The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-27
Cases That Have Ben Continued Until a
Future Term.
Three COURT ROOMS ARE IN use
Judge Archibald Presides in the Main
Room, Judge Schuyler, of Easton,
in No. 2 and Judge Sttser, OF Tunk-
hammock, in No. 8 - Disposition
That Was Made in Cases Yesterday
The Cases That We're Tried.

The three weeks term OF cival court
began yesterday morning and during
the day number of cases vera dis
posed Of. Judge Archibald is presiding
this week in the main court room and
after ths motions had been disposed Of
the list of cases was taken up for con-
sideratiOn.
No. l was the Siectment suit Of
Joseph Fellows and COrnplius Smith
against L. Il. L)omis and John II. Eel
lows. 1t had To be continued on ac-
count Of the illness Of L. H. Loomis,
ons OF the defendants. Other cases
continued were: Thomas Bromags and
others against Norah Daver', ,sjectmsnt; /;
John Hannaghan against William Fal-
Ion and Sybil Jane Smith, trespasU: c.
l.. Rice against Fidelity and Casualty
company of New York; F, G. Burnham
against o. l.. johnson and c. Winters,
ejectmeut
The trespass suit Of John LBe against
Joseph Lee and Y Il. Llthrops was
referred to arbitratorS by agreement
aud the cases of John Furow against
| Fred 5. Warren and Levi Leads against
! Michael Coggins, wages claims. were
reported settled and the court ordered
that they be struck off the list. BY
agreement Of parties u verdict for the
plaintiff for the goods in question was
taken in the interpleader case of } S.
II. Clark 4 Co. against c. II Br1Ck
and George s. Horn. trustee. The
plaintiff not appearing q non-Suit was
taken in ths suit for wages Of c. II.
Stark against j. B Masters
yEEDICTS AGAINST JOHNSON.
Cases 3. / and en- the list nam ed
Painter F j. johnson az defendant
The suits were brought by Calvin A.
! Brown, Richard s. Welsh and John c.
Hughes to recover wages they say is
due them by Mr. johnson The latter
did not put in an appearance and Mr.
Brown obtaiued a verdict against him
for $ilOJ; Mr.. Welsh foc $i3 81. and
Mr., Hughes for $l44 03. These were
the amounts plaintiffs claimsd.
Judge Schuyler, Of Easton, arrived in
the city at noon and in the afternoon
went on the bench in court room No
. The case of Miss B. OMalley
against Frank Carpenter was the first
put on trial before him. IL was tried
at the last term Of court and resulted
in disagreement Of the jury. Miss
y MaIley claims 81 per day for services
for forty-nins days aS nurse for the de-
PENDANTS wife. Mr. Carpenter says
the agreement was 81 psr week and
that he paid her on that basis. The
plaintiff contends that.the agreement
was for 81 day and sues 10 recover the
$2l she alleges is due her Attorney
James Mahoa represented the plaintiff
and Attorney Harry Butler, OF Carbon -
dale, the defendant. The jury retired
at 10 to make up its verdict. A jury
was then sworn in the case Of Richard
Ross against Frank NJ, Cobb, claim
for wages which will be tried today,
IN JUDGE sITTsER's RooMs
Before Judge Sittser. of Tunkhan-
mock, who iS presiding iu No 3, the
case of Michael Fitzpatrick against /
ward Walters was callel for trial. MIR.
Fitzpatrick claims $l977 for wages
that he says is due him Mr.. Fitzpat-
rick did some work at Mr. Walters
| house at DunmOre for Contractor j. A
Wiugett, but while the work was in
progress the contractor became insov-
ent and Mr.. Fitzpatrick says he refusel
| to do any more work. Mr.. Walters
then agreed to assume the payment Of
the wages Of the workmen, Mr.. Fitz
patrick says, and he resumed work
Mr.. Walters however, did not pay and
the suit WAS brought.
In his defense Mr. Walters denied
ever having agreed TO pay Mr. VIM
gett's workmsn and claims he paid
that gentleman in full. A verdict was
returned by the jury for 500 rs in ia
vor Of Mr. Fitzpatrick. the amount of
hi5 claim with interest.
After that Casa had baen given to the
jury case Mr. Fitzpatrick has against
Contractor Frank Meyer was taken up
Attorney 4. A. ,Chass appeared for
Mr.. Fitzpatrick in both cases and At
tornsy d p. Rsplogle for Mr.. Walters
and Mr.. Meyer. Mr.. Fitzpatrick
claims that there is $50 due lin as
wages by Mr. Moyor The case will 90
to the jury this morning