St. Paul daily globe., 1885-11-24
AVARIETY OF CASES

On Next TERMS Calendar The
Journals Libel Suit, etc.
About fifty new cases were filed Yesterday
in the Office of the clerk of the district court
which were placed on the calendar of the
December term. To-day as many more will
probably be filed. and counting the hundred
and odd cases continued from the present
term it looks as though the calendar will
not include more than 800 cases. which will
be sufficient to occupy the attention of the
court for two months to come, when the
over-wOrked Judges will have rest until
the April term, which threatens to surpass
all records as the longest and most un-
Among the actions filed yesterday in
which the public is likely to
feel an interest were the following: Henry
Habine commences suit against Charles 81.
Hunter, physician, for $4,000, alleging
malpractice. o. S. Chamberlin travelling
man, sues John T. West for S125, the value
of diamond scarf pin claimed TO have
been taken from a room at the West hotel
March 26. John Laird, by Andrew Nagle
his guardian ad litem, asks 81, 050 damages
from j. NJ. JeStrup claiming that he was
severely bitten by the defendants dog Au-
gust %. Hart & Brewer, the attorneys,
seek to recover 81. 200 for services rendered
Charles G. and Jacob KerSler.
THE JOURNAL SUED FOR LIBEL.
W. J. Hand, the painless dentist at 81
Washington avenue south, asks SIS, 900
damages against the Evening Journal for
alleged libel Nov. 20, in the publication of
a sensational article in which it was stated
that Mrs. Al Laird, residing at 729 Henne-
pin avenue. had nearly bled to death from
hemOrThage caused by the incompetency
of the dentist. D. c. Buck seeks to recover
$1,000 from A. j. Finnegan on promis-
sorry note. w. W Brown sues the ST.
Paul 81 Northern Pacific Railway company
to recover the possession of lots 9 and 10.
block 3, DemmOne's addition for 81, 900, the
value thereof
ANOTHER BOND CASE.
P. E. Lockwood sues GetZ, Summerl &
Co., claiming to have placed in their hands
for disposal ten $1,000 second mortage
bonds of the New York, Lake Erie &
Western Railway company, which were
afterwards sold for SIG. 800, and seeks to
recover whatever is due above certain
commission. The defendants in their
answer set up counter claim in which they
allese that the plaintiff lead them into a
gambling speculation, i. e., induced them
appreciate more than 5 per cent, or de-
preciate per cent. within certain time;
that the bonds did appreciate more than
5 per cent. and that the defendants lost the
wager and paid to the plaintiffs 81, 900,
which they are entitled to recover.
TWO DIVORCE SUITS.
Emma G. Kesler. 2S years old, seeks di-
vorce from Charles G. Kesler. aged SO years.
to whom she was married May 81, 1888, at
Eau Claire, Wis. She alleges that he has
been guilty of habitual drunkenness and
cruelty. and states specifically that he struck
and kicked her Oct. 5, when she was
obliged to flee for her life. She says that
he owns property in Minneapolis amount
ing to S26, 200, with some possessions in
Kentucky. and has s.. 900 worth of personal
property She asks for divorce and per-
manent alimony.
Albertine Gelle. aged 43 years, seeks di-
vorce from August Gelle, aged As years. to
whom she was married July Is, 1882. She
was widow with two children and he a
widower with large family. She charges
that he has abused her and her children,
besides melting his children to similar at
tacks and finally drove her from his home.
She was worth about So, 900 when she mar
ried him. and asks that the court shall
order a partition of their property.