Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-06
CITY A DEFENDANT
Mrs. Mary Littig Seeking RecoV-
cry of $500 Damages
for an Injury.
HAS FALL ON DEFECTIVE WALK
Percy Rathbun Furnishes Security
on Two Indictments for Lar
ceny-Other Court News.


damages from the city Of Rock ISL
and for a fractured wrist sustained
| in fall on the south side of Fifth
avenue between Twenty-fifth and
Twenty-siXth streets as the result of
an alleged defect in the sidewalk.
The accident occurred May -. 1902.
| There was an excavation in the walk
and a board had been placed there on
which pedestrians should cross. Mrs.
| Littig declares that when she stepped
on the board it bent and sagged under
| her weight and she lost her balance
and was thrown violently on the walk,
the injury laying her up for consid-
cradle length Of time and neccssitat-
ing a nexpenditure of 500 for medi-
| cinal attendance.
Searlc q Marshall represent the
plaintiff and City Attorney J. X. Scott
appears for the municipality.
Verdict for the Plaintiffs.
In the ease. IF WOulcY x CO. W. the
| Tri-City RegaIia company the jury re
| turned verdict of S14O.Os for the
plaintiff. The amount sued for was
500. The verdict was returned with
| out the jurors leaving their seats, the
court entertaining a motion of the
plaintiffs To instruct for them.
Two Indictments Against Rathbun.
Percy Rathbun, who stole icwelry
Of the value of $2.24j from the resi-
dencc of Ignatz Huber. entered into
rccogniZauce to two indictments
charging larceny. and furnished bond
of $1,000. 500 on each Indictment,
with George W. Brcnk and William b.
piuupp 1S SurpfipS
Pearson Furnishes Bond.
Andrew Pearson. of Moline, also in
dictcd for larceny. the theft Of
promisSory note TO secure the pay
mCnt of $50 to Mable Marshall. APP
pearcd in court. and furnished $1,000
bond to secure his presence when
wanted fer trial. u. y. Merriman and
\. O. Johnson are his bOndSmcn.
Cases for Trial Next Week
The following trial list for next
week was arranged i'm the circuit
court this morning:
Monday-6O, IIenning Brewing com
pany ~. Herman Schroeder; 81. Ben
jamin +. Thompson and Homer Root
| ~. Charles Hcmcnway. ct al; o.,
! CharIcs Il. Frccburw ". +. W. Reno.
W. o. Beam. It al; 100. George w.
Archer ". Tri-City Railway compasy.
Tuesday Florence Oliver -. j.
w. Jones, Julia Jones; 131. Warren
Burnham ". Rock Island q Peoria
Railway company.
Wednesday, Fred : Goodrich vs.
D.. Il. I. d Northwestern railway: -,
F. :. Latin ~. +. Z. Latin; -. Mamie
| Pinkertun ~. Modern Wuudmcn: 80.
| Elizabeth SteIck ". C., Il. & q. rail
way; II. Elizabeth Stclck ". Rock
island q Peoria railway; Il. Nellie
Johnson ~. Rock Island d Peoria
| railway.
Thursday Porter Skinner ". d.,
L. l. & y. W. railroad: %, Richard
Park ". John Mccartney; 126, S. s.
Hull ". Robert Chamberlin.
Fr;day-lOS. J. b. thinner vs.. DR.. G.
L. Eyster.
SaturGay-96 Bridget Council ".
John and Henrietta Conwell; 20. Fred
Hass ". II. r. q Z. railway; 80, J. VI.
Beardslcy ". II. l &, p. railway; 81.
John Weaver. .Ir.. ". \. +. SwenssOn;
50. Mary +. Mulcahy vs.. ii. ID. Blake
more; II. Daniel McCIeary vs.. Deere
& Co and the Safety Emery Wheel
company: 10. Herman Schroeder ".
c. II. Deere: :. Andrew G. SodCrberg
V. Henry Arudt; 81, II. y. Siogrcn ".
j. T. Van Pattcn. ct al; %, +. f.. Dan
lin ~. \. +. Swcnsson; %. j. +. Ran
kin ". Rock Island county; 1O4. Ken
dali Manufacturing company ". J. ii.
Kerr: 1O5, Lothar Harms ". C., b. d
Q. railway: 124. city of Rock Island Us.
W. Il. Ferguson; 1877. II. l.. Bulleu ".
i. {. II. Read. ct al: 131. Marie Littig
-. II. j. Carrie and j. i. Williamson;
133. John Il. Warner ~. NJ. F.. church,
Milan; 134. 6. H.. F. II. and Ives Hoar
-. Modern Woodmen: 135. Marie Lit
tig ~. city Of Rock Island; 139. NJ. +
Myers v. {. +. Shallberg. ct al.