The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-04-26
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MANY CASES.
rlUNINClPAL COURT HAS A RUSH
OF BUSINESS.
Madison Lake Merchant Charged
With Bastardy--lIisappropriation of
of Funds Charged--Cavanaugh and
Daust Cases PostpOned--CahiII and
Stein Before the Court.

Daust Cases Postponed--CahiII and
Stein Before the Court.
This was another lively day in the
municipal court, and Judge Shissler
had his hands full.
Geo. W. Allyn, a prominent mer-
chant of Madison Lake, was brought
to the city this afternoon on the
charge of bastardy. preferred by Gym
thia Ritchey, young girl who lives
near Waterville. The examination
took place this afternoon, and a num-
Der of witnesses from Madison Lake
were present. Pau & Young appear
for the defendant and Hughes, Rice
& Hughes for the plaintiff. The
Ritchey girl expects to become a
mother before long, and accuses Mr..
Allyn as being the father of the pros
pective child. She was on the wit
ness stand for some time this after
noon.
Mr.. Allyn denies the charge, says
that he does not know the girl, and
that the latter recently declared that
she did not know him. He has an ex-
cellent reputation and his many
friends laugh at the charge. He has
family at Madison Lake. Mr.. Allyn
states that the prosecution is black
mailing scheme to force him to cease
his efforts to secure the rearrest of U.
| ). Grant, who last winter escaped
from the Jail at Redwood Falls. Grant
and Joseph Sorg, who is in
jail in this city awaiting the
action of the grand jury on the
charge of disposing of mortgaged prop
erty, are brothers-in-law. M. Allyn
had SOrg arrested, as he held the
mortgage. Sorg is brother-in-law to
the Ritchey girl, and he claims that
this tells the story, the girl seeking
to lay somebody else's crime on him
self. He says that he has no fear of
| the outcome. He first heard of the
charge while at Charles City, Iowa,
chasing after Sorg, who, he says elop-
ed with this girl last February, leav-
ing his family at Madison Lake
Allyn says that this case is brought
to make him stop his efforts to find
| Grant.
Geo. Cavanaugh, who is charged
with disposing of mortgaged property,
appeared and pleaded not guilty, and
the examination was set for May I'd.
The bail bond was placed at $500. A.
j. OGrady is his attorney, and states
that the defense will be that Cava-
naugh paid all but S26 of his $3.50 chat
tel mortgage to the First National
bank, and that the value of the crops
mortgaged did not exceed the amount
paid the bank. This being the case
he will claim that criminal action
cannot be maintained, and that the
matter can only be reached by cival
proceedings.
Fred Daust appeared in court to an
swer to the complaint of Herman
Fritz, charging him with threatening
to shoot and kill the affiant Daust
did not enter plea, but the case was
postponed until May 9th.
JOHN Cahill, for whom warrant
was issued yesterday charging him
with disturbing the Salvation Army
meeting Sunday night, appeared in
court this morning and voluntarily
surrendered himself. The warrant
was not served and he was not asked
to plead, and it was agreed that he
should be allowed to go on the pay
ment of the costs, 1886, which he
paid. The county attorney recon-
mended this, Cahill having promised
not to repeat his escapade.
Casper Stein was arrested for throw
ing stones at John Schulenberg's
house, and pleaded guilty and paid
S4.65 into the city treasury. Stein is
the young man who had Schulenberg
arrested the other day for assault.
Both cases grew out of the same &C.
currence. Stein threw stones at
Schulenberg's house and Schulenberg
classified him. Both would have been
just S4.65 ahead by dropping their
quarrel before getting into court.
This afternoon Edward Lewis was
arrested on the charge of misapprop-
Rating funds as agent of Chas. J. Nc
Beth, while acting as his agent. 1t
is alleged that he took SlO5. He plead.
ed not guilty and the case was set for
May 18th.
Ellen E., the ighteen-months-ol
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Scott
Dodge, died at o'clock tbiS mOrnin0