St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-03-22
COLUMN OF COURTS.
The Usual Damage Suit
Against the Street Rail-
way Company,
While the City Is Defendant
in a Claim for the
LuePe.
Detective Weprick Requested
to Settle for Malicious
Arrest.
Debts. Divorces and Disagree
Debts, Divorces and Disagree
ments Make Up the
Balance.

Aunt" Sally, as the plaintiff is called,
is an old lady of eighty-two years. who
had guardian appointed to care for her
property. She is one of the pioneer
settlers OF ST. Paul. William l.. john
son is her son by a former marriage, and
he is charged with getting property
from her under the claim that she was
signing a lease. The old lady spoke in
decidedly strong and emphatic voice
when on the witness stand yesterday.
She said that her sons wife had pushed
her down once, and she fell against an
eartben SpittOOn and struck her head
against the chair board of the room.
This was last December, and she has
not been we'll since. She said she had
been in bed for sixteen days at time
after being pushed dOWn,and some days
she IS yet unable to walk. She said she
had signed paper which she under
stood was lease of her property, but
found out afterwards that it was deed.
The lease was asked for by Jim Brad
ford. She said doctor had been to see
her. and when asked if he gave her
medicine she declared emphatIcally,
Not a spoonful" and repeated the as
sertion with emphasis. She had secured
medicine from drug store which made
her feel better, but she felt very sick
some days when she had no medicine.
She declared that her memory had been
poor since the fall.
A. B. Whitney is on trial is Judge
Kelly'S court upon one of five lndict-
ments charging him with embezzling
money when an employe OF the Phoenix
Packing company Of Kansas City. The
Indictment upon which he is now being
tried charges the appropriation to his
81, 60. If
claimed that he made false entries i'll his
bank book Mr.. Whitney has borne
good reputation, and will make vigor-
Gus defense. with w. w. Erwin as his
attorney. But eleven jurors were Sc
cured yesterday, and the court ordered
twenty-five taleSmen to be summoned
forthwith from which to complete the
jury. Several of these were examined
last evening, but the selection of the
twelfth Juror was deferred until this
morning.
Isaac Kats, as administrator, has be-
gun two actions in the United States
circuit court against the Kansas City
Railroad company to recover $1,000 in
each case for the killing of two chill
dren by being run down by a locOmo-
tive i'll June. 1891, at the Fairfield ave-
nue. crossing. One of the children was
the other was Isaac KrinSky. 1t is
claimed that the semiphOre was out of
order, and was not lowered to prevent
people crossing at the time of the kill
ing.
The petition of Catherine NJ. Halves
for divorce from Alfred E. Halves, the
attorney, was heard by Judge Brill yes
terday, together with the testimony adj
duced on the allegations of beating and
other abuse. The woman stated that
her husband had struck her in the face,
called her hard names and accused her
of drinking. She is said to have mar
ried Mr.. Halves on the day he was
granted a divorce from his former wife.
Judge Brill has taken the matter of
granting divorce under adVisement.
Margareth Flynn asks judgment
against the st. Paul City Railway COM
pany for 5000. She was given trans
fer check and took the first car that
came along. The conductor of this car
refused to accept the slip, and the
woman asked that the ear be stopped to
allow her to get off. but the conductor
laid violent hands on her and elected
her from the car, hence the suit for
damages.
Edwin D. Burge has instituted an ac-
ton in the United States circuit court
against the Northern Pacific Railroad
| com pany, asking for $4,000 for per-
sonal injuries. Burge was brakeman
on a train last October, and when get
ting off Il car TO set brake at De Smit,
Montana, the ladder or step gave way,
and he was pTecipitated to the ground.
His hand struck the rail and was run
over by the moving train, severng his
second, third and little fingers.
inf in
the district court that James \. Werick,
detective in the employ of the city,
unlawfylly arrested and maliciously i'm
| Drsoned him in the central police sta
! ton for five hours, to his damage in the
| sum of 81 900.
f. Nelson and L. c. Clemens have in
! stituted all action against the st. Paul
| IL Duluth Railroad company to recover
! 80, 523.45 for grading done i'll the st.
! Paul yards. between Fourth and Sew
enth streets. The work was done last
year.
Ellen Farley asks judgment against
! James Mcdonald and Isabel j McDon-
! aid for S., 200 for damages sustained by
falling in a defective stairway Of
| building belonging to the defendants
and rented to Ellen Farley.
The Farmers National Bank of Pop
! lar Creek. Mont, has sued II. NJ. Cosier
/ sE Co. and others to recover 81. 327. 81 due
on a promssory note given by the
| Beaupre Mercantile company and as
signed to the bank.
| uHugh Murnane has begun an action
against Anton Walla and Anna Walla
to recover possession of a piece of land
in block Is of WinslOW'S addition to st.
| Paul, also 800 as damage tor detention
! of possession.
The jury in Judge Kerr's court has
! awarded Julius Hebron a verdict of
! S9lS against Curtis & Co. This was a
suit for breach OF a contract for failure
to deliver ten carloads of winter apples
last October.
Mary E. Coffman has attached the
effects of Ella j. Mckay, who lives at
Denver, Col, TO satisfy a promisSory
l. ote for 1897, which was made payable
to 7. ii. Shepherd and assigned to the
plaintiff.
Yocum Brothers have begun a re
plevin action against Theodore BOrup,
as assignee of the Beaupre Mercantile
company. to recover possession of 10000
cigars. worth $3.50.
The action brought by Edgar c. Bowen
against the City of St. Paul, brought to
quiet title to strip of land, is being
tried in Judge Willis court.
The hearing of the lien case of Charles
e.. Johnson against Mary /. Avery and
number OF others is being conducted
III Judge Otis court.
Thomas Ii. Nolan has garnisheed the
effects CT J. A jackson in the hands of
the Chicago Great Western railway to
satisfy claim.
The Macomb Sewer Pipe company
has sued Mary a. Hanley and John e..
Hanley TO recover S636.63 due on a
promlssory note.
The further hearing of evidence by
Judge Otis IN the Carling-Horton pari-
nership accounting has been postponed
for few days.
Fred Heller has sued Caroline Matt
son to recover 81 600 for alleged mali
cious prosecution on charge of petit
larceny.
Judge Otis has found that Charles IL.
DopSen is entitled to a divorce from Ida