The Washington times., 1895-06-28
SHNQcKS IRE FEARFUL
JuTy's Verdict in the Messer Case
Causes Discontinue.
MORE VICTORIES TO FOLLOW
Washington Mortgage Company and
NJ. B. Newman VIII BE the Next
to Be Called Before the Bar of
Justice-Ttmes' Lawyers VIII Shut
Out Chances OF Esca pc by Certiorart.

The various Shylocks in town are said
to be doing some inward and outward
! trembling over Che result of the case of
Mrs. Jennie MsSSer against the Capital
Tantee Loaf Company, which was
fully reported yesterday in The Times
! rms case Is only one out of a multitude
now IN the hands Of Nest rs Raiston &
Slddons, the attorneys for The Times.
/ The next cases ITO come to trial VIII be
| those against the was hington Mortgage
company and against Mr.. Newman The
| attorneysfor theplainGiffs inthe Was hiagton
mortgage Company are OF the opinion that
| defendant. W w. Ycnnawine, who is
supposed to ibe the coppsng, lis evadingi
! the service OF the summons II has been
| IN the hands of one constable for nearly a
! week. He has called repeatedly at the
! otlice OF the company, and has been in
formed that Mr.. Yennawiue was out of
town.
Ihe summons was yesterday turned over
to constable who knows Mr. Ycnnawine
by sight, SO that the case may come TO
trial within a day or two
VERDICT WILL BE FINAL.
In the cases against this company or in
divjdual, as the event may prove, the
amounts to be sued for will keep the Dti-
CATION within the jU risd iction of the
magistrates court, and it VIII also be
SO arranged that tie verdict when secured
VIII be final
II is not anticipated that the result of
the Mcsser case Will be affected by the mo-
ton for new trial. The jury were the
Judges OF The, facts and the law and it is a
certainty, according to the decisions In
similar cases, that new trial viii not be
granted
a case has been prepared against Mr..
Newman which viii very probably be tried
during the early part Of next week This
has also been prepared with a view Of
steering clear of The certierari obstruction
The company which threatened TO seize
the furniture Of the lady whose pitiful
plight was described a day. or two sgo'in
The Times, has not put its threat into
execution. The lady acted ia good faith
and with great Judgment. She advertised
in The Times for the sale OF her carriage
and has received some offers. She has au
aappointnent to-day with one ofthose who
desire to help. her. Besides that, she is
advertising for work TO do in order to
meet her debt
GREAT PRINCIPLE HANDLED.
One of the most prominent lawyers in the
city said yesterday that a great principle
was Well banded by the jury in the Messer
case. 1t is evident from the report in The
Times, he said, that the Capital Guarantee
Loan Company banked heavily on the as
sumption that the jury would look only at
the contracts in writing between Mrs.
Messe and the company. On the contrary,
they adopted the view presented by The
Times attorneys, thau-they had right 10
inquire into the real intention Of the doou-
ments. They took the common sense
view of it, and that really Settled the case.
There We're only two ways TO look at
Mr.. Barrett's rela tion TO the mau who was
alleged to put up the money. II Mr. Ba rrett
really borrowed the money the lender was
satisfied with twenty cents a month while
Mr.. Barrett got So 20. Thiswasan absurd
ity on itsface. fit wa s4dr. Barrett 5 money,
then ne got 1t all add every cent OF it over
the maximum 10 per cent interest. was
usurious interest, aud the jury so found
Il dent think that there is q material
difference IN any Of the ca ses reported in
The Times There viii be verdict for the
plaintiff in every one Of them, and the
Supreme Court will also decide against
Newman"