St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-24
DISTRICT COURT CULLINGs.
An Assorted stock of LitigaIiOns-.
Special Term Calendar.

An Assorted stock of LitigaIiOns--
Special Term Calendar.
Forty-seven cases were on yesterdays
special term calendar of the district court,
fourteen of which were continued. Judge
Young granted a new Trial in the suit of
William Hood VS.. Henry Groch. The
plaintiff was given a verdict for 81, 900 as
commission Tor selling the Hoffman block
property TO H. NJ. HOoley of Chicago for
$50, 900. The court said there was no evil
dence showing any contract, and held that
the verdict was not justified. The suit of
Lucy Baxter vs. eX-Sheriff Stoddard was
stricken from the calendar. The suit of
Samuel Hill against the city was submitted.
The case of The Minnesota Paper company
VS.. Robert f. FitZ and the Omaha Railroad
company, garniShee, was dismissed. the
claims having been settled by paying 80
cents on the dollar. A motion for a new
trial was yesterday denied the plaintiff in
the suit of j. b. Gillian VS.. c. w. Hobart,
involving title to valuable East side real
estate. In the suit of the Minneapolis
Union Railway company VS.. G. III. Prior,
70 recover title to the old Meyer property
opposite the Union depot, which was ac-
Quired on defective tax title in 1884. judg-
ment was ordered for the plaintiff. Eliza
beth Bumb VS.. Minneapolis Barrel COM
pany, dismissed. r. l.. Penney VS.. Robert
+. Carr, referred to A. p. LOOMS.
DIVORCES.
Elizabeth T. Wheeler, aged so years, was
granted divorce from William L. Wheeler,
aged ga years, upon the ground of cruel
treatment, it being specifically alleged that
the defendant had often assaulted her and
threatened her lie.
OF
granted divorce from James Tinkham,
aged 43. They were married Sept l, 1866,
and lived together until Nov. ID, 1885. 1t
was held that the defendant was guilty of
specific acts of cruelty.
May Kimmons was denied divorce from
Samuel KimmOns, the court deciding that
the evidence introduced by the plaintiff
failed to establish the allegations of the
complainant, which were to the effect that
he neglected her and has habitually quar-
relied with her, accusing her OF improper
intimacy with one Daniel Moriarty. They
were married at st. Paul. June 20, 1884,
and lived together only few months.
The suit of William Kansal VS.. Christina
Kansai was dismissed; that of Louisa Eks-
from VS.. c. A. Ekstrom was continued;
Michael Feldman VS.. Catherine Feldman
stricken from the calendar. In
the suit of John e. Allen vs.
Annie Allen the motion to amend pleadings
was denied. This is a Wright county case,
in which the defendant asks to have the di-
vorce set aside, ale sng that after the sum-
mons and complaint had been served upon
her that her husband assured her that he
had withdrawn the suit and induced her to
go East on a visit during which time he
procured the divorce by means of a witness
who has since confessed that he was hired
to commit perjury. Allen has since mar
ried again.
THE KESsLER DIVORCE SUIT
was resumed before Judge Lochren at 9
O'Clock and finished by noon. The develop
ments OF the trial leave no doubt that the
parties should be divorced, which may, how
ever, not be done, because the law requires
that the party complaining shall have clean
hands. Judge BabcOck, the defendants
attorney. in his argument, said the case did
not reflect credit on either party, and that
if the plaintiff had suffered any wrongs it
was because of her own fault and she was
not entitled to divorce. He referred to
the fact that she had been often intoxicated
and at one time danced the can-can in the
bar-room before crowd of men. holding
her dress to her knees. As she was guilty
of such acts she could not justly ask for a
divorce. The case was taken under advise
ment.
TWO WILLS.
The will of Col. Anderson D. Nelson was
yesterday filed for probate, and hearing
was set for March l. The petition states
that the estate includes personal property
valued at $40, 000 and real estate in Min
neapois valued at $160. 600. 1t is under
stood that the sister of the deceased, wife
of j. M. Stockton, living at Maysvlle. KY,
will contest the will, claiming that another
will was made Dec. 5, by which one-half
the property was left to her.
BIG APPEAL CASE.
The suit of Sarah j. Sanborn VS.. Maria
Hoag and William Peters will come before
the supreme court at the April term. The
plaintiffs claim title on mortgage foreciOs-
ure SALE and the defendants ON a tax title.
A test case was made on lot s, block 3S,
BasSett, Moore g. Cases addition. and de-
cided by the district court in favor OF the
plaintiffs The defendants have applied to
the supreme court. and the decision involves
property in the Third ward valued at hum
dreds of thousands of dollars.
RAILROAD CoNDEMy ALTON PROCEEDINGS
The Minnesota a. Northwestern Railway
company yesterday filed petition Tor the
appointment of commissioners to assess The
value of lots l, and 5, block III, and part
OF lots Z. s, 8, 10 and IL, block 1872. original
plat OF Minneapolis, lying between Tenth
ana Twelfth avenues south near the inter-
section of Second street. The petition re-
cites that the company has been duly em-
powered to construct and maintain line of
railroad from the northern boundary of
Iowa nOrtherly by way of ST. Paul and Min
neapolis to the north boundary of Mime
sofa; that the lands are necessary for use
for the purpose of depot buildings round
house, freight yards trackage, etc. Judge
Young appointed G. A. j. Marsh. M, L.