Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-07-26
cItlee Liable Tor pamarea.

Cities Liable for Damages.
Interested property owners in Topeka
and other Kansas cities are discussing
the laws of the state relating to the re-
sponsibility for damages in times Of
riot and depredations by mobs 1t is
found that the Kansas law provides that
the city or municipality in which the
damage occurs is liable for tho amount
OF such damages.
In case decided by Judge Riner
this construction was placed upon the
statute. A citizen of Girard, who had
been horsewhipped and seriously hurt in
the presence of other citizens Of Girard,
who made no effort to protect him,
brought suit for damages on the ground
that it was the duty of the bystandcrs
to come to his assistance and save him
from injury, and the court instructed the
jury to find for the plaintiff.
In the case of the city OF Atchison VS..
Irvine the supreme court held that the lille.
gal assembly of number of persons for
unlawful purposes, attended with injury
to the person or loss OF property to
Others made the city liable, and that it
made no difference whether the loss Of
property or the injury to life or limb by
such mobs might have been prevented
or not, nor whether any of the partici-
pants resided in the city or not.
A single loan company in Topeka,
since 1890 has received and remtted
east over $S,000,0OO of Kansas mort
cages paid off by the borrowers.
County Treasurer Cox, of Douglas
county, came up from Lawrence TO mako
settlement with the state treasurer. He
paid in S9,4l5 as state tax and interest
on school lands and bonds.
State Treasurer Biddle has received
an offer from the Citizons Savings Bank
of New York to refund the state bonds
now held by that institution at 4 per
cent. The present ratio is 7 per cent.
The state board OF charities held
prolonged meeting at the insane asylum
without formally electing superntend-
ent. The indications by this move are
that DR.. McCasey will be allowed to re-
main in the position without any further
AS the time has already
passed when the law provides for tho
election of superintendent, the friends
Of Superintendent McCasey feel assured
that he will be allowed to retain tho po-
sition.
John Pettigrew, who has been at the
asylum about four months, has been
discharged cured. He was sent home
TO Olathe John Mitchell has been pro-
nounced cured and sent home to Ster-
ling. Six months constituted his term.
NJ. E. Phillips, the barber who was Or
1ered discharged by Judge Hazen, has
gone home to Smith Center and is at
work at his trade. George Hubbell. Of |
Belleville, has been cured in five months
md sent home.
The fifty second volume of the SUI
preme court reports is now published. !
The volume contains 1856 cases in which |
opinions were written by the justices as
ollows: Horton, G. j., AZ; Johnston,
T., so; Allen, j., 40. In nine cases per
uriam opinions, only, were filed. Chief
Justice Horton fled separate opinions
n two cases, concurring specially in
ne Up. 618), and dissenting in the 9th
r Up. 557. Mr.. Justice Johnston filed
eparate opinions in three cases, concur
ing specially in one, Up. 691,) and dis
enting in two, Opp. 1877, 1921 Jus.
ice Allen filed one separate opinion,
oncurring specially therein, (p. 1881
III cases decided prior to March l, 1894,
nd not before reported, except nine
asses in which opinions were fild in
'ebruary, 1894, are contained in This
olume.
The report made by Warden Chase,
the state penitentiary, shows the fol-
wing transactions at that institution
" the month of July: Cash receipts
II the month, S9,74z78, Of which
5,119.49 was for coal sales, S2,262.57
II convict labor and S1,068.14 for
oarding United States prisoners. The
,tal expenditures for the month were
l0,054.91. The coal output of the
onth was LOG, bushels, OF which 90
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