Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-30
Southern Io1ua Items

charges were stated to the Jury Dv
rTnited sttaes District Attorney NJ. L..
Temple at the opening Of the case. her
indictment took place several months
ago at Keokuk. A move was on foot
to have the trial at the Des Moines ses-
sion Of the federal court. but Judge
Mcpherson after ascertatning that the
district attorney was ready for trial.
expressed a Discrimination to hold the
hearing over to the Dcs Moines SEES
sion.
Fort Madison.
Behind closed doors IN the Hotel
Antilles here Friday afternoon. hall
hundred farmers Of Green Bay TOWN.
ship are in conference with Judge
Felix r. Hughes Of Keokuk. VINO is con-
Quoting litigation having to do with the
Mississippi River Power Company and
overlooked land in the Green Bay dis
trict. Judge Hughes refused to admit
reporters and says he has absolutely
nothing to give out He did not deny.
however, that the farmers had agreed
to stick together and fight litigation TO
the end. 80
Marsnee. ~
After three days trial of the case
Of Lucinda Armbruster VS.. c. r l. &
p. railway, the jury brought In a YER
dict Of $4,000 damages for the death
of Armbruster III Trenton. Mo-. last
year. Deceased was a workman In the
employ OF the railway. and was killed
while operating coal chute. NegH-
sence In the construction of the chute
and it's repair were alleged. Much OF
the testimony was by dispositions. The
verdict follows: 1--WE the jury find for
the plaintiff and assess her recovery at
$4,000 r. 3. Sears, foreman
Ksekuk.
The Mississippi River Power Com
pany won its first damage suit In the
circuit court Of Hancock county at
Carthage. ILL.,, when Dana Roth, Of
Hamilton, failed to be awarded dam
ages for hi. injury while In the en-
ploy of the company. Roth was in
jured in February while operating
concrete mixer engine on the Illinois
division lie lost three fingers. alleg-
ing negligence After the plaintiff had
introduced its evidence, Attorney
O'Harra for the Water Power Company
denlurred to it and asked court for an
instructed verdict. The demurrer was
sustained and the case taken out Of the
jury's hands.
Audubon.
The first case Of any Importance at
the October term of the Audubon coun-
iy district. court was called Thursday
and was entitled c. E. Merit VS.. The
C. & N. w. Railway Company. This
case dates back to about the 25th OF
, last November. On or about this time
Mr. c. E. Mertz boarded a Northwest"
ern train at Manning. and had in his
possession a ticket from Manning to
Audubon. When the passenger train
reached Gray. the conductor Of the
Northwestern train and Mr.. Mertz got
into an argument about the plaintiffs
railway ticket. Mr.. MertZ was on his
way to Audubon, 70 which point ne
had purchased A ticket. but the con-
ductor contended that the ticket pre-
scented was from Manning to Gray, and
would not let Mr.. MertI, 60 any far
ther until he had paid his railroad
| fare to Audubon. Mr.. Mertz claimed
he had a ticket that called for passage
to Audubon and would not pay another
| cent. After short argument the con-
icuctor requested Mr.. Mertz to leave the
train. Upon tho urgent and insistent
demands OF the trainmen. Mr.. Mertz
finally. left the train at Gray. This
greatly angered ana provoked Col.
Merts who was coming to Audubon to
conduct an important public sale. He
was compelled to secure some other
means Of conveyance. This he did. but
Ut considerable annoyance and incon-
vehience to himself ana to his friends.
Col. Mertz felt that he had been per-
sonally injured and was entitled to
damages from q company and corpora
ton who cared not for his dignity nor
his profession. Evidence produced at
the trial bore out the Colonel in his
claims. for the jury. after being out
!nnlv three hours brought In verdict
for the plaintiff In the sum OF $300.50.