St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-30
SUED BY UNCLE SAM.
Trespassers Upon Federal
Lands Called to Account
by the Government.
Logging Firms Asked to Fork
Over Two Hundred Thou
sand Dollars.
Limbs Of the Law Plan a
Foreign Trip for Judge
SinonS.
Hamline University Chooses
Two Delegates to the State
Opatopical Contest.

In the United States circuit court yes
+ terday afternoon there was filed by
District Attorney Baxter suit brought
by the United States against Mike Sui
livan, Archie Campbell, Dan Cummings,
Patrick Hynes, the c. n. Nelson Lum-
Der company and the CloQuet Lumber
all and each of the defendants
for cutti ng timber oh government
land and the Fond du Lac Indian
reservation between Oct. l, 1888. and
March rs. 1889. Some of the logs are
now afioat in the Cloquet river and its
tributaries. the value of all aggregating
100000, the amount the government
asks from the defendants. This is one
of the heaviest suits for unlawful tim
Der cutting filed for some time, and the
district attorney thinks the government
has a good case, as the evidence is
abundant. The case will probably be
tried during the next term of the court
opening April IL.
BRIEFS.
Cults Bros. 4 Co., West side wood
and coal dealers, who assigned about a
week ago, filed another assignment yes
terday to Thomas K. Norton, the former
assignee not qualifying as required by
law.
Abraham Cohen sues julius Abel to
recover S26S on a promiSSory note.
Webster c. Smith, as attorney for
Harry c. Haskell, sues Frank E. Creel-
man to restrain him from foreclosing a
chattel mortgage of Sf00, which Haskell
placed upon his stock before his in
Solvency.
Michael J. Miller sues Edward Ian
geyin on lote of $1,000.
X. {. Libby & Co. have begun suit
against Mary Beauteau ct al. to recover
S2210.29 for building material furnished
Plaintiffs petition the court for decree
adludging the amount asked tobe lien
upon the property on which the build
ing stands for which the material was
furnished.
Beaupre, KeOgh & Davis sue the
Clarke Lumber Company for $729.S9 for
goods sold and delivered.
y. q. Flournoy sues Brooks Bros, for
S493 for wages alleged to be due him.
W. B. Parsons has begun a suit on
attachment against f. r. Miller and X.
X. Williams to recover ona note of $780,
Hattie Osborne filed suit against j.
b. Ingham yesterday, in which she
alleges that, last November, she left
$500 worth of diamonds with him as
security for loan of 500. Later, she
claims, she left gold watch worth Sos
for loan of $25, all of which property
the defendant agreed to return upon
the plaintiffs payment of the amounts
loaned and specified rate of interest
in addition. March IS plaintiff rendered
defendant the required amount and
offered to redeem the property, which
the defendant refused TO give up or &C
cept the money so rendered. She asks
for Judgment in the sum of S265.
The Peoples bank OF st. Paul sues
Arthur j.. Thompson on note of 272.
The st. Paul Gas EconOmlZing Com
pany VS.. lie Grand n. DensloW is the:
title of case on trial before Judge Kerr
yesterday. The action is brought to re-
cover 81 800 on promiSsory note.
In the case of Peter Larson, tried for
grand larceny in the second degree, the
Iary returned verdict of guilty with a
recommendation for mercy.
John Swickel, twelye-year-old boy,
who, in company with another boy
named Padden, Snatched woman'S
pocketbook on East Seventh street
about two months ago. after a trial yes
teTday morning was convicted. He will
probably be sent to the reform school.
In the case Of the state against Charles
HofsaS, charged with attempting to
shoot another, the prosecution accepted
plea of simple assault.
ne case Oh lne STATE against Charles
Webber was continued.
A special term of the district court
will be held before Judge Kerr this
morning.
The case of Gruber against Hills. an
action on a real estate transaction, was
submitted to Judge Villas yesterday.
Elizabeth WitZel was examined before
the probate court yesterday, found in
sane and committed to Rochester.