The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-05-13

Court--Mrs. Nellie White Asks a
Divorce.
The May term of common pleas court
was opened yesterday morning, Judge
John +. Kelly OH the bench in the main
Court room, Judge IL. c. Newcomb in
No. 2, and Judge T.. w. Wheaton, of
Wilkes Barre in the superior court
room. When the list of cases for this
week was read some of them were acted
upon as follows:
Settled or List-David Spr,,ks against Rice,
Levy & Co.; intcrplcadcr. lloran 4 1Ieaey
against Robert Blair; appeal. James T.. Hayes
against j. B. Wcdcman; appeal. Max Roscnbluth
against Max Rice; appeal. j. B. Gilhool against
Mary ltobcrs appeal. City OF Scranton against
u. W. Williams; appeal. T.. +. Carroll and
others against Scpnon Railway company; tres.
pass.
Continrcd.J. B. a. Kern Sons against j. A.
Casscssc repevin. Edward Rooney against city
of Carlondalc; trespass Wright Lowry against
John Swallow, appeal. George l.. Peck, trustee,
against james l.. Crawford, assumpsi. Neaty q
Jennings against Casey Brothers. trcspass. G. i
Rice against G. l.. smith; appeal. {. II. Lewis,
receiver, against John Il. Jones, sci IA Joseph
Walker against c. T.. Weiss and others; tifspass
llama J. Schlagcr against Elmltlrst Boulevard
lizcr against Delaware. Lackawanna and Western
company: respass. Creoline Manufacturing com
pary against Anthracite Beer company; ass,i,np-
Sit
BY agreement a verdict for the de-
fendant was taken in the appeal of
Greenfield township against j. r.. Ken
yon. replevin case Of Il. Greenwald
against NJ. Solomon e company was
referred to Attorney John j. Murphy
A. non suit under the act of 1872 was
granted in the case of John l.. Hangi
against Guernsey Brothers, a wage
claim.
NEXT WEEKS LIST.
The list for next week was also read
and cases We're disposed of as follows:
ContinedContinenta Trust company against
b. NJ Winton, administrator: sci IA j. q. Ack-
ernan against l.. l.. Myers; appeal
on List-Stowers' Pork Packing aud Provision
company against Mrs. NJ. Swartz; appeal.
Scttled-Sophia Harris against Hiram Dram;
appeal. Wilson Bailey against Scranton Railway
company: trespass. Felix Voraovcz against Mt.
Pleasant Coal company; trcspnSs.
Refcrred-E. Kicker Il Go. against Mary Me-
Aloon: appeal.
Before Judge Kelly the first case
Dr. S. p. Longstreet. Mr.. Edwards is
an old man over 30 years of age, who
says he was with Custer at the battle
of the Little Big Horn. He now resides
at Moscow, and sues to recover dam
ages for alleged malicious arrest. The
defendant, DR.. Longstreet, was former
~ county coroner, and is represented by
Attorneys O'Brien & Martin. John +.
~ Lot,
titf's attorneys are Attorney Everett
Warren and James Fl. Torrey.
In 1898 the plaintiff says he owned
farm at RattIesnake pond, in Spring
Brook township, and DIR. Longstreet
used to go hunting and fishing there Il
good deal. One time Mrs. Edwards
broke her arm and the doctor, being in
the vicinity, was called to attend her.
The acquaintance thus formed devel-
oped, and after IL time Edwards con-
tided to the doctor that he was in debt,
and also needed money to make inn
provements about the farm. The doc
tor advanced money to him and took a
deed for the property, Edwards alleg-
ing that he was to have a life interest
in it.
CONTINUED FRIENDLY.
The relations of the parties continued
to be very friendly until 1892 when Dr.
Longstreet said he learned that Ed
wards was cutting down valuable tim
Der and was running up excessive bills
for various kinds of supplies, which the
doctor had to pay. The doctor went
out to the farm to demonstrate with
Edwards, and he alleges that Edwards
drove him off the place at the point of
Il gun. He had him arrested for point
ing deadly weapon: making threats
and cutting timber. The accused was
taken before Alderman Millar, in this
city, and in default of bail was COM
mitted to Jail. After fifteen days DR..
Longstreet secured bondsman for
him, and they settled their differences
by Edwards agreeing to keep away
from the farm. The doctor secured a
house for Edwards and his wife at
Moscow and has paid the rent of it
ever since.
Subsequently Edwards began an ac-
ton to recover $1,000 damages for the
he endured while under arrest
and in Jail. The plaintiff was on the
stand from the time the case opened
until adjournment yesterday, and at
that hour had not yet been turned over
for cross-eXumnation.
A verdict for the defendant was re-
turned in the case of Patrick Grier
against James kearney l. Co., coal
dealers. Grier was employed as driver
by the defendants and was paid at the
rate of $40 per week. lie sued to re-
cover two weeks wages. The defense
was that Grier violated his agreement
by leaving without giving his employ
ers any notice. In consequence their
team and wagon was idle for three
days they lost $50. The jury thought
this Il good offset to the wage claim.
BEFORE JUDGE WHEATON.
This case was tried before Judge
as was one wherein Mrs. Ida
kalousack, of Carbondale, was the
plaintiff, and William Fisher, of Green
field, the defendant. The purchase price
of COW sold by the plaintiff to the
defendant for SIG was the matter at
issue. The defendant alleged that the
plaintiff owed him more than the value
of the COW. The jury will be discharged
this morning.
Divorce Matters.
Mrs, Nellie White appeared for a di- |
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