St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-13
A GREAT LAND SUIT
Now on Trial---SeveraI Damage
SuitS---Court Routine.


Judge Baxter was engaged yesterday
in hearing the case of Albert Jellison
ct al, heirs of Charlotte M. Brown.
against Thomas Halloran, to recover
possession of forty-SiX acres of land adj
Joining Kenwood addition, valued at
$4,000. 1t appears that in 1867 Char
lOtte NJ. Brown, the owner of this prop
erty, motgaged it to mau named Ruff
son, and in January of the following
year died; that Rev. Joseph G. Whit
ney was appointed administrator of her
estate, and that May 5, 1868, Rulifson
began an action against Whitney as adj
miniStrator and had the mortgage fore
closed, and soon after sold it to the de-
PENDANT. The heirs claim that the fore
closure proceedings are void because
they were not made parties to the suit.
William Warner has began an action
against Caroline Warner for divorce.
He states in his pleadings that his age
is twenty-five years and the defend
ants twenty years, and that they were
married at PiQua, o., on the 18th of
September, 1885, and that in the follow
ing January the defendant gave birth
to child. This fact he considers to be
sufficient proof of the unchaste char
acter of the defendant and sufficient
ground for divorce.
In the cases of John Everard, Minnie
Hull and E. g. Barna5y, appellants
from the award made by the commits
SiOnerS who condemned the right of Way
for the Minneapolis & St. CroiX RAILWAY
company through their land. the iurv
rendered the following verdicts: Ever
ard, $500; Hull, $3.50, and Barnaby.
$500. The awards made by the commits
sionerS were: Everard, S720; Hull $50.
and Barnaby, Sl20.
The case of Uriah Wilson against
Nils Nyberg, to recover possession of
one acre of land in the village of Golden
Valley, and for 5000 damages for the I'M
lawful detention thereof, was con-
cluded yesterday afternoon. The court
instructed the jury to give Wilson pos
session of the land, but told them they
must decide the matter of damages, and
they returned a verdict of l cent dam
ages.
Alice Brown. who was committed to
the workhouse for lewdness and in
decency, was brought before Judge Rea
yesterday on writ of habeas corpus, it
bying claimed that the commitment was
faulty. The commitment was held to
be good, and the woman was ordered re-
committed.
The case of Charles A. Leden against
Charles j. Erickson for S10,O17 damages
for injuries received by having the
frame of house, which he was helping
erect fall on him, was partially tried
and dismissed.
Josiah Thompson has begun an action
against John Helstrom ct al. to have a
mortgage for SS11 foreclosed on lot 2,
block 8, Minnehaha addition, Oh &C
count of a default in the payment of in
tereSt.
A transcript of judgment from RAM
sey county for S233.30 against Charles
w. Sleeper and in favor of Creelman,
Avery & Co., was filed yesterday with
the clerk.
E. w. Rossman obtained judgment
against George w. Spear ct al. for $40
for professional services rendered as an
| attorney.
James Mobiles, the last one of the in
dicted gamblers, changed his plea to
| guilty and was fined $500.
j. X. Elliott obtained Judgment
against &. F. Harrington for 1921 OH a
| promisSory note.