Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-29

considerable magnitude, 1t is expected
that the term Of the district court
which opens at the same time. will b.
comparatively li.yht, there being few
leases aside from the usual number o
Indian and revenue cases.
Among the important cases assigne,
for trial are the following:
TUESDAY, Sept. s.
Le-Lah- Puc- Ki-Chee vs.. William G
Malin and G.. W. NeGlis. Plaintiff is {
member OF the tribe OF Sac and Foa
| Indians on the lama reservation anc
sues Indian Agent Maliu arid Superin
tendent of the United States Indian
School Nel!is for taking plaintiff away
from her husbgand, Ta-Ta- Pi-Cha by
force and violence and with wounds
and injuries to the plaintiff in the pub
lie streets of Toledo, and imm'isonine
her in a room in the Indian schoo
Y building for a period OF two months
Damages of $4,000 are asked.
r. }. Pollock, administrator of the
state OF George Y. Pollock, VS.. the Ill
nois Central Railway Company. Plain
lift aMeges that his deceient was q
head brakeman in the employ of the
company, that lie was run over and
crushed while switching at the town OF
Farley and thar he died az a result OF
his injuries. 1t is claimed that the en-
g.neer was careless by turning on adj
d!tionai steam while Pollock was be-
tween cars uncoupling them and thai
the car ahead of him WAS backed over
kim. Ii is also charged ;hat the COM
pany was careless and ,ieg igent in not
i providing hand holds and grab irons on
The ears The amount or damages asked
: is $4,000
4 John Powers VS.. Illinois Central
I Railway Company. Plaintiff asks Sl5.-
I 600 damages, alleging tina. he was in
the employ OF the company and that 1t
was the custom of hiriself and other
employees to remain over night at Fort
Dodge in wa! car on q side track,
provided by the company. That he was
walking towards the way car, across
several tracks, IN Sept. 20, 1902, and
had 10 pass by the end of string of
freight cars. Just as he was passing
them number Of cars were recklessly
and negligently switched against the
other end of them and he was struck.
thrown TO the ground between the rails
and dragged foi sixty or seventy feet,
receiving permanent injuries to his
head. right leg and knee cap. 1t is
charged THAI the cars got away from
the engineer because OF defective
drawbar on $ eep grade and further
that the engineer was careless.
Robert Condor vs.. the Chicago
& Northwestern Railway Company.
Plaintiff asks $4,000 damages, alleging
that he was in he employ of the COM
pany as engineer, that on March he
attempted 10 blow out the headlight at
the end OF his run at Clinton, that the
step on the engine gave way and he
fell, striking the pilot and then the
hard frozen ground, permanently in
jurlng his back, shoulder and left hip.
Wednesday, Sept. 9.
]. s. Kaiser, administrator Of the es-
tate of Edward Kaiser. vs.. the Chicago.
Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway Com
psny. Plaintiff, asks SIS 600. alleging
that his decedtnt was killed while IN
the discharge az his duties as ear ex-
arniner at Marion on April /, 1902.
Iambourne a. Edwards VS.. the Chi
eago & Northwestern Railway Com
pany. Plaintiff states that on the
fourth day OF February, 1908, he was
brakeman upon the defendants train
at the station of Wrigh: on the Belle
Paine and Muchakinock line. That the
cars were derailed because of the de-
fective character of the track, which
had long been in that condition. That
as a result of the derailment he was
permanently injured in the pelvic, sa-
cyal and dorsal regions of the body TO
the extent of $4,000.
C. A. Asplund. administrator of the
estate of a. p. Johnson. deceased, VS..
the Bever Land Company. Young and
Lansing. This is one of the numerous
"cMfton Hotel fire cases. Plaintiff
asks damages in the sum of $4,000.
Thursday, Sept. 10.
Alfred Jordan VS.. the Chicago
g. Northwestern Railway Company.
Plaintiff states that he was injured
while placing lights for the company in
the switch yards at Clinton. by being
run down by switch engine negli
gently and c;relessly operated. Ten
thousand dollars is the amount prayed
for.
Jacob L. Dye vs. the Illinois Central
Railway Company. Plaintiff asks $685.
900 for personal injuries sustained
while perform ng duties rs brakeman
upon the defendants train on July 20,
1902. at Ackley.
Friday, Sept. II.
James Smith, administrator Of r. II.
Armstrong, deceased, VS.. the Chicago
Great Western Railway Company.
Plaintiff states that his decedent was
employed on the conpa ny's tracks at
Oelwein: that he was crossing the
tracks 10 take transportation to go to
his place OF work when he was run
down and killed by switching engine
carelessly and neglieently operated.
Damages. $4,000.
H. H. Haynes, administrator of the
estate of George T. Haynes VS. the
Chicago, Milwaukee e st. Paul Rail-
way Company. Plaintiffs decedent was
killed in the wreck neas South Amana
on July 10, 1903, in q head-end collision.
1t is alleged that the train dispatchers,
telegraph ope aators, engineers and con-
ductors We're negligent Plaintiff de-
mands judgment for $4,000.
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