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mmCOAL CASE PLACEDON TRIAL MONDAYIJURY SECURED LATE IN EVEN-ING AND ATTORNEYS MAKEand I OPENING STATEMENTSredate. I TAKING OF EVIDENCE STARTEDess.em. from* Criminal Cases Given At:en-in or : t*~*n—William* C* »e Overibs. the January crmThe plaintiff in the rase of theIorm-iWestern Consolidated Coal company Mr. of Chicago, against Henry C. Becker ving presented its evidence Tuesday morn- j vork in* and rested rather unexpectedly, gen- However, as there is a cross petition j gong —* counter claim—the plaintiff will ?ity s be entitled to give rebuttal testimonyDu- after the defendant, Becker, has com*! pieted his case. This rebuttal is ex-so farIN an-pected to be longer than that'given.When the plaintiff rested, it wasdiscovered the defendant dia not havein the court room some books neces-1 As- sary to the hearing of the case, that ners it would take an hour or two to se-1con- cure th^m, so adjournment was t tion until 2 o’clock in the afternoon the Case I* Started.the The jury which will hear the evi-ious dence in the trial of the case was!lose secured shortly after 4 o’clock. Monays. day evening and the opening state-1tore tnents of the attorneys were madeort-before adjburnment time at 5 o’clock, ead The coal company is represented by ion, Attorney C. M. Thorne while Beckeris represented by Attorney John D.Denison.| Th« JuryI The jury secured consists of thefollowing gentlemen:W. F. O'Brien, First ward, Dubuque. Charles McCarthy, Second ward,Dubuque.Job Barnes Second ward, Dubuque.George Hales. Third ward. Dubuaue.Charles Xagelmaker, Third ward, Dubuque.J. A. R. Daniels. Fourth ward. Dubuque.George McDonough, Fourth ward,Dubuque.W. O. Washburn, Fifth ward, Dubuque.Win. F. Black, Fifth ward, Dubuque. Albert ‘Rapp, Fifth ward. Dubuque, i Con, Duggan, Prairie Creek town-| ship.Leonard McIntyre, First ward, city.Something of the CaseThis case is the outgrow th of business relations between the WesternConsolidated Coal company of Chicago and Mr. Becker of this city. Thecoal company claims of Mr. Beckersomething like $1,900, while Mr. Becke company something I like $2,000. The company's claim isfor coal alleged to have been shipped to Becker while Becker's claim or t laims are for commissions on coal ho is alleged to have sold for theChicago concern.From the statements of the attor, neyg it appears that the rase 1* a complex one and will require severaldays to be heard. It is probable ailarge number of out of town witnesseswill be heard before the trial is completed.Drop Christopher Cases.The cases against Lou ip (Dude) Christopher, have been dropped from j the calendar for the time being.though they might be brought up at a0.0 future date.o o Christopher, a colored man well J-1 known in Dubuque for many years, was found guilty last spring of immoral practices with young girls and was sent down to the state penitenti-o.so.;ary at Port Madison for a long term o.5 of years. It is because of the long term given him that the rases nowup have been dismlsse! from the cairn endar as it is probable he will notley again be brought to trial, at least notwhile be is serving his present sent- *3 ence.The crse of the state of Iowa idyl against Charles Williams, charged with rape has been continued to the January term of court. The Williams * 0lease is one of those which created such a sensation about the city last spring. Williams, at that time, was the agent of a local express company. The case of the state of Iowa*to-ef against Fuerst was also continued to the January term of the district 1 court.*
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Dubuque Telegraph Herald
Dubuque, Iowa, US
Tue, Oct 28, 1913
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