The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-07
JENNINGS TRIAL
WILL BEGIN TODAY
Thirty.Two Defendants Are Named In
The Declaration.
JUDGES ARE AMONG THE NUMBER
Judge Lynch, of Wilkes Barre, will
Preside Over the Trial of the Case.
Verdict Returned in Favor of
Christopher Smith, of Kingston, in
the Sum of s1,5OO--Motion Made
for a New Trial in Pritchafd Case.
Suit Against d., l.. and w. Co.

To-Day the jennings omnibus case
will be called for trial In common
pleas. The local judges being among
the thirty-two defendants they are
prevented from sitting in the case and
1t is likely Judge Lynch Of Luzerne,
will preside.
Warren q Knapp are the attorneys
of record for the defense. Who VIII
appear for Jennings is not known, but
in all likelihood 1t will be James Ma
hon, who generally acts for Cornelius
Smith when an attorneys services
are necessary. Only last week in the
case of Jennings against the Lehigh
Valley Railroad company, jennings
secured a continuance on the grounds
that he had no attorney and would not
be able to engage one until the fall,
and the further reason that even
though he had secured an attorney
when directed to do SO week before
last, he would not have had time to
prepare his case.
There is a possibility that he may
make this same plea for a continuance
in today's case.
VERDICT FOR SMITH.
Saturday in common pleas court a
verdict for 81, 500 was returned in favor
of the plaintiff in the case of Christie
pher Smith, of Kingston, against the
City of Scranton. The case was on for
three days before Judge Edwards.
Smith sued for $4,000 damages, for
injuries which it Is alleged his wife
sustained by tripping on an uneven
sidewalk in front of the Conway
house, on Penn avenue when 1t was In
course of erection six years ago. OF
the 81, 500, awarded by the jury. $1,000
was to the estate for personal injuries
and $500 to the husband for loss OF
his wife's services.
In the case of Barnes against the
Bonita company a verdict OF $50 the
full claim, was awarded the plaintiff.
Another Bonita case, in which A. b.
Wescott was the plaintiff, was called
but by agreement a juror was with
drawn and the case continued until
next term. The Bonita company Sc
cured a. rule for a new trial in the
Kinds case which was tried on Mon
day.
The case of Edwards & Barthold
against Martha Pritchard refuses to
down. Saturday on motion of the
plaintiffs, Judge Gunster granted "a
rule to show cause why new trial
should not be granted. 1t has been
tried three times already. In the first
two trials the plaintiffs were VIC
torious, but each time the defendant
succeeded in securing new trial.
Friday the jury found in favor of Mrs.
Pritchard and forthwith the plaintiffs
applied for a new trial. 1t will come
up at the next term of argument court.
The suit is over the collection of a
5000 Judgment note which Mrs. Prit-
chard gave for a store BILL but which
she now seeks to avoid paying on the
ground that the account at the store
was in her husbands name and q
wife can not be held for her husband s
debts.
MINOR MATTERS IN COURT.
A suit for $4,000 damages was
brought by John Holman against the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Railroad company, Saturday. Hon. Nj.
E. Mcdonald is the PLAINTIFFS attorney.
A Jury of six in court Saturday
morning declared John George Math-
las a lunatic and without lucid inter-
walls and found that he was possessed
of real estate valued at 5000, but no
personal property.
Robert Robinson was appointed
guardian of Otto, Jacob, August and
Annie Caspar, minor children OF Aug
ust Caspar, deceased.
In the estate of Maria Catherine
Fetzer, late of this city, letters of ad-
ministration were granted to Peter
Kellerman.
T., +ba casa of IIthman against Kirk
wood, a rule was granted to take Off
judgment.
A rule for a decree in divorce was
granted in the case of McCann against
McCann.