Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-01-15
LEGAL .INTEL [ /
Opening of tho District Court-Getttng tn,
Juries in Shane General Business.


Juries in Shape -General business.
yesterday, Judge Wilkin on the bench. The
st. Paul bar was present in force, scarcely a
member being absent. Messrs. McNair & Gill
tillan and Daniel Pickett, of Anderson, were the
only members of the profession from foreign
parts who attended. Beside the attorneys in
terested in the cases, many of their clients We're
on hand to watch proceedings from distance
without the rail boundary of the sacred pre-
ciucts of the bar. Add to the above assembly
the sheriff's hailitfs and deputies, and the call
in the grand and petit jurors, the court room
vas decidedly crowded. Fresh air or breathing
space was at q premium.
COURT OPEN.
At 10 o'clock Judge Wilkin took his seat, and
the crier opened court in the usual form.
The first order of business was calling the
grand Jurors. The venire had been returned,
all been found excepting Joseph Lewis, John
s. Merriam and John T. Averill.
On various representations the following
grand jurors were excused for cause: H. p.
Grant, ID. W. Ingersoll, Fl. s. Huter, P. n.
Kelly and A. H. Lohlker.
Eight petit Jurors were excused.
The court directed the clerk to issue special
venire for nine grand jurors, returnable to-day
at 10 o'clock; also q special for twenty petit
jurors returnable tomorrow at III o'clock A. NJ.
The calendar then called preparatory to
setting cases for trial, pending which, at IL
O'clock NJ, the court adjourned until o'clock
P. II.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The court reconvened at clock and re-
sumed the call of the calendar. Before setting
the cases for trial, the court disposed of the
following cases, as follows:
Continued, 2, 8, 9, "a, IS, 70, 81, 88, IS.
The court continued case ID, with view to q
settlement; cases 20 and sc were stricken from
the docket, having been settled. The of
Mary J. Ashton VS.. the City of St. Paul was
passed for the present. with the view of having
same stricken from the calendar.
Motions for continuance were made in cases
49, 10, IS, 81, ST. The motion in case 49, entitled,
First Division Of the st. Paul q Pacific R. r.
vs.. Edmund Rice ct al, will be argued to-day;
the Others at the special term on Saturday.
On motion the following were stricken
from the calendar: So, rs, 81, "a.
The argument on the following will be heard
Saturday, 80, g. SO, and argument was heard
on same motion in case 46, and taken under
advisement.
In case Is, R. B. Gausha was substituted as
administration for the plaintiff in the suit of
j. G.. Lash VS.. o. B. Terrell ct al
Case g. Adele Guerin VS.. The St. Paul &
Sioux City r. r. Company, was passed to
await dec sion in similar case before the
In the case of Campbell, Burbank & Co. VS..
B. T. Forbes motion was made to file amended
complaint, and Saturday was set to hear the
same.
In case 63, Eliza B. A. Allis vs.. John 81.
Camp, notice was given of a motion for judy
ment on pleadings, and the case was passed.
the same in the two following, 81 and 65.
JULY CASES.
The court then stated that the court cases
would not be set for trial for two weeks. Blu
the jury cases were set as follows:
Jan. 20-54, 20.
Jan. 2l-6S.
Jan. 22-30, 81.
Jan. 23.-28, At.
Jan. 24-3l, 81, IS, 60.
Feb. 80 50.
Feb. 4-53, S. 50.
Feb. $50, 81, 81.
Feb 6-62, II, "a, 76.
Feb. 7-49. S. 50, SO.
Sundry other cases will be set so soon as the
motions pending in the causes are disposed of.
The county attorney informed the court that
the criminal cases would not be brought up for
trial until the third week of the term, or on the
9th inst.
The grand jury were notified to report to-day
at 10 O clock, when it would probably be filled
from the special venire, and in all probability
receive the charge from tie court.
Yesterday after all preliminary day,
plenty of business, which engaged the attention
Of the court until the hour of adjournment,
$50 O'Clock P. IL.