St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-10
SALTWATER NEWS.
A Cause Ceiebre Coming Up in
Ceurt--Nany Matters of Interest.

A Cause Celebre Coming Up i'm
Ceurt--Nany Matters of Interest.
Among the important civil cases which are
expected to be up for trial at this term of
court is that Of the widow of the late r. W..
Kerr, who sues the various life insurance
companies in which her husband was insured
to recover the value of the policies, said to
aggregate S24, 900. The payment is under
stood to be resisted by the companies on the
ground of his having committed suicide. The
case will be remem oered as that OF Aid. Kerr.
of this city. book-keeper for Matt Clark, who.
it is claimed defaulted and fled to Canada.
where, being followed by Detective Keough, Of
Chicago, is said to have killed himself on
board the train which was returning them
to the United States. The death
occurred in Canada, and considerable
evidence has been taken there, when
recently reached this city, but the nature OF
which has not been made public. The Chi
cago Tribune has Quebec telegram which
says that the recent investigation of the
tragedy, which was made at the lnstlgatlon or
the insurance companies, clearly rebuts the
theory of murder. The case will be watched
with interest by Saltwater people. The case
of Mrs. Kerr is in charge OF Fayette Marsh,
while the various companies have retained
Castle l. Castle and Searies, Ewing & Gale. of
this city, Hon. w. d. Cornish, of st. Paul
and George f. Getty, Of Minneapolis. The
companies against which suit is brought are
as follows: Hartford Life and Annuity IN
surauce company. Accident Insurance COM
pany of North America, Knights Templar
Masonic Indemnity company, Minnesota
Mutual Benefit association and the Travellers
Insurance company. Of the FIVE cases three
are set for the 22d and two for the 18th inst.
The November term of the district court
for Washington county, Judge +. NJ. Crosby
presiding, convened at the court house in this
oft hn n
the day was the impaneling and charging OF
the grand jury and setting cases for trial.
The grand jury has but four cases for con
sideration and may not find indictments in
all of these. Johnson, who is charged with
the embezzement of $50 from his employer
while engsged in selling sewing machines,
will, no doubt, be indicted. One other case,
that of Il man who sold real estate in this
city the second time, will also, undoubtedly.
be indicted. They are expected to conclude
their labors this forenoon.
W H. stafford, of Winona. was in this city
recently looking after timber for the winter
transfer bridge for the Burlington road at
that city.
Judge Crosby, of Hastings, presides at the
district court now in session here, whit
Judge McCluer, of this city, presdes at Rel
Wing.
County Auditor F. A. Hodge and Hon. L
H. McKusick of Pine CRY, were in the City
yesterday in attendance at court.
N. r. Thayer. OF St. Louis, returned from
Marine yesterday, where he had been looking
after his business interests.
George Brush and family, of this city, have
removed to Winona, where they will make
their future home
Gen. Sam Hartman, of Somerset, Wis,
registered at the Sawyer house yesterday.
G. w. Seve returned yesterday from
visit to his parents at Duluth.
o. H. Ingram, of Eau Claire, Wis, was in
the city yesterday.