St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-26
SALTWATER NEWS.
Decisions in an Important Case
Events Of Day.

Decisions in an Important Case
Events Of Day.
Judge Williston fled decision yes
terday in the case Of JuStinia Jensen VS..
Thomas Leckey ct al. The case, which
involves the title to forty acres of land
situate few miles northwest Of the
city, was previously decided in favor of
the plaintiff, but in the testimony clio
tied when the case was tried it was I'M
possible to state how much Emory Nc
Gee, one of the defendants, had dis
bursed in improving the property. and
the matter was referred to Court STEM
ographer Owen George to take the teS-
timony. which was then referred to
Judge Williston. The Judge holds that
Mrs. Jensen can recover the property by
paying the defendants SlS6.50, the
amount expended in improving it. The
plaintiff is also allowed one year in
which to pay the amount.
Court Commissioner A. E. Doe filed a
decision yesterday in the habeas corpus
proceeding relative to releasing John
James Mcdonald from the city jail,
where he is serving all uneXpired SEN
tence of thirty days for visiting a house
of ill-fame. The ground on which Fay
cite Marsh, McDonald's attorney, en-
deavOred to secure his release, was that
in the judgment there was nothing to
show when and where he had committed
the offense. The point was an impor-
tant and difficult one to decide. After
reviewing the case thoroughly, Mr.. Doe
decided that where a prisoner had
pleaded guilty to an ofense of this
character, the municipal court had the
power tOpaSs sentence. Mcdonald was
therefore remanded to Jail, where he
will have to complete his sentence.
A crew of men will be set at work to-
day erecting the fence for the new ath-
letic park on the Webster grounds, on
Sixth avenue south of Burlington street.
A grand stand will be erected, and
everything will be in readiness by July
2, when the ladies' bicycle races will
commence, continuing each evening
until July 5. The capital necessary to
construct the park has been secured by
private subscription.
The prison population was increased
by three yesterday. They were: p. f..
Bunham, forgery, second degree, two
years: Charles EmmerSon, grand lar
ceny, second degree, five years; Ed
Preston, grand larceny, second degree,
four years and nine months. They
were all from Hennepin county.
The Glenmont cleared yesterday with
a raft of logs for Laird, Norton & Co.,
Winona; the Moline cleared with a raft
for Dimock, Gould IL Co., Moline. and
the f. G. A. Denckman cleared with a
raft for Weyerhauser & Denckman.
Rock Island.
Louise Bernan, one of the st. Paul
damsels serving a sentence at the city
Jail for drunkenness and another for
fast driving, was released Yesterday,
her fine having been paid by friend
from the SANITY City.
Mrs. s. NJ. T. Henry, national evan
geliSt for the W. G.. T. u, will begin a
series of lectures in this city this even
ing. The lecture will be at the Metho-
dist church.
c. j. LIE Sueur, of the LIE Sueur Lum-
Der company, Dubuque, and Ira j.
Stockwell, of Lyons, To-, were promi-
nent lumbermeu in the city yesterday.
A crew of men will begin building a
dam to-day in the rapids, nine miles b e.
low the mouth of Kettle river, to, if pos
slble. bring in the Kettle river drive.
The st. CrOix boom has shut down
and Will remain so until Monday, when
1t IS expected that large supply of logs
will be within the boom limits.
A number of veterans of the First
Minnesota attended the annual reunion
OF the regiment yesterday at Winona.
The Batsau club of this city Is serl-
ously considering proposition to row
at White Bear July 4.
Kajanka begins a two-night engage
ment at the Grand opera house this
evening.