The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-09-11
u. S. COURT IN SESSION
Garst Damage Case Up Before Judge
Hook Yesterday.

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Hook Yesterday.
The United States circuit court COM
menced on the work of the September
term in the federal building yesterday
morning with Judge William c. Hook OF
Leavenworth on the bench. A large num-
Der Of out of town attorneys were pres
ent at the opening session. The work
of the court. will probably continue at
this place for two weeks, during which
time number of important cases VIII
come up for consideration.
One of the most important cases OF the
term was up before the court yesterday
morning This case is the one taken 10
the United States court on change or
venue from the district court Of this
county The suit is for damages against
the St Louis and San Francisco Rail-
way brought by Mrs. Emma V. Garst OF
this city, and involves the sum Of $1,000.
At the time the case was before the
court Attorney John Willis Gleed, solic-
itor for the Frisco for Kansas. made an
application for an injunction and argued
the matter before the court. The grounds
on which Mr.. Gleed argued the matter
were that Mrs Garst had compromised
the case with the Frisco people out of
court The question was not decided by
Judge Hook and will come up at later
date
Amidon & Comfy as attorneys for Mrs.
Garst, filed a petition in the district court
in this county, and in it it was stated
that she was travelling along the Frisco
road and was to change cars at Neode-
coo TO fol Tor Of
Kan. She occupied a sleeper. and it is
alleged in the petition that the trainmen
failed to announce that the train had
reached Neodesha, and that after 1t had
started up Mrs Garst was told of the
fact that that was the station at which
she was to change cars. She alleges that
she asked the trainmen to stop the train,
and this they refused to Go. but insisted
that she jump to the ground. While she
hestated in so doing it is alleged the
trainmen gave her a push and she fell
to the ground and was injured.
Among the other cases up was E. B.
Crissey VS.. W. K. Thompson. This case
was dismissed from the court.
Other cases occupying the attention Of
the court were:
L. vandriss VS.. Kearney County Board;
continued.
Charter Oak VS.. City OF Ellsworth; con-
tinued.
W. N. Coler & Co. vs. Wichita County
Board; continued.
Charles Davenport vs. City of Meade
Center; continued.
United States Bank vs. School District
No. 30. Pratt county, Kan: continued
International Trust Co. VS.. Barber
County Board: settled and dismissed with
costs paid.
International Trust Co. VS.. ]. \ Muir
ray ct al. Settled and dismissed with
costs paid.
Mrs NJ A. Marriage Allen vs. D. A.
Wilson ct al. Leave given for Sedgwick
county board to answer Immediately.
The cases which will be taken up to-
day in the court are:
G. H. Maberly VS.. the Kearney County
Board. Rossington. Smith & Histed for
plaintiff; NJ G. Kelso, Peters & Nichol-
son and Milton Brown for defendant
H. c. Speer VS.. Kearney County Board.
Fuller & Whitcomb for plaintiff: G. NJ.
Smith, Peters & Nicholson and Milton
Brown for defendant.
Robinson Female Seminary vs. L P.
plaintiff; Sankey & Campbell for defend
ants.
Lyman H Atkins vs. Mary W. Car
stairs. ]. v. Daugherty for plaintiff;
David Smyth and T. B. Wall for defend
ant.
Society for Savings VS.. Pratt County
Board. Herrick & Rogers for defendant:
S. S. Ashbaugh and B. D. Crawford for
defendant
Frederick II. Ramsden VS.. Cheshire
Provident Institution. John A. Eaton,
Trimble 6, Braley and Pollock e. LATER
ty for plaintiff: T. B. Wall c. H Brooks
and Frank Hagerman for defendant
Frederick H Ramswen VS.. Keene Five
Cent Savings Bank. John A. Eaton,
Trimble & Braley and Pollock & LATER
ty for plaintiff: T. B. Wall, C. H Brooks
and Frank Hagerman for defendant
Among the out of town attorneys and
officials in attendance are: H. ]. Bone,
assistant Z. S. attorney; w. z. Stone,
Z. s. marshal; George F. Sharitt. clerk
L. s. district court; Don Willis, chief
deputy L. S. marshal, Topeka; o. ].
Wood, Topeka, attorney for Santa Fe:
Clifford LISTED, Of Rossngton, Smith &
Histed. Topeka: Chas. L. Brown, Arkan-
sas City; J. W. Rose. Hutchinson: D. l.
Palmer. Topeka: ]. Willis Gleed, Topeka,
solicitor for Kansas Of the st. Louis and
San Francisco Railway company; c. II.
Nearing Kansas City. Mo: Mr.. Kip
linger. Of Hutchings & Kiplinger. Kan
sas City, Kan: Fred w. Bentley. Chi
cago: James T Herrick. Wellington.
OF the Wichita attorneys who have
cases in the United States court are;
Messrs Stanley. vermillion & Evans. ].
V Daugherty, o. A. Reach, T. 3. Wall.
Houston & Brooks Amidon & Comfy. Kos
Harris. Adams & Adams. Thornton L.
Sargent. Bentley & Hatfield. Blake &
Ayres. S. S. Ashbaugh. D. B. Crewson,
II. G. Ruggles. David Smyth, C. V. Fer
guson and J. H Stewart
Allen Halverson Of West Prairie. Wis,
says: People come ten miles to buy FO-
IEY's KIDNEY CURE" while ]. A
Spero Of Helmer. Ind. says: ct IS the
medical wonder of the age" G. Geh-
ring. 800 E Douglas; Geo. Van Werden.
s2s X. Main; Wichita Drug Co. 10 z.
Douglas; Gus. sauer, ga E Douglas.
Will MEET AT COURT HOUSE
state Anti Thief Assoc alton Held
Sessions in Appellate Court Room
The state Anti-Horse Thief association
have been given the privilege Of holding
their sessions in the appellate court room