Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-21
COURT DOCKET HEAVY
Number of Cases Filed by At
torneys During the Last
Open Day
sHEELLEYs HEIRS SUE CENTRAL
Administrators of Estate of Central
Employe, Who Was Killed by Switch
Engine Commence Action-Three
More Divorce suits-Railroads Come
\ in for Their Share.


usually heavy one, it will be rluch
heavier than has been expected. Dur
ing the past two weeks, and especially
the past few days, many attorneys,
who have waited until the last moment,
have filed the petitions of their clients.
The present docket comprises seventy
containing a liberal sprinkling of di-
vorce actions. The statutory time for
filing closed With Friday night, and the
docket for the term is now being com
piled by Clerk of Courts knisley.
The state cases are of about the
average number and will be of the US
ual interest. They are seven in num-
Der, all OF the defendants having been
bound over to the grand jury. The
cases comprising the criminal docket,
which will be UP for the grand jury's
consideration are those of William
Andrews, charged with sodomy; c. II.
Milton. the Iowa Central brakeman,
larceny by embezzlement and cheating
by false pretenses; state VS.. Nathan
VS.. George Livingstone, for assault with
intent to commit murder; state VS..
Anna Christianson, for prostitution;
and state VS.. Bernice Clarke, also for
prostitution All of the defendants.
with the exception of Andrews, are
out on bonds. The Cook case will prob
ably prove of the greatest interest.
Sheeley's Relatives Bring Suit.
The Iowa Central Railway Company
is made defendant in an action brought
by Florence o. Shelley and j. c. Rob-
inson, administrators of the estate of
John G. Shelley, the Iowa Central rous-
tabout who was killed in the yards in
this city on Dec. 10, 1902, by being
struck by a switch engine. They ask
damages to the extent of S1,99999 They
allege his death was due to negligence
on the part Of the company's~ employees
in not giving the proper warning when
the engine was approaching, and care
leSsness on the part of the company
for allowing an engine to stand near
where he was working, the escaping
steam from which enveloped him, 1t is
claimed, so that he could not see the
approaching danger.
Sues C. e NJ. w. for Injuries.
Amy Lyons has brought suit against
the Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Company for alleged personal injuries
received thru negligence of the COM
pany's employees on Aug. %, 1901. She
claims that she was allowed, and as
sisted by the conductor of the train
on which she was a passenger, to alight
some distance from the depot in the
Belle PLANE yards. She supposed the
train was standing at the depot plat
form. AS 1t was night, she states, she
was compelled to walk for some little
distance in order to reach the plat
form, stumbled and fell over the plat
darkness. She ayers she tripped and
fell on the edge. fracturing her right
arm dislocating her shoulder and sus-
tanning other severe injuries. She wants
$1,000 damages.
Other Railroad Gases.
]. C.. Timmons has brought an action
against the Iowa Central Railway
Company in which he asks a Judgment
to the extent of s136.5O with interest
from Aug. 6. 1901. for goods lost In
transit from st. Paul to Albion. He
also brings similar action against the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Rail-
way Company for similar amount,
covering the loss of the same goods,
the two roads being joint carriers of
the shipment.
William Searle, former employe of
the Chicago Great Western asks
judgment against that corporation for
$59.15, alleged to be due him for la
Dor.
Three Desire Single Blessedness.
Jessie A. Hatch, of this city, who
married her husband, Wilbur d. Hatch,
Sept. %, 1897, asks to be released from
the bonds Of marriage. She alleges
inhuman treatment and desires the
custody of their child Bernice. also
Judgment covering the costs of the case.
Mrs. Hatch was formerly Miss Jessie
time n South Third avenue barber.
Hatch is now a resident of Cedar Rap
ids.
Melva Ada Inman has filed an appli-
cation for divorce from her husband.
j. L. Inman. alleging as the cause abu-
sive conduct, and cruel and inhuman
treatment. She asks to be given the
custody of their daughter Ruth and
wants permanent and temporary ALI
mony TO the extent of $4,000. She
claims to have been resident of this
city for five years and was married
on October /, 1900, at Quarry.
Solonlan I. Ovici, native of Rou-
mania, has evidently not found his we'd
ded life happy one since removing
to the United States. He asks to be
divorced from his wife, Etha Haia
Ovici. and gives as the ground cruel
and inhuman treatment. He alleges to
have married the defendant In Burch-
irist, Roumania, in December. 1897, and
claims to have resided in this county
for the past year.
Ritter Wants DAMAGES.
Christopher Ritter asks that he be
allowed damages of $1,000 from the
Postal Telegraph and Cable Company
Tor personal injuries received by falling
over telephone poles pi...d by that COM
ps.ny in an alley, over which he fell. The
Chicago Great Western railway is also
made party to the suit. He alleges the
telegraph company, thru negligence, all
lowed its employees to pile poles and
timbers with which they were con-
structina line in a public alley be-
tween South First and Second streets
near his home; that while going home
after dark he fell over them, sustain
Ing injuries to his side ard leg, the lat
ter causing flesh tumor to form, and
as result of which he has been per-
injured.
Wants $500 for "Pet' Kick.
Elmer MettIin n former employe of