The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-11-12
Circuit Court.

The Circuit Court came In Wednesday the
4th inst but owing to the Illness of Judge
Webster and Col. F. s. Lowell most of the
cases were continued until next tetm, thus
rendering the present session very short
one. The following are the cases thus far
disposed of:
Sebastian Zahnen VS.. William Hartung.
This was an action to recover the balance
Of an old account that was agreed to be set
tied In 1855, but never paid. Defendant
plead statute of limitations. Jury brought
In verdict for the plaintiff for $S4S2. N. A.
Baker for plaintiff, no appearance for
defendant.
Joseph Mccartney vs.. William Dark.
Action to enforce payment of 2
promising notes given III 1872 for $297. De-
fendant admits the making OF notes for the
same amount ana bearing the same date,
but denies that the notes mentioned In the
complaint are those he executed. Head &
Quarles for plaintiff, Myron A Baker for
defendant. Verdict as rendered by jury for
the plaintiff amounted to $40 Is.
Caroline D. Petit, Administrative, VS..
Peter FL. Wood ct al. Head g. CHARLES for
plaintiff. no appearance for defendant. Ac-
ton TO recover possession OF property on
Main Street. Jury found that defendants
had wrongfully withheld possession OF the
same, and assessed plaintiffs damages at IS.
Alexander Manore ct al. VS.. Ora Cutler.
Head & Quarles for plaintiff, Myron A. Baker
and c. E. Dyer for defendant. 1t appears
from the testimony that tie defendant made
O contract with the planting and his wife
whereby they were to work his farm &c for
the space Of s or 10 months at $50 per month,
| but after Ave months an alteration occur
red and the plaintiffs were discharged. De-
fendant claims that he paid plaintiffs the
sum of $50 at various times, and also S102 at
the time they left. The 800 is admitted by
plaintiffs, but they deny that the $l02 was
ever paid. Plaintiffs also claim that as they
did the hardest part of the summer and fall
work they were entitled to be paid at the
rate of $50 per month. The jury rendered
verdict accordingly, and assessed the
plaintiffs damages at $194.27
No other jury cases being ready, the jury
men were dismissed for the term having been
in attendance only days. This is the shortest
i jury term ever known in Kenosha County.
The case of the State of Wisconsin asainAt
James Carol was then called. This was a
charge o: breaking into the house ofChristian
Schend In the daytime and stealing therefrom
$l.95, about three weeks ago, to which the
defendens plead guilty, claiming in excuse
that he was under che influence of LIQUOR.
The prisoner seemed very much affected.
Junge Hardness In passing sentence said
cit Is one of the most difficult things in the
world for me, as Ia fact for any one to know
In my situation what they ought to do with
persons in your condition. You al apparent
ly sincere in your repentance and 1t is very
much In your favor and from which there 10
a great deal to hope that you may restrain
yourself from indulging in this appetite which
seems TO have overcome you and if you do,
you may become very useful and respecta-
bic citizen. On the 9Th er hand again almost
get weary with this excuse that things were
done under the influence of liquor. The
excuse is so common that there is almost
temptation to entirely OVERLOOK it and say
| it is mitigation instead of an excuse. In
your case think will give you the benefit
OF any hope that there may be that you will
reform, and take this as a warning. You will
OF course see that it depends on yourself If
you get into these troubles when you get in
liquor and it affords the strongest reason
In this world why you should avoid becom-
ing intoxicated, avoid drinking, avoid touch
ing 1t In any shape. You are aware perhaps,
or II not | can say, that the law does not
look upon that as an excuse, and is no justi-
fcation whatever and especially for a per-
son who knows when he gets in that condi-
ton that he has no control over himself.
The law then regards it in this wise that a
map who will voluntarily drink when be
knows II will bring him into difficulty, will
regard him as the voluntary agent of his
own doings and of the wronga he commits.
In the hope that you will now take this as
q waning and forever after abstain from
taking liquor IN any form will give you
very mild punishment. The judgment of
the Court IN your case is that you be punish
ed by imprisonment in the State prison at
Wau2un at hard labor for period of 81
months from noon to-day, and the first two
days of your actual Imprisonment be soil
tary."
A FREAK,