The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-16

There was Il large attendance of at
turneys from all over this part OF the
state when the superior court opened
its yearly session here in the superior
court room of the court house Yestcr-
day. No formalities were INDUCED In
when the judges came on the bench.
They proceeded at once to "a cjnsidcra-
lion of the list of cases for this weak.
The following attorneys were admi-
ted to practice in the court: George
w. Huston. of Columbia county; Paul
j. Sherwood. of Luzerne; d. e. Har-
roner, of Luzerne; w. w. Lathrope ana
Louis Gramer, OF this city and j. Il.
Tuck. of Syracuse. y. Y.
As stated in yesterdays Tribune the
appeal of John l.. Neill from the seh-
tence imposed upon him in the quarter
sessions of Philadelphia county wa-
submitted. Another case submitted
was the borough of Taylor against the
Postal Telegraph Gable company, ap-
pellant, an appeal from the common
pleas of this county.
A discontinuance was entered IN this
case. In re estate Of PHILIPPINE Engle
deceased. Louis Ensle. appellant, an
appeal from the orphans court of this
county.
NON pROsSED.
\ non,pros was entered in each OF
the following:
Dime Deposit and Discount bank, 10 use o
Frank snyder vs.. ". ". Arnold al. appel
lants. Appeal FROM common pleas court. LauEa
wanna county.
The Casey & Kelley Brewing Co.. appellants
vs. Mary Edmund~, The Niagara Five lnsuranc,
Co. Of New York. ga,nishec Appeal from com
mon pleas, Llckawanna county.
Thomas u. Lewis VS.. Margaret Jones, appel
| liant. Appeal from common pleas. Lulcn,
! county.
| Phoebe \. Lciscnring vs. j. Il. Downs ct A..
! appellants. Appeal from common pleas. Luzoln
| county.
William Morgan ct al. vs.. Newport township
! appellant. Appeal from common pleas, Lusern,
| county.
snyder, appellant, rs. Fuller. Appeal iron
common pleas Of Lackawanna county.
The equity case of Harry G.. Masor
! against James Quinn and others, ap
pellants, an appeal from the common
pleas of Luzerne county, was con
tinued. The cases argued were:
| ". II. lIenric. prothonotary and clerk of tn
courts Va. Columbia county, appellant. Appea
| from common pleas, Columbia county.
! q. b. Nelick vs.. Pennsylvania Railroad com
| pany. appellant. Appeal from common pleas
Columbia county.
The General Fire ENtnguisler company OF III
state of New York IS. the Magcc Carpet works
ct al, appellants. Appeal from common pleas
| Columbia county
Mckinney. Evarts & Co. ". l.. q. stephen.
| appellant. Appeal from common pleas, WE
ming county.
L. L. Grton, ct al, vs. Lehigh valley Railros
company, appellants. Appeal from commo
pleas, Wyoming county.
THE FIRST CASE.
The first case argued was that o
| w. Fl. Henrie. prothonotary, agains
| the clerk of the courts of Columbi
county. 1t is n case stated for a de
cision on what the word stationery
in the act of 1889 means. The prothon
otary claims that it includes printet
forms used in the county offices. If
does they must be furnished by tn
| county. The clerk Of the courts claim
| IL doesn't and If he is right each coun
~ official will have to pay for his owl
printed blank forms. The lower cour
found in favor of the prothonotary. +
Frank Zarr argued for the appellan
and former Internal Revenue Collect
or Grant Herring for the appellee.
While Mr.. Zarr was arguing tn
case an intoxicated individual in tn
back part of the court room muttere
in a voice distinctly heard all over tn
court room: Not by id sight
| President Judge Rice directed that tn
man be brought before him. He prov
ed to be John Crowley, who live
in this city. He was fined $40 and 4
default was committed to the count
Jail.
When court adjourned the Girto
case was being argued. Lorenzo Cir
ton and his wife, Maud Girton, ar
the plaintiffs and they sued the lie
high Valley Railroad company in WY
oming county to recover damages 70
the death Of their six year old sol
who was killed at the Ransom static
of the company in this county.
WAY HE WAS KILLED.
The mother and boy had been I
Wilkes Barre and returned to Ransom
the nearest station to their home, o
q Lehigh Valley train. Just afte
they alighted a train came along %
the next track and struck and kille
the boy.
A Wyoming county jury granite
200 damages, and from this tn
company took an appeal on the groun
that the company should have direct
ed verdict for the defendant com
pany. Attorney F.. w. Wheaton, q
Wilkes-Barre, argued the case on be
half OF the company, and Attorne