Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-28
Mrs. Mary order, Of This City,
Wins Big Suit.
OUTCOME OF YEARS OF LITIGATION
Suit on Note for sac, 900 Given by Noble
Warrum, Deceased Late of Green.
field, Indiana, to Mrs. Mary
CrIder, of OttumWa.

diets are uncOmmonly large, Out tnat is |
the verdict rendered in the United
States district court last Saturday in
favor of Mrs. Mary Order, wife of DIR.
}. jackson Crider, of this city, against
the executors of the estate of Noble
Warrum, deceased, late of Greenfield,
Ind, and is the elimination of the liti-
cation that has off and on occupied the
attention of Indiana courts for nearly
thirty years. Saturday evening Joi
Jaques received a telegram from his
father, Capt. W. II. c. Jaques, who was
retained by the plaintiff to try the case
togerher with indianapolis attorneys,
TO the effect that they had won the
suit. The telegram arrived just as the
Courier's forms We're on the press, and
hence too late for the Saturday evening
issue.
A story lies behind the verdict that
deals with pioneer Indiana days, when
DR.. Crider WIS concerned in conducts
ing chain Of stores in Greenfield and.
other Indiana towns. In 1858 or 1869
|it became necessary for him TO take an
eastern trip for the purpose Of stock
ing up the stores, and having the most
of his capital invested in merchandise,
he raised about $4,000 and took into
partnership Noble Warrum, against
whose estate the verdict has just been
rendered, and John C. Atkinson. At
kinson paid his share of the money,
hut Warrum claimed he could not raise
1.-THE money. although reputed TO be
worth in the, neighborhood of 100000,
iand borrowed from Mrs. Order the sum
l'of $4,000. The doctor Went east,
bought the goods and stocked, up the
stores, but affairs did not prosper.
/ Warrum made bill of sale of the
\ goods to John Atkinson, who was one
/ Of the defendants in the case of Bush,
Buiin & Co. VS.. John Atkinson ct al,
which was quite a celebrated case in
Indiana. The stocks of goods were
closed out and Mrs. Orders $4,000 was
secured years after in the shape of a
not y for SIS 500, payable sixty days af-
/ Ter Warrum's death. 1t was sought TO
1 invalidate the Instrument as promise
to pay.
Instead, it was thought to partake of
| the nature of q will from its peculiar
wording. The note is as follows:
4 Ottumwa, Iowa, Sept. 49,, 1873.
| Sixty days after my death | bind
myself by these presents to pay Mary
/ Il. Crider, wife of John j. Crider, the
sum of eighteen, thousand five hundred
dollars, with s per cent interest after
january 1, 1880. Said amount 1 hereb:.
direct my executors and administrators
Ito pay in good current money OF the
Il United States for value received.
Il Witness my hand and seal day and
4 date above written.
a Attest: Noble WarruIn.
\ This is an exact copy of the note
with the exception OF the witnesse:
who witnessed the signature of Mr.
Warrum and who swore on the. trial o.
the case that 1t was genuine. Warrul
made an effort to beat the creditors o.
the firm, among them being Bush
Bum & Co., who Instituted ie~al pro
ceedings which dragged along ~ sew
!; eral years.
1t became necessary to take the dep
osition of DR.. Cfider to use on the tria
of the case, and it is said that strenu
Gus efforts were made to keep the doc
tor from giving his evidence, but final
IL the deposition was obtained and til,
suit opened up an avenue for the doc
tor to commence proceedings to recoy
er on the note held by his wifi
against Warrum. After the termina
ton Of the suit, ,Jaques q Jacques, o
/ this city, and Indianapolis dttorney
( were retained BY the plaintiff aud sui
was Instituted last April. The cas-
came to trial last week and resulted il
Securing Judgment for $4,000, just So
500 more than the note called for. Thi
would not represent the accrued inter
est, and that is accounted for by tn
Il fact that the jury probably took int
J, account the $4,000 originally loaned
, and rendered d verdict for that amoun
with accrued interest 10. jacques, jun
Tor member of the firm, was seen thi
morning, and thinks that the captai
will stay in Indianapolis until tn
i Judgment Is rendered, which probabl
, will be today.
A compromise offer was made som
: time ago which it is understood
about the amount of the verdict, bu
. was rejected by the defense, and the
will now not only be- required to pa
! the amount recovered, but the costs G
! the case, amounting to quite a sun
will also be taxed to them.
The wabash Change.
The Wabash began its Albia-Moulto
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