Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-15
The Long Drawn Out Stewart
Adair-Norris Litigation In
Poweshiek Court
BOTH SIDES AFTER vlNDIcATioN
Original Party to the Suit on His Dy
ing Bed Charges Administrators to
Never Give Up the Fisht-Interest-
ing Cases at Montezuna-Iowa News
in General.


convenes today with a very large dock
ct, Judge Clements presiding. TIL
Jury is called for Thursday. The frs
case for the jury is the Francis vii
lease The Francis family come from
| Brooklyn and about $4,000 are in
volved The case will take three O
four days. The next case for the jur,
will be the James will.
On the civil docket the first case TO,
trial will be Stewart Adair VS.. Norris
This case is becoming is notorious as
| the Jones county calf case. 1t was
tried once to a referee and his awar
set aside Judge Dewey entered judg-
ment, which was reversed by the SUI
preme court because of a former order
by Judge Mccoy. The third trial was
to a jury, resulting in mistrial
as the verdict was set aside
Both plaintiff and his attorneys mani
fest extreme vindictiveness and have
openly said that there shall be no COM
promise. On the other hand Norris is
Il very determined man and he Is rep
scented by Lewis & Patten & Haines
The plaintiff is represented by Ly-
man & Talbot, and it is quite GER
tain the end will not be reached until
Illegal remedies are exhausted.
The dispute is over Il money matter
plaintiff claiming that q certain sum
has not been paid and defendant claim
ing that it has. The suit has been In
court since '9S and in the meantime the
plaintiff Tufts and his first attorney,
Hafnes,. have died. A spirit of vim
dictiveness seems to keep the case
alive When Tufts lay dying on his
bed he called in Joel Stewart to make
him his administrator and charged him
to pursue Norris as long as he lived
and never to compromise or III haunt
you ii you do" he said. Stewart, be-
ing good hater himself, has been true
TO his instructions. He is a man who
has seldom been crossed in his pur-
poses and now, in his old age, as he too
approaches the grave, he is not going
to let any man down" him.
Another very important and inter-
esting case is the Spaulding Manufac-
turing Company vs.. the Board OF
Equalization. This is an appeal. The
Spauldin.s Manufacturing Company
has been paying no taxes on monies
and credits. The board listed 1t and
assessed it 100000. From this it APP
pealed. r. NJ. Haines appears for
Spaulding. and Raybucn, city, attorney,
for the city.
1t is IN unfortunate matter. All
such things are. The people who do
not appreciate Spaulding's gifts say he
ought to pay his taxes. There are
many of them. They say: Let him
pay his taxes the same as we do; then
we wifl thank him for his gifts; but
If he lodges his taxes. he deserves no
credit for gifts" On the other hand,
Spaulding is sore: says he will quit
giving If they make him pay taxes on
money and credits. 1t is the same old
story OF Rockefeller and Carnegie.
The Phillip cases that grew out OF the
George III. Phillip failure in the board
OF trade, will probably reach a set
Element The plaintiffs are represented
by Norris Il Norris, Lewis, Rayburn
and Haines. while Lyman appears for
defendant.
Rutherford VS.. Iowa Central railway
y,
are both appeals from a sheriff's jury.
pear for plaintiffs
Carney Bros. VS.. Tripplett Is a suit in
attachment for lumber and material.
Trippleet is builder. Rayburn looks
after the defendants interests and Nor
ris & Norris and Lewis after the plain
lifts
Smith VS.. Dorman and Wells VS..
Brown Bros. are old cases and wild
probably die natural death when they
reach IL good old age. Morrison VS..
Ewart grows out OF the Ewart failure
and plaintiff is represented by Norris
& Norris and Haines. 1t will probably
be settled.
Currough We. Merchants Bank is an
other board OF trade suit, plaintiff SUI
ing the bank to recover money deposit
ed to Phillips credit. Paul G. Norris
appears for the bank and Rayburn &
Lewis for plaintiff.
Coutts VS. Proctor is a controversy
over a monument made by plaintiff for
defendant. 1t has already been before
one Jury and continued. Rayburn &
Lewis appear for plaintiff and Lyman
for defendant.
Lynch VS.. Lynch is partition Of a
large farm in Chester township and the
interests of all parties are looked after
by Norris & Norris.
Johnson VS.. Hatcher is a controversy
growing out of farm lease Norris g.
Norris appearing for plaintiff and Boyd
for defendant.
T'ibhals vs. Cllamplin grows out Of a
cattel mortgage. Tibbals' name Is very
familiar in court and the court Of
ficials would feel lonesome without at
least one case with Tibbals as plaintiff
or defendant. Capt. Carr appears for
plaintiff and Lewis Blanchard for
defendant. Nearly every attorney
in Poweshiell county has appeared at
one time or other for Tibbals, and al
tho Tibbals is rich man, no attorney
cares to appear for him a second time
One of the judges of our court once re-
marked that Tibbals was the only man
he ever knew who would harass man
Just for the pure pleasure of seeing
him suffer.
Ahrens VS.. Ahrens Is another petition
case where the owner of land is dead
and widow and children desire a par
tition. All parties are represented by
Norris & Norris.
Consumers Cotton OIL Company vs.
Binegar, sheriff, liz another board of
trade suit. Rayburn for plaintiff.
Sturgeon VS.. First National bank of
Montezuma, Is another offspring of the
Ewart failure. Carr for plaintiff, Lee
mars for defendant.
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