The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-28
Smiths TALE OF WOE
Said That MyrOn KaSSOn Drew Jury Favor
able 10 Lehigh Valley Company.
He objected TO HIS ACTING
Court Said There Had Been Too
Many Charges Made Against Court
Officials Without Any Proof Being
Offered to Substantiate Them.
Wanted Some Form of Proof to
Back Up Allegations in Future.

Another Of the series of sensations
that have marked the progress of the
famous Jennings cases against the LIE
high Valley Railroad company WAS
sprung on the court yesterday bv At
torney Cornelius Smith, who repre-
sents Mr. Jennings
The suit of John Jennings father OF
James Jennings. who was injured in
the Mud Run accident on Oct 10, 1883
was called for trial yesterday morn
ing. MIR. jennings sues the Lehigh
Valley company to recover damages
for the loss Of his sons services WhAn
the case was called Attorney Smith OBJ
iscted to allowing Prothonotarv MyrOn
kasson to draw the Jurors in the case,
alleging that he was in sympathy with
the Lehigh Valley company and on the
last trial of the suit OF the younger
Jennings, by means OF an adroit trick
drew IA Jury that was favorable to the
company.
The court asked Mr. KasSon what he
had to say concerning the accusation
and no replied that the charge was
wholly unwarranted and that the
jury had been drawn strictly in ac-
cordauce with law. lie said that the
whole mptter was product of Mr.
Smiths Imagination
IMPRESSION OF THE COURT
Judge Archibald said that at previous
trials Mr. Smith had made aspersions
against the character of officers of the
court, but had failed to sustain them
They had been founded on a suspicion,
and he objected to any further charges
which attack the honor and integrity
of the court without some manner of
proof being offered to sustain the state.
ments
MAJOR Warren. of counsel for the
Lehlgh Valley company. then asked
for continuance of the case. stating
that Mr. Smith WAS in the habit of
making charges before the'jurors for
the purpose Of prejudicing their mindS
against tue company. Judge Arch
bald refused to allow the continuance
and directed Mr.. Kassou to draw a
jury, which was sent down into court
room No 3 to try the case before Judge
Sttser.
So ended another of the Smith sensa-
tons
Mr. Jennings claims ST. 900 for loss
of his sons services. $500 for his daugh-
ters services as nurse and 500 for
medicine and medical attendance.
OTHER CASES HEARD.
The suit OF Richard Ross against
Frank NJ. Cobb to recover 800 wages
that is alleged to be dus Ross son by
Mr. Cobb. was tried before Judge
Schuyler and verdict for the defend
ant returned. When court adjourned
suit by Mr.. Ross against John Cobb
was on trial Mr. Ross claims $50 from
Mr. Cobb for mis- sons services.
David Greening and Evelyn Jones
obtained verdicts against james Ger.
fus, the former for $l7S4 and the lat
ter $40 52, They are wages claims. A
verdict tcr the defendant was returned
in the case Of Miss B. O'Malley against
Frank Carpenter, A similar verdict
was returned in the case of Michael
Fitzpatrick against Frank Mover
When ths court adjourned the in
terllaader case Of Frederick Durr
against ID B. Replogle was on trial
before Judge Archibald.
The cas4 of Patrick Scanlon against
William P, Yarns occupied the atten-
tion of Judge Archibald in court room
No I during the greater portion Of the
day. Attorney R. J. Beamish appeared
for the plaintiff and Attorney John R.
Jones represented the defendant. The
case arose through the alleged agree
ment made by the defendant to pay
SCanlon a fair price for work done on
his cellar wall and building, cou-
structed in Archibald borough in the
fall Of 1892 Scanlon claimed that
he worked 261 hours, and that 20 cents
nar hour was but fair compensation.
Yarns cOntended that the agreement
WAS that Scanon was to be paid SEQ
for his services. An amusing feature
of the case was that the defendant
could not read his own handwriting,
nor even identify his own signature.
although he wore spectacles, After
borrowing Mr. Beamish'ss eye.glassea,
however, and placing them next his
own, he was enabled to state to a GER
tainty that the epistle was his own.
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