New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1892-01-13
RICH, ROCKY AND RACY.
Such is Anna Ledrach's Suit Against An
ton Gag in District Court.

ton Gag in District Court.
. The lightning struck and in some-
what unexpected places. The case was
the first on the calendar and in eager
of hearing some interesting
developments, the court room was
crowded. Somerville and Eckstein sat
at the attorneys table, each anxious
for legal tussle. and at the side of the
former sat Miss Anna Ledrach, the
plaintiff. No. far away was the defend
ant, Gag.
Someryille read the complaint in
which was alleged breach OF promise.
and also the answer, which for the first
time in the history of legal proceedings
set up the defense that the man had
been seduced by the woman. With
these prellminaries the trial opened and
Miss Ledrach was the first witness. She
told long and pitiful story of broken
promise, abortion and abuse, frequent
lv interrupting the trend of testimony
with plaintive sobs and flow of tears,
The jury listened attentively and with
deep interest and from the verdict
it is apparent that they gave
great credence to her story. She
spoke of Gag, of Mrs. Kuetzing, of DR..
Schoch and of Heller, and the two for
.mss were called upon to testify. Gag
did so and denied every charge, but the
latter refused to appear and speak.
Several witnesses were then introduced
by the defense all of whom attempted
to prove the unchastitY of the plaintiff,
but the extent to which they were be-
tlieved can best be Judged from the yer.
dict. After arguments by both attor-
neys, the judge delivered his charge
and from the moment the jury left the
court room to retire to the considera-
tion of the case it was plain that sym
pathy was all with the girl. In few
minutes they had come to conclusion
and at 9 clock the next morning the
verdict for $500 in favor of the plaintiff
was delivered in open court and the
breach of promise suit was at an end.
The only other cases were rapidly
disposed of as was also the work of the
grand jury, six indictments being re-
turned as follows: Frank Henderson,
larceny in the second degree; James
Callnan. horse stealing; Maria Wellner,
Otto Smith and j, Steinmetz and Sam
Steinke, all larceny in the second de-
degree. No indictments were found
against August Brodda and Augusta
kunz charged with starving their child,
and they were released.
Maria Wellner and Frank Henderson
each pleaded guilty and were sentenced
to the St. Cloud reformatory and Otto
Smith was given sixty days in the
county Jail. The trial of James Calan-
an WAS postponed until the next term
of court as was also that of Steinmetz
and Steiake.
A $4,000 fire occurred al Rapidan
Monday morning at 8 o'clock. The
-four mill, oil mill and warehouse with
all their contents went up in smoke and
the loss is heavy on the company. The
buildings and machinery are estimated
at $40, 900 and there were 1O, 900 bushels
of wheat Id the mill and 10000 bushels
of fax in the warehouse.
The appointment of the new circuit
Judge, SO long delayed, now seems like
" to be made from one of three st. Paul
men Hon. r. r. Nelson, Hon, William
Mitchell. of the state supreme court, or
Hon. w. 81. Sanborn. The friends of
Judge Mitchell profess to feel confident
that he will be appointed, and in case
he is chosen he will unquestionably fill
the Office with distinguished ability.
His appointment would leave vacran-
cy on the supreme bench which would
be filled by Gov. Merriam from the
Ramsey county bench. Some time ago
Hon. Thomas Wilson, of Winona, went
on to Washington and urged the APP
pointment Of Judge Mitchell to Presi-
dent Harrison, and it is said that the
result of his visit was to establish his
| friends cause with the president.