St. Paul daily globe., 1892-07-26
SALTWATER NEWS.
Lizzie Returns to the RefOrma-
tory - General Present City
Notes


tory = General Present City
Notes.
In the case OF The State VS.. Lizzie
Sahborn, who was transferred to the
prison from the st. Cloud reformatory,
Judge WillistOn issued writ of habeas
corpus two weeks ago directing Warden
Wolfer to appear at the court house
yesterday morning with the prisoner to
show cause why she should not he lib
Grated. Arguments were made in the
matter by County Attorney Sullivan for
the state and II. II. Hawkins for the
prisoner. Counsel for the petition
er claimed that the board of managers
OF the st Cloud reforlnatOry had no
right to transfer her to the peniten-
tiary. ana that she was unjustly
deprived of her liberty. After
listening to the arguments set forth.
Judges WlllistOn and Crosby directed
that the prisoner be liberated from the
state prison and remanded to the re-
formatory. inasmuch as the commit
ment transferring her from the reform
atOry to the state prison did not state
facts sufficient for transfer. I he
statutes of the state provide that a
transfer can only be made if the pris-
Oner is more than thirty years OF age,
or has been previously convicted of any
crime. or that his or her conduct is
such as to work serious ill to other in
mates of the institution. This latter
clause was not sufficiently set forth,
and she will he taken back to the st.
Cloud refOrmatory today.
M. H. Mccarthy, of the Standard
Lumber Company of Dubuque. was in
the city yesterday. In an interview
with the GLOBE he stated that the lum-
Der market on the lower river is very
good. The high water has gone down
and he thinks that the season is fully up
10 TIE average. Crops look we'll. and
farmers are confident of good yield of
corn If early frOStS do not put in an
appearance.
A special term of the district court
was held yesterday, Judges Williston
and Crosby presiding. A motion for a
uew trial was argued in the case Of
enberg. In the case of Seth Cedarholm
ct AL VS.. Peter Morning. dispute in
regard to the title of certain lands in
Marine, testimony was taken and the
case will be submitted today.
Judge WlllistOn filed a decision yes
terday in the case of j. B. Olivier and
Henry =. Farwell VS.. Adeline Gurney,
as Administrative of the estate of Henry
ID. Gurney, deceased. The Judge finds
| that the plaintiffs are entitled TO recover
possession of lands in Forest Lake, and
that they pay to the defendants the sum
of Sl,27S.30 for improvements and taxes
| paid upon the land.
| In the probate court yesterday Charles
| w. GrandStrand was appointed admin
| istrator of the estate Of Gustof SjOsten.
| deceased, and Joseph Dahm was ap-
| pointed administrator of the estate of
Felicitas Dahm. deceased. In the mat
| ter OF the guardianship of Gertrude
Mcdonald, q minor, the guardian was
| granted license to sell real estate.
The Ben Hershey cleared Sunday
| evening with a raft of lumber for the
| Hershey Lumber company, Muscatine.
and the Ruth departed with raft of
| logs for the Empire Lumber company,
| Winona. The Isaac Staples cleared
| yesterday with raft of logs consigned
| to the Cascade Lumber company, Bur
| llngtOn.
A large crowd of people from this
city will attend the opening of the Twin
| City Jockey clubs meeting at Hamline
| today. y bus will leave here for the
undertaken. The drive. however, is not
| considered too long. and those who in
tend going expect to reach the track
early.
John B. and Wesley Northey, OF the
! firm of Northey Bros, contractors and
| builders. made an assignment yesterday
to l.. B. Castle for the benefit of credi-
tors. The amount Of assets and liabili-
ties is not known.
Clerk Berry, at the prison, stated yes
terday that nearly 100000 pounds of
binding twine had been shipped from
the prison factory SO far this season.
| Warden Wolfer returned yesterday
from trip to Preston and other points
in the southern part of the state.
The county board of equalization was
in session yesterday.