St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-19
O'BRIEN's DIFFICULTIES.
Troubles of an lnsoivent--. Wants
to Sue for a Dog Bite.

10 sue IOf q Dog BITE.
j. K. O'Brien, the Hennepin avenue
saloonkeeDer who last July made an
assignment, has again been i'm court
because of the difficulties which have
arisen fiom that action. When O'Brien
transferred his property to the assignee
he claimed exemption for the Henne
pin avenue property, where his saloon
was located. and over which he lived,
on the ground that it was his home
stead. His creditors were not of his
way OF thinking, and they began suit to
have the property turned over to the
assignee. While this action was pend
ing the premises were rented to
r. E. Bader and the $500 per month rent
was turned over 10 the court toawait the
settlement of the case. There is $500 in
the hands of the court, and O'Brien pc
titiOned that he be allowed part of the
money to use in the payment of taxes,
interest on the mortgage, etc. The at
tOrney for the creditors argued that the
motion be denied, as O'Brien is already
in contempt of court for refusing to go
before referee and disclose the amount
of his property. Judge Smith, how
ever, granted OBrien'S motion, since
the taxes, etc.. will have to come out of
that property, whoever wins the case.
Jacob DevOrsky is seventeen years
old. His father is dead and his mother
lives in Poland. He has no legal guard
ian, and he yesterday filed a petition
for the appointment of his brother
Adam as guardian. so that he may bring
suit against one Adam HOrnung be-
cause of a bite inflicted upon him by
vicious dog, the property of BOrnung.
1t is claimed that Hornung knew the
dog was vicious. but. nevertheless. al
lowed him to run uncOnfined. The
same dog has caused trouble heretofore
by biting paSSerS-by.
Judge COchren aga n yesterday had
under consideration the suit known as
''the inch OF land CASE" because of the
small strip of land involved. The suit
arose over division of some land.
Byron Sutherland owned the land orig
inally. The rear boundary of the land
was partially diagonal line. He built
two houses on the land and then
divided and sold the two parts as the
east and west half, but the dividing line
did not cut 1t into halves. The suit is
brought by Mrs. Sarah E. Cleveland,
who bought one of the lots, to eject one
Hillary. the other purchaser, from a
driveway. Hillary claims that he was
given a right OF way over Mrs. Cleve-
Iuiiu pun Will thC uCCos AlSu-
ments were heard and the case was
submitted.
Judge Smith yesterday filed his de-
cision in the suit of Sylvester q.
Matthews versus E. A. Wheeler Golf
and others in favor of the plaintiff.
The amount involved was 1913, al
legged to be due on real estate deal.
A certificate of the amendment of the
articles of incorporation of the Pioneer
Fuel company was filed with the reg
lister of deeds yesterday, providing for
the carrying on of general real estate
business in addition to the coal and
wood business, and the building and
operation of coal docks.
Andrew Ledell. of 1.211 Sixth street
south, was examined yesterday for in
sanity, and will be committed to the st.
Peter asylum, where he has been be-
fore.