The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-12-09
COURT OPENS.
The December Term of District Court
COnvenes and Gets Down to Work.


COnvenes and Gets Down to Work.
The December term of the District
court convened at 1890 O'Clock Mon
day, with gOOdly number of
lawyers and jurors present. The Off
GERS of the court are Sheriff Glynn and
Bailitfs Oscar Mobiles, of Vernon, and
M. j. Cuddy, of this city. Matt Borg
meir has charge Of the grand jury. Ira
z. Schissler is on duty as deputy clerk,
and w. b. Davies is the court report
er.
Among the attorneys present were
ID. a. Reed and A. j. SUackpole, of
Lake Crystal, A. j. O'Grady, of James
vile, and Ashley Cotfman, OF St. James.
All of the members of the grand
jury answered to their names except
Fred j. Maker, who afterwards came
in. The jury is as follows: Leo S
Lamm, Mankato; John V Jones, judi
son; Harry Long, Sterling; w Dodge,
U S Karmany, Mankato; John McNa-
mara. DanviJle; G e Doty. Lyra;Leroy
Terry, Garden City; Geo Cavenaugh,
LeRaY; Herman Fitz.off, Mcpherson:
0 0 Pitcher Mankato; L H Gregg,
Rapidan; G Wishart, Mapleton; An
drew Hartung, Mankato; Frank Schaf-
fer, Lime; Ole K Olson, Sterling; Fred
j Maker, Lincoln; @ Leonard, Manka-
to; Mark Reible, Mankato township;
David Carpenter, Mankato; Thos.
LeRay; VIM Zellman, Pleasant
Mound.
Judge Severance appointed o O
Pitcher foreman. He explained their
duties to the jury, reading them the
law. but gave no special instructions.
The preliminary call of the calendar
was then made. The criminal calen-
dar was disposed of as follows: A
Yorker, passed; M w Kelly, trial:
Louis Anderson, passed: John w Will
cox, probably settled, passed.; Chas.
Brown, trial; Carl Wilson, trial; G b
Newland, motion for an arrest Of judg
ment; G w DuttOn, passed; Louis ED
erhart, demurrer sustained, off of the
calendar; Henry FrescholtZ, passed;
John Ruddie, probably disposed of,
but passed.
On the civil calendar the cases
which were not set for trial by the
court during the vacation, or temper
arily passed, were disposed of as fol-
lows:
Mills G Gilmore VS. John began,
dismissed without cost to either party.
Merritt Mutt, respt VS. G A Fleming,
applt, continued by cOncent.
Amanda Davis, Lucius Davis and
Carrie Davis, by Evan Hughes, their
guardian ad litem, VS. Chas McIlrath,
settled and dismissed.
Geo w Chute and Fred Y Chute,
comprising the firm of Chute Bros, VS.
M A Gilmore, trial by jury.
Louis Wolff VS. Julius Richter, set
tied and dismissed.
Helene Weigelt VS. Robert Speck,
dismissed.
w w p Mcconnell VS. The Board of
County Commissioners Of Blue Earth
Co, dismissed on demurrer.
Edward T Norton VS. i p Evans, set
tied.
David P Potsdomer, Simeon NJ Leon
and VIM X Meyer, copartners as Pots
domer, Leon & Meyers VS. Henry
Kruse, Gotfried and Louis Kruse, do
ing business under the firm name of
Kruse Bros, trial by jury.
A e Everhart VS.. J G. Roller, trial
by jury.
Peter Kremer VS.. town of Danville,
been tried but not yet argued.
Mankato Pipe Co. VS.. John j. An
derson, trial by Jury.
Richard Fairchild reSpt VS.. Calvin
A Fleming, applt motion for continu-
ance by defendant.
VIM. Wallace Day VS.. ChaS. Mac
beth, trial by jury.
Peter Kremer, applt,svS. Town of
Danville respt, trial by jury.
Carl j Peterson VS.. PTShepard, trial
by jury.
e r Bohan VS.. Patrick Leary, mo-
tion by plaintiff to remand back to
municipal court.
In the matter of the estate of Ra-
phael Reiman, deceased, Elnora Rel
man, applt, VS.. Warder, Bushnell &
Glesson Co, settled and dismissed.
Hastings G. @ Macredie VS.. L III
Gregg, the defendant consented to the
plaintiff taking judgment.
Orma R..Johnson, respt, VS.. G M
Cole, applt, continued by consent.
Geo w Mead, as assignee of John @
A Marsh, inSOlvent, VS.. Andrew j.
Morrison, to be tried before Judge
Weber.
Same, VS., Maude Stannard, same
disposition.
Daniel S Stern VS.. f Thayer' trial
by jury
John E Burke VS.. The City of Man
kato, John Mccall and Michael Ma
hony, trial by jury.
Chas A Eaton VS.. Geo Long, dis
missed without COSTS
;. Ole Odjard VS.. The Cary Safe Co.,
limited settled without the knowl-
edge of defendants attorneys, mo-
tion by plaintiff to strike from the
calendar.
A recess was taken until two O'Clock
when the preemptory call of the calan-
der was made.
Mr.: Gregg was chosen clerk of the
grand jury.