South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-02
PHONE AND ELECTRIC
CO.'S. SUED FOR $4,000
Home Line and Indiana and
Michigan Firm Made Defend
ants by ShigIey Estate.

ELKHART Ind, June 2.-The
Home Telephone Co. and the Indiana
x Michigan Electric Co. have been
made defendants in a $4,000 dam
age suit filed in the superior court by
Attys. +. b. Zigler of this city and
Van Fleet, Hubbell x Dinner of south
Bend, for Willard L. Shigley. admin
istratOr OF the estate Of Frederick I.
Shlgley, who lost his life by an cleo
trio shock on Aug. s, 1918, while
with other city fremen he was fight
ing fire at the home Of Luther J.
Sevison, 3 80 w. Crawford ST.
Carelessness and negligence is
charged on the part of the defendants
IN permitting a telephone wire To he
suspended so close to an electric pow
CT wire that they came in contact, the
current that killed Mr.. Shigley beins
carried on the telephone wire into the
SevsOn home.
Mr.. Sevison, who was serving as
electrical Inspector at the time, enter
ed the basement OF the burning build
ing, and there seized the end of tel
ephOne wire that hung loose, il is al
legged in the complaint, and was
shocked TO death.
The complaint shows that Mr. Shig-
ley was 90 years old when killed, had
a life expectancy of p years and was
earning $40 "A month. II is also shown
that he, had a wife and four children.
whose ages rango4 from two TO Is
years.
George Washington Smith. a well
known resident of Cleveland township.
is dead Mr.. Smith had been in pre-
carious health for months, suffering
from heart trouble, and last Thursday
experienced an attack of paralysis,
from which he did not rally.
Funeral services. conducted by Rev.
+. g. Oake, of the Church of Christ
(Disciples), was held at the CalifOr-
MIA St church in Cleveland township
at $3.50 o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
Burial was in the cemetery near the
church.
Mr.. smith, who was born in Harri-
son township, St Joseph county, spent
his entire life as a farmer in Harri-
son and Cleveland townships. He is
survived by his widow, Corina Smith;
two sons. George L. Smith of Union,
Mich, and otis f. Smith of this city;
seven daughters, Mrs. Oliver Rush
and Mrs. William Riebe OF this city,
Mrs. III. L. Crane of Gary and Ber-
tina. Lulu, Daisy and Ruby Smith, who
are at home; two brothers, Adam and
John Smith of st. Joseph county and
four sisters, Mrs. Mary Ann Thorn
ton and Mrs. Lucy krepS of st. Jo-
seph county. Mrs. Elizabeth Kreps Of
White Pigeon, and Mrs. Helen Hum
mel of this city. Eleven grandchil-
dren are living.
EIkhart's Lincoln Highway asso-
citation celebration will be held in this
city on Wednesday, June %, according
TO information received by r. l.. Ar
mold. local representative of the assoc
citation and chairman of the commit
tee on arrangements for the event.
The committee Will meet tonight to
perfect plans.
while the principal feature Will be
the taking of moving pictures. we are
going 70 make it celebration worth
while" said Mr.. Arnold today. We
are going to do everything in our
power to make the celebration worthy
of our city"
Alleging habitual intoxication and
cruelty. Lulu Sargent has fled suit
for divorce from Edward A. sargent
and asks for $500 alimOny and So
week for the support of their 20
months-old child, of which she desires
the custody.
The complaint which was prepared
by Conley. Frank x Conley. alleges
that Sargent is drunk frequently;
spends his time and money in saloons
and in associating with Objectionable
characters. and that when he is drunk
he strikes and beats her and is even
ugly TO their child.
The parties were married on July
lis. 1907, and separated last Friday.
The police commissioners have re-
iterated their belief that SerSt. shell
NADINE did not conduct himself inn
properly while visiting the home of
William Sellers at HOS Cleveland av.
on SUNDAY night. April II. last.
BY his attorney. r.. +. Proctor, Mr..
Sellers on Saturday. May -, fled
charges against the sergeant. COM
planning that officer Shelmadlne con
Quoted himself in manner not be
coming an officer on the occasion
Of his visit.
oIhu rOD OOMCEPENCE