St. Paul daily globe., 1889-05-24
SAINT PAUL.
COLD DAY FOR CRIMINALS
Judge Kelly on Deck to Try Law-B Break
ers Now In Jail.
"A YEAR FOR EMBEzzLEMENT.

Two Disguised Husbands Institute Pro-
ceedings for Divorce Cuttings Of
the Courts.
For the first time since he sustaine d
injuries by falling from his horse,
Judge Kelly occupied his seat upon the
bench yesterday. The criminal calen-
dar was opened and a few cases hur-
riedly disposed of, the principals plead
ing guilty. Sentence has been deferred
in most of the cases until good batch
has been tried. The court room on the
first floor was and will be devoted to the
cases on the calendar for the present
term.
Judge Villas. who has heretofore oc-
cupied the chamber, took up two as
sessment cases in the small court room
on the third floor. These were the
cases of Michael Nickl and Theresa
Dremler against The City of st. Paul.
an appeal from the assessment for grad
ing street. Judge Kerr was also en-
gagged with an assessment case of little
Importance. The case of John A. Rice
against r. A. Bergsma, an action to re-
cover for service rendered, was on trial
before Judge Brill. Before him the
case of j. j. McCafferty against James
Shearin was tried. the jury rendering a
verdict for Shearin. This was case
cover $500 against Shearin. whom he
held responsible for the services re u
dered in behalf of client, owens by
name. Owens was arrested for GER
tain crime, and Shearin called upon
Mr.. McCafferty and urged him to de-
fend Owens and agree to accept his
fee at some future date. Mr.. McCatferty
refused to do that, and Mr.. Shearin
claims he left him. and his interest in
the case dropped. d.QSubSeqnently Mr..
: McCafferty defended Owens, lost his
case, and the young man was sent to
serve SIX years. sentence at Saltwater.
Now comes the attorney and demands
his fee of Mr.. Shearin. The jury ia
vored Shearin's side of the case and de-
termined accordingly. The cases of
Charles BOggs against The Minneapolis,
St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad
Company; John Marby against Anna E.
Trott, and W. f. Dover against James
Barse, were dismissed before Judge
Brill.
The case of Frank j. Marshall, the
young man who was indicted for steal
ing $4,100 from the Northern Pacific
Express company. about six months ago,
came to hurried and fortunate end by
the plea of guilty entered by Marshall
yesterday morning. At a former hear
ing the prisoners attorney argued that
Marshall could only be indicted for one
of the several amounts he had stolen,
and that the state must elect such a
sum and prosecute upon it. One theft
of $44 was designated in the charge,
which made it grand larceny in the Sec
ond degree. Marshall pleaded guilty,
and upon the appealing address Of At
tOrney Willis and Marshal'S good rec
ord in his Wisconsin home, the judge,
after giving the prisoner some sound
advice, sentenced him to the workhouse
for twelve months. Marshall's friends
reimbursed the express company the
whole amount stolen.
COULD NOT BE CONVICTED.
In the case of The. State against Henry
Watson, the county attorney failing to
motion the court entered nOlle prose-
qui, and the indictment was quashed
and the prisoner ordered discharged.
3 CLARA BI,ATZ IN COURT.
4 Clara BlatZ, the murdereSs of j. w.
! Doherty, the express clerk, was called
before Judge Kelly yesterday morning
to have the. date of her. .tEial fixed. The
sheriff attended her in court, and all
eyes centered upon her. She was neatly
attired but wore the features made
harsh by confinement. The judge set
the date of her trial on some day during
the first week in June.
BEST GOT THE WORST OF IT.
Dibb Best files suit for divorce
against his wife, Amanda Best, cbarg-
ing her with drunkenness for the past
year and half. He claims she has
neglected her household duties and alb
sented herself from home more than
three-fourths of the time. He is twen-
ty-seven and she twenty-one years old,
and they were married Sept. 5, 1885, in
this ciGy. The wife files her answer
and denies each and every allegation Of
the complaint. Further stating, she al
leges that MIR. Best drove her from the
house and refused to support her, there
by compelling her to go to her relatives
and depend upon their charity for the
necessaries of life. She claims that he
is an able-bOdied man, earning good
salary as bOOkeeper, and asks the court
to grant him nothing, but command him
to contribute certain amount each
month toward her support. Mr.. Best
replies to his Wife's answer and denies
the new matter therein contained. He
claims that his wffe's mother, with
whom she has been staying most OF her
time, is worth not less than $4,000 and
well able to take care of her daughter,
whom he charges with continual drunk
enness, etc.
SAYS HIS SPOUSE HAS SKIPPED.
William T. Evans sues his wife,
Grace B. Evans. for divorce on the
grounds of deserti on and adultery. He
claims that they we're married on the
23d day of April, 1886, and are twenty
four and eighteen years old respectively.
In July, 1887, Mrs. Evans deserted her
home and entered upon life OF shame
in house of prostitution kept by one
Hattie Hood on the prairie near Wah-
peton, Oak.
THIEVES ON TRIAL.
John ClarksOn, who pleaded not guilty
larceny in the second degree, returned
into court Yesterday morning and
pleaded guilty. Sentence was deferred.
Jane COyne and Henry Wilson were
on trial before Judge Kelly yesterday,
charged with having stolen scarf pins
from the rooms of r. E. Ryder and l..
NJ. Hastings.
LEGAL MISCELLANY.
Joseph j. Oliver sues ]. L. Fore
paugh to compel the specific perform
ance of real estate contract.
In the case of Bertha GOerks against
Jacob JAMS, an action for 81, 1,000 for
alleged assault and insult. the jury re-
turns verdict in favor Of the plaintiff