The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-05-18

strains. He sues the city and contrac-
tors for $4,000 damages. Lorin Cray
is attorney for the plaintiff, and Pau
& Young for the defendants.
The preemptory call of the calen-
dar will be made tomorrow morning.
The petit jury is summoned for to-
morrow morning.
Hughes Bros, attorney for Conway
and Layne, asked that the trial OF
their clients might take place early in
the term. County Attorney Benedict
thought that it would save cost to the
county if the trial would come last,
as special venires of jurors would be
needed, and the present panel would
be discharged. The time will be de-
cided upon in a day of two.
Court took a recess until 3 100 p. M,
At the peremptory call Of the cal
endar this afternoon, the trial of VIM.
Conway, on the charge Of murder in
the first degree, was set for next Mon
day.
The suit of L. Patterson VS.. Joshua
Ady ct al. was settled and dismissed.
WEDNESDAY.
The suit for 5000 damages, brought
by John E. Burke against the city
and Mccall & Mahoney, for personal
injuries from a fall into an open sewer
excavation alleged to have been I'M
lighted and unguarded, was called for
trial at 80 o'clock this afternoon.
Lorin Cray is attorney for the
plaintiff, and CityAttorney Young for
the defendants. The following jury
was secured: Henry Leiferman,
James Rambo, Fred Bloede, d. J.
Williams, Chas. Kruger Jr., L. L.
Minor, VIM. Schultz, M. Acherson,
James O'Brien ST., III. E. Sager, Mic
Klineschmidt and Martin Conroy.
Mr.. Burke was the first witness
sworn and told the same story that he
did at the first trial of the case, at
which trial the jury disagreed.
When the court convened at ten
o'clock this forenoon, the roll of the
petit jurors was called and the most
of them answered to their names. The
following were excused from service,
for various reasons: John Ford, VIM.
FRANKLIN, Erastus Cross, Gus Widell,
John Bestman, II. J. Hickok, r. G..
Wood and j. r. Murphy.
Isaac n. Griffith was admitted to
citizenship.
The grand jury has nearly complet-
ed it's work and will bring in it's final
report tomorrow. A committee of
the jury visited the poor farm this
forenoon Thus far, no indictments
have been returned Geo. May was
elected clerk of the grand jury.
The peremptory call of the calendar
was made yesterday afternoon, and
the trial of VIM. Conway was set for
Monday, to be followed by that of
John E. Layne The trial of Christian
POlchow is to come next.
All but one of the eleven criminal
cases are noted for trial, and nineteen
civil cases for trial by jury. This will
make the'term busy one.
The suit of John G.. Hoerr VS.. III. G.
Eberhart has been settled.
The case of Patrick Nevins, respt.,
VS.. Michael Russell, applt., will prob
ably be dismissed. The respondent
is serving sentence in states prison
and will not be released for six years.
Judge Severance does not feel it his
duty to put the county to the large
expense of securing his presence by
habeas corpus proceedings, so both
sides will probably agree to dismissal.
The suit of Dorathea Jesse VS..
Frederick Jesse has been settled.
The case of Alkaline Chaffee VS..
Evan Tarsett has been added to the
calendar, as were also the cases of
State of Minnesota VS.. Milo Tanner,
and J. G.. Roller VS.. A. A. Dickson.