St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-22
STYLES IN SPRING SUITS.
A Variety Filed for the April Term Of
the District Court.
ANOTHER NEW LIBEL SUIT.
Complaints Filed That Indicate There
Will Be Plenty of Work for
Six Judges.

Albert Knittle, the Minneapolis attor-
ney of whom the Pioneer Press spoke
very disparagingly in its issue of March
2, has brought libel suit against the
company for $4,000. The complaint
reciteS some of the strongest expressions
in the article which it claims to be
libelous. Among them is this very
strong assertion: HE is man
who is disgrace to the legal
profession, disgrace to the human
race i'll the state of Minnesota
Another phrase which the attorney OBJ
jects to is, ''Albert Knittle, whose name
is synonymous with everything that is
corrupt and dishonest" Mr.. Knitte in
the complaint holds himself to be an
upright man, and denies the charges
made in the article. On the 9th of
March he served notice for retraction
on the paper, and as no response was
made he begins the action, holding that
his business has been greatly injured
by what complaint terms ''false,
malicious. libelouS and defamatory
statement"
DR.. E. e. Barnum commenced a libel
suit against the GLOBE yesterday for
$4,000. The matter claimed to be libel
Gus was published some time ago, and
was in connection with Belle Paine.
John johnson, laborer. brings
damage suit for $1,000 against Hobart &
Willis, plumbers. The complaint states
that he was injured through their neg
ligence by the caving in of the side of
ditch in which he was at work. The
accident happened at Bismarck, OAK,
last October.
William III. Taisey has brought suit
against the Chicago. Milwaukee d st.
Paul Railway company for s., 1880, for
damages done to property of his in a
collision on the road.
John S. Huges yesterday filed an
answer to complaint entered against
real estate valued by the defendant at
$1,000, and by the plaintiff at $500.
Huges denies the allegations of the
complaint. and claims to be the owner
of the land
Edwin w. Hadheld commenced ac-
ton against Sheriff Eye to recover a
team of horses or $3.50, their appraised
value, which the sheriff seized on writ
of replevin from the Anheuser-Busch
Brewing association.
John A. Hanley yesterday sued Theo-
dOre T. Knappen and others for S3l1.S9,
claimed due on promissory note.
Mary J. Ryckman has brought action
against James NJ. Williams for $500 Oh
note.
Danville l.. Savage sued William Fl.
Barber for $3.50, which he claims to be
due him for services rendered.
w. W. Skyes & Co. have sued Frank
E. Little for s64S.97 for material and
labor furnished in the erection of res
idence.
Samuel Fish has brought suit against
John q. Swenson for $500 claimed to be
due on prOmiSSory note. A reply is
also filed, which states that the note is
paid.
Alfred Humphreys has brought suit
for 5000 damages against the Mime
sofa Transfer Packing company. the
rendering works of which are located
near his dwelling. He claims that the
odors emitted from the place prove so
great a nuisance that he is unable to
sell or rent his house, and that his fam
lily are suffering disease from the effects
of their close proximity.
Fendall G. Winston. Phillip B. Win
stOm. Thomas B. Johnson, John A.
Sanderson and Michael Flanagan are
the plaintiffs in an action begun against
Albert johnson to restrain him from OBJ
structing an alleyway which leads to
the rear of buildings owned by them on
First avenue south and Fourth street,
The property they own they claim to
have purchased with the understanding
that the alleyway was to be maintained.
johnson is commencing the erection of
building and is claimed to be OBJ
structing the alley at present and to in
tend to have the building abut onto it.
The plaintiffs ask to be allowed to clear
the passage for traffic now and keep it
clear till the decision of the court is
given as to whether or no Johnson may
erect the building so as to close it up.
In reply to the complaint it is claimed
that the alley has not existed as such.
Andrew j. Finnegan is the defendant
in fourteen suits brought against him.
by various parties to set aside his adj,
verse claim to small parcels of real es-
tate in Cummings Second addition to
the city. Lewis Nelson is the plaintiff
in action for one lot each, as are also
Hans Larson, Louis Anderson, Carl F.
Lundell, Michael Olson, G.. J. Bolin-
gren, Robert and Martha Cummings,
Solomon Lusty, Daniel Nilsson, Peter P.
Holland, Louis Westerlund and An:
drew l.. Anderson. Andrew Dahlgren.
has two lots involved.
AiiPP hoo uCtiOll
to have claims of Ida j. Foglesong to-
several lots in Bloomington Avenue ad-
ditiOn set aside.
A. Oppenheime1 & Co. have sued Gill
bert Beton and others for S617.76,
claimed to be due on promissory note.
DR.. A. A. AmeS has sued Frederick
Penney for $500, claimed to be due for
services.
The W. B. Clark Investment company
has commenced action against the Crys-
tai Lake Cemetery association for $500
claimed on promissory note.
Judge Hascal R. Brill filed an order
changing the place of the trial of
Keigher & Kavanagh against John Tai
lon from Ramsey to Hennepin county.
The action is in regard to certain grad
ing on Summit avenue, and involves
81, 1884.
Mrs. Crawford Wins.