St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-06
THE PRATT WILL CASE.

The Judge of Probate Reversed
One of the Shoplifters---COurt
Notes.
Judge Lochren filed decision yester-
day in favor of the appellants in the
matter of the appeal from the order of
distribution of the estate of Stephen
Pratt, deceased, as made by the Judge
of probate. The homestead of the de-
ceased consisted of twenty-three acres
of land Oh Plymouth avenue, just inside
of the city limits, which he had used
during his lifetime as dairy farm.
After his death his widow de-
sired to take as homestead,
piece of land about the
size of an ordinary city lot on which the
house stood, and permit the remainder
to be divided among the heirs, consist
deceased, viz: Herrick G. Pratt and
Dolly l.. Pratt, she claiming that she
would be unable to make any use of the
farm and that it would only be source
of expense to her. The judge of pro-
bate allowed her to make such selection
and ordered the remainder to be divided
equally among the three heirs. The
two children appealed from this order,
claiming that she had but life estate
in the whole tract, and under this order
she would acquire an absolute title in
fee TO one-third of the land, and thereby
defraud them out of part of their IN
heritance.
THE SHOPLIFTING CASE.
Charlotte Campbell, who was indicted
by the grand jury for grand larceny in
the second degree, was arraigned and
pleaded not guilty. Bail was fixed at
$500 and the case continued over the
term. The prisoner, who is sister of
Mrs. Curtis, who was arraigned few
days ago for the same offense. is modest
appearing young woman and the wife
of a bookkeeper employed in one of the
the Indictment with having stolen two
bolts of ribbon from the store of Mary
A. BlaiSdell, 800 Nicollet avenue, and
one pair of stockings from the store OF
Craig Bros, 500 NicOllet avenue.
NOTES.
Marie H. Stublin, who was married to
Lewis P. Stublin in this city on the Goth
of August, 1887, has begun an action for
a divorce on the grounds of cruet and
inhuman treatment, drunkenness and
non-suppOrt. She says the defendant
is worth $4,000, and asks the court to
allow her sufficient alimony for the sup
port of herself and child. The plaintiffs
age is thirty-three years and the de-
PENDANTS fifty three years.
Articles of incorporation of the Min
nehaha Driving Park association were
filed with the register of deeds yester-
day. The capital stock of this incorpO-
ration is $4,000, and the inc0rporatOrs
are: H. w. Phelphs, w. E. Hartford,
NJ. J. Botferding. L. Laramee, W. G.
COlbrath, S. G. Daniels and John +.
Travis.
A decision was filed yesterday which
granted Ella +. Mckay divorce from
George A. Mckay, on the ground of de-
sertion, and gave her the custody of a
minor child. These parties were mar
ried at Chicago, ILL.,, on the Goth of jan
uary, 1879.
Napoleon Campbell has begun an ac-
ton to eject Emma f. and SOlon E.
Blackwell from lot 3, block 2, Twenty
fifth Street addition. The plaintiff
claims to have acquired title to this lot
by the foreclosure of mortgage for
$1,000 given him by the defendants.
George A. Sweet has begun suit
against James r. Mckinney ct al. to
have mechanics lien for S222.22 fore
closed.
Loren A. Barbour obtained judgment
against the Empire Coffee and Spice
company for S725.O2 on promissory
note.