The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-09-11
-FEDERAL COURT
HERE THIS MONTH
FAMOUS $t3,oss25 TRUNK CASE is
ON FOR TRIAL.
ECHO OF NORFOLK DEPOT FIRE.


Cases already listed for trial at this
months term OF the United States
court in Norfolk:
Abbott VS.. the Northwestern.
McGill VS. The Northwestern.
First National bank OF Mercer, Pa,
vs. Citizens National of Norfolk and
Meadow Grove state bank
Joseph w. Blaben vs.. T. N. ].
Hynes ct al.
A. h. Graham ct a! VS.. Nebraska
Land company.
With patience acquired through many
years OF disappointed federal court as.
pirations. Norfolk this month will again
give an eager welcome to n term Of
the federal court in this city promis-
ing more than any of its predeces
sors to be a real" term and not a
brief farce at play court"
Federal court will convene In the
Norfolk court house on September 81
A federal judge and federal court at.
taches will be in the city and prob
ably federal jury but whether their
stay will be limited to a few hours
or will include real term of court Is
for the future to disclose
What lends encouragement to the
hope that this approaching term is to
bring a United States court to Nor.
folk in substance rather than in
shadow is the fact that the attorneys
In five cases have already sent in
trial notices to Miss Olga Grauel,
deputy clerk of the Norfolk division.
These cases, which will be tried in
Norfolk If the opposing lawyers do
not secure continuances, are nearly
all cases of importance.
One case especially has one of the
most unique petitions in federal his
tory.
Story Of the $4,000 Trunk.
This case, as North Nebraska peo-
pie will remember caused a state wide
smile when 1t was filed. The case is
brought by Rev. Alfred NJ. P. Alb
bolt, who through his attorneys, NJ.
+. Harrington and A. F. Mullen of
O'Neill, seeks to recover from the
Northwestern railroad S13,0S9.25 for
the contents of a trunk destroyed in
the uptown depot fire in Norfolk in
December 1905.
The jury in this case will be asked
to pass upon the value of human
skull of a family bible, of fifteen writ
ten lectures, of 100000 stamps, of the
text for book on philosophy and of
100 written sermons.
What the Trunk Held.
Here are the items which the trunk
is alleged to have contained and upon
which the railroad company is asked
TO pay damages: l trunk, SIS; 8
straps, 81; suits underwear, Sc; pair
of shoes, $3.50; CATERS, 81; overshoes,
$075; pairs cuffs, $3.50; 10 linen col.
lars, $3.50; white linen shirts, $6;2
white neglgee shirts, $1.50; l night
shirt, 81; pairs wooden socks, $3.50;
pairs of cotton socks, 81; neckties,
$3.50; silk muffler, $3.50 l light
suit of clothing, SIS; / suit clothing
medium weight, $40; fall and winter
suit, $50; shoulder braces, So; kid
gloves, 81; silk gloves, 81; heavy
gloves, 81; ! fish reel and parapher.
MALTA, So l nail puller, $3.50; l chip
gical charts, $40; old family bible with
record, 500; l chronological outfit for
demonstrating and illustrating lee
lures and containing human skull with
history, 81 900; l plaster of Paris bust
SIS 80 hand painted lads" for lecture
signs, S25; so written lectures, 1920
pages; $500; l large hand painted
chronological bust on canvas, $40;
lot of scientific data, partly arranged
for the publication of a text book or
philosophy, $4,000; l book, Heads &
Faces" 81; CONSTITUTION of Man" 50;
book by l.. A. Vaughn, Chicago, $3.50;
other books, $40; % charts for lee
lures, $25; l hand drawing of the hui
man brain by the plaintiff 500; 100
sermons closely written, 1920 pages
$1,000; very old and rare violin, 800;
10000 stamps, civil war, etc, $4,000
also l bicycle, $35
A $4,000 Damage Suit
The suit of Thomas McGill, brought
through Attorney Harrington, agains
the Northwestern asks $4,000 dam
ages he claims he sustained while
working on a pile driver on North
western bridge west of Tilden Deem
Der Is, 1906.
The Blaben suit against Hynes ct a
is a foreclosure suit from Holt county
filed by Bronze & Burrell and r. r
Dickson. The bank suit was filed by
Bronze & Burnell of Omaha.
$21 ,674.27 At Stake.
The suit brought by Andrew r. Ora
ham and the Farmers Loan & Invest
ment company against the Nebraska
a. q = 4 ~ Lee