St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-25
THE BLIND GODDESS.

a Big Batch Of Litigants Demand
That She Settle Their Griev-
anceS.
An old scandal was revived yesterday
by Henry Schile, who brought suit
against Rev. Hastings FL. Hart, secre
tary of the state board of corrections
and charities, to recaver s., 200 damages.
In his complaint Schile alleges that on
Oct. 30. 1887, Hart maliciously and with
intent to injure his reputation, accused
him of having committed rape upon
Mary Zens, prisoner in the Ramsey
county jail, and gave him into the Gus
tody of police officer, who unlawfully
imprisoned him. Schile further reciteS
that, after an Imprisonment lasting thir-
teen days, he was arraigned in the
municipal court and discharged. Now
he wants pecuniary salve for his
wounded feelings to the amount above
mentioned.
CHARGED WITH RIFLING A LETTER.
Owen McGrann, ex-postmaster of
Green Isle, Mimi, was before Commits
Sioner MeCafferty, charged with open
inf a registered letter and taking there
from SIS. He was placed under $500
bonds for his appearance at the June
term of court.
ONE DIGIT THAT WAS VALUABLE.
John q. SeeSe has brought suit in the
United States circuit court against the
Northern Pacific Railroad company to
recover $1,000 damages for personal in
jurieS. The plaintiff had the fOrefinger
of his right hand badly mashed while
coupling cars.
THE PRICE OF. AN ARM.
Ernest Schroeder has brought suit
against Theodore Hamm, the brewer, to
recover 5,0C0 damages. Schroeder was
employed at Hamm'S brewery, and
sometime in October, 1886, had his arm
caught and crushed in the machinery of
a grain elevator operated in connection
with the brewery, neceSsitating the am
putation of the injured member eight
inches below the shoulder.
DRUGGIST MINISTERS MULCTED.
The jury in the case of Martin
Osborne, administrator, against Ster-
ling r. McMasters, for $1,000 DANA
geS, growing out of the death
of Anna Osborne from taking an over
dose of a solution of colchicum root,
purchased at the establishment of the
defendant, who neglected to label it
poison, after being out all night, brought
in verdict yesterday in favor OF the
plaintiff for $3.50.
DEMANDS HIS POUND OF FLESH.
Pm. Quist has brought suit against
the st. Paul, Minneapolis 81 Manitoba
Railway company for an accounting. In
his complaint Quist states that he was
employed by the railway company as
an agent for the sale of certain lands in
Kandiyohi, Swift and adjoining coun-
ties. BY the agreement he was to re-
ceive one-tenth of the purchase money
for his fee. 1t is claimed that the rail
way company failed to live up to the
agreement and held back money belong
ing to Quist. He asks that he be
awarded judgment for per cent of the
amount of money found on an account
ing to have been RENTED by the
purchasers of lands direct to the COM
pany.
HIS FLOWERS WERE FRosTBITTEN.
Some time since Charles Bennett
leased certain stalls in the market
building, for which he paid rental OF
S1,261 per quarter, the city agreeing to
furnish heat In bill of complaint
filed in the district court yesterday Ben
nett claims that during thenights of Nov
&c, 81 and 90 of last year on account
of the building being improperly heated
number of plants and flowers valued