St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-24
Divorces, Damage Suits and Litiga.
lions BEFORE the District Court.

lions Before the District Court.
The suit of Gertrude E. Brown VS.. Charles
NJ. Hoag, involving the ownership of land
at Hasson, valued at $4,000. occupied yes
terday before Judge Koon. The arguments
were concluded, and the case will be given
up to the jury this morning.
The suit of William Christianson VS..
Dorillius Morrison and II. B. Whetmore to
recover $4,000 damages is now on trial in
Judge Young's court. The plaintiff was
employed as an oiler at the Standard -four
ing mills, ard April while walking along
the runway or fOOt-board. over the
purifiers, was precipitated to the floor. fall
ing a distance of seven feet and striking
against the machinery. His left leg was
broken in several different places, and he
received spinal injuries of a serious nature.
The suit is based upon the assumption that
the fOOt-board was not properly fastened.
and that the accident was caused by its
slipping.
The suit of c. J. Keller VS.. the First
Baptist church was tried and soon dis
posed Of Sunday, May II, the plaintiff
went to church, and as it was raining
stepped INTO what he supposed was cloak
room to hang up his overcOat. The church
was partially completed. and in the dark
ness Mr.. Keeler stepped into an open cellar
way and fell to the basement, sustaining
severe injuries. He promptly commenced
an action to recover $50. 900 damages
After the plaintiffs testimony was sub
mitted Judge Young sustained the defend
ants motion for a nonsuit. remarking:
"A church is of course public institu-
ton and bound to afford proper protection
to persons visiting it. AT the same time
there is nothing to show that the plaintiff
had any reason to presume that the door he
opened led TO a cloak room. He looked for
cloak room upon his OVID responsibility,
and must abide by the consequences"
LEFT ON THIRD BASE.
The suit of Farnham & Lovejoy VS..
Joseph H. Murch. concerning which jury
failed 10 agree at the last term of court,
had second trial yesterday. The action
was TO recover for a bill of lumber fur
nished the Minneapolis Base Ball associa-
ton. The defendant was president and it
was admitted that he ordered the lumber.
The case hinged upon the question as to
Whether he guaranteed the payment of the
Dill, upon which point the evidence was
contradictory. The jury returned verdict
in favor OF the plaintiff for 81, 759, the full
amount asked, with interest.
114S OS(Al1 D1NORCES.
When the divorce suit of Albertine
Beucker VS.. Lorenz Beucker was called the
counsel for the defendant moved for dis
missal, claiming that the parties are now
living together, and that whatever fault the
defendant may have been guilty of has been
condoned. Judge Lochren granted the mo-
ton. The plaintiff accused the defendant
of habitual drunkenness and abuse. The
defendant acknowledged in his answer that
he had ''been upon few Sprees." but
claimed that the plaintiff knew of this gen.
tie inclination of his before they were we'd
ded; further that ne didn't want to marry
her anyway, and wouldn't have done so only
she insisted that he should
Pauline Emery yesterday commenced an
action for divorce from James r. Emery.
The plaintiff is % years old and the defend
ant 29 years of age. They were married
at Buffalo, Mimi, Sept. %. 1880. Within
twenty days of the date of the marriage
the plaintiff alleges the defendant assaulted
her and at numerous times since has struck
and beaten her, hurled teacups at her,
Knocked her down with a chair, etc., this
conduct resulting in her leaving home to
save her life Oct. 9, 1888.
MISCELLANEOUS ACTIONS.
A couple of appeals from Justice Grimes
court yesterday came before Judge Loeb
rem. Upon the question as to whether the
justice, whose office is in Richfeld town
ship at Grimes station, has jurisdiction in
the city. No little complaint has been
made heretofore concerning the inconveni-
euce to which parties have been put by be-