The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-02
WORK NEARLY DONE.
Federal Court Term VIII Probably
Adjourn Tonight.

The November term of the United
states circuit court will probably adj
journ late this afternoon. If Judge
Pollock SO decides, the remaining cases
on the docket will be carried over to
an adjourned session in Topeka in Jan
uary. 1t is also probable that some
OF the cases on the docket for trial at
the Kansas City term will be brought
to Topeka, as the new postoffice build
ing in that city is not completed.
When Judge Pollock made up the
court calendar Monday morning. he
docketed cases only up to the close of
the Friday session. With the disposal
of the work today. the court session is
completed in so far as the calendar is
concerned. There is no worked sche-
duled for Saturday and the trial of
the Perkins cases next week is very
questionable. in fact lawyers who have
watched the progress of these suits,
say they will not be reached until the
January session in Topeka.
George J. Barker, of Lawrence, one of
the attorneys for the plaintiffs in the
eleven suits now pending, was in To-
peka Thursday afternoon. He said his
visit to Topeka was not connected with
the rumored motions in the Perkins
cases, but that other matters brought
him to town. Mr.. Barker advanced the
following theory why the cases should
be carried over the November term
1.-The defense has been taking depo-
Lawrence lawyer. land we have been
following along for the purpose Of cross
examination and are just now making
arrangements to takesa few dispositions
of our own. In the first place. service
in these dispositions does not cease I'M
til December Is, and it will require all
Of that time to complete the work.
Dispositions have been taken in al
most every part of the country. Re-
Gently lawyers in the case made a trip
to- % 11I,f CEl,s
New York, Buffalo and Springfield
Mass, as well as to many western cit
les and towns in Kansas. The nature
of the deposition by the defense seems
to be to show that Perkins did not own
sufficient property to warrant him car
rying the amount of insurance he had
at the time he was killed. On the 9TH
er hand, we contend that the carrying
of life insurance does not constitute a
debt and that Perkins could carry all
the insurance he saw fit
The attorneys for the defense seem
anxious for an early trial and if court
does not adjourn today. will probably
ask for trial at this term. J. S. Dean,
an attorney for the insurance compan-
les, said the insurance companies had
been ready for trial for six months and
were anxious to have the cases dispos-
ed of.
1T will require two weeks or more
to try these cases. said Mr.. Dean, land
we are very anxious TO get at IneIn
as we think the plaintiffs have had
plenty of time in which to prepare for
trial"
Tuesday afternoon a jury was i'm
panelled in the $1,000 damage suit of w.
Z. Fairbanks against J. F. Jeffery,
hotel keeper and ]. G. Began. the sher-
iff of Russell county, Kan. Fairbanks
alleges that these men damaged his rep
utation by arresting and OBTAINING him
as a suspected forger. He says the
descriptions the men held did not fit
him and that he was wrongfully detain-
ed.
The case occupied the entire morning
session and is being argued this after
noon. Both sides were given % min
utes in which to review their testimony.
Judge Pollock convened court at 3
o'clock this morning and the afternoon
session opened at 1870.