The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-06
Attorney John E. Craig Has Been
Sailing During the Past Few
Days and Case May
Not be Tried.
LITIGATION
OTHER
Motion For New Trial in Case Of Ben
Belts, VS.. C., 3. and @. over
ruled-other Mat
tiers.

John 4. Craig, attorney for the de-
PENDANT in the contested election case
of Sterne VS.. OF, has been making
one grand STALL to keep the case
from coming to trial and it looks as
if his efforts will be rewarded. On the
other hand Attorney Hazen /. Sawyer
has been trying to have the case tried
ard it looks as If it Is going to slip
through this term of court. The case
could have been up this afternoon at
2 o'clock and have been heard all
afternoon and Thursday morning, but
as It is not set until after the case
OF Citizens Mutual bank VS.. New
berry, which comes up for trial tomor-
row afternoon, the outcome is doubt
full. Repe atedly Mr. Craig was asked
to try or at least start the case this
afternoon, but he refused to take 1t
Up before the regular time of assign
w
tinue the case until the term of court
at Fort Madison at which time Judge
Withrow will preside, he likewise re-
fused to consent Mr.. Craig also stat
ed to court that it would take at least
five days to try the case and spoke of
introducing over 1000 ballots to be ex-
amined, while there is really need
for only the few hundred disputed bal
lots to be looked over and introduced
as evidence. Under these circun-
stances the case will not be complet-
ed If tried this week and court
closes Saturday. Mr.. Sawyer has been
making a great effort to have the
case tried and there have been sew.
eral good opportunities to get it out OF
TIE way. OF course Mr.. Craig cannot
be compelled to try the case before its
assignment, as stated by Judge
Withrow this afternoon, and it must
be only at a mutual agreement be
tween the attorneys.
Arguments were heard on the mo
ton for a new trial in the case O.
Ben Belts VS.. c., B. and @. The
motion was overruled by Judge With
row. An appeal will be taken.
Morning Session.
Owing to a whirlwind finish thi
morning in the case of Sophia Tieke
ct al, VS.. VIM Reimbold, ct al, whic.
was argued by attorneys yesterday al
ternoon, considerable business wa
taken up by Judge Withrow in the dis
trict court today The above case wa
dismissed by agreement between tn
there were number of motions t
hear it was decided to dispose of
few of them during the morning SCI
sion.
The motion Of Hazen l. Sawye
attorney for Samuel Younker in tn
seduction case was disposed of. TT
motion was to fix time at tie earlie
possible date after the present ter
to take deposition of Annie Russo
in Chicago. Owing to several cor
plicating matters Mr.. Sawyer want'
to be clear himself and thus made d
motion, although there was possib
no need for 1t, as tie time of takir
deposition is left to the attorney TIL
Judge Withrow overruled the mott,
and the time will be fixed by Mr.. Sa
yer himself.
Sterne VS.. Off.
A discussion then followed as to t
contested election case of Sterne
Off. The case comes up Thursd
and as there Is considerable busine
yet before court. Judge Withrow ask
the attorneys low long it would ia
them to dispose of it. MIR. Craig,
torney for the defendant was holdi
out for time and thought that I
case would be slow one
there were more. than 1000 ball,
to go over, and this was necessary
the evidence was important. Mr.. So
yer, attorney for the plaintiff, on |
other hand stated that there were O,
100 or more ballots on each side viii
we're known as disputed ballots, a
that these were ia. only ones nee
sary to introduce as evidence JUG
Withrow was inclined to believe Il
the case would take longer than q
and a half, if past cases had q
weight.
An order was made in the case
]. E. Adams vs.. ). A. Craig, James )
ans and America Adams, the defe
ant ]. A. Craig to recover costs 8
the title to lot 5 in block III, Maso