Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-05-27
CIRCUIT COURT
The Business Of the Spring Term Go
cluded. and Court Adjourned.

The Business of the Spring Term Con-
cluded, and Court Adjourned.
VIM. Martin Va. John Ryan. Plain
tiff asked that defendant be enjoined
from cutting timber from land claimed
by plaintiff for mineral purposes. In
junction granted.
Yankton Fire Insurance Co. VS.. f. A.
Dickson. On motion OF the companys
attorney the court instructed the jury to
find for plaintiff, and Judgement was
rendered in the sum OF fS50.66.
Yankton Fire Insurance Co. vs. Chas.
Harbach. Jury instructed to find for
the plaintiff, and judgement for $46.24
was rendered.
w. p. Price vs.. d. F. Shope. Judge
nent for plaintiff in the sum Of $50.
Defendants attorney gives notice If
motion for new trial and asks that exc
cution be stayed for fifteen days. Re-
quest granted.
Yankton Fire Insurance Company vs..
b. r. Wood and Bertha Wood. Defend
ants confess judgement.
Fenna & Smith VS.. Isaac Kendall.
Continued for the term by consent of
council
]. +. and G.. s. Avant VS. Thomas
Rouch and John Daugherty. Appeal
by defendants from justice court. Ap-
pelants held that the justice had no jur-
isdiction, the sum in controversy being
over 500. The court rulsd that the
justice had exceeded his jurisdiction
and ordered the case dismissed.
State Of South Dakota VS.. Isaac Clark.
indicted for resisting the service of le-
gal process. The court appoints II. d.
Reynolds to act as Clark's attorney.
Defendant arraigned and pleads not
guilty. The court fixes the amonnt of
his bail at 500, and in default thereof
he was remanded to Jail to await trial.
Custer County Bank vs.. John Will
helm. Defendant demurred to the
plaintiffs complaint. Demurrer over
ruled and defendant granted fifteen
days in which TO fiie an answer TO the
complaint.
VIM. McBesth vs.. Geo. Gundlach and
others. Continued by consent.
Sager & Krause vs.. Jesse A. Dodds.
Action dismissed by agreement Of attor-
neys.
Chester F.. Crofford vs.. John and
Dayid Fitzgerald. Defendants not ap-
pearing, the costs incurred were assess
ed to them and case continued for the
term.
j. B. Thomas vs.. G. /. & Wyo. Cen.
r. r. Co. Case settled and the action
dismissed.
Nellie Mitchell VS.. Palmer achool
township. Case continued by a (pula-
ton.
The Crane Company vs. Messrs. t,yns
go. Stewart alid Prentice. -fiainrfItix ix,sy
to recover the amout ola bill for 1N,Se
furnished for the Cascade Springs bath
house. Jury gave plaintiff judgement
for $650.40.
State of South Dakota vs.. J. c, Hor-
gan, indicted for petit larceny. Defend
ant makes oath that his father and
mother two important witnesses, are III
and unable to be present, and the case
was continued until the November
term.
State of South Dakota vs.. Isaac Clark.
Case continued for the term, and de.
fendant was released, he having furnish
ed the 800 bond required.
State of South Dakota VS.. Chas. Crane.
As material witnesses for the state are
at present confined in the penitentiary
at Sioux Falls, the case was continued
on motion of the prosecuting attorney.
The states attorney recommended the
dismissal of the cases of the State VS..
Clemens Kleemann, and the State vs..
- Gordon, and indictments were &C.
cordingly cancelled.
August Berger vs.. F. E 4 NJ v. R. r.
Co. The clerk Of the court was instruct
ed to notify the plaintiff that if he did
not pay the costs Of the case for the
present term, defendant would be per-
mitted to take judgement.
The jury was discharged Wednesday
morning and the remainder of the ses-
sion was devoted to the hearing Of court
cases.
The hearing Of the Haserodt divorce
case, by the court, was commenced
Wednesday morning and continued
through that day and the next. The
case was tried in the presence Of the
judge, the attorneys and interested
parties only, and the crowds which
had anticipated listening to the syi-
dence were turned away from the
closed doors very much disappointed.
Judge Gardner has not yet announced
his decision.