St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-20
THE WIDOWS MITE,


Judge Villas Finds That Mrs.
Mintzer Has Life Estate in
Valuable Tract.
In the matter of the appeal of Anna
r. MintZef from the decision of the pro-
bate court, which decreed to her a Ger
tain portion of a tract of land contain
ing thirty acres, and lying on the West
side flats and within the corporate linn
its of the city, Judge Villas reverses the
order and grants to Mrs. MintZer the
prayer in her appeal. The will of the
last November, and the st. Paul Trust
company appointed as the administrator
In the will the deceased had beQueatned
to his wife, Anna r. Mintzer, along
with other property, life estate in the
homestead upon which the de-
ceased and family lived before his
death. The property that was
enjoyed as homestead was
pieces of unplatted land, containing
about thirty acres, upon one corner of
Which stood the house Inhabited by the
Mintzer family. The probate court de-
fined the area of the homestead lot as
piece of land about 100 by $50 feet, with
all the Entertainments and appurte-
house, barn, etc. The property was adj
judged to constitute the homestead and
was vested i'll the widow. The re-
mainder of the tract was declared sub
Ject to the administration of the estate,
and should revert to the other devisees
named in the will. Mrs. Mintzer APP
pealed from this order and sued to re-
cover the whole of the homestead tract.
After hearing the arguments and teSti-
meny, the court finds and decides THAT
the homestead of the deceased, William
l.. Mintzer, which descended to Anna
X. MintZer as widow, ana in which she
was entitled to life estate
and interested, included the !entire
tract and dwelling house thereon; and
she was not required to select a part
thereof for a homestead, nor was the
probate court authorized, upon the facts
stated and found, to make the order ap-
pealed from. The order must be re-
versed and the Judgment of this court
entered, assigning to Anna r. MintZer,
widow of the deceased, all the land
mentioned and described, to be held
during life, and upon her death the fee
to the property to be vested in the per-
sons named in the will"
A MATRIMONIAL MISTAKE.
The trial of the Reynolds divorce
case was resumed before Judge Villas
yesterday morning. Dispositions and
affidavitS to the number of dozen were
read to the court and submitted. Rey-
nOldS was subjected to severe cross
examination by G. ID. O'Brien, Mrs.
Reynolds attorney. The case devel-
oped nothing new that was startling,
but the day was taken up with the in
PRODUCTION of the prepOnderance of evil
dence for the defense. The court will
hear the summing up of arguments
Monday morning.
NEW SUITS.
Augusta Segel sues John Peterman,
and asks the court to declare promis-
sorry note for $500, loaned by her to
Peterman upon tcertain real estate,
lien upOnSaid property and Judgment
rendered accordingly.
E. j. HOdgson and others sue H. P.
Rugg to recover $2S5.59, goods sold and
labor performed.
James Carroll sues the Wisconsin
Central Railroad company to recover
81 600 for damage done to lot 5, block 16.
Brunson's addition, by reason of run
ming track across an alley in the rear
of said lot.
Bern hardt Allen has begun suit
against James Dillon, in which he asks
judgment for $4,000. Allen alleges
that while employed by Dillon on the
22d of June, 1885, in digging and
sheathing well, Dillon required him
to stand up cross plank resting on
cleat nailed to the side of the sheath
ing: that through the carelessness and
negligence of Mr.. Dillon, the board was
not safely and securely attached to the
cleat, and the plank giving away, he
(Allen) fell to the bottom of the well, a
distance of about fifty feet, breaking
fhVnn hc fro atr hi
causing shock to his nervous system,
and was thereby confined to his bed for
a period OF three years. He is now
cripple and permanently injured.
Peter M.Quist sues the city to recover
50, 1000 for damage done to lot 2, block /,
Yandes' addition to st. Paul, by grad
ing Hastings avenue, whereby dirt was
removed from his lot.
o. II. Comfort sues Bella G. Matteson
for S10l.50. for professional services
rendered.
Caroline B. Works sues the city to re-
cover $4,000 for damages to lots 4, 5 and
Paul, in grading Magnolia street.
August Scholtz sues Charles A. B.
Weide for $40 % damages for removing
dirt from lot 4, block IL, McLean's res
ervation.
John II. Morrison, as receiver of the
estate of Patrick Durrack and William
F. Bickel, insolvents, sues the Germania
bank that the court may restrain them
from collecting money on certain con-
tracts which the insolvents transferred
and assigned to it while contemplating
the benefits of insolvency. 1t is alleged
by the receiver that the contracts were
so assigned in order to evade the claims
of other creditors.
LawtOn Bros. sue John G. Devreaux
to recover $3.50 as commission on real
estate. Money in the hands of the Min
nesota Loan and Trust company has
been garnisheed.
Mary Graham sues Bridges T. Bureh,
Patrick Burch and Mary and Joseph
Burch to recover lot l. block so, of Day
ton 81 Irvine's addition, alleged to have
been fraudulently and unlawfully Sc
cured by the usual conveyance from her
father while he lived, though at a time
when he was of feeble mind and subject
to the deceiving influences of those
around him. Mary wants the convey
ance made null and void and the recov-
cry of her right in the property accord
ing to former will, which defendants