The daily morning Alaskan. (Skagway, Alaska) 1899-1904, 1901-04-12
AMOUNT SIXTY DOLLARS
John Mclaughlin Is Admitted to
Citizenship In the United States
The Case to Eject the Stacys
From Bob Wright's Island REACH
ed and Judge Winn Explains

The case wherein Joseph Moore, as
the close friend OF Leland Stanford
Weeks. sued Ed Quinn for the loss OF
dog which the latter was alleged 10
have killed, was heard by Judge Brown
yesterday Very little difficulty was
encountered in selecting the jury The
following gentlemen were chosen: J.
A. Peabody, w. A. Case, w. A. Reid,
A. +. Bracket, ]. NJ. Winslow, T.
Brice w. w. Boughton, Z. Guilboult,
H, c. Beers, E. F, Eastman, Thomas
Kay and F. Ruud
Shortly after the boy Weeks, the
prosecutors first witness, had been
placed on the stand Mr. Dillon for the
defendant objected to the taking OF
testimony on the ground that the COM
plant did not state a cause of action.
He took the general position that in
law dog had no worth, and conse
quently no action could be had to re-
cover its value. He rather admitted
that special damages might be sued for
Judge Brown stated he would look
up the authorities, and had the taking
OF testimony proceeded with The
boy related how in September last the
canine had been shot The court asked
some questions about the animal, and
the witness stated it was worth SIS and
weighed so pounds.
Charles Walker was called by Mr..
Dillon to testify as to the value of ami
mails at the time of the alleged killing.
He said they had no value then, there
being no demand. In the following
winter. however witness thought there
| might have been some use for them,
and that work dogs were then sold for
SIS to $50.
Both attorneys argued the case fully
before the jury.
| In his charge to the IL citizens Judge
Brown said that, generally speaking,
dogs in law had no intrinsic value, but
that the preculiar characteristics of
this particular dog, as set forth in the
complaint, made a cause of action, and
he therefore overruled the defendants
motion for non-suit The court de-
fined malice as legal term, meaning
more than the common acceptation OF
the term. 1t not only embraces per-
sonal ill-will and hatred. but included
| nearly all manner Oh WTOHSIulneSS ana
violation OF law. The jury was given
very lucid explanation OF the legal
points involved.
The giving OF the charge terminated
about $50 o'clock. and the jury was
sent out to deliberate The large
crowd in attendance evidently expected
verdict very soon. but as the time
went on and the jury did not return
the spectators gradually departed. AT
a little after o'clock the jury came
in, and in response to the courts query
whether a verdict had been reached,
Foreman Winslow announced it had
not. following little later with the
statement that the difference of opin-
ion was on the amount to be awarded.
The Judge remarked that it was very
simple case. and conclusion ought to
be had in FIVE minutes. The jury went
out again. and in about 10 minutes re-
turned a verdict awarding 500 dam
ages.
While the jury was out Judge Brown
upon application granted citizenship to
John Mclaughlin.
Late in the afternoon the case OF J.
A. Cleveland and Robert Wright VS..
L. S. Stacy and Anna Stacy, his wife,