Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-11-05
VERDICT FOR MAYHEM
IN The SUM OF $4,000
So Said the Jury in the Circuit
Court, Saturday
Ruyin, the Burglar, Discharged Grimes
Not Guilty-Other Cases on Cal
endar Boing Disposed Of.

In the circuit court last week the
time was nearly all devoted to the
case of Clyde Mayhem VS.. The Wis
consin Zinc Co., the hearing of which
began on Wednesday and closed on
Saturday afternoon. The jury retired
at 10 40 in the afternoon and at 30
in the evening returned a verdict in
favor Of Mayhem, placing the value
of his damages at $12 500 This was
a case in which the plaintiff, man
aged about %, was employed in the
mill of the defendant mining com
pany, corporation doing business at
Platteville. On the 9Th of October
last year he was putting some dressing
upon a driving belt, Is inches wide,
which was passing around a large
driving pulley revolving at speed of
about 200 revolutions a minute. He
reached over the belt in his opera
tions and losing his balance fell
upon it He was instantly carried by
the belt..to the pulley, where his right
arm was caught between the belt and
the pulley.
The velocity with which it was
running was so great that his arm
was broken and literally torn from his
body. leaving only small portion
of the bone and strings of quivering
flesh and muscles remaining on the
shoulder. and these have since dried
and shriveled away, leaving him
pitiably crippled. The skin and flesh
were torn from his breast and back
near the shoulder in a most CHASTITY
manner. He sued for $25, 900 damages,
being presented by Attorney R. a.
Guodell, of Platteville and the firm of
Brown, Brennan & Carthew Of this
city. The defendant company and a
bond company which had Issued in
surance against accidents occurring in
the mill, were represented by Kopp &
Brunckhorst of Platteville, and
Williams & Stearns Of Milwaukee
The members of the jury in this
case were: Geo. B. Sitter, John
Finnegan Ben Rupp, John Loeffel-
holtz Walter Heathcote, Oscar Bon
ham, Frank Pospichal, Sever Nun
son, Joseph Fine. Will Brandt, W.
E. Curtis. and John A. Birkett
Judgment of divorce was directed
by the court in the case Of Elizabeth
Tinker against Edward Tinker and
W. R. Davis against Marcia q.
Davis.
In the case of the state VS. John j.
Andrew, of Livingston. for taking
indecent liberties with a female child
under IA Andrews appeared in court
Friday and pleaded guilty. Sentence
will follow.
In the case of the state VS. Steve
Ruyin, the alleged burglar from
Muscoda, nOlle prosecute was en-.
tered by the district attorney on Mon
day of this week. While it was al
mitted tpat he had been proWline
around inside one or more houses in
the night, it was urged that this q
sort of mania with him and that be
made no attempt to steal anything
The months he has spent in Jail was
considered to be sufficient punishment
and he was discharged. Ruyin had
better cure himself of this mania Oh
the sequel may be a charge of buck.
shot or a vigorous ENHANCEMENT with
big healthy bulldog
In the case of the state VS. Fred
Grimes, charged with larceny the jury
on Monday rendered a verdict of not
guilty. Grimes had been in jail a
year awaiting trial. but for some
time psst was out on bail. His de-
tense was conducted by Meyer & Bur
CESS.
The case of the state VS. Elmer
Smith, charged with larceny, was on
trial when The Herald went to press.
The Divorce Question.