The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-12-07
DISTRICT couRr.
Opening OF the December Term.

DISTRICT COURT.
Opening OF the December Term.
Seldom has December term of Dis
trict court convened in this city where |
the doors and windows were necessarily |
thrown open TO let the halmy breezes
watt their fragrance through the court
room. Yet this was the case when at III
O'Clock Tuesday forenoon Judge Sew
eTence's court convened Ia lis s,mi-an-
nual session. The little COURTROOM was
well filed with jurors, LAWYERS and spec
tators. Very few were present rom
outside the city unless called by bust
ness before the court.
At promptly eleven O'clock Sheriff
Piper opened the court and Clerk
Thorne called the roll of the gland jury.
All were present, but VIM. 5. Hughes, OF
Butternut Valley, was excused on ac-
count of sickness In his family. ;, 4.
Brooks was appointed foreman of the
jury.
Judge Severance gave a very complete
charge to the jury and explained the
rules which the law provides shall
guide il IN its actions. He stated that to
his knowledge no special cases were to-
be investigated. He SAID that good
common sense and a determination to
do equal Justice were the primary re-
quirements of grand jurymen.
When the grand jury had Withdrawn
the calendar was gone over and the va
rious cases set for trial, passed, or con-
tinued, as the case required. -Four
criminal cases will come up for trial, be-
| ing the cases of Joseph and Eliza Silver,
Andy jones and Frank Trip, Eight
civil cases were set Tor trlal. As the
grand jury will require the attention OF
the county attorney, the criminal cases
will not be tried until after most of the
civil cases.
Judge Severance has term of court
ut Fairmont, beginning two weeks from
to-day. He believes that he can COM
plete his labors here by that time.
w. b. Davies has been appointed
court reporter. VIM. Schultz of Garden
City, bailitf, and Wesley Maxtield dep
uty clerk of court.
A motion for continuance was argued
| in the case of Geo. b. Jackson Va. Jo-
seph A. Lowe.
The trial of the case of Evans Good
rich vs. Mary Goodrich occurred yester-
day in chambers.
In the case of Leroy Carpenter VS..
John Meaney motion to dismiss for
want of prosecution will be made.
In the case of G. S. Leeds q Co. VS.. j,
Flachsenhar, l.. Patterson and W. q.
Hoerr motion for Judgment on the
pleadlngs was made in the cases Of
Messrs. Patterson and Hoerr. This Is II
lien suit and comes under the recent de-
cision of the supreme court on the lien
law.
From Wednesdays Daily.
Court convened at nine o'clock this
morning.
The Case of John Cream VS.. Marian
Hills was dismissed without cost to
either party.
A motion for continuance in the case
of George b. Jackson vs.. Joseph a.
Lowe, was made on the part Of the de-
PENDANT.
Michael RYAN, of lie Ray. was excused
from acting on the pctIt jury on the
ground of sickness in the family. Chris
tan Dozzett, of Lake Crystal, was eX-
cused on the ground of being a member
of fire company.
The trial of the SUIT Of John f.
Meagher VS.. George GeTiick was begun
and was conducted without a jury by
agreement of the parties. 1t is suit to
i recover the price of certain machinery
which Mr.. Meagher sold the defendant,
and which the latter claims was not
equal % what was claimed Tor It. Prom
issOry notes were presented IN evidence
by the plaintiff, whose side rested ut
1890. No witnesses appeared for the
defendant, and Judge Severance took
the case under Amusement.
Daniel Buck made motion To put the
case of began VS.. Sullivan on the calen-
dar.
Z. L. Schwarz was adm tied to citizen
ship.
A. J. Haser was admitted to practice
at the court on presentation of a proper
certificate.
At HOO a. m. the court took recess
until 200 p. m.
The attention of the grand jury was
taken up to-day in the examination of
witnesses in the Greenbush case, who Is
| charged with robbing Prosser. The
| latter, as well as the witnesses who were
examined in the municipal court, APP
peared before the jury. There is no
doubt but that an Indictment will be
! found against Greenbush.
From Thursdays Daily
At Yesterday afternoons session the
court was practically adjourned until
Jan. Sth. The petit jury was dismissed
until that day at 1000 a. IN. This is rath-
er an unusual action, and was caused by
the fact that no civil cases were ready
! for trial this week. As the attention of
the county attorney was taken up by the
grand jury, he was not ready to try Grim
inal cases. To save cost to the county,
Judge Severance thought best to dismiss
the Jurors. As soon as the grand jury
completes it's labor court will adjourn.
| Until then the attention OF the judge
Will be occupied with court cases.
In the case of Geo. b. Jackson Va. Jo-
seph A. Lowe, n motion for continuance
was granted.
A motion for continuance was made in
the case of Lawrence Wade VS.. John Ii.
Sullivan, and was allowed.
The case of Wood VS.. Hoehns was
placed on the calendar, and dismissed
without costs for want of prosecution.
The grand jury found no indictment
against VIM. A. VauNorman, charged
with illegally cutting timber at Lake
Madison, and he was discharged.
Douglass A. Reed, law student with
Lorin GRAY, was examined by the court
and admitted to the bar.
1t is thought that the grand jury will
complete its labors by tomorrow night
if 1t continues to work as rapidly as II
has thus far. The Greenbush case comes
up this afternoon or tomorrow morn
ing.
No indictment was found against Omer
RiDehardt, of Beauford, who was charg-
ed with shooting neighbours g, and
he will be discharged.