St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-06-06
CRUEL TO HIM.
The Charge of a Police Officer
Against His Wife - District

Court Cuttings.
Police Officer Mathew Vontrieb and
Rosa, his wife, sat on opposite sides of
the long table in Judge Lochren's court
room yesterday.
Voptrieb is policeman and has an
action for divorce, and the ground of
the action is cruelty and inhuman treat
ment, and his wife makes the counter
charge of adultery. He is good six
feet, and hale and hearty as policeman
should be. and she weakly little
woman who would find difficulty in
tipping the scales at 100 pounds. A
number of women were present as wit
nesSeS for the wife, who in her answer
charges her husband with adultery.
One of them in telling her story said:
Il came in the room one day, in 1885,
two or three weeks after the baby was
born. That was Dec. 6. Mat was scold-
ing at her. She was cutting bread with
butcher knife. He said:
"'Give me the knife, Pm going to kill
something and she said:
You're not gOin' to kill me, Matt
kill the cat Then he went TO take the
knife away from her, and she started
TO run out of the room, and he struck
her with his cane. knocking her down,
and the knife fell from her hand and
the girl grabbed it and ran out of the
house. | was so excited then | went up
stairS.''
Other witnesses testified to his lock-
ing her out at night and abusing her
while enceinte. causing her to give
birth to an infant that died within
twenty four hours. The case was SUBJ
mitted.
The case of Reinert Sunde VS.. James
E. Wisner over the valuable property at
the corner of Second avenue south and
Fourth street. was yesterday argued
and submitted to Judge Smith for de-
cision.
The case of William II. Trip against
Ida J. Fogelsong, to decide question
of adverse claims to seven lots in the
Bloomington Avenue addition. was
day. The plaintiff alleges that fraud
ulent means were used in having the
property willed to the defendant.
The case of Andrew G. Nelson, who
tried to kill his wife OIL First avenue
north last winter. was continued in the
criminal court until May II. The case
against Col. Tanner for keeping a
gambling resort was set for the same
day. T. F. Davis, his attorney. is en-
gagged in the Wipona United States
court on the Charles G. Orr pension
fraud case.
DECIDED BY THE JUDGES.
Judge Smith yesterday rendered a
decision favorable to Baldwin Brown in
the action brought against him by the
exposition directors to quiet title to the
land on which the building stands. He
held that Mr.. Brown must give clear
title on the directors paying him $4,000,
and not till then.
in the two Eighth ward cases similar to
the one filed by Judge Lochren Satur-
day of John T. Blaisdell VS.. The City of
Minneapolis and others. The decisions
given yesterday were in the cases
brought by Henry A. Avery and Res
well P. Russell. The taxpayers may
appeal to the supreme court.
ii. III. Brown. a South Washington
avenue saloonkeeper, yesterday as
signed to Titus Mareck. He says his
property will not exceed $500 in value.
Judge Smith confirmed the bond.
Judge Hooker yesterday filed an
order temporarily restraining the W est
ern Union Telegraph company and the
Gold and Stock Telegraph company
from removing their tickers from the
Ducket shops or GetZ, Oummerl u Co.,
and further ordering that they appear
next Saturday to show cause why per-
manent injunction should not be
granted.
In the action brought by Merriman
& Borrows Bros. against Augsburg
seminary, to recover for lumber pur-
chased by A. P. Jones, to be used in
constructing building for the semi
nary Judge Re9 Yesterday held that tho
seminary is not liable.
NEW CASES.
Samuel Hoover is plaintiff in an
action for foreclosure against Rachael
Paine, Dan A. Pool and Mary Burgess.
The Indebtedness grew out of promis-
sorry note for $4,000 made by Rachael
Paine to Dan A. Pool. Exchanges
have since been made.
Joseph H. Bronill cite has sued
George W. Kinney for $704.66, claimed
on prOmissory note.