The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-30
ARGUMENT COURT.
Dricscn Attachment Cases Occupied the
Attention Of the Court for q Consider
able Portion of tho Day.

able Portion of the Day.
In argument court yesterday a large
part of the day was taken up with the
cases against III. Driesen. on the rule
to dissolve attachments issued against
the defendant by j. solomon Il Son. l..
Kaufman 4 Co, A. Lesser. Alexander
Bros, $. Wilson L. Co, Dansinger
Bros, s. j. Nathan 4 Co., and Sigmond
Goldley. all New York wholesale cloth
iers. Attorneys Roscoe Dale and c. j..
OMalley argued for the plaintiffs ana
Attorney George d. Taylor for the de-
foadant. Driesen's clothing store was
closed by the sheriff on executions, and
the plaintiffs filed fraudulent debtors
claims. The defendant asked to have
the attachments dissolved on the
ground that the claims of the plaintiffs
were not specific enough.
Ex-Judge ". \. Knapp and Attorney
c. ComeSys argued the case of the Elm
hurst councilmanic dispute. Sidney G..
Riel ran for councilman at the last
election. He and a citizen named ]. d.
Williams received the same number of
votes. Mr.. Riel by his attorney. EN-
Judge Knapp, applied tn court for a
writ of mandamus to compel ID. c.
Brink. judge of election to issue cer-
tiiicate of election to Mr.. Riel on the
ground that some of the votes cast for
Mr.. Williams. the opposing candidate,
did not specify for what term Of years
he was voted for. there being three
councilmen for three years. two for two
years and two for one year. MIR. Com
eggs, who represents the judge of cleo
tion, argued that the proceedings be-
gun by Judge Knapp We're irregular,
that the quarter sessions court Is the
proper alace for the action to be taken
and not in common pleas.
THE OMALLEY CASE.
Attorneys Nj. f. Sando and John p.
Kelley argued to take off the Nonsuit In
the case of II. J. O'Malley against the
Scranton Traction company. Attorney
Horace T.. Hard represented the de-
fendant. Mr. OMalley was painfully
and permanently injured two years ago
on North Washington avenue by being
run down by street car. The case
/, came up at the March term of common
pleas court and nonsuit was granted
by Judge Archibald on the ground of
cOntributOry negligence. Mr.. Kelley
will finish his argument this morning.
Quarter sessions cases Will be argued
tomorrow and among them is one that
the outcome of which will be waited
| with much interest. 1t is on the rule
TO show cause why the petitioners In
the Twelfth ward councilmanic contest
shall not pay the costs. Judge Arch
| bald in handing down the final decree
declaring James J. Manley and Morgan
Sweeney legally elected. directed that
inasmuch az she contest failed rule
should be granted upon Henry W. Coyle
| and John J. Kearney and the citizens
who signed their petitions to show why
they should not pay the costs.
The costs amount to about $1,000.
whichever way II is decided. whether
the county shall pay the costs or not
the effect of the case will he to render
| election contests mighty unpopular in
| the ward of no saloons.
TWENTIETH WARD CONTEST.
There will be hearing also on the
rule to quash the petition of John f.
O'Malley in the contest instituted
| against John j. Ruddy for alderman OF
the Twentieth ward. Mr.. Ruddy. by
his attorney. John j. Murphy, has
moved to Quash the petition for con-
test on the ground that the names Of
several of the signers were attached
without authority. some by coercion
and that others who signed 1t are not
| qualified voters,