The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1913-05-06
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er river. He departed with an air
of detection and with scant apprecia-
ton of the opinion of eleven whites.
They failed to agree with the big
chief that the consecrated bones OF
his grandfather had been ruthlessly
disturbed in order to give place to
the iron trial that has opened up a
rich mining section to development.
THE Copper River C Northwestern
Railway Company thought they were
properly protecting all interests when
they complied with the requirements
iof the Interior department and re-
planted and properly marked the
bones of former braves. But the
chief, who had never seen his grand
father in life, insisted that he recog-
nized his bones and that they had
not been handled with sacred hands
And he so grieved over this alleged
omission that he finally concluded
that it would take a few thousand
dollars to ease his pain and heal his
wounded suirits. He told a jury
in the district court all about it
and after a deliberation of seven
hours a verdict was returned last
evening in favor of the defendant
And now the good old chief is sad
dened because the eleven whites
| foiln6 n tho Eoht that 1al
his grandfather's desecrated bones.
| The jury was completed at 1920
this morning in the personal injury
case of Mrs. Reed, administrative
VS. Copper River & Northwestern
Railway. Witnesses have been on
the stand both morning and after
noon, and from present appearances
the evidence will not be all in before
tomorrow afternoon, and possibly
not then. The case is exciting gen
eral interest and the court sessions
most exclusive affairs.
| Cordova May 2.
III the ease vi MIS-. Neeu, duHllu-
| istratrix, VS.. the Copper River Rail-
way Company, witnesses for the
plaintiff were on the stand all day
until late hour this afternoon 1t
is expected that the case will go to
the jury tomorrow.
1t was expected that tomorrow the
n hor Cd hxr 4h4
Marshal at Mccarthy against Peter
Johnson and Oscar Freedman would
be heard by Judge Overleld, but the
| case now on trial may not de fin
| ished in time. The men named are
charged with sundry violations of the
liquor law and the Marshal thinks
that their licenses should be re-
lvoked.
The next case set for trial is that
of the Townsite Company VS. the
Arctic Lumber Company, which is
charged with having absorbed more
than it's allotted ground in erect
ing a building.
Another personal injury case will
be tried next week. 1t is that OF
James Heney vs.. C. R & N. w.
Ry. Co. And that will about END
all the litigation before the present
| term of court.
Cordova, May 3
Prior to noon to-day Judge Over
field delivered his charge to the jury
that heard the evidence in the civil
case that has been on trial in the
federal court since Thursday morn
| ing. 1t was a few minutes after
twelve o'clock when the jury re-
tired to their room to deliberate and
agree upon a verdict. The trial at
issue was an action for $25, 900 dam
| ages brought by the widow of J. E.
Reed against the Couuer River &
Northwestern Railway Company The
| plaintiff was represented by J. H.
Cobb, and the defendant by R. J.
Boryer. On January /, 1912, one of
the company's rotaries was precip-
| itated from small trestle bridge at
Mile rs. killing the engineer, j. E /.
Reed The contention of the de-
PENDANT was that the accident was
caused by fire that destroyed part
OF the bridge, and that the fire was
caused by the fireman. with the full
knowledge and consent of the engi-
neer, in cleaning his fire pan while
upon the bridge, and contrary to in
structions previously issued. The
plaintiff contended that the accident
was the result of negligence on the
part of the company The respons-
Utility and the extent of the same will
be decided by the jury, and damages
fixed accordingly, if it should be
found that the company was negli-
gent in providing for the safety of
it's employees.
This afternoon until half past
three the court was occupied IN
hearing tie Mccarthy liquor cases
Peter Johnson and Oscar Freedman
han been cited to appear and show
cause why their licenses should not
be revoked. Justice of the Peace
Doze and deputy Marshal Charles