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Show COURTS OF RECORD. The Jurors in the Duncan Oase Fail to Agree AFTER BEING OUT ALL NICHT. A Damage Salt Against the Empire Laundry Laun-dry on TrialThe Charge Against Dan-gerfldd Dan-gerfldd Ignored Caurt Items. Promptly at 9:30 o'clock this morning, twelve weary men with a dreamy, haven't been to-sieep-for-twenty-fours look in their eyes, fiied into Judge Zane's court room and took their seats in the jury box. They were the good men and true who were sworn on Wednesday to try the case of Benjamin Duncan vs. the Rio Grande Western, West-ern, and they had been out all night. The plaintiff sued to recover f 10,000 damages for the loss of an eye iu November, 18!W, alleged al-leged to have been caused by the defendant in suddenly starting a car without giving him notice, the jar throwiug him against a stick which entered his eye and destroyed it. When tl e jurors went to their room on Wednesday Wed-nesday afternoon, three of them wanted to award the piaiutiff $1500, while nine thought he was entitled to $2100. The three men tried to bring the majority down, and the nine men tried to bring the minority up, but all efforts to effect a compromise failed. Every phase of the case was discussed over and over again, and arguments pro and con were made. I nt as the night wore on the twelve weary men lapsed into stubborn silence, and waited for the dawn. At the hour staled tiey went before Judge Zanc, said they could not agree, and were discharged. The case will bo tried again later on. Probate Court. The following orders were intds in Judge Barteh'a court today: In the matter of the aetata of Edward Drain, the petition for linal account and distribution dis-tribution t ame on as' per continuance. At-torm-ys' fees of 950 and court expenses Were excepted and taken under advisement. The account was allowed as a simple sim-ple account, except items .7 r.nd attorneys fees $1722.21. Compensation of administrator was allowed Without prejudice preju-dice to attorneys or administratrix. The petition for distribution was dismissed. The clerk was ordered to tile objection to fne bill of accounts and appraisements name tunc. In the matter of the estate of Charles Lambert an order was made appointing May :24th for hearing petition for .eiters of administration. Estate f -'ames Bobbins ; an order was made fixing May 25th ai :he tim to hear final settlement of account. A It. !,, Case. At 10 o'clock the trial of the case of. George M. lloeffuer vs. the Empire Steam Laundry company, et r., was taken up, J. L. Rawlins appearing for the plaintiff, and W. C. Hall and Judge Hoge for the defendants. Hoeff-ner Hoeff-ner a. leges that on the night of October "27, 1890, he was walking carefully along th-sidewalk th-sidewalk of Commercial avenue, when lie fell into a hole opening into defendants cei-ler, cei-ler, and was severely injured about the back and legs. The accident is alleged to be iu to carelessness on the part ol the defendants, and the plaimitf claims 5(MX) damages. The case will not go to the jury until late this afternoon. Interesting Court Notes. Deputy Marshal Xorrell is up from Provn. Judge Anderson will take up the case of Alex Wood vs. the Blue Jay on Monday. The grand jury has Ignored the charge of unlawful cohabitation against .Tabez Dan-irertield. In the Third district court this morning, Ole Olsen, native of Denmark, was admitted to citizenship. C. E. Mackey this afternoon broughl -nit in the Third district court against F. Enz v-sperrer, v-sperrer, and his action is to recover j $1703.77 and costs alleged to be due him. In the case of Alice Langstroff vs. Alice Thomas, Commissioner Greenman this i morning gave judgment for the plaintiff for $2'., and costs, amounting to $30.20 additional. addi-tional. The petit jurors are setting up a mighty roar over the way they are treated. They say that there are not even a sufficient nun her of chairs in the room, and when they are out for the nisjht they are not even provided with a warm ro m. Among- the cases set for trial iv. the Third district court tomorrow is that of Frederick Collins atrainst the Salt Lake Dramatic association, asso-ciation, in which the plaintiff, who is a colored man, sues to recover damages for an alleged illeiral ejection from the theater some months ago. The other case set i Frank Kunkle el al. vs. Lewis P. Kelsey et al. |