The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-31
Attorney W0rten Furnishes a
List Of His Clients.
He Offers to Have Two Gases Made
Tests For Settling ALI the
Others
HAS RECEIVED NJ ANSWER

ploycd Attorney J. M. worten TO
bring suits against the city for being
worked on the chaingang are contained
in the following notice served on
Mayor Yeiser by Attorney worten
through the sheriff, to protect his fees
and prevent . compromise without
consulting the attorney for plaintiffs;
ID. A. ysisr, Mayor, City Of Padu-
cab.
Dear Sir; beg to advise you ss
mayor of the city OF Paducsh, that !
have been employed by written con-
tract. by the parties hereinafter
namGd. 10 bring suit against the city
In damages for them. for their tortu-
ous treatment by the SCENTS and off,
GERS Of said city. In arresting, lining,
imprisoping. and working than on the
streets Of said city. who are as fol-
lows, to.wit: W. w. Bartlett, Will
Murphy. Arthur Dunn. NJ. T. Cart
wright. James McRae. James Dooline
by a. J. Doolinc, mother and next
friend Gen Harris, Woods Jones,
Harry Horton, Tom CLARK, Joe Will
hams, Clint Childs, Pinkney Childers
Coleman Byford. Pinto Merritt by A.
5 Merritt, mother and neat friend.
J. y. Potts. y. @. Rudolph, guardian
for will Dodd, james Magnor, Henry
Johnson. Thomas Jones, Boone San
ders, Bill Chambers, John Murray,
Louis Beck, Lindsey Kimble. Pete
Bruce, French Owens. Rute Minor,
Dee smotherland, Henry Manuel.
Rud Halo by Robert Hale. father and
neat friend, Jim Caudlo. zack Thomas,
Charles Wade. Tom Roy. Henry Arm
strong, Mitch Caldwell. Les Perkins
by Marshall Perkins, father and next
friend Bud Campbell. Robert Rod
ford, Will Mack. Blmore PROXY, Will
A-ai utt ArhoO Doeei "emcc Dth'sPi
Will Tucker, Jim Cravons, Lon Tuck.
err. Henry Harding. Frank Perry, Rob
ert Lander. Lee Gardner, Harrison
Chambers, Ed Perkins. Dan Pryor,
Arthur Trioe, and others; also that !
have power given me by virtue Of said
contract, to manage said suit, or the
collection Of said claim, in any way
that appears best to me for the inter.
ests Of my clients also that my en-
ployment by each and all of said
parties Is on . contingent fee, of .
sum equal to 30 per cent Of amount
collected that they have agreed not
to compromise or settle said claim, in
or out Of suit, without my knowledge
or consent. I give you this notice
that the city may understand that !
Am interested in the claim Of these
people sgaiDst her. and will look TO
the city for my fees, u reasonable at
tornsy's fee, for representing said
parties, in the event any settlement
should be made Of any Of said claims
without my knowledge and consent.
Respectfully.
Signed J. NJ. woRTEN.
Attorney worten states that he has
proposed to Mayor Yeiser. in order to
have the suits settled at once, that
the city enter its appearance to the
two suits hlod Saturday, and file q
demurrer.
1.-THE mayor and city solicitor seem
to think there 10 nothing In the suits, I"
said Attorney worten today, land
possibly there is not. II there isn't /
want TO know 1t rs we'll o. they. II
will be- best for the city to have these
suits settled at once and know
whether there is anything in them or
not. called the mayor in yesterday
and told him that / was willing that
the city enter its appearance in cir.
cult court in these two suits, file a
demurrer to the suits. have them
taken up right now and find out II
there is anything in them. II there
is nothing IN them. this will tell the
tale. The mayor did not give me any
definite answer, and I don't know
what he is to do. i agreed to let the
demurrer to the cascs decide the other
Gases. but have not heard whether or
not the plan proposed is satisfactory
to the city shall file the other suits
- quickly a. l can get them ready. I
expect to file more Of them this week. "
Lawrence brennan, the boy run
over by the l. O. oars on Meyers
street, and hAd leg cut of. is able