St. Paul daily globe., 1888-02-10
WANTS A DIVORCE,
Mary L.. Schmidt Charges Her
Husband With Habitual Drunk
enneSS-Kill'S Case,

Mary Il. Schmidt Charges Her
Husband With Habitual Drunk
enness-KilPs Case.
The divorce case of Mary l.. Schmidt
against William F. Schmidt came up
before Judge SimOns yesterday, and
was taken under adviSement. The
grounds alleged are habitual drunken
ness. Mr.. Schmidt is an old settler who
has been here for about tWenty-one
years. He was in the wholesale LIQUOR
business for some time as one of the
firm of Schmidt d Huna. He was once
connected with the Wholesale liquor
business of Sheriff Fred Richter on
West Third street. Lately he has been
Keeping saloon.
. DECLARED INSANE.
Nicholas Kill, the supposed murderer
OF Jacob kOhn, has been adjudged in
sane. He was examined by jury con-
sisting of Drs. Stone, Davis and McDon-
aid before Probate Judge German yes
terday afternoon. E. S. Thompson,
KllFS attorney. conducted the eXamina-
ton OF witnesses, no questions being
put by Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
Mum.
Assistant County Physician Spencer
testified to Kill'S insane acts since his
confinement in jail here. DR.. Horwitz
was put upon the stand as an expert.
He believed Kill to be insane. NJ. L.
Propping. a lawyer. who had con-
versed with Kill at different
times, and Frank Jensen, watchman
at the jail, both gave testimony con-
vincing the jury of Kill's insanity. Kill
being a native of AlSace-Lorraine,
speaks good French and Indifferent
German. .. -.
He thinks he is as rich as the king of
France, says he has seven wives, the
prettiest of them being his Sunday
girl,'' and he claims that he is only six
teen years of age. He was in the
French cavalry. He is very filthy, and
steals and picks up everything he can
lay his fingers upon. He jabbered and
muttered occasionally, stared like an
idiot at the wall and toyed with his
clothes all the while the examination
lasted. The doctors unanimously de-
cided that he was insane. II
The great point was whether he was
Stimulating Insanity or really insane
Mr.. Mum is himself Of the opinion that
| he could not simulate it so well and so
long. He is committed to Rochester. ~
|. LAWYERS LITTLE BRIEFS. -,
James Owens was found guilty of the
| Bergh robbery yesterday, the jury hav-
lilS UceH OtlG dDOu6 IOuI lhOufS. y uQge
McCafferty made as good talk for him
as he could under the circumstances,
but Owens own confession decided the
case against him, and the smooth-faced
young man now awaits his sentence.
Judge Simons allowed the West Side
Real Estate company $4,000 damages on
the appeal from the assessment upon
the east 100 feet of lots and of block
9, Merriam'S addition to West st. Paul
for the grading of State street.
The case of Thomas Kelly ct al. vs.
Elizabeth Dewey ct al, an action to
foreclose a mechanics lien on build
ing contract, came up before Judge
Slmons late yesterday afternoon.
MIR. Markham has been appointed to
defend Prussian Frank in place of Tom
Ryan, who is ill.
In the case of John Eagan against
Martin Milton the New York Mutual
Life Insurance company has been gar
niSheed.
Emanuel Prodrazka, a small cigar
manufacturer, has assigned to George
II. Hammer.
The st. Paul National bank has sued
c. NJ. Ditmann for $S41.14 on prOmiS-
| sorry note.