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juriU nique Procedure Going on *?” in Circuit Court motlt;*» •fireTheteacARE TWO SUITS III DETINUE ftfrorburicupi*Paul Rhinehart Winn from John I not* Simmers — Joseph Frazier’s Il#eTrial Today~at McGaheysville on Charge of Intimidating. at $Something unique in the way of Spec court procedure was in Circuit court a yesterday afternoon by Judge T. N.Haas, when he announced that the jury Would try two cases at once in Pa0S order to save time. Both cases ardl P°se similar actions and are brought against cons the same defendant, and furthermore tax# the same evidence is to be introduced qov in both cases, The jury will hear ther * two cases on their merits and will anc* render the two verdicts separately, Ia Stibut at odS-tiiTie. This obviates going I theimumthrough the same evidence twice, andwas regarded as being an excellent L0 j scheme by the lawyers about the bar e wh?n it wa$* announced. While this | *°method is ne^at the Harrisonburg bar it is not no novel to Judge Haas, as he has followed the same time-saving plan at Page county court. ISpeci;The two cases are suits in detinue ^ brought by E. R. Devers in the first whic instance and by W. H. Rickard, wedg .in the second instance, against Ed. uracilt; L. Armentrout, the defendant in each .case. The plaintiffs charge that ay Armentrout is keeping two horses and ^or othfer property consisting of a wagon bilit] and harness, which Armentrout claims owns he purchased from them, but has not for a yet paid for on account of various court actions which have so far prevented. ,f ^Only the statement of the case was presented yeBterday to the jury, D. | Averi O. Dechert making the opening remarks for the defendant and John Paul speaking for the. prosecution. Ne Witnesses; will be introduced this 1S0n morning. John Paul and John Down- an^ lt;ing ropreaeht^Rickard and Dovers, the a and *0. O. Dechert and Wampler the I Earman are counsel for Armentrout. nowIn the case of Paul E. Rhinehart preac vs. John Simmers, involving the pay- a8 th ment of damages resulting from the death of a horse belonging to Rhine- gest hart and being used by Simmers at avert the time of the horse's accidental M *ter ^eath, the jury found Simmers guilty roigh of negligence, and found in favor of tive i Rhinehart for $70, the value of the horse, but also rendered a judgment man of $10.97 in favor of Simmers on an more open account between the two men. oyer On motion of Mr.' Simmers’ attorney, him E. D. Ott, amotion was noted tojtioni Bet the verdict as being contrary to the law and evidence.A writ of prohibition was refused in the matter of the trial of Joseph Frazier, on the charge of attempting to intimidate an officer while in the discharge of his duty. Frazier will 1 ,accordingly be tried on the charge jjyast before Justice Wood at McGaheysville an(j E this morning at 10 o’clock. He is p0 represented by Attorney Chas. A. gupe Hammer. Frazier is the man who jiave was last week found guilty of wife- Lemp beating and given a fine of $fi5 and U|aj0 costs in Circuit court. tQ ^Washothei
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Harrisonburg Daily News
Harrisonburg, Virginia, US
Fri, Mar 31, 1911
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