The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-16
.TODAY'S SESSION
IN DISTRICT COURT
Judge W. s. Hamilton Heard Mo.
tons This Morning at 10 O'Clock
and Taber Case Was Re-
sumed at p. m.
SUPERIOR COURT JURORS
Thirty Of Them Were Drawn to
Serve During the Months Of No
venber and December
1sher Court News.

WHen Judge w. 5. hamilton recon-
vened district court at 10 o'clock this
morning number of motions and
minor court matters were taken up.
motion for more specific statement
in the case of C. P. Carlson Va. the
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific was
briefly argued by Attorneys Balm
ger and Sawyer. The suit is for ST.
995 damages because of alleged in
jury sustained by the plaintiff while
working on an engine of the defendant
company 1t is charged that one of
1 the workmen turned on an exhaust
while Carlson was under the engine.
/ Attorney Sawyer asked that the petit
ton be made more specific in four
particulars. The motion requested the
plaintiff to set out the name of the
foreman who ordered Carlson to work
on the engine; the name of the work
men, the number of the engine and
| 10 state whether the engine was one
engaged in interstate or intrastate
commerce. Judge Hamilton sustained
the motion as to the first three
grounds and overruled it as to the
4 fourth. The plaintiff was given until
October IS to amend.
+ "A demurrer which has been filed In
the case of S. P. Pond Company vs.
United States Fidelity Guarantee Co.
was set for hearing on next Monday
morning at 10 o'clock. The plaintiff
s in this case seeks to recover $500
for loss sustained through the alleg
Led embezzlement of funds by ID. B
West, an employee.
Two divorces were granted-one tc
Walter Charles Butler from Daisy e
Butler on the ground of desertion an6
the second was to Adelia Odell from
Leroy Odell Of Hamilton on the
ground of cruel and inhuman treat
ment.
a 1t is expected the trial of jury
cases will be concluded about Novem
Der A, according to Judge Hamilton
; This will give about ten days to the
! trial of court cases before the pres
: ent term adjourns,
Taber Case Resumed.
; Trial of the case of Million vs. Ia
Der Lumber Company was resumed
. this afternoon Witnesses for tn,
defense continue on the stand, the
first two at this afternoons hearing
being Jesse Wilson and Ben letters.
Thirty petit Jurors for the Novembe
and December terms of the distric
court were drawn this afternoon The,
follow:
Arther Foulkes, Sixth precinct.
VIM. Riddle, Montrose township.
w. D. Shelter, Donnellson.
w. S. Brown, Fourth precinct.
]. R. Dehart, Pennington.
c. E. Scheibel, First precinct.
]. T. Kelsey, vincennes.
e. c. Ahren, Fourth precinct.
John Hopp, Charleston.
Martin Iawler, Sixth precinct.
, S. w. Wells, Van Buren, township
, A d. Kerr, Montrose township.
John A. Dunlap, Third precinct
J c. A. Wright, Jackson (outside).
Marsh Florie, Second precinct
, Albert Davis, Montrose township.
: John Ferris, Sixth precinct.
, Albert Dray, Fifth precinct.
Eli M. Scott Charleston.
A. J. E,ngler, Sixth precinct.
!. John Larson, Montrose.
H. e. Kerr, Third precinct.
Geo. Renard, Sixth precinct.
Geo, Windler, Sixth precinct
n IN rrarr,notop Cacopd nracinc+
j ]. l.. Vath, Second precinct.
! Frank Singleton, Sixth precinct.
i Henry Conn, Second precinct.
| James Vermazen, Second precinct