Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-05-29
Grant County Circuit Court.

adjourned session OF the February term
of the Circuit Court. The adjourn
ment was had for the purpose of pass
ing sentence upon Joseph Jenkins,
convicted of having received stolen
moneys, knowing the same to have been
stolen, which had been arrested for the
purpose of hearing the report of the
Supreme Court upon certain questions
which had been certified up in the case.
The Supreme Court. held against the
defendant and sentence was pronounced.
In response to the question of the Court,
as to whether he had anything to say
why sentencelshouldn not be pronounced,
jenkins said that he was innocent in
every particular There were five 9TH
er occupants of the Jail who had notified
the District Attorney that they wished
to plead to the charges against them
and take sentence. They were Jacob
Eastlick. arrested for the forgery of a
note upon his uncle. Hiram Esatlick
and James Kirk. Eastlick presented a
bold front to the Court and took his
sentence like an old timer. Adolf
Weldt, for stealing horse addressed
the Court and said that he took the
horse to 60 and see fellow who h ad
married his girl; but getting at the
house too late, he rode on and sold the
horse in Dodgeville, returning to Cobb
with the proceeds of his sale. Weldt
presented more .the appearance of an
idiot than a criminal but the Judge
had no alternative but to sentence him
under the statute for horse stealing.
John Hutchcroft, arrested for stealing
a commercial tourists "grip" from the
Varrell House at Fennimore, said he
took the satchel because he was drunk.
Said he was born and raised at Beetown,
but had no residence now. Nicholas
Strotz, broke into school house, burned
up several books, cut open desk and
carried away some books. He said he
got into the school house for shelter,
burned the books to keep warm, and
cut open the desk to get some paper.
Said he was seventeen years old; that
his parents reside in Dubuque, and that
he had never before been confined for
a crime. Edward Pafford was arrested
with Harvey Ostrander for burglary.
Pafford told the Judge thst he stole
pocket-book and knife from the store.
There was no one with him; that he
had no money, but when he got some
he intended to put il IN the pocket-book
BY the clock, Pafford satisfied the
Judge that he was an imbecile, and
there was no doubt of the fact in the
minds of the spectators. The Judge
thought the defendant did not know
enough to be criminal and ordered
the indictment for burglary dropped.
The following is the record of the Court
proceedings.
State of Wisconsin VS.. Joseph Jen-
kins. Receiving stolen money Motion
of defendant for new trial overruled.
Sentence of Court That the defend
ant, Joseph jenkins, be punished by
Imprisonment in the State Prison at
hard labor for the period of two years
and one day solitary confinement De-
fendant's counsel moved for an order of
supersedeas, that the sentence be not
executed in this case. The Court denied
the motion.
State of Wisconsin vs.Jacob Eastlick,
Forgery. Defendant arraigned in open
Court upon the information filed against
him and plead guilty thereto. Sentence
of Court That the defendant, Jacob
Eastlick, be punished by Imprisonment
in the State Prison for the period of two
years at hard labor and one day solitary
confinement.
State of Wisconsin VS.. Adolf Weldt.
Horse stealing. Defendant arraigned in
open Court upon the information filed
against him, and plead guilty thereto.
Sentence of Court: That the defend
ant, Adolf Weldt, be punished by i'm
prisonment in the State Prison for the
period of two years at hard labor, and
one day solitary confinement.
State of Wisconsin VS.. John Hutch
croft. Larceny. Defendant arraigned
in open Court upon the information filed
against him, and plead guilty thereto.
Sentence of Court: That the defend
ant, John Hutchcroft, be punished
by Imprisonment in the county Jail, OF
Grant county for the period of seven
months.
State of Wisconsin VS.. Nicholas Strotz
Burglary. Defendant arraigned in open
Court upon the information filed against
him and plead guilty thereto. Sentence
of Court: That the defendant, Nicholas
Strotz, be punished by imprisonment in
the State Prison for the period of one
year at hard labor and one day solitary
confinement
State of Wisconsin vs. Edward
Pafford. Burglary. Defendant arraigned
in open Court upon the information
charged against him and plead guilty
thereto. The Court ordered that a
notte prosequi be entered as to charge
of burglary in the information and upon
the larceny charged in the information
the sentence of the Court is: That the
defendant, Edward Paffard, be punished
by imprisonment in the county Jail of
Grant county for the term of six weeks.
VIM. Schroudenbach. ct al. VS.. Mary
Caroline Fries, ct al. Ordered by the
Court that the Receiver, Chas. Nc
Williams, dispose of the two mortgages
mentioned in the petition, for the cash
offers as therein set forth. and purchase.
the tax-certificates where they can be
purchased and redeem where they can
not be purchased.
TOBACCO. The Wisconsin Tobacco
Reporter gives the following informa-
ton relating to tobacco plants: "Plant
beds are coming on finely. Many beds
show plants the size of silver dollar.
and there is an abundance of them.