Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-12
LEGAL FIELD DAT.
Opening of the january Term of the Dis
trict Court--Supreme Court Decisions.

Opening of the january Term of the Dis
trict Court--Supreme Court Decisions.
The January term of the district court
opened at 10 O'Clock yesterday morning,
the Hon. Judge Brill presiding.
There were present an exceptionally
large number of representatives of the
St. Paul bar, the members of which ap-
peared fresh and bright looking after
their long rest from attendance on court,
and they all seemed anxious to proceed to
business.
THE GRAND JURY.
The grand jury was first called, the
members of which answered to their
names as follows:
j. @. Adams, Conrad Gotzian,
J. B. TarboX, VIM. j. Dyer,
Patrick Norris, Peter F. Eagan,
George R. Finch, Adam Fink,
Charles A. Eaton, Louis E. Fisher,
Charles H. Bigelow, d. A. Monfort,
l. P Wright, s. j. Corrigan,
Adolphus Moore, s s. Breed,
H. C. Burbank, Henry Dougan,
T. c. Fields, 8. NJ. Cory,
E. w. Chase.
Messrs. G. r. Finch and Henry Dougan
were excused from attendance and a
member named Mr.. Fassbind was absent
on account of illness.
The jury were excused until 10 o'clock
this morning.
County Attorney Egan stated to the
court that in the case of John Green, in
dicted for assault, and released on bail
pending new trial, had left the State
and that no knowledge was had OF his
whereabouts. Mr. c. d. O'Brien, coun-
sci for defendant, stated that his client
| would be on hand when wanted.
The court then proceeded to call the
calendar, the face of which has l26 civil
and 80 criminal cases.
JURY CASES.
The jury cases were set for trial as fol-
lows:
January II, numbers 100, 1875, IS, Ill; Jan.
1S, Nos. IS, 81, 95; Jan. 10, Nos. I06, 121
Jan. 20, Nos. 81, 50; Jan. 81, No. 1872; JAN 81
No. ia; Feb 1, Nos 40, 9S; 2, No. 1919; 3
Nos: 26, 1903, 81; 4, Nos. As, Sc; 5, Nos. SO, 10
| 104, 105, 113; 10, Nos ~, 10S; II, Nos. II, 81
-, No. 20.
| The following cases were continued Nos
4, 10, Is, %, so, 81, IS.
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| COURT CASES.
Numbers /, 2, 5, 6, Z, 8, 8, 16, 90, 80, SO, 81
43, DC, so, 81, 60, sc, CT, IS, &c. 50, IS, Sc, IS
&c., 80, SO, 81, 100, 101, 107, 10, 112, 116, III
The following cases were dismissed o.
settled: Nos. 81, 30, 81, 80, 40, a, 46, 90, %
| CRIMINAL CASES.
The number of criminal cases this tern
is eight, and majority of the cases to bt
considered by the grand jury represent
the commission of small and petty
| crimes.
j The first dozen cases on the calendar
have been carried up from former terms,
the offenders having been convicted OF
the cases gone by on default
| The following cases will be cOnsidered
State VS.. Nichols Miers, John Wyack and
Joseph Metz, charged with assault on one
| Nelson. 1t is understood that Nelson
has conveniently left town State VS.. John
Green, tried and convicted of assault al
last term of court, and now awaiting a
new trial The State VS.. L.
Is. Woodruff; enlightenment; State
VS. L. A. Rabarge, bastardy; State
VS.. John Winshaw, assault with knife or
Nick Riphaltz; State VS.. Peter Nelson.
malicious injury to cattle; State VS.. John
Backer, forging the names of several citi
zens for small sums; State VS.. B. Leven
son, embezzlement of clothing from
Rosenabum; State VS.. James Hall larceny
State vs.. Frederick Post, larceny of $l5(
from the person of Chas. Knaus; Stats
VS. E. F. Pollard, bigamy; State VS.. Pete
Morgan, J. Harrison and Louis Murphy
larceny from Meyers tailor shop; Stat'
vs. August Ziegler, altering records
State VS. Thomas MOBILES, larceny of $9t
from one Dan Donovan.
l. At o'clock court adjourned until II
A. Nj, this morning.