The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-29
record broken AGAIN
Greater Number Of Cases Settled This Week
Than Eyer Before
STRUGGLES OF The BARRETT JURY
After Being Out for Day Verdict
of 1915 Was Returned in Favor of
the Plaintiff-Burr Case Given to
the Jury Yesterday Afternoon.
Hearing Evidence About WheeIbar-

This weeks term of common pleas
court ended yesterday. 80 far as the
trial Of cases was concerned. The
cases that remained untried are long
ones that would consume several days
time in their trial and they could not
be taken up so late In the week.
After the Burr case was given to the
jury all jurors not engaged on cases
were discharged from further attend.
ance at court
Twelve cases of the thirty-fivs set
down for trial this week were settled.
which is greater number than was
ever before reported settled during a
single week. Eight cases were tried
and non.suits granted in two.
VERDICT IN THE BARRETT CASE.
AT II 80 yesterday morning the jury
in the case Of Miss Winifred Barrett
against the borough of Blakely re-
turned q verdict Of 1915 in favor of the
plaintiff. who sued to recover $40, 900
damages for injuries sustained by being
thrown from carriage in which she
was riding over the Carbondale turn
pike in Blakely borough. The accident
was caused, the plaintiff maintained,
by the failure Of the borough to keep
this turnpike is safe condition.
The jury retired on Thursday after
noon and remained together all night
without coming to any agreement.
After court opened yesterday the
jurors sent word to Judge Furst, be.
fore whom the case was tried, that
they could not agree. He told them to
stay together until they could do so.
BY ll.30 the jurors had reconciled
theil differences and were prepared to
report to court. They at different
times favored amounts Of damages
ranging from $23 to $1,000, final
compromise being affected at 1915
SUIT ABOUT wHEELBARRows.
Before Judge Furst yesterday morn
ing the case of Barker, Rolls & Grey
against T. +. Leonard was tried. The
plaintiffs sued to recover the price Of
three and one-half dozsns of wheel :
barrows, the value of which they
placed at ST. so per dozen. This price
the defendant says is exorbitant. The
goods were damaged aud he considered
that they were not worth more than
$40 dozen. To settle up the account,
however. he had offered to give the
plaintiffs $l2 per dozen. Attorney II.
NJ Hannah represented the plaintiffs
and Attorney George s. Horn for the
defendant. At noon the jury retired
10 deliberate on the case and had not
agreed when court adjourned for the
day.
BURR EJECTMENT SUIT.
The ejectment suit of Charles A.
Burr, committee Of DR.. A. E. Burr.
against John Case and a. Stone, which
has been on trial since last Monday.
was given to the jury yesterday after
noon. In the morning the argument
OF law points was resumed. and after
ward Attorney W. W. Watson ad-
dressed the jury for the plaintiffs ant
Major Everett Warren for the defense
They went carefully over the claims oi
their clients and laoorsd industriously
to convios the jury that justice demand
that verdict be returned in favor OF
their respective clients.
Judge Edwards charge was cleal
and explicit. He reviewed the con.
fiicting claims Of the plaintiff and de-
PENDANTS, the evidence presented and
the law applicable to the case. At 3 81
the. case was submitted to jury. Il
did not return with verdict while
court was in session.