St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-28
THE BANTER CASE
In the Hands of the Jury.-Next
TERMS Criminal Cases.


The only case on trial at the district court
Yesterday was the suit of Lucy Baxter
against ex-Sheriff StOddard to recover
$1,000, the value of 700 barrels of apples,
which were levied upon to satisfy a claim
against 5. Ii. Wood. in whose warehouse
the fruit was stored. Judge LOchren, in
his charge to the jury, said that the point
to be determined was whether the apples
had been purchased by the plaintiff from
Wood as claimed, or whether they were
given as security for loan. The jury went
out at o'clock. and at o'clock not -laying
agreed. Judge Lochren gave Instructions
that a sealed verdict should be returned.
NEXT TERMS CRIMINAL CASES.
There will be only about twenty-five cases
to 90 before the grand jury next week, a
very light calendar, the one previous con-
tanning seventy cases. The list is as follows:
William Patterson, larceny; Erick Lund-
gren, larceny of horse; Ernest Carl, larceny;
Ole Berg, larceny; W. Woodbridge. larceny;
John w. Mair, larceny: Emanuel Green, con-
cealing stolen goods; James Wilson, larceny;
Charles Hilman, larceny; Charles Perkins,
larceny; Leonard Sharp, bastardy; Clarence
Porter larceny; Chris Hanson, baStardy;
Henry Burdis, larceny; Samuel Hammond
attempted rape; Robert Sadie, bastardy;
John Osko larceny; John O'Leary. larceny;
Martin Lynch, assault with dangerous
weapon; John Teipner, rape; August Heide-
kon. bastardy; George r. Tanner, keeping a
house of prostitution; DR.. John Pearson
abortion.
COURT BRIEFS.
A motion for new trial in the Thomp-
SON Pioneer Press libel suit will be argued
to day.
The calendar for to-days special term
contains forty cases.
A judgment was yesterday entered up
against Thomas l.. D0bIe in favor Of Will
lam H. EusteS for ! 461.
w. II. Laird commenced an action
against John Mcclure and Samuel Leavitt
to recover SSH on a prOmisory note Fran
els Martin also commenced an action against
the same defendants to recover $1,000 on
another note.
Nels c. Nelson asks divorce from Maria
Nelson, to whom he was married Sept. ,,
1882, alleging that the defendant deserted
him without cause three months after mar
rage and has gone to Denmark.
Kennedy B. Hamilton, aged 40 years,
yesterday commenced an action to secure a
divorce from Emma Nj. Hamilton, aged 81
years, to whom he was married Oct. Is,
1874 He alleges that about Oct. -, 1882.
the defendant committed adultery with
Kennedy B. Hamilton, Jr., resulting in the
birth of an illegitimate child, now Is
months old. He also asks for the custody of
his two children, aged and 10 years respect
lively.
Judge Young yesterday filed decision
sustaining a demurrer to the complaint in
the action of Nettie Gaylord vs.. Lydia Gay
lord, which was brought to set aside a
decree of the court giving the defendant
leave to adopt the daughter of the plaintiff.
The judge says that it is not shown that
when the plaintiff was granted a divorce
from her husband that the custody of the
child was given her; also that if the pro-
ceedings for adoption were irregular, as al
legged, that application should be made in
such proceedings for the relief sought.
Judgment was yesterday entered up
granting Lizzie Jones, IAN infant under IS
years of age" a divorce from Thomas
Miller, to whom she was married July rs,
1885, in this city. The action was brought
through James Jones, guardian ad litem of
the plaintiff, upon the ground that the de-
PENDANT is convict in the penitentiary,
having been sentenced May Z to serve q
term of two years for entering railroad
car with intent to commit larceny.