St. Paul daily globe., 1889-05-08
A LEGAL TRIUMVIRATE.
Three Judges on the Bench in the
District Contemplating AS.
sessments Must Stand.


sessments Must Stand.
The district court was convened yes
terday morning, with Judges Brill,
Villas and Kerr on the bench. The
grand jury was called and sworn, Judge
Brill reading the statutory charge and
appointing w. A. Van Slyke foreman.
The jury then retired to the main court
room of the old building and adjourned
until Thursday morning. 1t will have
comparatively little to do, as all the
cases are for petty offenSes. In the fore
concluded. and the afternoon was spent
in hearing motions and the writ of
habeas corpus issued in the case of
Charles Kopp, who was arrested Oh
Sunday evening for diScharging re-
volver on East Seventh street. Judge
Cory sentenced him to thirty days in
the workhouse, and on writ of habeas
corpus he was before the judges
of tine district court. Arguments
pro and cOu were heard, and
the prisoner ordered released from
the custody of Supt. Fitzgerald of the
workhouse. A venire of sixty petit
jurOrs was returned into court by Sheriff
Bean. The court issued an attachment
against Fred j. Schulze, Eugene S.
Spicer and John G. Simmet, persons
upon whom jury summons was served,
but who failed to appear as commanded.
A special venire of thirty-five more
Jurors was issued, made returnable to-
day. This morning Judge Villas will
take up court cases in the main court
room on the second floor, and jury cases
will be heard by the other judges in the
nrtr nItiVnnc
compose the grand jury, the first one of
that number drawn under the new law
passed at the last session of the legisia-
ture. Their names are: 7. A. Schu1be,
G. C. Stone, C.. H. Schliek. j. F. Baker,
W. Smith, Sacob Simmer, E. c. Varney,
G. H. Watson. G. II. Schurmeler. G. H.
Schnittger, w. A. Van Slyke, E.. W.
Shirk, w. r. Allen, H. E. Wedelstaedt,
j. B. TarboX.
TIRED OF MATRIMONY.
But one new case was filed with the
clerk. 1t is that of Emma w. Campbell
against Frank M. Campbell, an action
for divorce on the grounds of desertion.
Mrs. Campbell alleges as follows: That
she and her husband were married at
Chicago on April 25, 1888. She is thirty
three and he is thirty-siX years old, and
together they lived as husband and wife
up to Sept. "a, 1885. During portion
of the year ended September, 1885, Mr..
Campbell. as his wife alleges, spent his
evenings and Sundays with one Mrs.
Murray. widow. then residing in Chi,
cago. On Sept. 29, 1885, he deserted
and abandoned his wife, and refused
thereafter to live with her or contribute
to her support. Mrs. Campbell, upon
information and belief. alleges that Mr..
Campbell is now residing in San Diego,
Cal. She asks for divorce and the
right to use her maiden name of Emma
II. Humbet
KICKED WITHOUT AVAIL.
The case of the applicationof the city
treasurer for Judgment against the
property of G. E. Dickerman, delin-
quent upon assessment for sprinkling
in district No. Z, under the city's con-
tract of Forrestal & Reilly for the term
ending Nov. Is, 1887, came on for hear
ing yesterday upon the application OF
the city treasurer, and the objection of
G. E. Dickerman to the recovery of
Judgment against lot and the easterly
half of lot 6, in block SO, Dayton q lr-
vines addition to St. Paul, for the
springling of Nelson avenue, from Sum-
the objections of Mr.. Dickerman and
grants the application of the city treas
urer for Judgment against the property.
This case again involves the question OF
what was the official paper of the city.
Mr.. Dickerman objected to paying the
assessment on various grounds, one OF
which was the above point raised,
made prominent in suit decided by
Judge Brill some time ago. Mr.. Dick
erman claimed that the board of water
commissioners reported the quantities
of water sprinkled without inspecting
the work or knowing anything about it.
This report was made to the board of
public works, and to the effect that said
streets had been sprinkled in conform
ity with the city's contract with one
FOrrestal. Other claims were made
which attempted to overthrow the legal
ity of the acts upon which the sprinkling
assessments throughout the city were
imposed. By the courts decision all
the assessment debtors will find it
easier to pay assessments for sprinkling
than to attempt to fight them in the
courts.
Pursuant to an execution and attach
ment upon judgment by III. w. Wack
against George w. Langevin, the prop
erty seized will be sold by the sheriff at
public auction on the front door of the
court house at 10 O'Clock in the morning
of May 16. The property will be sold in
parcels to the highest bidder, and con-
sists of $50 volumes of literary, scien-
tific. art and other works. An Encyclo-
padia Britannica is with the lot. An
oil painting about 9x7 feet with frame
worth $3.50, the whole having originally
cost So $50, will be sold upon the same
terms and conditions as the above.
ON THE DOWN GRADE,
The Wife of a ResneGtahle Work.