The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-19

ton, called before Judge Gunster in com
mon pleas yesterday. one of them was
Exhibit A." presented by Mrs. Patch
and which was nothing less than
fragment of her spinal column. An
other was Mrs. Patch's explanation OF
her peculiar views in the matter OF
healing the ills that flesh is heir to.
Mr. and Mrs. Patch and their young
child were thrown from their carriage
on George street near the CaYuga
breaker, May last, and Mrs. Patch
was seriously injured about the PACK
and hips. They allege that the accident
was due to the horse stumbling oN
rought part of the road and that the city
failing to keep the road i'll good 'ondl-
tion is liable for the damages they sus-
tained, which are laid at $1,000. Mr..
Soper appears for the plaintiff city
Solicitor Torrcy and his assistant Mr..
Davis are caring for the defense.
Mrs Patch ON the witness stand
While contrasting her condition before
and after the accident, told that. since
being injured, she, periodically suffers
great torture.
WHENEVER SHE DISOBEYS.
What do you mean by periodically?
MI Soper asked
"Why whenever l ciisobey," came the
response in a hatng, reluctant sort of
way.
"Disobey?' interrogater Mr.. Soper.
"Yes. You wouldn't understand,
though. SO there's no need of my at
tempting to explain
Mr.. Sooer insisted on an explanation
and thereupon Mrs. Patch proceeded to
relate that she heard of divine healing
in August last and adopted tn" Lord
as her only physician. From that time
on she never felt any pain except when
she disobeyed her Physicians COM
mandments, whenever | disobey what
] know to be Gods word | suffer pain"
| she said. She said she wasn't Chris
| tian Scientist. and that her creed was
| bound up in the words which were to
| he found on United States coins I'm God
| We Trust"
Her husband, afterwards on the stand
| gave the inference that his wife was
either inspired or insane as she had
| never been of very pronounced re-
| ligiOus nature before the accident. lie
| did not want to say she was insane, but
| he was unable to understand what had
| come over her. he said.
Dr. S. +. Longstreot, who performed
the operation on Mrs. Patch's spine,
and Doctors Lynch and Smith, of Dal-
ton, also gave testimony regarding her
condition. DR.. Charles Thompson sat
at the defendants table to coacsl the
city's counsellors. The case was on all
| day and will, it is expected, take up
| greater part of today.
RUSSELL CASE AGAIN.
Judge Purdy in court room No. Q
| yac
day. 1t was the re-hearing of the eject
ment suit of II. C. Comegys and others
against A. b. Russell and others.
The land in dispute is Weaver tract
| living on the mountain west of Blakely,
| which is 400 acres in extent and contains
| it is supposed, a valuable deposit Of
| coal. In 1878 a. b. Russell bought the
| land Of William A. SturteVant for 81 800.
Seven years later, John Davenport, dis
| covered that there was coal on the
| tract and leased it from Russell, agree
ing to pay twenty cents ton royalty.
Nothing however was done in the way
of mining by the lessee and in 1890 DR..
Comegys, William K. Williams and
| Thomas Davis entered into an agree
ment with the lessee to mine the coal.
| Prospecting holes were bored and ar
rangements We're being made for min
ing when Russell interpOsed an objec-
ton in the shape of the present eject
ment suit, alleging that Davenport had
no right to release the property.
On July 10, 1894. arbitrators awarded
in favor of Mr.. Russell. An appeal was
taken and at the trial of the case in
April, 1895, Dr. Comegys and his CO.
plaintiffs got verdict. The supreme
court reversed the finding and directed
-. a..
Shurtleff, the original counsel for the
plaintiffs in the case are assisted by
Major Warren. H. NJ, Hannah and s.
b. Price represent the defense.
A verdict by agreement for $475 was
rendered in the case of John f. Man
Mon against school district of Carbon
dale township.
VERDICT BY AGREEMENT.
In the case of Patrick O'Conno,
= against the city of Scranton, a verdic
of $3.50 was taken by agreement,
Upon the calling of the trial list be-
fore Judge Gunster the following cases
= were reported settled Joseph Ainsley
jr., and Joseph Shiffer against city o
Scranton; Michael f. Gilroy agains
city of Scranton; George Long agains
city of Scranton; Patrick jordan
against John Mckinley.
A new trial was refused in the case o
Michael Mccarthy against Mrs. Mar
garet Scanlon. BY agreement of th
attorneys in the case the hearing o
the injunction proceedings instituted
by the LaCkaWanna Iron and Goa
company against b. f.. Leonard wa
continued until the next term of argu
ment court. Court refused the petition
of Sheriff Clemens for permission t,
pay into court the money arising from
the sale of the Sunday News
In the case of A. Richmond agairs
r. Tiffany, a rule for an interpleade
} was granted. In the divorce case o
ID. X. ROmich against Eliza j. Romich
} the sheriff was ordered to make a pub
lication, the defendant not having beel
! found.
An order was handed down fiXin,
Feb. as the time for taking testtmon.
in the divorce proceedings of Mimi
) Holtham against Thomas Holtham Il
the case of the United Security Lif
\ Insurance company against Aramnit
I Stafford, a rule was granted to shoy
! cause why the sheriffs sale should no
} be set aside.