The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-21
Frisco Company Loser in Suit Arising From
Accident al TuttIe; Trial Of Yerden
Case Continued, Plaintiffs
Witness Absent
TRIAL OF ACAWAM
WRECK CASE STARTS
Chlrles Martin Seeks $4,000 from Rock
Island; Grand Jury Expected 10
Wind Up Work and Bring in
Report Tomorrow

The jury which tried the case Of w
4. Aduddle VS.. the St l.. & S. F. Ry
Co, for damages for personal injuries
received, brought in verdict for the
defendant and assessed his damages
at $1,000. Aduddle sued for S2,SOO, al
leging injuries received through fall
ing from the depot platform at Tuttle
one year ago
This morning the case Of Aca Vaden
US. J. w Richburg was called for trial
and a jury called. However, before
the jury could be empanelled it deyel-
oped that one OF plaintiffs witnesses
was absent on account OF sickness
and the jury was not sworn. The coure
being satisfied that the absent witness
was a material one, the case was con
iinued. upon motion of the plaintiffs
attorney. for the term.
The Walden case1 is one wherein
the plaintiff, a negro, seeks TO recover
damages for injuries alleged to have
been received some months since
when he was struck, according to
statements in the petition. by an auto
driven by the defendant Plaintiff
alleges in hiS petition, equivolently,
that defendants car ran against him.
threw him to the street, walked over
him and battered and bruised him in
a manner most interesting to onlock-
crs but detrimental to his own bodi-
" health and mental equilibrium.
Following the granting Of a contin.
uance in the Walden case the next mat
ter called was that Of Charles Martin
VS.. c. r. |. & p Ry Co, and the
following jurors called to try the case
J. L. Porter, N. II. McRae. r. " Cole,
George Nell, J. w Richardson, X, f.
L. McClain. w. F. Dryden, 3. G. Love
Joy, Lee Fentress. J. T. Gossett, Pete
Bruner, f. Anderson.
In this matter the plaintiff alleges
he was seriously injured in what IS
known as the Agawam wreck, which
happened early on the morning Of oc-
tober 10. last past. Plaintiff alleges
ne was q passenger on one OF the
trains being operated by the defendant
company at the time the train upon
which he was such passenger coliided'
headon, with another train belonging
ro the defendant company; that he
was riding in one Of the coaches oil
Tho train southbound when it ran into
the train northbound at or near Aga.
wan: that he was thrown and hurled
from his seat in the coach in which he
was riding in a violent manner ana
sustained thereby fractured rib FOR
ALI Of which plaintiff seeks to recover
damages in the sum of $4,000.
The grand jury viii possibly be IN
session all of today and may continue
ever a part of tomorrow. II was
thought yesterday that the labors Of
that body might be completed this at
ternoon. but it now seems that that
body will nos be ready to report IN
court until tomorrow, although one Oh
the euesses at the courthouse was to
the effect that the business of inquiry
might be completed in time for the
body to make its report to the court
nj late hour this afternoon.
1t is currently understood that many
matters have been inquired into by
the grand jury and that number OF
indictments for different offenses may
bc expected. A large number OF wit
nesses have appeared before the body
AT each days session and it is said
The entire jury has worked hard ana
faithfully 10 fathom to the bottom all
comnlaints made and filed before It
The case of Martin vs.. The hocN
Island was given to the jury about
. o'clock and at 2:45 a verdict was
returned in open court awarding the
plaintiff damages in the sum OF two
hundred dollars.
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