St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-09
KIRKHAM REDIVEVAS.
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District Court Briefs.

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District Court Briefs.
Argument was resumed yesterday MORN
ing before Judge Lochren in the appeal of
II. K. JoSlyn from the award of commits
SiOnerS i'll proceedings instituted by the St.
Paul Il Northern Pacific Railroad company
to secure by condemnation of a piece of
land having 165 foot front on Seventh
avenue north, between First and Second
streets. The jury went out at 10 o'clock
and at o'clock agreed upon verdict
which names the damages at SIS. 600. The
original award was S., 900.
KIRKHAM WINS.
The damage suits of Armstrong and Car
RE English against eX-Sergt. Kirkham were
tried jointly. The evidence showed that
Sept. II complaint was made at police head
quarters by f. A. Smith that the plaintiffs
were engaged i'll row with a neighbor at
$3.50 Fourteenth avenue south. Kirkham
went down there. and was told by Mrs
Hoffman that Armstrong English had
struck her with garden rake. Kirkham
arrested English ana locked him up. Mrs.
English voluntarily appeared the next day
and was acquitted. and her husband was
let off with nominal fine in the munich al
court ths charge preferred being diSorderly
conduct. The actions were brought to re-
cover $1,000 in the case of the man and
50, 900 in the case of the woman, ON the
ground of false and malicious arrest, as no
warrant had been issued. The jury. after
being out few minutes. returned verdict
for the defendant. Armstrong English is a
negro of ebony hue, and his wife is middle
aged white woman.
DIVORCE MATTERS.
,InNrh OOn vaStnrdav fIa1 n 6aaici0n In
the divorce suit of Mary McGrail VS.. James
McGlail. 1t will be remembered that in
November the judge granted the divorce,
giving the plaintiff leave to resume her
maiden name of Mary Kelly and awarding
her the custody of her only child, Mary
McGrall. 6 years old. This order was,
however, revoked and while the decision
OF the court, filed yesterday, grants the di-
vorce, it is ordered that the child shall re-
main in the Academy of the Holy Angels.
where she was placed year ago. to be
maintained by the defendant. with leave of
the plaintiff to hereafter apply to the court
for the custody of the child.
Samuel E. Burlingane aged Il years,
yesterday commenced an action to secure a
divorce from Emeline Burlingane 80 years
old, to whom he was married at Greene,
n. Y. in 1870. The story of the complain
diI1 ID ttidI Willie uNlHS DIV w Hlblley )
Point, n. Y. the defendant was criminally
intimate with one George Love. The wife
professed penitence and the husband with
drew an action which he had commenced
for divorce. and he removed to Kalamazoo,
Mich. They had only been there two
weeks when the wife left and returned to
Whitney's Point, where she has since lived
in house furnished her by Love.
Louise C.. Berry, 81 years old. Yesterday
commenced an action for divorce against
Thomas l.. Berry, aged 80 years, to whom
she was married at Elgin. ILL.,, June 81,
ISL alleging inhuman and cruel conduct.
IN RE ASSIGNMENTS.
Heavenrich Bros. of Detroit. Mich, yes
terday commenced an action against Bent
son Bros, the insolvent clethiers of PSI
Washington avenue south. to recover pos
session of clothing valued at S2,213.25.
J. K. Merricks and c. T. Hanson, CO.
partners as J. K. Merricks Il Co., conduct
ing furniture. business. at GIG Nicollet ave-
.-1c,,. ser to catch his words, Mr.. Van day.