St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-08
A D Y IN COURT.
Some of the Scenes Witnessed There.
Divorce Cases.
Railroad and Land Suits-- Minor Lit
fgations. :.

IL was touching scene tllaC look place
! in the court room yesterday morning when
the case of Abbie E. Bancroft against her
divorced husband, Edward A. Bancroft. to
regain possession of her child, Maudie,
aged years. was called The closing ar
guments in the case. which has attracted
| considerable attention on account of the
| fine legal points it contained, were made a
| few days ago, and the case taken under adj
visement by Judge Lochren. At 9 o'clock
both the father and mother were present in
the court room. accompanied by friends
The little one, the cause of all the trouble
looked from one to the other with a fright
ened air and seemed to feel the depression.
The laughter and merry prattle which made
her many friends while the case
was being heard were gone, and into the
pretty brown eyes had come look of
half fear and half wouder. AS the judge
began reading his decision the little one
crept into its fathers arms, and there re-
manned with her head upon his shoulder
In concluding Judge LOchreh said:
1t is therefore ordered that Maud L. Ban
| croft be discharged from the custody and
! control OF her father, Edward A 81 Bancroft.
and delivered into the custody of her mother,
| Abbe E. Bancroft. ,t5i1@:aE Ii:'S't's ~
For moment Mr. Bancroft lost his. self
pOSoCSSiOn dilu, pIOSSiiiS lle cuHu 10 HIS
| heart, said i'll low voice:
| Well, darling, that decides it. You cam OF
stay with me any longer, for the judge says
you must go with your mother
Looking up the child burst into tears. put
her arms around her father neck, and cried
out:
Oh, hate that nasty old judge. I don t
want to go with my mammal; ! would rather
| stay W it'll you. ~
| md he fao ~
long unused to weeping Mr. and Mrs
| Bancroft finally Withdrew from the court
room. the child walking between them.
and in this manner disappeared up the
| street.
A PECULIAR CASE.
The peculiar case of Frederick Mexican
| against Ida Mexican was taken under adj
visement by Judge Lochren, who will
wrestle with somewhat peculiar problem.
| The charge upon which Mr.. Mexican
wanted divorce was adultery, and when
the case came up. paper, was put in as
evidence showing that Mrs. Mexican had
acknowledged having been guilty of that
crime. This paper also stated that Mr..
Mexican had. ON his wife'S promising to be
true and loving wife and never again de-
viate from the paths of wifeiy virtue,
agreed to take her back again and live with
her. The signature of two witnesses were
attached TO the paper. and from all ap pear
ances it seemed that the couple had lived
together as husband and wife after signing
| the contract. Some time afterwards Mr.,
Mexican began divorce proceedings, and
the Judge is at a loss to determine whether
the charge of adultery will stand after hav-
ing been once condoned by the husband.
| WANTS TO RECOVER HER LAND.
| Martha A. MoultOn has commenced an
| action in the district court against isaac II.
| Moulton. Thomas Mou!ton and Joseph III.
| Moody to recover certain lands alleged to
| be owned by her. The land is the south
| half of the southwest of the northwest
quarter of section -, township 80. range
| "a. The land was made over to her hus-
band, Thomas Moulton. to hold until she
| should pay a certain debt. This debt she
says she is willing to pay aud has offered so
| to do. but charges that her husband and the
other defendants. who have obtained some
hold upon the land, will not return it to her,
COURT BRIEFS.
| Judge Lochren took under advisement the
| divorce case of Johannes Hokanson against
| Louise HokanSon, in which the plaintiff sued
| for divorce on the ground of cruel and in
| human treatment. The parties are about 40
years of age. Mr.. Hokanson alleges that,
while his wife was willing to live with him,
she refused to accord him his marital rights,
and he feared his health might break down.
The Minneapolis & Pacific Railway company
| filed third petition in the district court ask
| ing that three commissioners be appointed to
condemn and fix price upon certain lands
wanted for railroad purposes. from the city
| of Minneapolis in q northwesterly direction
to some point on the Red River of the North,
and Oh the western boundary Of thesstate be-
tween Breckenridge and Browns valley.
The case of Mary Husau against CLAUS
mir tod r1d oroi
came IN. and an order was made compelling
| the de cndant TO play the plaintiff. Mrs.
HuSan was also granted leave to make answer
to the divorce proceedings brought, against
her some time ago H. !.
An order Of distribution was made in the
Bank of North Minneapolis matter Yesterday
| but owing to the large number of claims the
assignees will not get the books into shape to
make any payments before next Thursday
| Jackson Hall, contractor and builder, has
| brought an action against l.. a. Putnam
Sadie c. Pines and a number of others to Sc
| cure the payment of a small amount due for
| work performed.
Thomas P. Wilson has begun an action
! against William II. Bolton John H. Weber
and others to determine the ownership of lot
| 10, in block 10, Hoyts addition to St. An.
thony.
On motion the Salisbury divorce case. the
| full particulars of which were printed in this
| paper yesterday morning, was continued
one week. when it will be heard and decided.
| Freeman G. Gould has commenced an ac-
ton against Charles Green to recover $500.
alleged to be due on notes made in a real
estate deal.
The papers in the Hodgson case, in which
| Conway Hodgson sues his father to recover
| $4,7S0 for boarding his mother and sister were
filed.
The divorce case of Clara w. Knittle against
Albert KnIttle did not come up for a hearing,
although it was on the calendar.