The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-05-29
DISTRICT COURT.
From Fridays Daily.

The suit of DR.. P. Follman against
the City of Mankato occupied all OF
yesterday and to-day. The witnesses
examined yesterday for the plaintlff
were DR.. Follman, Lucy Kieffer, John
Schweitzer, Henry Gerlach, Abraham
KrentZe, Jacob Miller, Joseph Schlln-
german and Fred Boegen.
The same evidence was introduced
as was the case at the first trial OF the
suit. The plaintiff claims that the
Walnut street gutter became blocked
through the negligence of the city,
and that it overfiowed. gathering the
water from above, and flooded his eel
lar. iniuring its contents and making
the building unsafe. Daniel Buck
and J. NJ. Burlingame appear for the
plaintiff and w. E. Young and A. R.
Pau for the defendant.
To-day the following witnesses were
examined: Theophil Schweitzer and
Joseph Manderfeld for the plaintiff.
and John Johnson, Martin Mccall, NJ.
B. Haynes, Frank Halstead, W. R.
Geddes, Henry Signes, John Schiman,
A. Lawrence, John Oglesby and Prof.
II. P. Cushing. The latter testified
that liz inches of rain fell April 4th,
1888, the date of the alleged damage.
The city attempts to prove that the
storm was an extraordinary one, and
not reasonably TO have been expected,
and also that the flood of DR.. Foil
mans cellar was partly due to his own
careIessness in putting ashes, ETC., in
his gutter.
Daniel Kopischke, VIM. Anderson
and John Mayer were admitted to
citizenship.
The grand Jury completed its labors
this forenoon and brought in seven in
dictments, making ten in all. These
ten are divided between Geo. S. Powli-
son and A. J. Yorker. Noindictment
was found against Manderfeld, who
was charged with mayhem. The fol-
lowing is the report which the grand
jury submitted:
The grand Jury of Blue Earth coun-
ty respectfully make the following re-
port. We visited the poor farm on
the 2lst day of May, 1891, and found
everything in good condition. The
manager. Mr.. VIM. Lewis, is evident
Iy the right man for the place. We
would suggest that few spring mat
tresses be furnished for the aged and
infirm.
We also visited the court house and
the offices therein and found every
thing in good condition. We would
suggest to the County Commissioners
chat the old furniture and c0mbust-
ible matter be sold or removed from
the basement of the court house, and
that wire netting well plastered be
put over head in boiler room and fuel
room as preventative OF fire. We
would also recommend that the Com
missioners either seed down or sod the
grounds about the court house: also
set out shade trees.
We also visited the county jail and
found everything in neat and tidy
condition.
Dated the 21st day of May, 1891.
HORACE CUMMINs, Foreman.
r. B. CONKLIN, Clerk.
TWO ARRANGEMENTS.
At $3.50 o'clock this afternoon Geo.
s. PowlisOn was arraigned on two in
dictments charging him with grand
larceny in the second degree. The
first alleges thathe embezzled lady's
cloak worth 49,, on Dec. 1st, 1890,
while the second alleges that he took
800 in money from his employers. w.
W. P. Mcconnell and VIM. Thomas,
on Dec. 9th, 1890. B. D. Smith ap-
peared as his attorney and asked for
the usual time to plead. and was al
lowed until p. m. tomorrow.
A. J. Yorker was then arraigned on
two indictments, the first charging
him with grand larcency in the second
degree, and the other with grand larc-
eny in the first degree. The first
charges that he embeZZled Slab on
Feb. 23rd, 1891, from the G. M. & St.
P Railway Co. The second charges
that during the six months from Sept.
Both, 1890, until April 1st, 1891, he
embezzled 81, 403. Is from the company.
In both cases the witnesses before the
grand jury included large number
of our business men. He was repre-
sented by B. D. Smith and Lorin Cray,
and was given until ? p. m. tomorrow
to plead in each case.
County Attorney Hughes is assisted
in this case by W. E. Todd, of Albert
Lea, who represented the insurance
company. In the Powlison case. Mr..
Hughes is assisted by Lorin Cray.
The prisoners were allowed to go on
their bail. They will in day or two
be arranged on the other indictments.
From Saturdays Daily.
The trial of the suit of DR.. Follman
No,J-o+o 1.yo, cr;x,