Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-03-25
Agreement Reached in Cline-Hill
Automobile Accident Trial At
ter Testimony Heard
NO TRIAL NECESSARY :
In LOGANVILLE MATTER
Through influence Of Judge James
O'Neill Settlements Between
Plaintiff and Defendant Made
From Fridays Daiiy)

After witnesses had been on the
s+ond in circuit court for two days
in the automobile case OF Burr Cllne
against George M. Hill, both OF BaTa-
hoo a settlement was reached before
the case went to jury. Before the
testimony was taken and once a1teT'
Judge O'Neill. urged that settlement
be made and before going to the
Jury urged one more effort. Thls was
done and settlement reached.
In August 1918 two boys, Burr w.
Cline and Lyle Waters, were riding
their bicycles toward Devils lake and
about the time they crossed the rail-
road track at the north end Of the
resort the bell began to ring. The
two boys hurried to get across and
lust about that time Mr.. Hill came
in a car, his son driving the machine.
1t is claimed in the excitement that
the automobile ran over the leg or
Burr w. Cline, breaking it between
the knee and the hip. Although the
testimony was not given at the trial,
the defendant claims the boy fell
from the bicycle and broke his leg,
the automobile not running over him.
The defendant also claims the ma
chine was going very slowly at the
time Of the accident.
From what could be learned the
Cline boy was ahead of his compan-
ion and turned about to see if he
were coming. About this time the
waters boy shouted to him to look
out, noticing he was nearing the car.
In the next instant the leg was brok-
en-.
The two boys are bright and made
excellent witnesses. Cline has a silver
plate several inches long in the leg
where it was broken. The leg is nor
NAL now, showing only scar. The
work of the surgeon was we'll done.
The father, w. Fl. Cline, is employ
ed as signalman on the &. Il N. w.
The family came to Baraboo some
time ago from Evansville
In the Cline-Hill case the settlement
was for $1,000.
The witnesses: Atwood Smith, H.
e. French, Burr w. Cline, Lyle Wat
ers, Charlotte Schroeder, Charles
Allen, Herman S. Winters w. H.
Cline and Mrs. Grace M Cline.
The jury: Dennis Cummings, Hay
wood Frazer, H. H. Taylor, Carl Pull
Vermacher, Mlcheal Jordan, WIN. Ude.
Lester Davis, George Black, Frank
Phoenix, Julius Fuchs, Fred Temp
lin, Z. c. Risley and Lee Jefrries.
Woman Against Woman
The case of Mrs. Amanda Schwanz
, against Mrs. Martha Broad was also
settled, an agreement being reached
before the jury was drawn. Mrs.
Schwanz was divorced from her hus-
band, W. Schwanz, and went from
Reedsburg to LOganville to obtain
her clothing and other personal be-
longings. Mrs. Broad is a sister of
Mr.. Schwanz; the excitement occur.
ed after Mrs. Schwanz arrived at Lo-
ganville. She claims Mrs. Broad
struck her in the eye and gave her
several cuts from rings she wore on
her fingers, the cuts being made as
she struck her with her fist. Mrs.
Schwanz also claimed the defendant
appropriated clothing valued at s10o
or more.
1t was found there was no cause OF
action in the case of John Luebhe
VS.. e. L. Shaw.
(From Saturdays daily.)
There was an action to quiet the
title in the case of Simon Cobleigh, ct
al VS.. Thomas Rathburn, ct al William
Rathbun was the only witness. The
description is a deed to lands of
Barthalameu Ragatz was made COR
rect
The last jury case at this term of
circuit court was that of George Hor-
kan against Richard Townsend.
In this case Townsend rented a
farm near Reedsburg belonging to
Horkan, the crop to be divided on the
shares. A breach Of contract was
claimed on the part of the plaintiff
Both sides claim they have won the
case. After hearing all the evidence
the jury brought in special verdict.
as follows:
Special Verdict
The jury rendered a special verdict
as follows:
Question No. 1 Was the agree.
ment that the cost of the seed peas