Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-13
CITY GLOBULES.

The United States district court will con
vene Monday.
The grand jury is expected to report to-
day or Monday at the latest.
The State Fireman's Life association
have paid Mrs. Susan Williams, of Mime
cpolis, S403.
The grand jury on yesterday considered
the Tierney assault case and the O'Donnell
and Fish ROBBIE y cases.
Judge Wilkin on yesterday granted a
new trial in the case of j. Harris vs.. the
ST. Louis and ST. Paul Packet company.
Ole Swanson was arrested at Seven cor
ners yesterday afternoon by Officer Baor
for being drunk and trying TO raise a
fight.
Suits were begun in the district court
yesterday by N. Auerbach & Co. VS.. L. W.
Schuitz for $1,000 and by Breen & Young
VS.. Michael O'Brien for $1,15O.
The case of the city against Joseph
Smith, charged with assaulting W. c. King,
was called for hearing yesterday, but as
The witnesses were not present it was post
poned until to-day.
Thirteen hack drivers were before Judge
Burr yesterday, charged with violating the
hack ordinance. The hearings were con-
tinued to the 18th inst, when the validity
Of the ordinance and its scope will be
tested.
Iii the case of Horatio Secord against
the st. Paul. Minneapolis & Manitoba
Railroad company, tried in the United
States circuit court, the jury returned a
verdict yesterday for $4,999 in favor Of
the plaintiff.
There were no developments in the
Pierce murder case yesterday, and the
chances for finding the body or appre-
hending the assassins becomes daily more
remote and dubious. The dog which was
found up on the Duluth road, and which
was supposed to belong to the young man,
was seen by members of the family yester
day, who state that it is not their dog.
Thus is dissipated what was hoped might
be clue to the terrible mystery.
The bean foundry assault case, in which
r. Smith, Jr., was charged with making it
hot for his landlord, E. W. Chapman, came
up for hearing in the police court yester-
dav morning. The trouble mad grown out
concerning Mr.. Smith and lady boarder,
and the defendant had called on Chapman
for an apology. He refused the amende
honorable when Smith polished him off.
Defendant was fined 500 and he put up the
coin.
Thursday night boarder named Andrew
Ostennd walked into the Minnesota Home
and put on the overcoat of a boarder
which contained $50 in one of the pockets.
He returned the Benjamin but forgot to
give back the money. Yesterday he got
drunk on the proceeds of the theft and
was arrested by Detective O'Connor while
in the act of engaging cutter. This is
the man who was arrested for larceny and
sentenced to thirty days on the 9th of
December. How he came to gain his free
dom so soon is a mystery.
The case of the city against Paul Clifford,
charged with committing an assault on
Aid. j. G. McCarthy,was called for hearing
in the municipal court yesterday after
noon. A jury was impaneled when Mr.
Murray asked for continuance on the
part of the city on the grounds that sever
al material witnesses were not present
Counsel for defendant claimed that the
witnesses were not material and insisted
on going to trial. The court refused the
continuance when the case was dismissed.
Aid. Mccarthy declares his intention of
getting out a new warrant and states that
he will bring an action for civil damages.
It is a wise man that knoweth his own
street car, apropos to which is good
story of how the superintendent of the
street car company tried to deadhead his
way down town the other day and got the
grand bounce. He boarded a chariot on
University avenue one day this week and
seated himself for ride. The driver,
bucUlic Frenchman, and man who IN
derstood his business, observed that the
passenger neglected to produce the Gus
tomary nickel, when he reminded him
that no passengers, not even the morning
newspaper reporters, were allowed to ride
free. The passenger explained that he
was the superintendent of the line, but
the driver insisted that he must put up or
get off. lie refused to do either, where
upon the driver fired him off the car and
it is said that he carries his eye in mourn
ing as reminder.