Telegram-herald., 1888-07-01
WORK or THE JURY


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The following u the record ef the crim-
insi cssss sispossd of Ia ths superior Court
Of Graad Rapids before Judge BarliEssns
dariEx shs pEsssas Aey terra v1lch eons-
asnced On hsad>y Asy IA 1873
The Peopls Va Jznses K Psrrfmxn.
b Bz.my. Convicted snd ssnt<nced TO ave
years Al Jaeksan-
The People ". William Hsnnsssey. Two
czsss. Convicted and 6asd 30. Paid.
The People va John soaaion. Man
slaughter. The jury disagreed
Tue People ys. Jacob HindsnAch. Lar
csuy. Convicted and sentenced % ninssy
days AZ I0niA
ne People vs. John saddler. Larceny.
Consieted and ssntsnced 70 nlnety days a.
Io1ia-
TIE People vs. William Scott. Larceny
from store. Convicted and sentenced 70
one and one half years At I0nia-
The People ss. A j. Eanardnyssn. Lar
ceny. Sentenced On plea Of guilty - twenty
four DO urs Ia the county Jail.
The People -. John Aarsdsn- Larceny.
Convicted and sentenced 70 reform school
until the 18th or August
The People ". James K. Stewart. Lar
esny from pzson. Tried aud acquitted
Fns Peopls vs. Geo. Z. Byers. Forgery.
Sentenced os plea OF guilty to three and
one half yeas al loniA-
| Verdict not guilty.
The Psotss vs.. John Murphy. Felonious
| assault Dnvictsd and sentenced 10 Jack
son for uyears-
/ The Psogl va Fanny Martin. Larceny.
| Plead guiy. Sentence suspended.
| The People vs.. Thomas Hyland. Larceny
| from the erson- Plead guilty. Sentenced
| 10 iiye years at Jackson
| The Cty vs.. Todd Southsrd. Appeal.
Sentence to pay hne and costs. Total
| 5000.
OF thss fifteen cases eight have been con-
vicEe5. D0r pleaded guilty. two were 40.
1 Quilted and none Jury disagreed.
| The ecoAd case against James X. Stew
| art. res0ns were hled for not filing infor-
| matiOa
The People VS.. Eugene Hoey. Over
I term.
ThsPeople vs. Edward w. Donovan.
| PendDg.
ThsPeople vs.. Wilson and Van Zandt
| Adulsry. Defendant Van Zandt abb
scon2d-
la al these cases there has been but one
Jury hat has disagreed. and that was in the
Scaoon murder case.
| Tie Howard perjury case is now pending
sndmay be tried this term.
Rsides these criminal cases Q large num-
berof civil jury cases of importance have
bsa tried. among the most important OF
which are:
sttt vs.. Blood. Ejectrnent.
.homas II. Bedell vs.. Julius Berkey.
Cae.
dwight Brooks VS.. Earnest A. Stowe.
IDel
Isaac II. Parrish VS.. William Bradley.
. Iebt. Also several important chsncery
asss.
Next Tuesday the non-jury calendar will
De taken up.
,I The printed calendar at the beginning of
The May term showed only four criminal
sses. This was owing to the fact that at
tAat time Mr.. Stuart had just been ap
pointed Prosecuting Attorney and had not
| ne means st hand to prepare . complete
aendar, and besides cases are constantly
mising where parties are bound over to the
PRESENT term. The record of the present
erm is unprecedented in the history of the
Superior Court and the jury has been
constantly complimented by the court, the
bar and the citizens of Grand Rapids for
their fairness, pronptnese. industry and
| unanimity In dealing with the multiplicity
| of actions submitted TO their deliberation
| There has been but one disagreement dur
| ing the entire term and in that case there
were several tslesmen on the panel.
| The Judge thanked the jury warm
| ly for the manner in which they had dis
| posed Of the business before them, and dis
| missed them for the term.
AT the close of the Judges remarks A. ID.
Rsthoone stepped forward, and in a few
| pleasant remarks presented the Judge with
= tne gold-headed umbrella as a token of
esteem. He hoped that the life of the um-
brells would be larger than that of the
average umbrella, and when retiring from
| church always select the best umbrella.
The Judge responded ia happy manner,
saying that he would always keep the um-
brells. unless some other fellow chose the
best one when retiring from church.
Prosecuting Attorney Stuart then thanked
| the jury for the courteous and efficient
manner in which they had tried all crimi-
nal cases.
Court then took a recess until o'clock
and short time was spent in smoking
cigars furnished by Judge Burlingame, a.
1 in handaharfn0