of perm.
anent character. Plaintiff Is married
man with wife aud one child wholly
dependent upon him for support, aud
he claims that whereas prior 10 the
accident he was healthy, hble.bodied
man he has since been incApaoitnted
for hard work.
The defense puts In a complete de.
nial as 10 negligence on the part OF Its
servants.
The hearing again promises to be a
prolonged one.
BfFORE JUICE ZANE.
The case OF the Carey. l. pmbaTd
Lumber company W. DrJ. II. Heron,
which had occupied his honoI the
two previous days, was again taken up
this morning.
When the arguments had concluded
plaintiff wnH allowed fivs days In
which 10 answer his complaint. The
eros, compliant ne TO Messrs. Irwin and
Bews was dismissed, no application to
amend hoar having been made.
The suit Of Ephraim Hatch va
Danisl Frey was reported 10 have
been settled, and was now dismissed.