The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1911-10-05
COURT CONVENED
THIS WEEK
CRIMINAL DOCKET is VERY LIGHT
Three Civil Actions for Damages the Most
important Cases Jury Returns Yer
diet for Davidson Fruit Co

The regular fall session of the
Circuit Court convened here Monday
with Judge Bradshaw, of The Dailes,
on the bench. The most important
cases on the docket are three civil
actions for damages, the amount of
each reaching into the thousands, and
the criminal prosecution, which viii be
instituted against the three men, John
+. Stevenson, John Brooks and Albert
Condor. who were arrested here last
week by Marshal Lewis for the thefts
of merchandise from box ear which
they broke open while the car was
stopped for a short time in the city.
The grand jury. which has adjourned.
returned an indictment against this
| trio.
Because of the closeness of the time
OF the commission of their crime and
| the meeting of court, there will be no
long wait in Jail and expense to the
county because of these prisoners.
Because of the clear proof against
them all will undoubtedly receive SEN
tenees. All of them have had previous
criminal records.
A verdict has already been reached
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Mosier Fruit Growers Union VS.. The
Davidson Fruit Co.. the trial of which
was begun Monday morning. The jury
found in favor of the defendant COM
pany. The complaint of the plaintiff
association was based On an .alleged
breach of contract entered into by
the parties whereby the Davidson
Fruit 60. agreed to buy at specified
price the whole of the Mosier fancy
fruit crop. However. the instrument
signed by the parties proved to be
invalid and the defendant company
refused, after handling quantity of
the fruit to take any more of it, claim
ing a quality not up to that specified
in terms of the invalid agreement. On
one count the plaintiff company claim
ed that carload of the apples sold TO
the company, even if the contract
signed by the parties was invalid, be-
cause of the fact that the company had
ordered the apples shipped, obligated
the company taking the carload. The
defendant company, however. declared
differently, and stated that the car
was refused, and that the Union
agreed to allow the company TO handle
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ing of witnesses took all of Monday
and Tuesday. The evidence was pre-
sented to the jury with the instructions
of the court Tuesday evening and .
verdict was reached yesterday morn
ing. The sum of damages or money
due ON the unfultilled contract in thu
: plaintiffs complaint amounted t
/ I$2, ,227.
The next case coming on for tria
yesterday was the damage suit of Ma
E Douglas and Dave Peck, each of whom
! is suing the county for the sum o
1 So, 900 because of personal injury sus
tanned, when the vehicle in which the1
: were riding was struck last March b!
: large dead pine tree blown over by |
fierce wind raging just at dark ON
Z evening when the men were returning
4 from work to their homes in the city
The pine snag. which the plaintiff
d allege the county officials showed gros
( negligence in allowing it to stand fo
G so long time by the roadside, is ol
e the Belmont road near the forme
;. home of Edward McGregor. 4
d number of witnesses will testify il
g the case and it will probably las
e throughout the day.
n The third important civil case i
which the damages asked reach tn
n sum of Sc. 900. is that of Ida Elmer VI
!, Homer A. Rogers. prominent orch
/ ardist of the Upper Valley and
Al member of the Upper Valley Progres
!. sive association. The plaintiff allege
ID as the basis of her action assault an
battery, claiming that Mr.. Rogers, b
whom she was employed, lost his ten
A per and struck her.
ii One of the most important cases.
come before the court, or at least th
quick settlement of it is an impoftat
's issue with the city government, is thf
of the injunction proceedings institute
y against the city by j. F. Batcheldei
- who is seeking to prevent sale of tn
$50, 600 municipal water bond issue Q
: the ground that the bonds have NJ
- been sold for as good price as ma
"a be received on a re-adverti sement an
- re sale. The case will. however, NJ
be heard before the dismissal of ii
jury, which may be needed all week Q
4 the smaller civil cases and the Grim
ss nal prosecution.
% In addition to the indictment r.
: turned against the perpetrators of Il
"a box car theft, an indictment was r
= turned against Paul Hubbard f
~ speeding his automobile.