The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-05-25
sigmund LEIGH va J Joseph Blotzheim

Passed.
PA Foster VS. IT Paul Il Sioux City Il X Go.
To be triod In vacation on 10 days notice.
John Hamell W. Robert Little, continued
Joseph Sulfar VS. Thos Sailspaugh. with
drawn by plaintiff.
Joseph May vs. the city of Mankato. to lie
tried by the court.
David J Davis vs. David J Williams This
was M action for false Imprisonment. based
ON the following facts, which occurred In the
tbwn Of Cambria. TN the l,ih OF September
last, David J Davis got into David Y Davis
wagon to accompany him and Jas Morgan tn
the little railroad station of Courtland. The
road led by the house of the Williams Bros.
and through cattle yard of theirs. ID j
Davis having been mt emnity with the Will
| Jams fol years, had been forbidden to come
upon their land. The team had passed
| through the bars ON the cast side into the
yard, when D.I Williams appeared upon the
scene and put up the bars on the west side
of the yard, aud refused to let the team go
through, unless ID Davis went back. After
some high words finally Davis got out of
| the wagon and went home, when ID Y Davis
and Jas Morgan were allowed to proceed on
/
fighting for about four years for road
through the land of the Williams tu Court
| land and had just then come Ia an agreement
with them, and laid out road. but that road
had not yet been opened. II seems that in
the meantime the Williams had allowed the
| public to go over their land Ia Co,Irtland
with the exception of 4 few individuals, Of
whom } Davis was one. II also seems that
| an old town road was surveyed by the house
| of the Williams westward ta Brown county
| line in 1861, and that an old track leading
through the yard In question. in the general
direction of the survey, though not identical
with ID. had been used more or less in the
winter time ever since. The great question
In the case wis whether this travelled track
was Il public highway There were many
witnesses in attendance. and the suit was
holly contested On both sides. II lasted four
days and aroused considerable interest In
Cambria aud other towns In the vicinity. The
jury after half an hours delberation brought
in verdict for defendant
Aaron MorehOuse v. VIM wilkins was set
for trial before the Judge on May 3lst, at y.
IN.
Franklin II Waite vs. city of Mankato. Va
| cation on 3 days notice.
Ole Larson Va Michael McCarty AMI Math
McCarty, settled.
Franklin II Waite vs. 7 Freeman. Vaca-
ton on days notice.
Jacob Bierbauer VS. Levi l. Sage. passed.
Stephen Lamb vs. George Gcrlich, settled
without costs To either party.
John N Hall We Kelly. Vacation bn s
days notice.
nolx INV Mai
was an action for damages done to crops by
cattle Of defendant al diverse times during
the past three years. The case was tried
Tuesday, resulting in n verdict for plaintiff
of $22.aO
Timothy MahOney VI g DAILY. The case
WAS tried Wednesday forenoon. II was Of
the same nature as the one just mentioned
between the same parties, and one seems To
have been brought to offset the other. The
jury found for the plaintiff and assessed his
damages at $500, which, rs Mr.. Mahoney had
been paid s. before the trial. just evened the
thing up between the iitigants, and they both
went home wiser.
Stephen Lamb VS. c f Lockwood and Aaron
Dakes, court I'm vacation.
Sarah Fee VS. Cyrus Fee. suit for divorce.
court i'm vacation.
Anton DOuk VS. the Winona & st Peter II X
Co. continued on defendants motion.
Solomon A Stow VS. the Chicago, Milwaukee
s. ST Paul X Il Co. The equity part of the
case to be tried by the court first, the rest of
the case to 10 over to next term.
Augusta Koch vs Edward Koch, passed.
VIM G Daily VS. f Wall and Sarah A Wall
set for vacation, May 3lst, 10 Il. IN.
WmJ Jones VS. Humphrey ] Roberts, set
for vacation, June lst ut l0a m.
Mary A ROsebr0Ok VS. VIM Lewis. This
was an action for injuries, sustained from
defective sidewalk, and was settled week or
two ago by the defendant, paying $3.50.
Ole Oleson vs. Samuel ID Peterson and
Jacob Larson, continued to next term Oh
condition that defendants pay plaintiff his
witness and travelling fees for this term
In the matter of the application to vacate
certain streets in Lake Crystal for railroad
purposes The petitioners were heard and
| their request granted.
Warner Bushnell and Glessner VS. Martin
Hubencr, placed on the calender and after
| allowing motion for aefcndant answer, the
case was continued.
The case of State of Minnesota VS. Ed
afternoon MS A" and jury sworn. This was
| an action for assault with dangerous
weapon in the town of Lyra. 1t seems the
defendant Skahill attempted To take away 10y
| force three head of cattle belonging TO him.
which the complaining witness Patrick
| Mountain, was OBTAINING, until some charges
| which he claimed, should be paid During
| the quarrel Skahll drew a revolver and fired
! il of once over Mountains head lie also
4 compelled Mountain with the revolver point
| ed at him, to open the barn door, where the
cattle were confined The jury have just
gone out on this case, as we go to press.
| State Of Minnesota vs. VIM Mahony. This
| was another revolver case. Mahony a. well
as Skahill belong TO that class of young men
| who think ii smart TO carry pistols about On
| their persons. The Otiense in this ease was
the stopping Il man named liasiip %, the high
| way and pointing revolver AT him, which,
10y the way, defendant claimed, was not load
ed. Defendant plead guilty Ia simple assault
| and was sentenced To pay tine of $50, which
| he paid and was discharged.
| State of Minnesota w Michael Griffin, plead
| guilty Ia the crime of larceny, which was the
| stealing Of an OVercOat from the front al
| Mcconnell d Co > store.
| State of Minnesota vs. Carl Wntrrr. Al
| first plead not guilty, then changed his plea
| Ia guilty. Ii will be rememl cr'd this l. ih;.
! person who attempted tai Kill himself aud his
| girl at the WnOna depot, II few months ago.
| The last case to be tried 10y the jury il thai
| of State OF Minnesota W August Sanger,
which il now i'm process before the court.