Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-09-11


the action was dismissed. Shortly after
wards, Page sued him again before Chas.
Lamb, of Frank ford, who lived about TWEEN
ty.six miles from Austin. Mr.. Crane ap-
peared on the return day, but Page failed
to appear, and this action was dismissed
W TUG 11'n dog nf September, 1859, Page
sued him again before A. J. F'elcb, a
justice Of the peace Of the town OF Racine
who lived about thirty -four miles from
Austin. The summons was returnable on
the 18th day Of October, 1859, at which
time parties appeared, and the plaintiff
complained a. follows:
State of Minnesota, County of Mower,
-. In justice court, before A. J. Felch,
ESQ.,, justice OF the peace:
Sherman Page, plaintiff, against E. B.
Crane, defendant. Complaint.
The plaintiff above named complains
and alleges: That on or about the 18th
day Of August, A. d., 1869, at Austin, in
said State and county, defendant, then
and there acting and being village jus.
tice, in the village Of Austin, In said
county, demanded and received of plain
tiff fees for official duty and scroice to
wit: the sum Of five dollars, and did re-
ceive the same in his official capacity as
said justice, and plaintiff did then and
there demand and require OF said defend
ant receipt for said foes and particular
account of the same. which he, defendant,
neglected and refused to give, contrary to
the form of the statute in such case made
and provided.
Wherefore, plaintiff demands judgment
against defendant for the sum of fifteen
dollars, together with costs of this action
as provided by statute.
SHERMAN PAGE, Plaintiff.
State of Minnesota, County of Mower,
-. Sherman Page, being first duly sworn,
says, that he is the plaintiff in the above
entitled action, that he paid the money to
the defendant as therein stated, and that
the defendant refused to receipt therefor,
and that oil statements contained in the
foregoing complaint are true of his own
knowledge. SHERMAN PAGE.
Subscribed and sworn to, before me,
this 9Th day Of September, A. D., 1869.
SEAL E. b. CLARK, Notary Public
Docket entries as follows:
Sherman Page, vs.. Eugene B. Crane.
September 9th, 1869. Summons granted,
returnable on the 18th day Of October, at
ten O'Clock in the forenoon. Returned
October 11th, 1853, personal service and
by copy.
October IL. Parties appeared and ans.
wered to call Of suit. Complaint and
answer fled. Plaintiff called for an ad.
iournment. Granted. Adjourned to DC
tober 18th, 1859, at 2 O'Clock IN the after.
noon. A. j. FELCH, j. P.
On the adjourned day, Page did moi
appear aud the suit was dismissed. ..
The matter rested till the I'd of June,
1870, when Page again sued him before
Charles Smith, Of Leroy, thirty miles
from Austin. - 80
The summons was returnable on the
10Th of June, 1870, at which time Justice
Crane Gid not appear. Page made his
complaint, was sworn IS = witness, and
recovered judgment against Crane fol
$15 and costs, in all $1e.55, and collected
the judgment. ~ Z ~ q, - '''=. I
Alter this justice of the peace had trav'
eled 10 miles to defend this action
against false claim, Page, in his ab
sence, took judgment against him. Al
the time these suits were commenced by
Page, Page had never, in any manner,
paid +. B. Crane one cent Of fees. He
paid the fine for contempt, and was will.
ling 70, aH1 did, swear that 10 paid 1t al
1sss, AID that tie jsstiee receieed It as fees,
But Page did not stop here. He edited
newspaper called the Transcript, and
durlng the next two years after this &C.
CURED, f. ,. Crane was pursued in its
columns and illuminated Is everything
vile. Why! Because he had issued a
warrant for. Pages arrest on complain,
made BY one Of the village council for
tearing up = sidewalk in violation Of law,
and because he bad fined him for con.
tempt Of court ALTER having been insulted
BY Page while holding court during his
tiial. After having sworn - he did in
1is suit agsinst Crane, it il remarkably
cool - him 70 accuse every witness on
Tie part Of the State 10 the Impeachment
trial, Of lying. And After having barely