Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-02
TWO DAMAGE SUITS ARE SETTLED

One Grows Out Of Mana Disnpter
aud Other out of Railroad wreck.
The damage suit brought by Mrs. Chris
tina West of this city against the street
railway company for the drowning Of her
daughter. Marie Louise West. at Lake
Marawa, on July Of this year when
portion OF the platform Of the Nursaal
collapsed. was settled In district court
yesterday by the company paying sl.S00
Mrs West sued as Administrative Of her
daughters estate and the settlement was
approved by an order from Judge Macy.
The suit of Mrs. Ellen Murphy. admins
tratrix of the estate of her deceased hus-
bend. against the Northwestern Railroad
company was also settled. the railroad
company paying 5000. Murphy was an
employee Of the Northwestern railroad and
was KILLED in an accident at California
Junction on June 3 of this year. The order
empowering the administrative to settle the
suit on the terms named. was issued by
Judge Macy.
Walter Monroe, colored, indicted on
charge of forging the name of the Clark
Drug company by which he was employed
as porter, to a check which he succeeded
in cashlng In local saloon, entered
plea Of guilty and was sentenced to nine
months In the penitentiary at Fort Madi-
son. Monroe is a colored man of more than
ordinary education and attachments. He
formerly resided at Atlanta, Ca, where he
passed the civil service examination and
was In the railway mail service for eight
years, but lost his position on charge of
INSTRUMENTATION ana neglect to pay an in
debtedness. He fought the case in Wash
ington but lost. He also occupied a clerical
position In the probate court in the south
He is said to have a wife and family In
Chicago.
John johnson, indicted on a charge of
indecency, escaped on a plea OF guilty
with sentence of one day in the county
jail, Judge Macy taking into account the
fact that the man had been behind the
bars Of the county bastile since June l.
An echo from the recent countyseat fight
In Nils county was heard in the district
court here yesterday. Alleging that the
board of supervisors had Eerrymandered
the county by. redistricting. james A. swobe
had brought suit to set aside the action of
the board and have the division OF the
county into supervisors districts declared
void. The hearing was on demurrer OF
, the defense to the petition which was
overruled by Judge Macy. ---. .l-..
The following additional Jurors for tho
present term and the regular petit jury
panel were drawn yesterday: .cg
Ford Carly. st.. Council Bluffs: j. p. An
derson. Honey Creek; Julius Johnson sCoun-.
ell eBlums; Hogan Ouren, Council Bluffs
Ned Mitchell, Council BIuffs; Sam Dob
SON Council Bluffs; John McMuilen, Coun-
Gil Bluffs; John Eppersin, Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs; Frank Philips, Council
Bluffs; II, A. Doner Council Bluffs; John
Waller, Council Bluns; l.. F. Murphy,
Council Blufrs; John r. Mulqueen, Council
BLUFFS. ~
Regular panel for October term: ]: II
hintz, j.. G. Norton, George NJ. Allng-
ham. ]. II. swartz. William Hamburg,
II. w. Keeline, Council Bluffs; Herman
Harvey crtspin' wilIism walker Rockford sSi
Il. c: Engle, r. c. Hatswell, Hardin; John
Damits, Norwalk; Henry Blumer, Minden;
Hans Trede James Leonard, Nicola; N
Swanson. Crescent; Chris Lieb. John
Walsh, Garner; F. H Shultz, Silver Creek;
+. Parish, Hazel Dell: Joe Mackland. c.
~. Axtell, Boomer; A. H. Huella, WASH
ington.