St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-29
ERMINE IN A FLUTTER.
Uncle Sans Courts Overrun--Six
Federal Judges on Deck.

FeOerai Judges on DeCk.
There are now three federal courts in
session in this city, with six judges
handling the unprecedented amount of
litigation Judges Caldwell, Sanborn
and Shiras are holding the United States
. circuit court of appeals: Judges Edger-
ton and Thomas are holding the United
States circuit court, and Judge Nelson
is holding the United States district
court. = The calendar of the
circuit court was called yester-
day by Judges Edgerton and
Thomas. The following cases were set
tied and dismissed; Andrew BostrOm
VS.. The Omaha Railroad; CT. Oerien.
administrator, ETC., VS.. The Northern
Pacific Road; William Condit VS.. The
Kansas City Road. The following
causes were stricken from the callen-
dar: Standard Paper Company VS.. I.
S. White Stationery Company; Laura
E. Smith, administrator, ETC.. VS.. Peyton
Davidson; st. Louis River Dalles I'M
Der Company, three cases; and Fred
erick Reynolds VS.. The Milwaukee
Road. A number of cases were con-
tinued. The case of Chris A. Berg VS..
Lehigh Coal and Iron Company was
transferred TO Duluth. The case of
Mary Jane Mari VS.. Charlotte K. Shaw
was submitted.
Judges Edgertou and Thomas heard
a motion to remand to the district court
of Hennepin county the case of julien
J. lilly vs.. Nj. z. Bausman ct al. In
this case the suit was begun by the
plaintiff, who IS an alien. against per-
Sons who live in Connecticut. The ac-
ton was begun in the state court at
Minneapolis to quiet title to land worth
$4,000. The case was certified to the
United States circuit court by the de-
PENDANTS. 1t is claimed by the plaintiff
that the federal court has no jurIsdic-
tion in the case, and that it should be
remanded to the state court. Edward
Savage represents the plaintiff and F.
M. Burke and George M. Bennett the
defense.
= Judge Nelson presided in the United
States district court, and disposed OF
several matters.
-4 Bah-qua-dwa-me-duns pleaded guilty
to all indictment for introducing liquor
ON the Indian reservation, and was
sentenced to thirty days in the Becker
county Jail and to pay fine OF S25.
. u j. S. Cohen, of ST., Paul. indicted for
giving hquOr to Indians who purchased
clothing at his store, demurred to the
indictment. .,...9tfys .fs...
j. d. Blage, the Minneapolis real
estate man, who sent postal card to
woman wishing her a happy New
Year, and dunning her for bill, did
not appear to stand trial upon an indict-
ment for unwarranted use of the mails,
and his bail was declared forfeited.
Eugene A. BasSett, alias DIR. Menthol,
was arraigned upon all indictment for
sending obscene circulars through the
mails, and pleaded not guilty. E. +.
Lane was appointed to defend him.
Swan Olson was called to trial tor
selling liquor to Indians at Elbow lake;
but after a jury had been called a
demurrer was entered. and the case
went over. While securing a jury At
torney Ii. l.. Williams was quizzing
the Jurors as to their qualifications.
bias, etc. He asked one man his Occu-
patton and received the reply that he is
farmer. The next question was an
innocent one, but the reply indicated
that the Juror did not understand what
the attorney was trying to get at The
question as worded was, Are you
temperance MANI" The answer, mo,
sir. am Republican," brought out
roar of laughter that included all in the
court room.
Col. e. e. Edwards, collector of Gus
TOMS and ex-officio custodian of the
federal building, has applied to the gov
ernment for authority to increase the
force of janitOrs. The need OF another
man is imperative because OF the great
addition to the occupancy of the build
ing by court and other officials.