The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-12-14
From Fridays Daily.
DISTRICT COURT.

0mer Rinehart was discharged, no in
dictment having been found against him.
VIM Lang was given permission to 20
before the grand jury and testify in his
own behalf.
John Emerson and w. NJ. SchwarE
were admitted to citizenship.
In the case of Jacob Miller ys. the
Chicago. st. Paul 4 Omaha Railroad Co.
the demurrer was argued.
Derenza l.. Claw and Margaret Claw
were given permission to adopt Tildey
Burhy, while Horace K. Saver and
Catherine +. Sayer were granted per-
mission TO adopt Lettie Burhy.
The grand jury brought in three in
dictments this morning.
VIM. Mcdonald, of Amboy, was ar
raigned on the charge of assulting an
other man in the second degree. He
plead not guilty. Lorin Cray is his at
torney. Bond will be given for his APP
pearance at the January term of court.
The other arrangements will be made
this afternoon. The grand jury is still
at work and is not likely to complete Its
business to-day Court will probably
formally adjourn tomorrow.
From Sat Srday's Daily.
VIM. Lang was arraigned on the
charge of assault in the second degree,
and pleaded not guilty. A. X. Piau is
his attorney. Bail was fixed ut $3.50,
which was given.
Lawrence o. Randall was admitted to
citizenship.
The grand jury is still in session. The
members took u ride out 10 the poor
farm tins morning, AMI found every
thing in good shape.
To-day was spent in examining into a
case which has come up from Beauford
Attorney Plymat, of Mapleton, yester-
day telegraphed the jury that he would
have case to be investigated to-day.
Andrew Little, who lives in Beauford,
has two daughters, and these daughters
nave been quite friendly with two young
men who attended the same school.
Out of this grows some charge which the
grand Jury is looking into. The two
young men are the young sons of Frank
lin Childs and John Liffey.
The grand jury also looked into the
case of the robbery of w. b. Torrey's
team.
From Mondays Daily.
The affairs of the district court were
wound up tins forenoon and an adjourn
ment was taken this afternoon until
January Sth.
The grand jury returned five indic,-
ments Saturday afternoon and having no
other business was discharged.
No indictment was found against Har-
ry GLAND, charged with larceny at Gar
den City at the time of The county fair
and he was discharged.
John Gibbs, the seventeen-year old
lad who robbed the Lake Madison de-
pot last summer, was arraigned on the
charge of grand larceny in the second
degree and pleaded guilty. He was sem
fenced to six months in the county Jail.
He has already been there five months.
Judge Severance informed him that he
gave him so light sentence on account
of his youth and in order to give him an
opportunity to mend his ways He was
thus spared the disgrace of going to
states prison. He promised to behave
himself hereafter. He is a nice appear.
ing boy and has conducted himself ex-
ceptionably well while in Jail.
Cap Schimmele, of Mapleton, was ar.
raigned on the charge of assault in the
second degree on Ole Peterson. He
pleaded not guilty and was released on
bail. VIM. n. Plymat is his attorney.
Ed Greenbush was arraigned on the
charge of robbery In the second degree
and pleaded not guilty. Bail was fixed
at $500. j. l.. Washburn Is his attorney
Guy Childs and 'ohn Laffey, two
eighteen year old boys, were arraigned
on the charge of indecent assault upon
Janet Little and pleaded not gull
ty. ]. l.. Washburn is their attorney
Bail was fixed at $500 in each case
which was furnished. These parties
live in Beauford and attend school there
While the teacher was home for dinner
last Friday the two beys, so the com.
planning witness says, threw the girl
who is fifteen years of age, down on the
floor, and stripped her nearly naked
The boys say it happened as they were
all wrestling. The boys are not bad ap.
pearlng and all three families are re.
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