The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-23

With a deep-heaved sigh of relief
the jury in the celebrated McHugh
case, at o'clock last evening, left the
box, wherein they had been patiently
sitting five hours q day for five days,
and retired to the jury room to weigh
the raft Of evidence and ponder on
the long-windcd arguments. with
which they have been assailed during
these many weary hours.
From the opening of court yester-
day morning until the closing thereof
last evening the jury listened to moth
ing but speeches Major Warren and
Colonel Fit2simmons, for the defense,
spoke all morning long. Then from
about 40 o'clock until o'clock Mr..
O'Brien argued for the plaintiff. An
other hour was consumed hy Judge
Gunster i'm delivering the charge.
The case of William L. Evans and
others against the Borough of Taylor
for damages resulting from grading,
was concluded before Judge Edwards
i'm the superior court room. John NJ,
Harris, borough attorney, made the
closing argument for the defense and
X. \. Zimmerman closed for the plain
tiffs. After a little over an hours de-
liberation the jury rendered a verdict
i'm favor Of the plaintiff i'm the sum of
$500, the amount awarded by the ar
bitrators. This means, likely. that the
award of the arLitrators in the other
cases will be accepted.
THE WEBSTER CASE.
Only one new case was started yes
terday. 1t was that of NJ. o. Webster
. IG,.
and was tried before Judge Archibald,
presiding in the main court room. The
dispute arises from the merging of the
Scranton Stone company into the new
Lackawanna Stone company. In 1885
ex-City Controller +. j. Widmeyer and
Grant Freeman, Of Blairstown, n. j..
comprising the Lackawanna Stone
company, bought out the Scranton
Stone company, paying for it $4,000
in bonds of the new company.
Mr.. Webster, whose share in the old
company was appraised at $1,000, de-
clined to give over his stock in the
old company in exchange for an equiv
client in bonds of the new company
alleging that it was agreed he should
hold his stock and receive the new
cOmpany's bonds also. The new COM
pany refused to turn over the bonds
allotted to Webster, and he thereupor
brought suit to recover them. The
case was on at adjournment. Major
Warren and Il. II. Holgate represent
the plaintiff: I. II. Burns and NJ.
Martin, the defense. The late Lemue
Amerman was the original attorney fol
the defense.
During this, the third week of tn,
November term of common pleas, Judg,
Archibald presides in the main cour
room, and Judge Edwards in No. .
At the opening of court a number o
the cases on the list were disposed o
by continuance or settlement, as fol
lows:
CONTINUED OR SETTLED.
Cases continued: B. Iwanoriska VS.
d. Langowski, Jones, Simpson & Co
VS.. Howell, King & Co., James Lyncl
VS.. Scranton Traction company, II. L
Boyer ct al. VS.. l.. Meredith Jones @
al. Maurice Flannery ct al. VS.. !
T. Mcdonnell, r. C. Crittenden VS.. c
j. Wilbur c. j. Sykes VS.. a. Van Cleft
Ella DeVanev vs.. Lackawanna Vale.
Rapid Transit Co., p. c. McNaughtol
4; Co., vs.. l.. +. Tenant.
cases reported settled: Joseph Ans
ley & Son US. John ]. Becker, Michae
Rosenberg ct al. vs. Scranton Tractio
company, T.. Hershfeld & Co. VS.. Clar
Bros, NJ. c. Calkin VS.. r. NJ. Crane
and Mary Cramer, J. Pcrtman & c.
vs.. Becker Bros.
Non-suits We're entered in the case
of Laura c. Weidner ct al vs.. NeN
York and Ontario Land company, Da
Vid Evans VS.. New York and Scran
ton Coal company.