The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-11-19
DISTRICT COURT.

or 1AE CASE-O1HER Il UNlNE&S.
Since our last report the following !
business has been transacted in the dis
trict court:
In the case of Asa II. Moore vs.. A.
M. Crosby jury was waived, and it is
to be tried by the court in vacation be.
tween January !. 1886, and March /,
1886, on eight days notice to either
party.
In the case of the Village of Adrian
vs.. D. J. Walters, by consent of the
parties it was ordered by the court that
the judgment against the defendant in
the court below he in all things reversed.
In the case of Dennis Murphy vs..
James Barnett and Hubert Pass, in
which the jury had previously returned
verdict for plaintiff for the sum of
$ll5.25, a stay of sixty days was granted
to enable defendants to prepare bill
of exceptions if they 50 desire.
In the case of Peter Thompson W.
Joseph Haegle the jury returned a yer.
dict in favor of plaintiff for the sum of
$604.83.
The papers in the case against R. II.
Cosgriff for contempt of court, men,
ton Of which was made in last weeks
ADVANCE, were ordered by the court
to be transferred to the clerk of Rock
county, from whence the case originally
came.
In the case Of James Mcintyre vs.. E.
Coleman, the jury returned a verdict in
favor of the plaintiff for the sum of
$122. A stay Of twenty days was
granted 10y the court.
On Friday morning the case of the
State vs.. Jos. Griffith was called. and
occupied the time Of the court for two
days. The defendant was indicted for
the crime of assault with intent to raw.
ish. l.. NJ. Lange, county attorney,
assisted by Geo. w. Wilson, conducted
the prosecution, and D. iohrer con-
Quoted the defense, having been up.
pointed by the court for that purpose,
assisted by l.. s. Nelson. The jury
were drawn from the regular panel,
and consisted of NJ. 0. Egglestone, NJ.
O'Brien, VIM. Loveless, John Hans
berger, Chas. Gustafson, I. S. Swan, J.
E. Darling, Joseph Nilroy, C. II. Nor
rison, Lewis Foote, A. S. Stranger and
E. F. Buclan. After being out a short
time, on Saturday evening the jury re-
turned the following verdict: I'VE the
jury find the defendant guilty as
charged in the indictment" Defend.
ants attorney at once gave notice OF
motion for a new trial and stay of
proceedings.
The circumstances of the crime for
which the defendant was convicted are
briefly as follows: On Sunday evening,
April IL, 1885, at about O'Clock, at
Adrian, in this county, three little girls
were walking on the streets OF that viii
lage, when they were met by young
man dressed in dark clothes, with cap
with II forerece on it on his head, and
partially drawn over lis eyes. The
girls were Eta Coon aged II years,
resident Of Luvern,, Mimi: Mary De-
Doos, aged 9 years, OF Biyelow in this
county. and Flossy Colvin. aged 6, of
Adrian. The evidence discloses that
when met by the young man he i'll
quired of them IF there was any
church that evening"" and was an
swered mo" The girls passed on and
after going down the street. a short dis
lance, turned back and retraced their
steps about the distance of block,
where they were again met by the same
man, the youngest child having in the
meanwhile separated from her com.
panions and gone home, who asked
them their names, ages and places of
residence. The TIVE girls answered him
and he then asked the oldest one, Eta
Coon, it she did not want to earn 10
cents. She asked him what he wanted
done. aud he replied, Ito do All errand'
for him. She said yes, if net to far"
He informed her that it was not far,
"on)y up near the church." She con-
sented to DO the errand, and Mary De-
Boos went to the house Of Jos. GOWN,
near by, where she stayed few min
utes, and then went to the residence of
James Gown, the place where the girls
were visiting and from whence they
had started for their walk. In about
ten minutes Eta came III crying. 1t
seems that after separating from Mary,
Eta started to do the errand for the
mali, and after walking about i block
asked him how much further it was,
and lie said but little way. After 60
ing a short distance farther she turned
to 80 back, when he seized her in his
arms and carried her a short distance
to q new building in course Of erection
where he threw her down and attempted
to ravish Ter. While carrying her to
the building lie threatened to kill her if
she made any cutlery. Being unable o
accomplish his designs OIL account of
the youth of the child, he made her
promise not to tell any ore, and he
promised to reward her if she did not.
The Child cried all the evening, and
finally told the story to her aunt with
whom she was stopping. The next
day the child saw the prisoner on the
street and at once said, "tllat is the
man who assaulted me last night.' lie
was Immediately arrested and after an
examination was jailed, indicted by the
grand jury, and, despite the able efforts
of his attorneys, convicted as before
mentioned.
) The case of the State of Minnesota
vs.. Chas. Pardoe, the case wherein one
of the New York girls'' named Mary
Andrews charges the defendant with
being the father of her illegitimate
child, came up for trial last Monday,
and was holly contested. The case was