St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-03
RAMSEY DISTRICT court.
THE WHEELS or JUS 7IcE SET Nv MO-
TON YESTERDAY.
JUDGE KELLY CHARGES JURY.

Congratulations on Small Crfmf-
nal Calendar-A Tilt Between
Judge Brill and McCafferty on
the Setting of Case-Division
ofthe Work Among the Judges
Criminal Trials Next Week.
The opening of the October term of
the Ramsey county district court caused
the court house to assume a more ami
mated condition yesterday than it has
since the long summer vacation began.
Oyer 200 attorneys appeared fresh and
vigorous to look after the interests of
clients, and the six judges were on
hand to take up their round of duties.
The grand jurors reported to Judge
William Louis Kelly, and were given
the statutory charge. In connection
with his charge his honor said he had
been informed by the county attorney
that there were one-third fewer GRIM
inals to be investigated by the present
grand jury, as compared with the cases
before the grand jury at the opening of
the fall term of court last year.
This, he thought, was commend
able to the peace and good order
of the county. Capt. M. J. O'Cohnor
was appointed foreman of the grand
jury, the other jurors present being
Charles Ii. Schliek, ID. A. Monfort, Will
lam Bauholzer, Ii. A. Walraff, Charles
h. Sharood, I. II. SchulZe. Robert Eek
ford, George A. Nash, James A. Black,
c. II. Murphy, c. NJ. Power. E. II.
Shirk, Thomas Slater. q. n. Gilman,
Nj. COnheim, j. MagIlI Smith, Jacob
Simmer.
Peter Stems and Hermann Schnelle
were out of the city. AchilIe Michaud
was ill, and was excused. ID. II. Moon
did not report at the morning session.
but came in later. Shortly after IL
O'Clock the eighteen grand jurors retired
to their room, and took up the remainder
of the day in considering the bank rob-
berS' cases.
Court room No. was filled during
most of the day with over 200 attorneys
attending the call of the calendar.
Judge Brill, assisted by Judges Egan
and Willis, called the jury cases and set
down 134 causes for trial during the
term. A number of others were set for
trial early in the November term and
over 100 others were continued or
StIlChtu lGOlH lie cdlenudT.
During the call the attorneys were
treated to little bit of pleas antry be-
tween Judge Brill and Attorney Nc
Catferty. The lawyer named wanted a
case sent down for late day in the
term. His honor was not disposed to
agree to this without valid reason be-
ing given for the case not being tried
this week. Mr.. McCafferty declared he
asked simply for right and cited a
rule of court to the effect that case
could only DE set for the first week of
the term by consent. Judge Brill was
inclined to insist that he knew of no
such rule. Mr.. McCafferty persisted in
the claim that such rule had been
made in September, 1891. by Judge Brill
and other judges of the district court
and gained his point to the amusement
of the assembled bar.
The calendar of court cases was called
byJudge Egan, and all the cases were
setdown for hearing excepting few
that were continued.
Judges Brill. Otis and Kelly will try
jury causes beginning today. Judges
Egan and Willis will sit for the hearing
OF equity causes, and Judge Kerr will
sit i'll chambers during the month
Judge Kelly will take charge of the
criminal cases when The time for trying
them begins, week or two hence.
Eight of the cases involving damages to
real and personal property by reason of
the flood on the West Side in 1891, when
Page street bursted, are set for trial on
Oct. %.
Many of the attorneys were pleased
with the compact form of the calendar
and the Encouragement of eight cases
on the page, and they congratulated
Deputy Clerk j. Nj. Redding on the
way he had the work done under the
new system. The cost of the calendar
under the present plan is about one
fourth of that under the old system.