The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-09-10
DISTRICT COURT.
Disposition of CausesAll
the Railroad Cases
Settled.

array OF legal talent present.
There were IS civil causes on the
calendar. The railroad fire cases
were all settled. The Cleary OK
case was tried for the third time
and resulted in a verdict for Cleary
of $40. The case of Shute VS.. the
Town of Princeton was stubbornly
contested and was fought for all
there was in it. The jury went
out yesterday afternoon, debated
the matter all night and finally
agreed to disagree, and were dis
charged this morning. Dan
Bruckart feels confident that his
client, Shute, will come out on
top Of the heap finally. The jury
in the case of Faussett VS.. Bailey
& Waldhoff, an action brought to
recover wages, remained out all
night and were discharged this
morning without agreeing upon a
verdict The calendar and dis
position of cases is given below.
The grand jury was discharged
yesterday forenoon. Only one in
dictment was returned. By a
unanimous vote they refused to in
dict M. S. Cone, who was accused
of assuming the functions of a JUS
tice of the peace before he had
legally qualified. An Indictment
was returned against Mrs. Matte
Pierce for assault in the first de-
gree. The Pitmon incest case was
continued until next general term,
owing to the unavoidable absence
of the complaining witness. The
jury in the Martin Brumbaugh
case were only out a few minutes
when they brought in verdict of
not guilty. Brumbaugh was &C
cused of stealing oats from Clinton
Slater last March. In the justice
case he was defended by the editor
of this paper. The jury after five
hours elaboration returned a YER
dict of guilty. We claimed all
along that he would be acquitted
in the district court. There was
no evidence to show that Brum-
baugh stole the oats. Had a ver-
dict of guilty been returned the
Judge would have set the verdict
aside. Brumbaugh was ably de-
Tended by D. w. Bruckart. Court
adjourned this afternoon.
CRIMINAL CAUSES.
1. The State of Minnesota, VS..
Thomas Pitmon, defendant. j.
A. Ross County Attorney. D.
W. Bruckart attorney for defend
ant. Continued from last term.
Continued until next general
term owing to the absence Of COM
planning witness. :
2. The State of Minnesota, VS..
Martin Brumbaugh, defendant. j.
A. Ross County Attorney. ,Ap-
peal from justice court.
Verdict, not guilty.
3. The State of Minnesota VS..
Mrs. Matte Pierce. Indicted for
assault in first degree. Arraigned
and plead not guilty. Continued
till special term. D. w. Bruckart
for defendant.
CIVIL CAUSES.
1. In the matter of proceedings
to enforce the payment of taxes re-
naming delinquent January list,
1891, in the county of Mile Laos,
VS.. the st. Paul, Minneapolis &
Manitoba Ry. Co., defendant. j.
A. Ross, County Attorney. S. L..
Campbell, attorney for defendant.
Answer scedules "A'' and &C."
Judgment ordered as per stipu-
lation on file.
2. John Cleary, plaintiff. VS..
Charles H. Rines, Aulger R1nes
and Arthur F. Howard, defendants.
6. H. Wyman for plaintiff. j. A..
Ross for defendants. Issue of
law and fact.
Tried by jury. Verdict for
plaintiff for $1,000. Stay of 80
days. 49,
g.. A. B. and A. A. Shute.
plaintiffs, VS.. the town of Prince
ton, defendant. D. w. Bruckart
for plaintiffs. G. A. Dickey and
Warner, Richardson & Lawrence
for defendant. Issue of law and
fact. III.
Tried by jury. Disagreed.
4. Stephen Dysert, plaintiff,
VS.. the Eastern Railway Of Mime.
sofa, defendant. w. Hammons
for plaintiff. Spencer, Washburne
q Lawrence for defendant. Issue
Of law and fact.
Settled.
5. Emma Rushford, plaintiff
VS.. Cora E. West and Paul West
defendants. j. L. Parker fo1
plaintiff. Reynolds & Stewart fol
defendants. Issue Of law and fact,
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