St. Paul daily globe., 1888-03-15
A SINGULAR PROCEEDING.
A Fathers Queer Move---Various
Court Cases,


A Fathers Queer Move---Various
Court Cases.
Gerald McHenry has commenced an
action against Belle McGeary to OBJ
tain all order of the court compelling
her to deed him one-half of lot 10,
block 81, Gillpatrick's addition. 1t
appears from the complaint that the
defendant and her brother Christopher
eMcHenry, who are the plaintiffs chill
ldren, brought the aforesaid lot in 1888
on monthly payments of s35 each. The
lot was decided to the defendant, but was
owned jointly by both the children,
who each paid one-half of each
monthly payment. On Jan. Z, 1855,
christopher McHenry died intestate,
since which his sister, the defendant,
has paid the entire monthly Install
ments. The plaintiff now claims that,
his son dying inteState, he becomes the
owner of his interest in the lot, which
S valued at $1,000.
CASE OF A LEASE.
:. Levi L. Cook has commenced an ac-
fiOn against John j. Richardson to have
a certain lease rescinded. He claims to
have leased lots 9 and 10, block 81,
,Snyder's First addition, to the de-
'fendant for period of ten
years on the payment of certain
Stipulated rent. Afterward the plaint-
iff, at the request of the defendant,
signed with the defendant promiSSOry
note for $10,500, to enable him to make
certain i'm pr vementS on the lots leased.
The defendent agreed at the time:of the
signing of the note, to pay both the
interest and principal promptly, when
due, and in case of a default to surrender
the premises with the improvements,
worth $4,000. 1t is now claimed by the
plaintiff that the defendant has utterly
failed to keep the interest paid, whichiS
now long past due, and refuses to pay
the same.
Judgment was obtained by the North
western Cement and Concrete Pave
ment company against James Nc
Kinney for S725.49 for labor performed.
Marx & Weis sues Berthiaume Bros.
for S370.54 for merchandise sold.
The Winton Manufacturing company
obtained judgment for S542.75 against
Hille & Co. for merchandise sold.
The Milford Savings bank has COM
menced an action against Eugene M.
Gilbert ct al. to have $4,000 mortgage
foreclosed against lots II to 20, block 18,
rearrangement of Remington Park, on
default in the payment of interest.
The Bank of Minnesota sues John 5.
Gillespie for 81, ,101 on promissory note,
and garnisheeS John s. PillSbury.
A stay of execution for fourteen days
was granted in the case of John Sauer,
convicted of assault in the second de-
gree and sentenced to serve four years
in states prison.
William Brennan, Joseph Hickman
and William Welch, the boys accused
of stealing wheat from freight cars,
were tried yesterday and found guilty
of grand larceny in second degree.
They were sent to the reform school for
three years.
The case of the state against John
Conway, indicted for grand larceny,
second degree, was partially tried and
dismissed, the state failing to make out
case.
The following persons indicted by
the grand jury were arralgned and
pleaded not guilty and had their cases
continued over the term: John d.. Mil
ler. keeping cows in crowded and un-
healthy condition, and David Haeg and
A. 2. Turner, selling adulterated milk.
Empire State Gayeties.
The New York society held their
monthly social at Curtiss' hall last even
ing. The entertainment was opened by
piano selection by Miss Cora Reed.
Miss Myra Beals, the well-knOwn elO-
outionist, recited the letter scene from
Macbeth" and Miss E. B. Russell gave
"a vocal selection. w. Fl. EuStis,
the orator of the evening, then made
witty and humorous speech on the
late blizzard in New York, and
compared the weather of Minnesota
at the present time with that of the
Empire state. Messrs. Eustis, Johnson
and Abercrombie were then appointed
by r. r. Odell, the president, as a COM
mittee to draw up resolutions
of coincidence with their suffer
ing brethren in their native state,
and to extend an invitation to thems to
come West and thaw out in our balmy
climate. After the speech the floor was
cleared and dancing commenced and
was continued until late hour. There
were about 200 couples present.