The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-06-21
GORMEz rs FREE.
states Attorney Blake Enters q MOL. Pros.
Court Notes.

Judge Stlpp convened court at 8
o'clock Tuesday morning and at least
six cases on the criminal calendar were
continued by agreement.
Paul Gomez, the Mexican, who was
indicted charged with stealing a $40
gold piece from his employer, one John
Miller, a tailor at Mendoza, was placed
on trial in the Circuit court yesterday
afternoon. He pleaded not guilty and
a Jury was empanelled to try the case.
At this point in the proceedings
States Attorney Blake nolle pressed
the indictment and Gormez was dis
charged from custody. Fred Geiger,
John Cole, Albert Fober, and mum.
Der of other Mendoza parties were sub
ppnaed as witnesses.
Michael Mol, the young German
who was indicted for burglary and
larceny, was found guilty by jury in
the County Court Tuesday and order
ed sent TO the penitentiary for one
year. The jury was out two hours
and had some little difficulty in arriv.
ing at satisfactory conclusion.
Moll was employed As IA farm hand
by VIM. Brown, who lives on the south
bank OF the Illinois river a few miles
west of this city. On the evening of
June eth. Moll stole shot gun and
OvercOat from his employer and skip.
ped. The property was recovered and
defendant practically admitted his
guilt. Buffers & Burke defended
him.
John Englesklrchen, of Mendoza, was
tried and convicted of grand larceny
and sentenced to serve two years at
hard labor in the penitentiary, by a
| Jury in the Circuit Court Thursday.
He was indicted at the March term
prior to this had escaped from the au-
thorities at Mendoza. A few months
later he returned to his native place in
the county Jail in this city.
Last September EngleSkirchen board
ed a freight train near Mendoza and
stole a 300 gold watch from Macon Q.
BrOwnlee, a cattle buyer residing at
Woodruff, Ill. He afterward sold the
watch to a friend in this city.
The evidence was strong against de-
PENDANT and Attorney Madden, who
was defending, did not offer any testi-
mOny on behalf of his client, The
Jury was out about one hour.
The attachment proceedings pend
ing against Joseph j. Wittlitf and
Mary Bychinski were dismissed.
Counsel for Michal Noll have enter
ed a motion for new trial.
A continuance was granted in the
DeetreS rape case.
In the case of Sweetland v. Sweet
land ct al the defendants in cross bill
were given leave to file answer
A motor to retaX costs was made in
the case of Moore V. Davis ct al.
New Cases.
A bill for divorce was filed in the
Circuit Court Yesterday by Helen
Waterworth, of La Sale. The defend
ant is William +. Waterworth. The
allegations set forth extreme and re-
peated cruelty. The couple Were mar
ried in 1856 and have one child. IL.
L. Warrington is solicitor for COM
plainant.
Peter Johnson V. Andrew CaiSten-
son; appeal: demand, S75.
Annie Macanich Of StreatOr has
commenced divorce proceedings in the
Circuit Court against her husband,
Nicholas Macanich. They were mar
ried in England in March 1879, and
have five children, the oldest being 10
years of age. She alleges extreme and
repeated cruelty and claims Mich has
frequently threatened to kill herself
and children. Walter Reeves is sOlic-
itor for complainant.
The petition of plaintiff in the case
of BOsserman V. POsten, asking for a
clear title to the property in dispute
was granted.
A decree of foreclosure was entered
in the case of Charles L. Young VS..
William Bowen ct al, and an order for
the sale of the property on which the
mortgage was held, was ordered by
Judge Stipp. The amount of the
various mortgages was 81, 232.7O.