The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-12-10
DISTRICT COURT.
Trial ol Henry Moonen 6or Murder.

DISTRICT COURT.
Trial u Henry noonen sar Muzdse.
CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK.
Bradley Manufacturing Co. 70. H. E. and
jury returned verdict for defendants.-
Twenty days stay of proceedings granted
on notice Of motion for = new trial. D. B.
Searle, atty for ppff; l.. W. Collins atty for
def'ts.
John P. Nanny ". N. Jaqueman; suit
on machine note on the second trial, the
defendant failing to be personally present,
the jury returned a verdict Of $1O4.8S for
plaintiff: Same stay a. before. D. B.
searle atty for ppff; Oscar Taylor for dsft.
Annis F. Coates vs.. John w. Coates for
divorce on the ground of cruel and inhu-
man treatment; tried by the Court; six
witnesses examined and case continued I'm.
til the court can hear it again. II. L. Cor
don atty for ppff; D. B. searle and L. w.
Collins att'ys for def't.
johnson, Fuller & Co. w. Laurence
Fisher; replevin of machine; the Court
ordered judgment for the plaintiffs for the
return Of the property claimed in the COM
plant. D. B. Searle, atty for ppt1s.
Joseph Edelbrock vs.. Moses LeFond and
N. Morrin; on bond; verdict for plaintiff
for $5l4.5s. Twenty days stay of pro-
ceedings allowed on motion for new trial.
D. B. Searle for pPff; o. Taylor and L. w.
Collins for def'ts.
Gotthard Heinen VS.. H. A. Dueber &
Son; settled by counsel filing stipulation
for judgment in favor of plaintiff: o. Tay-
lor for ppff; H.. L. Gordon for def't.
Thos. C. Mcclure vs.. Geo. Hutchings
and wife; Court ordered decree Of fore
closure and judgment for the return Of the
property to plaintiff: D. B. Searle for pPf;;
C. Walker for defls.
John P. Nanny vs.. Carl. Zachnow; suit
on machine note; tried by Court: judg.
ment ordered for plaintiff: D. B. Searle
atty for ppf.
D.B. Stanley vs.G. c. Geer; suit on an
account; tried by Court; judgment ordered
for the amount claimed in the complaint,
with costs. D. B. Searle atty for ppff:
Louis A. Evans vs.. Henry Foes and K.
Hasberg; tried by Court; same judgment
as above. o. Taylor atty for ppf:
Oscar Taylor VS.. Nathaniel 1i5htetts; for
legal services on the trial of Tibbetts's son.
in-law, Cowell, indicted at Brainerd for
murder; jury returned verdict for 1928.
Twenty days stay Of proceedings granted.
L. w. Collins atty for plH; D. B. se.rle
atty for def't.
Hamlin & Searle W. VIM. Chambers; for
legal services jury rendered verdict for
plaintiff for $16.75. Twenty days stay
granted. H. NJ. Atkins for ppfs; N. n.
Miner for def't.
Geo. w. Weaver W. C. Bridgman; SET
tied by parties. o. Taylor for ppff; D. B.
searls for def't.
Coleman Bridgman vs., D. N. Holconb;
settled by stipulation of attorneys. D. B.
Searle atty for ppAf; L. w. Collins atty for
def't.
In the appeal case of W. 81. Lamb for
printing bill allowed by the County Com
missioners, the Court ordered an allowance
Of $250.5O on the bill.
Several other causes on the calendar, be-
ing issues of law and not of fact, will be
tried by the Court at future dates, not yet
fixed.
The Grand Jury appointed q committee
of five of their number-J. F. Bell Chair
man, H. B. Meyer, F. NJ. Shook, Geo. w.
Duncan and Edward Meagher-to exa,-ins
the county records and make report of
their condition. On Friday the Court ex-
cused the jury until the first Tuesday in
February, 1875, At IL o'clock A. NJ, when
they Will. Lancet 10 -l.~--the.zeRest at this
committee.
The jury also submitted report on the
condition Of the countyjail, which report is
published in another column and is quite
complimentary to the management Of MI.
Matthias Mickey, the turnkey.
On Thursday afternoon last the Grand
Jury returned an indictment of murder in
the first degree against Henry Moonen,
| charged with the killing of Catherine Hol-
Ter in the town of Krain, August 18th.
The case was called Tuesday morning,
and the last juror was secured At half past
one o'clock in the afternoon. The Jury is
| as follows:
Philip Slattery, J E. Wing, ST.,
| Nicholas Krier, Rudolph End erie,
Matthias Waggoner, R. H. Richm ond,
Matthias Nett, Hubert IRELAND,
J. B. Getchell, Andrew Stalberger,
Charles Smith, Casper Hens.
The case was opened on behalf of the
State by P. Brick, County Attorney, the
witnesses being examined by Attorny Gen.
eral Wilson. Matthias Mickey acted IS
interpreter, by consent, when required.
The following witnesses called on the part
of the State, have been examined:
DR.. A. o. Gilman, DR.. 81. Schuman, John
Holler, (his daughter, Anna Holler, being
excluded from the court during his exam
ination), Anna Holler, Mrs. Cresesnta
Schultz, Wolfgang Fischer, Geo. Geissel,
Joseph Zeis, Capser Mally and Lambert
Schultz. The State rested At four o'clock
yesterday afternoon.
The defense was opened by L. w. Collins,
attorney for Moonen, who also conducted
the examination of witnesses.
The following witnesses called by the de-
Tense, have been examined up until noon
to day: Henry Moonen (the accused,
Geo. Geissel, Anton Voss, John Meyer,
Mrs. Schultz, L. Schultz, John thinner,
Casper Malley, John Foster, Matthias Scha-
fer, Louis Merlin, John Fehauser and F.
Wetzel. 1t is expected that the testimony
will all be in to-day and that the summing
up will begin tomorrow. The trial has
progressed rapidly, night sessions having
been held.
We have not deemed it advisable to bur-
den our columns with an extended report
of the testimony taken in this trial. A
| uuite fi,ll account of the KILLING Wa riven