The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-10
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TELL A FALSEHOOD
Photograph Shows q Rock That Had No
Existence in Fact, 'Tis Said.
THAT STONE IS VERY IMPORTANT
Mrs. Edith Walker Says the stone
and That She Was Seriously In.
jured by Falling Upon lt..City DE.
MES That There Was Such an OBJ.
struction..Cases Continued.

A three weeks term of common pleas
court opened yesterday morning In the
Federal court room. with Judges IL. Nj.
Edwards and f. W. Gunster on the
bench. There We're Il large number or
opinions and orders handed down.
among them six divorces The first
ease called was that of Mrs. Edith Wal
ker against the city of Scranton. At
torneys c. II. Pitcher and |. II. Burns
appeared for the plaintiff and city So
licitor James II. Torrey and his assist
ant. u. j. Davis, for the defense.
Mrs. Walker. who is nearly 90 years
of age. alleges that on Christmas eve
1894. while on her way to her home on
the West Side, she was tripped by
large jagged stone which projected
above the sidewalk at the corner of
Lackawanna and Ninth streets and
was thrown heavily to the ground. dis
locating her hip. She was for six
months in bed under the care of her
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Maria Watson.
and Is still being attended by her. She
wants $4,000 for the permanent in
juries she received and $1,000 for the
reimbursement Of her daughter-in-law.
The plaintiff exhibited u photograph
OF the corner in question. showing in
the middle of the sidewalk stone
about Is inches high and having base
VI IL lOOl SQudISs IL was oNCt
this, it is alleged. Mrs. Walker Stun
bled. The defense brought forward
City Engineer Joseph p. Phillips, eX-
Street Commissioner Philip Kirst and
number of residents of that locality
to show that no such obstruction of
that kind existed there in December.
1894, or for a number of years prior to
or after that time.
The defense in it's opening to the jury
said that 1t left 1t to the jury to infer
how the stone got there at the time the
photograph was taken. The case had
not reached a conclusion at adjourn
ment.
FELTZ CASE CONTINUED.
The famous ejectment suit of Isaac
B. Feltz against the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western Railroad company
and ]. w. Hoysrodt, which was to have
come up yesterday, was continued: as
was also the trespass case Of Michael
Moran against the city Of CarbOndale;
the ejectment suit Of r. A. Zimmerman
against Pardon Barber; the action in
assumpsit brought by the WintOn Coal
company against the Pancoast Coal
company; the ejectment suit of Will
lam Won Storch against c. Won Storch;
the case Of the city Of Scranton against
John Williams; the trespass suit Of E.
y. EUTSOOu uSdiIlSt MOsCOW water
company; the case Of w. p. Connell
against Mary Zeidler and others and
the trespaSs case of Elizabeth Beach
against the city of Scranton.
Settlements were announced in the
case Of ]. H. Gunster assignee against
G. A. Jessup and others; Patrick kilcur
against the Edgerton Coal company;
Robert Bailey executor against the Iron
City Mutual Fire Insurance company.
The case Of George Kraus against
John NJ. Coleman was referredto At
torney John NJ. Corbett, under the act
of 1869: and the reference was ap-
proved by court. Judgment by agree
ment was entered for the defendants
in the cases Of Sarah NJ. Rice against
Thomas Leonard and John $. Bortree.
No bill Of costs was filed.
BURKE LUNACY CASE.
In the matter of the lunacy of John
Burke. the hearing was fixed for Nov.
10, 1896, before a jury to be selected
from the attendance at court.
There We're only forty-eight jurors
called instead of the customary sixty.
This is because there Is only one court
room available. Jurors George Benore.
]. ], McNulty, George P. Smith and
James P. Thomas were excused Philip
Williams and John T. Watkins could
not be found. The latter is In England
pursuing his musical studies.