The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-07-14
lulGE C0AI0R's IAARGE
Careful and Able Summing Up cf the
Csstentiosx Of Roth Sides and CIcar
ExplanatIop oi The Law Regarding
Cass--Jury Give. Case st $3.50 Yes.
terdsy Afternoon.

Kramer Tobacco Company. OF Nor
folk. received . verdict for $4,000
damages against the American To-
bacco Company In the suit for ST.
100000 damages In course of trial
here four and q half weeks. The
verdict was rendered at $50 o'clock,
after the jury had been out all night.
Notice OF appeal has been lodged
BY counsel for defendant. However,
the expectation IA that this verdict
will close the litigation. The Ameri-l
can Tobacco Company bases It's mo-
tion for new trial on six alleged
errors in the charge OF Judge Connor
and In the admission and rejection OF
evidence.
c. c. Daniels. OF counsel for the
Ware-Kramer Company, told the
court that his client was In debt
$4,000 under receivership and the
damages allowed would all go to the
creditors without benefit TO injured
stockholders. Plaintiff may join IN
motion for new trial later this after
noon.
The suit was Instituted under the
Sherman antitrust act. and its pro-
vision is for treble damgae. SO
that the court will. under the ver-
dict. enter judgment against the
American Tobacco Company for
sec. 900.
The verdict hnds that American To-
baeco Company n combination. or
svust. In restraint OF trade and In
1ursd cigarette business OF plaintiff
By monopolising through conspiracy.
free goods. special and secret inside
discounts and other unlawful means.
The casc vas given the jury at
sac o'clock yesterday afternoon and
at 1880 last night the jurors had
reached no verdict.
Those who were I'm the vicinity OF
the court room and the Jury room
during the evening we're impressed
with the fact that much time was
spent by the jurors In Joke telling and
laughter indicating that when their
preliminary votes were taken there
was such a Variance la viewg that the
hope OF an early verdict was abandon
ed. their intercourse taking the turn
Of general conversation rather than
discussion Of differences a. TO verdict
to hasten agreement
All evening there was close by them
the steady olatter OF typewriters as
the stenogrsphes OF the American
Tobacco Company swrote' out their
short hand records OF the arguments
Of counsel before the jury. They
worked in the srandjury room which
Joins the room IN which the Jury was
conferrinK AZ 70 verdict
The jurors were escorted at 1880
10 Glersch Hotel where they we're Civ
en- rooms for the night. Judge Con-
nor had directed that u verdict were
reached Last nigh, they could file Il
sealed, with the clerk OF the court
and 60 20 their homes.
Judge connors charge was a care
full and able summing up Of the con-
tsi,iions OF both parties 10 the suit
and discussion OF the Law as applied
TO the case Ne charged that II the
jury believed the evidence they would
fnd that the American Tobacco com-
pany was during the period involved
tune played fan fare as the head Of
the procession came IN sight On the
entrance Of their majesties few min
utes later the Princes Gag was lower
ed and from the turret the royal stand
ard hoistcd.
Arrived within the castle precincts
their majesties and the prince we're
escorted to apartments especially ht-
ted up for their use-the same which
are said 10 have been occupied by
KinE Edward aud Queen Eleanor
where they donncd their robes Of state
for the subsequent ceremonial. The
robes OF the king and queen we're simI.
lar TO those worn on other state occa.