St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-09
HEAVY SUIT
Against an Iron Company-tourt
Briefs.

hItttSs
The Land & River Improvement CON-
pany. incorporated under the laws or
New Jersey. brought suit in the DIS.
trIct coart yesterday against the
West Superior Iron and Steel company,
to recover 1914, 900 for material sold and
delivered The Heath Joint Rail COM
pany, Seymour & Hart and the Gillette
HerZog company have been garnlsned.
The case of A. ID. Aidrich against Inc
City of Minneapolis, an action to recover
damages to business through the tear
ing up of street, was on trial Defore
Judge Smith and jury.
Elmer E. Bonham has petitioned the
probate court for letters of adminlstra-
ton of the estate of Ann NJ. Bonham,
who leaves an estate of $3.50 to hVe
heirs.
The two cases Of Joseph Schiek against
the street railway company have Deeh
stricken from the calendar.
The case of Andrew Nelson, who was
charged with indecent conduct. was DIS
missed in the municipal court for want
of evidence.
Judge Hicks has decided the case of
w. B. Worrell against E. l.. Van EppS
in favor of the plaintiff. The suit was
to recover 500 upon a bank check on
which payment was refused.
Judge Smith has decided the case OF
Andrew Nelson VS.. Marcus Lewis ct al.
for the plaintiff.
James Best has brought suit against
Grant Il Brown TO recover 1854 for goods
delivered. L. B. Walker has been gar
nished in the case.
The cases of Harris and Meyer Eide
innr rnl, re nh
with perjury, were called IN the criml-
nal court yesterday morning. The de-
Tense was ready for trial, but the coun-
ty attorney and his assistant had other
important business to attend to, and tue
case was continued over the term.
At the opening of the HELEN divorce
case yesterday the plaintiff was not
present, though the husband was on
hand, dark, handsome and muscular,
seated directly behind the attorney, and
in close consultation with him. The
long green table was we'll piled up with
bulky legal packages. containing the
dispositions in the case, taken with much
time and expense. The members of the
jury even appeared interested, and in
answering the questions of the attorneys
they StrOve to remain on the case for OBJ
vious reasons. The present trial before
a Jury is to decide the question OF
adultery. Should that charge not be
substantiated the action OH the grounds
of cruel and inhuman treatment will be
tried later, before court. No evidence
was taken except that bearing on the
statutory charge.
In the afternoon the plaintiff opened
the case by the reading of the Chicago
dispositions, which have been reterre q
to before IN the Tribune. introduced to
show the intimacy of HELEN with Kittie
Rankins at SS4 West Madison street.
Chicago. The dispositions went to show
that HELEN aud the Rankins woman
had lived in adjoining apartments, and
had taken meals together, HELEN fur
nishing the provisions. The readings
showed that the defendant had acted
in very lover-like manner with the
woman referred to, in the presence of
others. During the reading of the pa
pers Mrs. Hellon entered the court
room quietly and took a seat behind her
counsel, accompanied by another lady
and an old gentleman. The husband
and wife did not look at each other, each
appearing uumOyed