Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-02-13
THE DISTRICT COURT.
SEQUEL 10 40 Elevator Accident at The
TsmplstOU Hotel.
DAMAGES So 600 ARE DEMANDED.
Report From the Grand JnrJ: The
charge against Attorney Gerald
Jack,on Ignored.

il now no ding opurt IN Beaver, the
grand Jury, shortly after ton O'Clock
this morning, made their nr { report to
Chief Justice Merritt Twenty indic'-
monts were handed in--eirhieen being
under tho Territorial statutes and Two
under the laws Of the UuiItd states.
iGNoBEp.
Tho following cases were "lhrown
oup'i
Archie Donaldson, i0rnicailon.
Henry Druby, fIrnlcAtiou.
A. u. ku0wltUu, uulnwfully romOv,
Ing a stamp from mail matter.
George Gafvin, iornicat.Dn.
Gerald .. T.. jackson, u-aault with
iutslt 90 murder.
}. lhufnt0u, robbery.
TIE latt two were under the laws a
llo Territory uuu tho others under
in1se VI the UuitcI siattf. Tho friends
20 Attorney Jackson crowded around
him as soon us the announcement had
been inside In his case anu heartily
congratulated him. The charge
grow Out OF sJft OF misuudtf.
tending between MI Jackson and
his law partner, MCrsfH. torgussIn and
Fruw, and uutstquuut shooting
ucfapr which caused q Uig sensation ~
the time. Fortunately, however no
Unr was MT though 10 this day ket.
rusaDni who came out ~ Tar the w1tst
ia the encounter molrus the losa Of a
lOJd-siEvd piece Iram one Of his care.
uuEr nY AZ ELEVATOR.
A jury was ompanolcd % tfy the
case VI Alfred Peterson AMI Josephine
Peterson, bis vile, W. tho Central
Hotel cumpnny, u being an action 10
recover tb.UUO auu cOs,s, Tor personal
inluuos.
rhu plaintiff was represented by
Cherry a Cherry the defendants by
Young Young q MOyle.
10 would appear i,.m the PLAINTIFF
eide Of tho story tuat Mrs. Peterson,
who had been previously employed a.
sort OF cnafw0mau no the lomplelon,
tnl obtained the permission Of Maus-
ser Alouzj Young 10 ~ 10 the hotel
uaiiy TO olCh away the remains oi food
loit from the dining room table,, she
triug poor woman with q small inml-
ly. These "piecus" were KEPT eomuw here
on the upper u I0r n the building, ~
reach which she used the steam
elevator. Tho accident which forms
tnu subject VI the present SUIT occurred
ON or ABOUT March 20, 1892. On that
Jay Mrs. Peterson uescenued IA the
lower Tor ffeighO apartment of the
elevator, accompanied by youth
named Ripper, aud upon their reach
lug the ground door Rippen siEnalod
10 the operator TO stop. This he did.
81 q Il
20 stop cut, but that while IN tue aut u
doing 20, Rippon caTelussly and nCgli-
gently gave tue aiguhl 10 the operator
to start upward. A. this moment, she
says, she was standing lust Ia tue DOR.
way, and wis caught bctWUeu the ilJor
Of Tie elevator ana tho upper pnrJ u
the framework. Asa consequences she
was severely crushed, bruised nud cut
on the head, arms logs Hud body; size
suffered great pain, was confined to
bed flr several months, aud Tor "a long
Time thereafter unable 10 perform NJ y
household dutius. ME-. Peterson states
that prior 10 the occurrence Ahe was q
strong, healthy woman, but IL now
permanently Injured. She says that
the sum u quite 500 was expended for
nuraing, etc, during tho period she
was lnil up nut considers that she II
entitled g. 5000 us damages,
On the part Z the defendants geu-
etal denial l. given 10 tue allegation a.
tie plaintiff, 1t being commended that
thofu ~ no ground Whatever for chafg-
lug negligence 70 thv PLAINTIFF Tho
IDEA Of her being permanently hurt u
also ContfadiciU1,
When the plaigiifi'a sido had closed
its case shortly before noon tho de-
iendanps aIiOr tys moved fer o n0u-
fuit, on the ground that Mrs. Peterson
was an omploye Of the hotel and at the
time OF the accident riding in tlnt pOf-
ton Of tho elevator generally used by
tho servants Of tho company. Alter
some argument, the deiendan'a cUuu.
col were given I'LL O'Clock TO produce
authorities on the subject.
Having heard ihJse aud further At.
ruments Judge Merritt Ov0rruied the
IN. tlon. Tho defense offered no evi.
dencc aud the cave went 10 the ury
thuTtly before three O'Clock.
The jury were slill out when the
NEWS went to press.
SETTLED.
Tho next care on tue calendar was
that ot l.. a. FankH VI Is. -. Black
nurr 4 al. IL WAS q claim for HotylcY
rendered by the plaiutltl as dettotiyd
but thB matter was susled out OF Couf
LEAVE TO PILE.
G. Il, Lowder Va l.. q. Crossma
eta Plaintiff was given leave 10 u
amended complaint aud aliaa tuu
mons.