St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-18
SALTWATER NEWS.
Cases Before the District Court Yes
i, terday.
A Lecture for the Benefit of Ireland's
~ Cause.

| District Court.
| The district court reassembled yesterday,
Judge F. M. Crosby presiding.
The following petit jurors were excused
from duty: Thomas FL. Warren on &C
count of deafness, Adolph Frederickson be-
cause he has served as a petit juror within
one year, Charles Burns on account Of be-
ing member Of the city council, and Will
lam S. Getchell on account of illness. u.
w. Chase, Matthias Welshans and John
Colby were not served and John Gowan
was reported dead.
1t was ordered that special venire be is
sued for ten petit jurors, returnable forth
with.
The case of Charles Karst vs. John Karst
was called for trial, and the following
jurors impaneled and sworn to try the
case: James Lee, B. F. Lyman, Frank
Webster, Frederick Dickhudt. William j.
Smith. John Sliney, James Hefferman. Jr.,
and John B. Taft. Charles Karst and Ira
w. Castle were sworn for the plaintiff and
John Karst for the defendant.
After argument by E. P. Gregory for the
plaintiff and Fayette Marsh for the de-
PENDANT the jury was instructed and placed
in charge of Sheriff Holcomb. The sheriff
returned into court the special venire issued
with the names of the following persons
as having been summoned as petit jurors:
J. ID. McComb, NJ. FL. Bromley, Michael
White, Joseph A. Tenner, j. S. Moulton,
B. F. Judkins, John Booren. Charles Klein,
Gust Bush and II. B. Volmer. Some years
ago Mr.. Karst went to Europe and was alb
sent five or six months. Before going he
took his son into partnership with him.
When he returned he found the business in
bad shape and at once refused to allow his
son to remain in with him. The firm then
dissolved, the son retiring. Shortly after
wards he brought action for $4,000, claim
ing that amount as his share OF the assets.
In this he failed. His father paid him
81 ZOO, and he alleges promised him 81, 900
more, which has never been paid. For this
amount he brought suit. The father claims
that he boarded his son two years after he
was of age, and himself and wife one year,
offsetting the matter. The jury was out
two hours and allowed him $1,000, the
amount sued for at the death of his father.
The case of E. S. Brown, receiver, VS..
Christine Pitman and E. S. Pitman was
was next tried. and the following jurors
were impaneled and sworn to try it: Gust
Bush, Charles Klein, James N. Masterman,
j. S. Moulton, Ferdinand Domfeld, Will
lam M. Capron, j. A. Tenner, B. F. judi
kins, John Booren and Fl. B. Volmer; and
E. W. Rutherford and David P. Lyman,
talesman.
William B. Birge and W. 81. Peoples
were sworn for the plaintiff, and E. S. Pit
man and Albert Lee for the defendant. The
suit was to recover $50. 70 and the interest.
for sash and doors purchased four year ago.
The jury remained out only few minutes
and returned verdict allowing the plaintiff
$94.23.
These were the only cases tried during
the day.
The case of William Noonan against the
city for $1,000 damages will probably be
tried to-day. Mr.. Noonan, it will be re-
membered, slipped and fell into ditch on
Third street gbout three years ago, breaking
his leg, for which he asks SIS, 900 damages.