Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-01
COURT STILL BUSY
WITH LISTER Case
FEDERAL BODY HEARING ACTION
INVOLVING DAMAGES FOR
ALLEGED INJURIES.
GRAND JURY AT WORK
Criminal Investigators Looking Into
Matters Which Have Been Held
over to Their
Attention.

The United States district court has
been busy since Monday afternoon
with the case of w. G. Lister, admins.
traitor of the estate of John Berridge
VS.. the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
r. r. Co., and will probably be occu.
pied with it's trial until some time
Wednesday.
This case is one in which damages
are sought by Mr.. Lister for the death
of the man whose administrator he is.
| 1t is alleged that while Mr.. Berridge
was taking carload of stock east on
the Burlington the train was stopped
on a high trestle bridge near Bern
hart for the purpose Of taking water.
That while so standing he stepped out
OF his car, not knowing where they
were, and fell to the ground below
with death as the result. Both local
and out-of-town counsel are on the
case and It promises to be hard fought
all the way through The men who
are sitting as a jury on the matter
ARE T. j. Baird of Abba, w. r. Baker
of Fairfield, Earl Bedwell Of Fredonfa,
Ray Downey OF Charleston, William
Deford of Columbus Junction, James
Heaverlo of Beacon, George r. Horn
of Fairfield, Fred Hilpert Of Keokuk,
il. M. ireland of Wright, E. e. Knicely
Of Oskaloosa, H. G. Larimer of Chair.
ton and Frank A. Savage Of Osceola.
Similar Cases to Follow.
It is the expectation OF counsel that
at the conclusion Of the Lister case
several other similar actions will be
taken up for trial. The case of Allan
H. Walker VS.. the. Iowa Central Rail.
road Co. will probably come next. IT
I is a personal injury damage case and
was tried in this court several years
ago sent to the circuit court OF ap-
peals. reversed and sent back for re-
trial. The walker case will probably
be followed by the action entitled W..
H. Armstrong VS.. Chicago, Burling-
ton & Quincy r. r. Co., damage case,
and that by the Mary A. Duree VS. the
Wabash Railway Co. case, personal
injury action.
Grand Jury Still Working.
The grand jury, which retired just
before noon Monday, is still In ses.
sion. The members have been meet
ing with Assistant United States At
torney e. G. Moon Of this city, IS
Claude r. Porter of Centerville. the
United States attorney for this dis
trict, does not arrive until Wednes-
day.
A number of matters will be before
the criminal investigators before they
make their report. The case OF Lola
and Alice, Richmond. charged with VIC
lating the United States postal laws IN
using the mails to defraud and that
Of lola Richmond charged with
violation of the Mann act in
Transporting his wife, Alice Rich
mond. from Hannibal, Mo, to
Keokuk for immoral purposes, are
being considered by the men ana
should an indictment be returned by
the Jury 1t is probable that the cases
will be taken to Keokuk for trial week
after next. A. c. Dodge and Joseph
Jones OF this city are awaiting the ac'
ton Of the men on the charge OF hav.
ing sold intoxicating liquors without
paying the government tax. 9. ::
Fisher alias L. e. Smith is also held
70 await the action of the criminal m
yestigators on a charge OF blackmail
ing. It being alleged that he has writ
ten letters of a threatening nature to
an Avery woman.