St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-17
DISTRICT COURT BRIEFS.
The Opening Of the FEBRUARY Term Ia D0l
The Grand and Petit JHr ~.

The OPENING Of the FEBRUARY Term Ia Day
The Grand and Petit JHr ~.
The February term of the district court
opens this morning. The calendar contains
a greater number OF civil and criminal ae-
lions than any previous February caler oar.
There are SOC civil cases, Of which 81 are
continued jury cases, % continued
court cases. 50 appeal cases, and
PCS new cases. The number of criminal
cases for grand jury Investigation and trial is
also unusually large. Some delay has
been experienced in getting ready
the printed calendars, and some
little delay may be experienced this morn
ing in setting cases for trial. Tue printer
promises to have the calendars there for dis
tributiun by l O'Clock, and if he fulhlls his
word the delay will be trining The main
court room was yesterday filled with chairs
for the ccomodation OF the attorneys. The
following are the lists Of
GRAND AND PETIT JURORS.
Grand Jurlr.-R. D. Beede, X. J. Meudenhsn,
William J. Metzger, Thomas Bryant, John P.
Rank, c. l., BugLee, Frank L. Morse, Charles 5.
Morse. f. Newman, L. Medal, $ L Wing. J. F.
Gilmore, &. T. Nelson, lie rber Newman, +. B.
Mills, T. b. Walker, Moses Hayes, sam Hunter.
{. b. HeTefnger Sever Eilugsen, Edward
aver, r. G. Shuiler o. y. Pray.
PettJurors-C. F. Douglas, doses Ray, B. F.
Baldwin. William Gunderson, E. 4. Norris, y.
F. Seger. jeremiah IrimTnons, Hen \ BUR,
Richard Welsh a. y. Gray, John Galbrath.
Mathew Buxton, John o Brie1l, John Furne. s
W. II. Dezeill. Louis Deyo, o. P. Fatten, John
Burns, William Fewer, {. A Bartlett, james
Mcconnell. [. r. Wilson, John Lawron, T. J.
Hennessy, jacob Becker, james e. snyder, D.
X Adams, A. Sandberg, Il. A. Thompson, q. VI.
Thompson. Fred Webb, ". d. McNeicc, W. F.
Mccarthy, W. W. Waterman, Frank Il. Roberts,
Phineas Phelps.
John II. Stiles and Mary N. Mcintosh,
Jerry Shelley and Maggie MuivyhilI, Charles
linn and Margerethe Nickel, George II.
Reenhart and Ida {. Peterson yesterday Oh
tanned marriage licenses
Judge koon yesterday denied motion for
a new trial in the suit Of James VI. Paine ct
al. IS. Charles a. Smith.
The receipts Of the treasurer'on Saturday
from personal taxes amounted to $500.
Judgment was entered up yesterday in the
suit OF Ann Frances VI. Morse vs.. the Min
ueapolis, Lyndale IL Miunet0nka Railroad
company for 50. 93S 10. ibis was an action
in eiectment brought at the May term of
court to recover possession Of lot l, Galpin's
addition TO Excelsior, which the railroad
company had appropriated ami constructed
thereon a water tank ard turn-table-
"ANoTHER PROUD DAY"
Hason Weeks obtained a verdict against
the city, at the last term of court, for S., 900.
Judge Lochren Yesterday denied a motion for
a new trial, made b. City Attorney Cross.
The grounds for the motion we're, "that ex-
cessivc damages appear 10 have been given.
under the influence Of preiudgment; That the
verdict was not justified by the evidence and
is contrary 10 law, because OF an error in Law
which occurred al the trial and was excepted
10 10y the defendant"
THE KING-REMINCToN SUITS.
Answers To the amended complaints in the
six suits OF Vim :. King and Caroline NJ.
King vs.. Philo Remington ct al were
Yesterday Glel. They are yolumi-
nous documents, specifically answering in
detail the amendments to the original
complaint, aud If given in full would cover
several poges Of toe GLOBE. One Of the i'm
portant points IS that the defendants claim
the statute Of limitations applies to a portion
Of the transactions concerning which the
suits are brought.
VERDICT To BE CUT DOWN.
Mary Walters al the Las; term OF court OBJ
tanned a verdict for IS, 600 against MofTut x
johnson, tue contractors, for injuries re-
ceived from the fall OF u building. In the
matter Of motion for - new trial Of the
cause made By the defendants, Judge Koon
Yesterday intimatcd his intention to grant a
new trial Il the plaintiff does not agree TO a
reduction Of $1,000 in the damages awarded.