The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1905-04-26
Circuit Court
Telephone Case One of the Most
Interesting.

Iahlng the work at a figure to-
low.
A Special Verdict.
After the testimony had all beer
taken and after the attorneys haG
made their pleas, Judge Stevens
submitted the following questions
to the jury to decide.
From Thursdays Datly)
Last evening the jury in the case
OF Chas. Slade as administrator, VS..
the Baraboo Telephone company
returned their special verdict. The
court submitted the following ques-
tions to the jury which were. an
sWered as follows:
l. In removing such pole was
Munsell acting as an independent
contractor?
Answer by the jury: No.
2 Did Orvis Slade meet his death
through any want of ordinary care
on the part of the men engaged in
taking down the pole in question?
Answer by the jury: No.
3. If your answer to the last ques-
tion be ''Yes'' then was such want
of ordinary care the proximate
cause of the death of Orvis Slade?
Answer by the jury: No answer.
4. Was there any want of ordi-
nary care on the part of the child,
Orvis Slade, which contributed to
produce the injury complained Of?
Answer by the jury: No.
5. Was there any want of ordi-
nary care on the part of the par
ents of Orvis Slade or of either of
them that contributed to produce
the injury complained of?
Answer by the jury: No.
6. What sum would represent TIE
pecuniary loss to the plaintiff by
reason of the death of Orvis Slade?
Answer by the jury: $3.50.
The answer to these questions
does not decide the matter. Based
upon this special verdict Judge
Stevens will render a decision in
the case. There are several points
of law and the question of costs still
to be considered. Even thematter of
of $3.50 90 may be entirely hanged.
The decision by the court will not
be rendered for some time, three
weeks or more.
Those who testified in the case
we're Chas Slade, John NJ. Kelley,
VIM. Bailey, DR.. Chas. Gorst, Rev
MI Simson, W.J.Bell, Mrs. Caroline
Evans, Chas. A. Clark. Jessie Slade,
Hiram Nelson, Mac Palmer, Mr..
Rumple, W. c. Murry, r. L. Keller,
F. H. Turton, L, W. Stone, J. P.
Witwen. Fl. M. Acott, E. G.
Marriott. W. Nehs, Myron ReY-
nolds, Elton Graves, Leo Keller,
A. F. Fisher, E. G.. Stolte, H. L.
Halstead, J. R. Hofstatter, F. E.
Brewer, John Hull Sr., Jasper
Ewing, and T. N. Vandervere.
The following composed the jury:
P. O'Malley, John Magerline, G.
M. Hester, VIM. Kohlmeyer, B. j.
Cook, George Sullivan, Mike Good
man, George Emery, Albert Malone,
H. Grover, John Mortimer and
Herman Unke.
The attorneys for the plaintiff
we're Bentley & Kelley of Baraboo
and G. Stevens Of Reedsburg; for
the defendants, Grotophorst, Evans
& Thomas.
Other Gases.
The case of the Sauk County
Land & Mining Co., VS.. Charles +.
Manthey ct. al. was continued.
The case of John Krug VS.. Theo.
Marshall was settled.
The case of August Better VS..
The Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul
railway was dismissed. Judgment
upon the merits was entered in
favor of the defendant and the
Judgment was without cost.
The case of Fred Better was also
dismissed. The case resulted over
the disappearance of car of flour
at Kilbourn and when the matter
was tried at Baraboo, a verdict OF
acouittal was brought in by the
Jury. An action was then brought
against the railroad company tor
malicious prosecution.
The demurrer was overruled IN