Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-07
$1,000 VERDICT IN
JACOB WEAVER CASE
Moline Man Awarded Damages in
Suit Against Tri-City Rail-
way Company.

The jury in the case of Jacob Weav-
err, of Moline, against the Tri-City
| Railway company, this morning re-
turned a verdict to Judge Ramsay in
the circuit court awarding the plain
tiff SIS 500 damages. Weaver sued for
100000. alleging that his thigh bone
had been fractured by Tri-City Rail
way car running into his milk wagon
at Eighteenth street, in Moline He
was thrown from the wagon. and the
injuries complained of sustained, he
declares, through the negligence of
the company employees in charge of
the car. \ new trial will be asked by
the defense.
Two divorces were granted this
morning by Judge Ramsay. Hattie
Forwinllle. of this city, from Edward
| Forwinkle, on the grounds of cruel
ty, and Louise Verhulst, of Moline,
from John Yerhast, for drunken
ness.
The habeas corpus case of Edward
Ruby KS. Donna c. Ruby was the mag
net that drew a large crowd to the
circuit court room yesterday after
noon The trial was set for o'clock,
but at that time the attorneys for the
parties to the suit announced that
they had agreed upon a temporary
compromise and the case was CON
tinued indefinitely. The matter, it
will be remembered, grew out of a
divorce case heard before Judge
Ramsay a couple of weeks ago, in
which the plaintiff secured a decree
and the custody of the child. The
latter, however, was in the custody
of the wife who refused to give her
up and the habeas corpus proceed
ings were then instituted. The par
ties have agreed to allow the child
to remain at the Union Mission for
the present. Ludolph q Reynolds
and States Attorney Weld appeared
for the plaintiff and IL. NJ. McCasllrin
for the defendant.
H. p. Teegerstrom, arrested several
months ago in Iowa on "A charge of
misrepresentation of the funds of his
employers. second offense, was al
lowed To plead guilty to larceny yes
terday afternoon and he was sen
fenced to 40 days in the work house
Ida Montgomery. who has been in
Jail unable to furnish bonds on an
Indictment for keeping a house of
ill-fame, yesterday afternoon pleaded
guilty to 20 counts of the indictment
and was fined by Judge Ramsay $50
on each count She went back to Jail.
The following trial list has been
set for next week:
Monday-47. Holmes vs.. McKenna.
Tuesdays. Vertman ". Deere d
Mansur company: O.. Rock Island Ma
tionaI bank vs.. Smith q Cook; Go,
Rock Island National bank vs.. Smith
&, Allen.
Wednesday - 81, Hendricllson vs..
Tri-City Railway company; -. Zim-
norman VS. DeYoe; 60, Moore vs.. D.,
Il. |. & " w Railway company; Sc,
Marshall vs.. Walker.
Thursday--72. Plambcck vs.. Kopos-
ky; rs, in re Dunlap vs.. Kell estate;
50, Olson VS.. Wetzel; So, Donald vs..
Stockman
Friday-SS. Schmid vs.. Town of
South Rock Island; 90 Goodrich vs..
d.. r. |. & y. w Railway company;
%. Rounds vs.. C.. Il. |. & p. Railway
company; 141, Wainwright vs.. Vain
wright, ct al.
Ema Vosaert. of Moline, arrested
on indictments for petty larceny,
pleaded guilty today on two counts
as charged and was sentenced to 60
days in the workhouse en- the one
and 80 days on the other.
The criminal business of the term
will probably be taken up one week
from Monday, at which time the trial
of those indicted for gambling, run
ming houses of ill-fame, etc, will be-
gin.