Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-05-16
ADJOURNMENT rs TAKEN YES
TERDAY FOLLOWING POST
PoNEMENT OF STEVEN
SON CASE.
IHEWEY ACTION GOES OVER
'laintiff Secures Continuance Owing
to Sickness of Principal Witness;
Railway Gets Verdict in Damage
Suit; Other Gases Decided and
Motions Heard.

circuit court for department No. l
Vas adjourned yesterday following
the granting of continuance in the
trial of Stevenson and the jurymen
we're discharged by Judge Kelley
from further attendance Steven
son s counsel asked that the case go
over until the next term and the state
bffering no objections it was so or
aered The accused gave bond in the
amount of 5000 on each of the three
counts and was released from GUS
tody. His previous bail of 5000
which he was declared to have for
Reited by failure to appear when his
Base was called by the grand jury
Mas RENTED as it was shown that
he had not tried to dodge the matter
but had been misled
Railroad Gets Verdict.
Deciding that the plaintiff and
himself had been guilty of contnbu-
Tory negligence and the railway com
pany's employees were not responsible
For the accident, a jury in depart
ment No. l, of the Polk circuit court
late on Tuesday brought in a verdict
Generating the railway company in
the action which Sanford Snyder, of
Independence had brought against
them for injuries received in smash
hp at the West Salem crossing of
the Salem, Falls City & Western
Railway company in May, 1912. The
ease occupied the attention Of the
court and jury all day Tuesday and
went to the jury Immediately follow
ing the assembling of court after the
evening adjournment. The jury re-
Bred about s o. clock and a few min
ntes after 10 O'Clock reached an
agreement.
The defendant was given until and
Including May % in which to file a
motion for a new trial.
Shewey Case Goes Over.
The action for damages which Le-
.titia Shewey instituted against j.
Bowles, Alice M. Bowles and others
For defamation of her reputation as
teacher, was called in court at y
o'clock yesterday morning but, on
motion of plaintiff and a showing by
affidavit that one of the principal
witnesses for the plaintiff was con-
fined to her bed by illness, the case
was continued until the next term
which will be in August under the
new law creating the twelfth judic-
ial district which goes into effect
early in June.
Gets Judgment for $500.
In the suit which Dick Arslamain
brought against A. M. Brown to Sc
cure the payment of $1,000 money
alleged to have been loaned the de-
fendant, the jury, after hearing the
evidence and the instructions of the
court, brought in a verdict Wednes-
day night awarding Arslamain 500.
All parties involved in the suit re-
side south of independence and con-
Siderable publicity has been given to
It, The plaintiff in the action is an
Armenian and several of his witness
ses were also of that nationality.
Some of them were unable to speak
English and the services of IN inter
prefer became necessary.
Court Record.
The following appears of record
regarding other causes heard and de-
cided at the present term:
A. H. Averill Machinery company
Us. F. n. Smith and S. B. Tetherow;
action for money, dismissed.
David Bradley Mfg. company, VS..
John Ebbe, action for money; con-
tinued by consent.
State of Oregon VS.. Alexander
Bayse, rape; continued on motion OF
defendant.
W. d. Wright VS.. J. NJ. Grant,
transcript from justice court; obJee-
lions to cost bill Overruled.
V. c. Stats VS.. L. B. Denny, ae-
ton for money; passed pending set
Element.
William Wright VS.. H. Holman
and ]. NJ Grant, damages for false
Imprisonment; demurrer overruled-
Lottie Holmes HOffer ct al vs.. l.
.B. Stone; Judgment for defense on
.pleadings.
Walter L. TOOze Jr. vs.. W. ID
Bancroft and E. Bancroft. action for
money; Judgment BY consent
Geo. Shand and A. +. Marcus -
Salem Iron Works vs.. Adjustable
Electric Socket company. action Tor
money; continued BY consent
Elizabeth Butler vs. A. B. Star
buck, action for damages; nOn-suit
on motion II plaintiff