The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-10
SUIT AGAINST WRIGHT BEGUN.
The Jury To BE Taken To All the
springs OF Water.

Tacoma, Dee Especial 81 fsa ton
damage suit OF the city OF Tacoma against
{. d. Wright and the Tacoma Light and
Water Company was begun to-day IN the
superior court before Judge v. II.
Prtchard. A big crowd watched the pro-
cesdings all day. Appearing Ter the ccm-
pauy are Judge Galusha Parsons, Judge
ID. j. Crowley and Attorney Il. :. Gross
cup, while City Attorney James Wicker
sham, assisted by Attorney Ben SheUks.
conducts the ease fer the plaintiff.
said one Of the attorneys. while the eN-
animation of the 3urymeR was gotag on:
Its a curious coincidence that Seattle is
on the eve OF an election for the purchase
Of water supply. while Tacoma begins
suit TO recover a cool million for alleged
damages growing out OF her purchase OF
a water plant and supply"
Very little was done today except TO Sc
lect jury. This was accomplished with
"a dispatch that surprised everybody con-
nected with the case. sheriff Parker had
summoned special venire from the coun-
try and only two or three were excused.
The jury as sworn in includes the follow
ing:
Charles ID. Beach. of Puyallup: William
Lane, of Alderton: j. u. Gillian. of SUM
ner. John Holder. of South Prairie. n W.
Stewart. of Dierringer. Henry Beckett. OF
Orting: William Harmon. OF orung.
George ". Howard. OF Hart +. o.. Joseph
Charters, of Tacoma. James Moore. Of
Wolachett. Nick poering, Of Steiiacoom.
and \ W. New wbaueT. OF Lake kipowsin-
As soon as the jury was sworn IN Judge
Wickersham moved thar the court and
jury proceed 10 and view the Thomas ana
Patterson springs, one of the sources OF
supply for which the city claims 10 paid
too much His motion was streuuously
opposed by Judge Parsons. and the noon
hour having arrived the arguments pro
and con were continued Tin the afternoon
session The enmBduNtS ATTORNEYS claimed
that owing 10 the fact that two excessive
" dry seasons had elapsed since the pur~
chase the jury would form a disastrous
and unfair impression from the inspection
OF the springs. Judge Parsons insisted
further that II the jury saw one Of the
sources sold. il ought 30 see all of them.
including Maplewood springs and Glover
creek The court granted the citys mo-
ton. and il vas decided 20 visit all the diff
ferent sources. This will take three days.
Judge Pritchafd viii accompany the jury
and attorneys. -. L. Demorest is TO ac-
company the city attorney. and Engineer
a Mel Hawkes. will he pilot for the wa
ter company. The entire party will leave
tomorrow morning at 5 o'clock. proceed
ing to Lake Park by street car. where
large band wagon viii he in waiting 10
convey the jury to the springs. the court
and attorneys riding in carriages The
Jury viii be acquainted with the different
springs, etc. I'm this way
First. Pilots Demorest and Hawkes. VIII
pick out a spring OF creek, as the case
may be Then they will notify the attor-
news on each side and then the attorneys
will post the two bailifs, who VIII be
placed in charge of the jury. Finally the
bailiffs will call the jury aside out of the
hearing Of the attorneys and VIII tell
the Jurors what they are TO see.
The dispositions Of Engineer 9. Ii. Sellers
arrived to7lay, and were filed.