St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-15
THE HALLS OF JUSTICE.
The Jury Disagreed in the Counter
feiter.s Case--Witnesses Must BE
on Hand.

The Jury Disagreed in the Counter
feiter,s Case--Witnesses Must Be
on Hand.
The jury in the Anoka counterfeiting
case, that went out Wednesday forenoon
and remained out all night disagreed, nine
being for conviction and three for acQuittal.
AS there was no probability of the jury
agreeing the members of the jury were dis
charged. The grand jury brought in the
following indictments and were discharged:
William Rice and James Ryan, robbng
pOStoffice at St. James; Star-Bad-Boy, john
b. La Bre. Christian Peters and Aaron
Mowby, selling liquor to Indians; Fred
Stahl, for using the mails for improper pur-
poses; Robert j. Diamond, for violating
the United States revenue laws by selling
liquor without license.
In accordance with the direction Of the
court the witnesses and defendants were
brought up to give reasons why they were
not in attendance upon the court instead OF
roaming around town. Each individual
had plenty of excuses, and great part
Of the day was occupied in listening TO what
the parties had to say in order to save them
selves from being fined All were dis
charged with reprimand from Judge Mel
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them to be more prompt in the future. The
public business has suffered good deal
from the neglect of parties and the court is
determined to have better attendance here
after.
0. c. HoughtOn was discharged from
the petit jury and appointed crier
of the court. The case of the United
States against Emerson johnson and n. ?.
Clark. an action in trover for conversion OF
timber on the government land was COM
menced. After Mr.. Baxter had produced
seven or eight witnesses on the trial, by
leave of court he dismissed the case. In
the case of the United States against n. 2.
Clark and Charles BOehl, an action in trOver
for the conversion of timber, under inStruc-
tons from the court, the jury rendered
verdict for the plaintiff for S34S. The court
ordered bench warrant to be issued for
Charles Miller. charged with selling liquor
10 Indians. The case Of the United States
against Peter Fay was continued till OctO-
Der, 1887, on his own recogniZance. He is
charged with running steamboat on Big
Stone lake without a government license.
Rice & Ryan were arraigned on the new in
dictment and plead not guilty. This court
has a great deal of business before it and
adjourned till o'clock this morning. This
is an hour eorlier than usual.
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT.
Henry POhlans has brought suit in the
circuit court of the United States against
John Lamb. Patrick III. Lamb and Michael
c. Lamb, copartners in Clay county, Min
nesota, to recover SO, coo damages, caused
by the careleSSneSs of the defendants. The
plaintiff worked for the defendants, attend
ing a threShing machine in Clay county,
which was run by steam engine. The
plaintiff claims that the defendants en-
ployed ignorant and unskilled men to run
the engine. which hurst and seriously in
jured the plaintiff.
RAMSEY DISTRICT.
In the Ramsey county district court yes
terday, Judge Brill filed all order denying
the plaintiffs motion to strike out the
amended answer in the case of The Second
National Bank of st. Paul against Isaac g.
Mahan and others. NJ. J. O'COnnOr and
Martin Delaney have appealed to the dis
trict court from the assessment of the board
of public works upon their property, for
opening and widening street 200 feet wide
along the upper levee. William c. Bailey
has commenced an action against Roland Z.
Patterson and the st. Paul x Pacific road,
to recover $780, 80, for lumber and other
material used in the construction of the car
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Staub. an appeal from the award of the
commissioners, of damages against the st.
Paul & ST. Croix railroad, the jury is out.
The following parties were brought in and
arraigned: William Leonard, charged with
burglary; Michael Slater, larceny; Peter
Anderson, assault with a dangerous weapon;
Michael Mccarthy, larceny; Frank Miller,
larceny. All plead not guilty.
THE SITPRENp COIrPT
The following cases were disposed of in
the supreme court yesterday:
T. +. Cowing, respondent, VS.. Andrew
Peterson, appellant; Judgment Douglas
county; submitted on briefs.
Thomas G. Smith, respondent, VS.. Edward
Chapel, appellant; order Scott county; argued
and submitted.
Anna North, respondent, VS.. Margette Web
ster. george H, Webster and Carlos E. Web
ster, appellants; order Becker county; argued
and submitted.
A re-argnment was ordered in Willis VS..
The Erie Telegraph and Telephone company
of last term.