The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-27

Miller L. ]. Ehrgood, of Daleville,
didn't propose to let court have all the
say in his affairs and it didn't. He
was watching the closing scenes in the
Moscow Water company case in No.
Yesterday afternoon when mess
cnger touched him on the shoulder and
whispered that he was wanted in the
Superior court room, where Judge
Hurdy was waiting to try the case in
'.hirh he was defendant and Sprout,
Waldron & Co., of Muncy, plaintiffs.
Jumping up from his seat, he stalked
4! .iu.s the hallway and burst like a
,,clprc upon the august presence of
5..' court
"rpll. What now?" he grutily quer-
.tlrding in the middle of the bar
.urr in a defiant attitude and ad-
~ his Interrogation to everybody
'-l
.u about to draw a jury in this
Mich YOU are defendant"
rod the quiet and demure
can't come in here now.
,l the other court room,"
the dusty miller.
attorneys can look after
N,.U .,s there | think" said the
judge. uU can sit down here if you
choose. and assist Mr.. Diohl in picking
out a jury
NO. : can't. I've got to be in that
other room over there. Wen put this
case over til tomorrow. I haven't got
my witnesses ready. nor ANYTHING and
I can't go on here. Wen have to put
this over
A Compromise ARRANGED.
Judge Purdy gave a smile as his
contribution to the general laughter.
I'm afraid We will have to proceed
MI Ehrgood. without you" he re-
marked.
EhrGOOd's reiOinder was interrupted
by suggestion from his counsel that
the first twelve jurymen on the list be
accepted and that as it was within half
an hour Of adjourning time, the case
go over until the morning.
The attorneys for the plaintiff. Jes-
sup n Jcssup and Charles j. Post,
agreed to accept the twelve mon in
the box
Are YOU satisfied with these twelve
mem" asked Mr.. Dieh of his client
'J don't know. They're all strangers
to me. | don't know one from 'tother"
"Wcll, you haven't any objection to
any of them, have you?' asked Mr..
Diehl.
why, I tell you | don't know them.
] guess they are pretty good men," and
EhrgOOd walked up and down in front
of he box, looking the jurymen over
critically as he would a load of year
lings. ! don't know that any of them
won't make good juryman. I guess"
"Oh, We'll accept the first twelve
said Mr.. Dehl. impatiently. You may
go over now and look after the other
court room addressing Ehrgood.
Going to try my case when I didn't
want it tried. Huh! Well, | guess not.
What must they be thinking of any
how. Well, l." The rest Of Ehr-
goods mutterings in retreat were lost
by the door swinging shut behind him.
Judge Purdy could not repress a
smile as he told the tipstaff to adjourn
the court until morning.
ANOTHER MILL CASE.
This second suit of the dusty yeo.
man from Daleville is also "a mill case
He owned a mill at Dunmore and
leased it to Crissman d Co. The ma
chinery in ii was pretty well worn and
the lessees, with l1hrgoods permission
it is claimed, purchased new machin.
cry from the plaintiff company and in.
stalled it in the mill on trial. After q
time Crissman 4, Co. concluded tha
they would not keen the machinery
that they could not pay for it. anC
notified Sprout, Waldron & Co. to tha
effect. Representatives of the com
pany Went to DunmOre to remove tn,
l,.I Il t,l
out Ehrgood. During the night h,
broke into the mill, fortified il anC
when the cOmpanys agents came HI
was in fun possession and ready t,
maintain possession. He still has DOS
session and the suit is to recover tn
machinery.
During the afternoon the case o
Maria Wheeler against the Lacka
wanna Coal Company Accidental fun,
was called before Judge Edwards. Johl
Wheeler, husband of the plaintiff, VIII
was a member of the society, died Ma,
23, 1895, ana according to the laws O
the organization his widow shoul
have received $7j funeral benefits. TIL
society claimed that he was i'm arrear
and not entitled To benefits.
Mrs. Wheeler alleges that Captain 7
II. Mccain and William ScriVen.
president and secretary respectively
Of the society. came to the house o
the day her husband died, took his re
ceipt book and in the evening returne
it with the statement that he was pal
up and that she would receive the 81
after the funeral,
ONE OF THE CLAIMS.
II was also claimed that even
Wheeler was in arrears it would NJ