St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-28
SALTWATER SETTINGS.
Court Notes and Gossip of Gen.
eraI Interest

Court Notes and Gossip of Gen.
eraI Interest.
Several minor matters were heard
yesterday by Judge Crosby in the dis
trict court. The case of c. H. Bronson
VS.. c. B. Lawton ct al. was argued and
submitted. as was also the action of
Charles T. Hubbard VS.. Joseph G.
Smith. Application was made for judg-
ment against a number OF delinquent
tax payers.
Matt Johnson, who is charged with
assaulting fOurteen-year-old son of
Neal Mckay, was tried yesterday in the
municipal court, the testimony taken
tending to show that Johnson is guilty.
After all of the evidence had been
taken, G. B. Jack, the defendants at
tOrney, made motion TO have johnson
discharged, claiming that the ordinance
pertaining to assault and battery cases
is void. His point is that the council
had no right by any provision of the
city charter to enact this particular or
dinance. The matter brought up will
be argued next Monday.
Charles Drewke was examined in the
probate court yesterday as to his sanity.
He is German, thirty-twO years of age,
and has been employed in this city and
vicinity nearly five years. He imagInes
that an army of soldiers are after him
and that he is being shot at. He per-
sisted in saying yesterday while being
examined that his hands were all cut to
pieces, although they were not marked.
Drs. Voigt and Mueller had no hest
fancy in prOnOuncing him insane, and
he was committed to the insane asylum
at Rochester.
The McRae-Gaslin case, which was
decided adversely to the plaintiff by
Judge Nethaway. of the municipal
court, last Saturday. will be appealed
to the supreme court. A stay of pro-
ceeding for twenty days has been grant
ed. and several wOOdsmen who have
like grievances will assist IN carrying
the matter to higher court.
An oratorical contest for a silver
medal to be presented by W. j. Demon
est. of New York, will be held at the
Grand opera house next Tuesday even
ing under the auspices of Grace Con-
gregatiOnal church.
A large number of men who have been
employed on the lake left yesterday for
South Dakota, where they will remain
during harvest, returning here in time
to go to the pineries next fall.
Snow Ball won the half mile running
race at the Lily Lake Driving park last
evening, beating Spotted Tom by sew
eral lengths for a purse of $25. A large
sum of money changed hands.
A picked base ball nine of this city
defeated the SOUle settlement nine on
their grounds, few miles northwest of
this city, Sunday afternoon, by score
of q to "a.
The local lodge of Elks are making
great preparations for the steamboat
excursion to be given under the aus
pieces of the lodge Thursday evening.
Among the prominent down river
lumbermen in the city yesterday were
Ira Stockwell, of Lyons, To-. and Joseph
Zimmerman, of Guttenburg, 10.
Joseph Zimmerman. of Guttenburg,
To-, purchased three brailS of logs yes
tereay from Hersey & Bean and two
brailS from Moses futile.
The Glenmont left yesterday with
raft of logs for Laird. Norton & Co.,
WinOna. The Robert DoddS is laid up
at the levee for repairs.
The Cowell libel case will not be tried
until tomorrow.