The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-06-04
DISTRICT COURT.

DISTRICT COURT.
The cases tried before the court at the
May term and not before reported in
these columns, are as follows:
Friday May 90, 1886, the date of our
last issue the case of Woodin ys Rail-
road Co. was on trial.
The next case called was State VS.
Hill.
Defendant appeared in court and ask
ed permission of the court to withdraw
his plea of not guilty, which request
was granted by the court. The defend
ant then plead that he was guilty of the
offence as charged III the Indictment,
and was remanded to custody of sheriff.
Railroad Co., Hon. Thos. Wilson, OH
part of defendant, moved for dismissal
of action on the pleadings and evidence
Az presented by plaintiff and argued the
same at great length. Mr.. Morgan also
argued the same on the part of the
plaintiff ut great length, they occupying
the whole afternoon.
The court mt o'clock excused the
jury until s o'clock Saturday morning.
AT 6:30 arguments closed and court also
took IL recess until $50 O'Clock Saturday
morning.
Saturday May %.
Court convened ut $50 o'clock u. M,
case of Woodin VIZ Railroad company on
trial. Court amended the motion of
defendant to dismiss said action. At 4
o'clock p. IN. evidence closed and the
attorneys argued the law questions. Ar
gument of facts to jury was postponed
until Monday, May 81, at So'clock a. m.
;,,.,, ,,,n,n a, until that tina
At5 O'Clock p. m. court took recess
until Monday morning May 81, ut s
o'clock u. ~.
Monday, May 81.
Court convened at 3 o'clock Il. IN. case
Woodin Va Railroad Co. on trial.
Judge Wilson proceeded to argue the
case tn the jury on the part of the de-
PENDANT, and closed at $50 O'Clock a. M.
When NJ. ID. l.. Collester argued the
case TO the jury on part of plaintiff and
closed at 1890 o'clock Il. m, when the
Judge gave the charge to the jury.
At 1880 IL. m. the jury retired in
charge of the baliff.
State VS. Edward Barry called for trial
and jury selected and sworn.
| State VS. John +. Jones. Defendant
appeared in court with his counsel and
plead that he was guilty of the offence
as charged in the indictment and was
remanded TO Jail for the present.
State vs. Robt j. Williams. Defend
ant appeared in person, and with his
attorney Mr.. Coon. On motion OF
county attorney Pau sentence was pro-
nounced. Court sentenced defendant
to the county Jail for the term of 30 days.
State W. Joseph Lieferman. Defend,
ant appeared in court with his attorney,
Mr.. Collester, and plead that he was
guilty of the offence charged in the in
dictment. His attorney made some re-
marks in favor of short sentence. The
court then sentenced defendant to con-
finement in county Jail for the term OF
four months.
State VIZ Albert Alleckson, continued
mt request of defendant to the next term
of this court. His present bail ordered
held by court until said term.
State vs. Edward Barry. Evidence
closed.
Hanson, Ulman and Nelson VS. Town
of Decoria was dismissed by agreement
of parties for want of proper proceed
ings by Town Board.
fuller, Fuller and Johnson vs. Kramer
ct. al. to be tried by agreement-July
IL, 1886, at 10 o'clock Il. IN. by court in
vacation.
State VS. Barry. A. II. Pau argued
case to the jury in part of the state. NJ
ID. l.. Collester argued the case to the
jury on part of the defendant, after
which the court charged the jury. Al
9:25 O'Clock p. m. the jury retired in
charge of baliff.
WOodin VS. w. 4 st. p. Railroad com.
pany. Jury came into court at request
of parties by order of the court to as
certain what the prospect was of theil
agreeing. They stated they stood SIX
and six and We're doubtful about an
agreement. The court sent them back
to their room for further consideration
At 1925 O'Clock p. IN. the court took
Il recess until 8 O'Clock Tuesday morn
ing.
Tuesday, June /, 1886.
State Va Barry. At $50 o'clock a. m
the jury appeared in court and request
ed further instruction, after repeating q
portion of the instructions given before
by the court, jury retired in charge o.
their officer.
Woodin vs Railroad Co. Jury ap.
peared i'm court and stated that they
had not agreed. After asking some ques-
tons of the court they stated they would
like to return To their room again, which
they did. At 9:l5 O'Clock a, IN. the jury
again appeared and rendered the fol-
lowing verdict:
We, the jury I'm this case, find verdict al
| follows. In answer to the question PROFOUND
ed by the court Was the brakeman of dofond
| ant when he pushed the plaintin as he was In
| the act of getting of tho train of defendant
acting within the general scope OF his author
Their tn find for the defendant. Dated June l.
Foreman Of the Jury.
lcker vs Graft and Petrosky vs. Flani-
gan were both continued to next term.
Wendlandt vs Wood to be tried in va
cation on DAYS notice.
State VS. Edward Barry. At $50 a. IN.
Jury appeared i'll court and rendered
the following Verdlct.a
1--WE, the Jury find the defendant Edward
Barry guilty of an assault under this indct
ment." John Johnston, jr.,
| Foreman OF the Jury.
Jury was then discharged for the
term.
Defendant Edward Barry was then
sentenced by the court to Imprisonment
in the county Jail of Blue Earth county
for the term of three months.
State vs Joseph Hill. Defendant
brought into court and after some re-
marks by his counsel S. Il. Barney, the
court sentenced Hill to confinement nj
hard labor in the State prison at Still
water for the term of two years.
State vs. John +. Jones. Defendant
was brought i'm court and court sentenc
ed him to imprisonment in the States
Prison at Saltwater at hard labor fol
the term of three years.
State VS. Haas; State vs Donaldson
State vs. Graves; State Vi Dartnell. Each
of defendants fined by the court in the
sum of $50.
At 10 o'clock a. IN. court was adjourn.
ed to July 10, 1886, at 10 o'clock a. m.
SINCE Major Strait declared his inten