Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-01
THE COURTS.
Distric, Court.

Distric, Court.
Ihe district court opened yesterday at 10
o'clock A. NJ, Judge II. R. Brill on the
bench.
Case Me- 20, Donatus Ketner VS.. George
Gruber, was called. Whereupon Mr.. j. D.
O'Brien, of counsel for defendant, stated
that the case had been settled, and asked
that it be.dismissed and accordingly it was
so ordered.
MI. Slmonton, of counsel for thu defend
ant, IN case SO, Albert Hauser vs. A. jaw
hlce, moved that the case be continued, and
stated that the application was made because
or the absence of material, expert, witnesses
and that the defense had not had time to oh
tain depositions
Colonel G. D. Kerr for the plain
tlH replied that tae witnesses could
nave been gotten here, had due diligence
been used, and in the atfidavits read by de-
1ense, this necessary feature had been omit
ted. Further, counsel contended that the
necessary experts as witnesses could be
found IN this vicinity. AS to dispositions no
stipulations had been entered into by the at
torneys III the case, and the motion was
sprung as complete surprise. Counsel OBJ
posed a continuance.
Counsel for defendant asked time to amend
the affidavit in all essential points, and was
granted time by the court until 9 O'Clock
P. NJ.
Ihe court took up set case No. 70, entitled
James &. Donnelly VS.. The City of St. Paul
"a full account of the merit of the case pro
and con were published in the GLOBE
OF Sept. 81. The suit is brounbt
to settle the property title to
certain tools, derricks etc., in use on the
Rlce street sewer. O'Brien q Eller for
plaintiff, City Attorney Murray for de-
PENDANT.
The statement of the case to the Jury fol-
lowed, and the examination of witnesses was
begun and continued to the hour of adjourn
ment at noon.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
On resuming business at 2 o'clock the
motion Eade by Mr.. Simonton was allowed
The set case on trial was resumed and the
examination Of witnesses continued
THE GRAND JURY AGAIN CoRRoBoRATEs THE
''GLoBE's' REPORTS.
Inc case engaged the attention of the
court all day, excepting an interruption at
$40 O'Clock, when the grand jury signifed
It's intention to submit a final report.
AAolottPeu tHe Jury was introduced.
The Court-Have you any indictments to
present?
Foreman Bigelow-We have
The following true bills were handed to
the court:
David B. Barrett, a second Indictment.
for robbery in taking watch from Samuel
Schultz former Indictment charged him
with larceny.
Carl Anderson, for the larceny of lot of
cigars from Godfreid Heimbach in the Sixth
ward, on the 18th day of July, 1878.
Charles Reid, for obtaining money under
false pretenses from Theresa E. Briggs and
Frank M. Merrill on the Goth day of August.
1873.
Thomas Cannon, for stealing Mr.. DePews
horse and buggy and doing some rough driy-
ing with it on the 10Th day of September,
In addition the grand jury submitted
general report, together with supplemental
reports on the county hospital, Jail, poor
farm and city prison, all of which are pub
hshed elsewhere in to-day's issue.
And the jury was discharged from further
duty and supervision by the GLOBE
THE CALL.
Oct. LIST, SO. B. Presley at al. VS.. Thomas
l4aWry, ct al.