The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-25
TWO Cases CONTINUED
Important Witness in the Won StOrch
Suit Seriously III.
SURPRISEDIN ANOTHER ACTION
A JarOr Wns Therefore Withdrawn and
the Case Went Ovcr-SurveyOr Bartl
Says the Rock Was In tho
Borough Of Archibald.

Very little was done In court yester-
day afternoon, but one case being on
trial, that of Lazarus Meyer, of Phila-
delphia. against Henry II. Richardson.
of the North End. 1t was called before
Judge Morrison In No. court room.
The action Is to recover the sum of
S524.6O. with interest from Feb. II,
1892. Attorneys h. G. Newcomb and
George ID. Taylor We're for the plaintiff
and Attorney John +. Scragg for the
defendant.
The defendants mother several years
ago kept the LuZerne house on the
Providence square and dealt with Moy-
er. who is a wholesale liquor merchant.
When Meyer came around To collect his
bills. he found Mrs. Richardson out
of business and the defendant. her son.
in charge of the hotel. She was about
to bring a suit against her son, claim
ing that he got possession of the hotel
fraudulcntly. and was trying to chisel
her out of the property: but Meyer ap-
peared as the whte-winged angel of
peace and got the mutldle SO arranged
that the son agreed to pay his
mother 81 a month for five years II
she should live that long. and the son
assumed the debt that his mother owed
Moyer for liquor.
as he agreed to. Meyer was his Sc
curity and was sued for the amount
that young Richardson failed tn pay.
A jury rendered a verdict I'm favor of
Mrs. Richardson, and Meyer had to
pay the judgment He Is now suing to
recover 1t with interest. The plain
tiff's side of the case was ended at
adjournment. Attorney Scragg opened
for the defense but no witnesses We're
sworn.
Two Cases End Suddenly.
There were abrupt terminations of
two suits that had been put on trial
before Judge Morrison. In the case of
William Won Storch against CARING
ton Won Storch Judge Jessup said that
very important witness of the de-
fendant's side was seriously i'll. Court
withdrew juror and continued the
| case.
The suit of Grfiths e. Jones against
Mrs Humphrey Bradley for alleged
| Illegal sale and distress Of goods was
called for trial The plaintiffs had
rented a store in Peckvile from the
defendant. and got in debt to the
amount of SlO5 for rent. She sued them
before Justice of the peace, got judg-
ment, and the plaintiffs goods were
| sold to satisfy the judgment. Some
technicality was left out of the plain
tifs' declaration and Attorney New
comb asked leave to amend it. At
torney Thomas F.. Wells, of the other
side, plead surprise, and juror was
Withdrawn and the case continued
The jury in the case of Edwin Ferris
& Co. against A. J. Merrill and C. j.
johnson returned a verdict for the de-
fendant when court convened in the
morning.
The replevin suit of William p.
Boland. defendant, and William G.
Davis plaintiff. was tried before Judge
| Gunster in court room No. 3. The suit
is for the recovery Of sorrel horse
which, it Is alleged the defendant OBJ
tanned possession of Illegally.
Rock Was in Archibald.
The trespass suit of William Staples
against the borough of Archibald for
damages for the death of his horse
was given to the jury by Judge Ed
wards at noon. and verdict was rem
dered In the afternoon which will be
received in court this morning
The testimony of Civil Engineer T.
A. Bartl was heard in r;A.rence to the
location of the rock against which the
sleigh of the plaintiff struck causing
the runaway. Mr.. Bartl testified that
the rock was in Archibald and the case
ended. The attorneys argued to the
jury and Judge Edwards gave the
| charge