St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-04
DISTRICT COURT BRIEFS.

j. Fitzpatrick has been selected as q clerk
by Clerk of Courts Tirrell.
mortgage for $40, 800. 66 on the old Wash
1ngton rink. held by Ella j. Dibble, was Or
dered foreclosed yesterday.
w. A. Alden secured verdict of 800
against the state agricultural society. He
sued for $500 for horse lost.
Annie Judge, twenty years of age, was sent
10 the insane asylum yesterday. She was
there once before, but was released as fully
cured. She is insane upon religious matters.
The divorce suit of Clare II. Carlin against
James A. Carlin was called for trial yester-
day, but, owing to an irregularity in he sery-
Ice OF The complaint, was continued for one
week.
An order was made by Judge Hicks yester-
day commanding Frederick Nachtigall to
pay his wife Elizabeth 500 and $50 per
month alimony pending the hearing of her
suit for divoace
Frank Taylor, recently found guilty of
stealing stove from A. Z. Horton. paid S54
OF the S75 fine assessed against him yester-
day. and was given one week longer in
which to pay the rest.
Samuel Linderhof, recently adjudged in
contempt Tor not paying S41.50 TO Dahlin
Stark y Co., as ordered by Judge Pond
cleared himself yesterday by showing that he
did not have the necessary money.
The jury in the case of Mary E. Winston
against Winthrop Young, which returned
sealed verdict Friday afternoon, was dis
charged yesterday, having failed to agree
The case will probably come on again next
term.
Judge Pond made an order yesterday set
ting aside the recent proceedings by which
>. W. Parker was commanded to pay his
wife, now suing for divorce, So aIimony.
Parker showed that he did not have the
money.
Nina Finch, the eleven year.old girl who
has been living with one MiIdrew Andrews.
who processes to be the little ones aunt, was
sent TO the state school at Owatonna yester-
day by Judge COrrigan. The alleged aunt
did not appear in court to defend the case.
Florence NJ. Lewis appeared before Judge
CAVITY and asked for divorce from Henry p.
Lewis on the ground of desertiou and non
support but as IL appeared that Mr.. Lewis
recently contributed to his wife's support
the case was taken under advisement
The case of the West Minneapolis Turn
verein against the board of county commits
sloners to recover S709.25 paid under protest
as taxes for the year 1889. came up before
Judge Pond Yesterday; The defendants
claim is that 1t is not liable TO taxation as its
property Is used as seminary or place of
learning. After some argument the matter
was taken under advisement
Yesterday morning the petition of the City
Elevator company for the appointment of a
receiver for the Minneapolis Distilllng COM
pany, the same to supercede the assignment
made Friday to Charles kittleson, was heard
by Judges Hooker and Smith. The petition
was denied, the assignee agreeing to pay by
Monday judgment of SIPS obtained by the
firm of Cooley & Water
Herber d Wilson, doing a fire insurance
business, are made defendants in an ac:io II
begun by George NJ. McGregor to recover
$1,000 for breach of contract. lie claims that
the firm agreed to get him an insurance pol
icy on his house, and he believing that this
would be done, failed to insure elsewhere.
While he was waiting for the firm to carry
out its part OF the agreement his house was
burned. He wants the firm to pay him the
amount of the policy it agreed to secure for
him.