The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-03-29
MANKA1o FREE Press.
SHE GETS NOTHING.
rIRS. HiDDE'S SMELLER NOT EN-
DORSED.
The Jury Finds for the Bierbauer Es-
tate.-James rlulIen's SIS 900 SLAM
der Suit Against His Uncle Being
Tried.-Miss Heath's $4,000 City
Damage Suit Next.

The case of Mrs. Mary Hidde VS..
Louisa Bierbauer and Albert Bier
bauer, executors of the estate of the
late VIM. Bierbauer, was given to the
jury Saturday afternoon at3:2O O'CLOCK
At 4:3O o'clock it returned with YER
dict for the defendant. At the request
of the plaintiff stay of thirty days
was taken.
The witnesses for the plaintiff in
this case were Albert Bierbauer, John
Arnold, Mrs. Mary Hidde, DR.. VIM.
Jacoby, VIM. Schwartz, Mrs. Wilhel-
mine Frankson, A. G.. FranksOn,
Frank Skuse, Gotfried Andrewitt.
E. r. Bohan, Frank Hidde. The wit
nesses for the defendant were Albert
Bierbauer, Peter Kremer, John
Krantz, Hans Jorgensen. Chas. More,
Chas. Kane, Miss Nancy Kane, 5. 5.
Thomas, Frank Schroeder, Joseph
Schlingerman, Thos. Olson, Theo.
Roemer, J. Meyers, Joseph Landkam-
mer, Patrick Madigan, DR.. Warner,
Dr. Harrington and DR.. Davis.
Mrs. Hides suit was based on the
stencil arising from the Guenther
creek bed and which she claimed was
due to the refuse from the brewery.
She had had sickness and death in her
family.
The trial of the suit of James Null
len VS.. Timothy Murtaugh was taken
up late Saturday afternoon, and occu-
pied all of today. 1t will hardly go
to the jury before tomorrow forenoon.
Mr.. Mullen, who formerly conducted
a saloon at Madison Lake, sues his
uncle, Mr.. Murtaugh, for 5000 DANA
ges for alleged slanderous statements,
such as claiming his nephew was a
thief. The trouble arose from the
fact that the defendants brother,
Thomas, losta roll of money last fall,
and he and his brother thought that
he lost it while in Mr.. Mullen's sa-
loon, so it is claimed. A good many
witnesses from Madison Lake are pres
ent, and some of the evidence affords
considerable amusement.
In drawing the jury, it was neces-
sary co issue a special venire for five
jurors for the case. The jury secured
is composed of Ferdinand Waller,
Clark Keysor, G. w. Thayer, Mic
Weis, Frank Skuse, John Almquist,
Chas. Peterson, Thas. Howison, A.
Murphy, G. w. Haigh, Chas. A. San
born and E. H. Wheeler.
The witnesses for the plaintiff were
Stephen May, Joseph Schaub, Joseph
Haynes, VIM. Durrin and James Null
len. The plaintiff rested at about
noon, and the defense was taken up
this afternoon. ..-i
Charles Peterson, one of the jurors,
was taken sick and was unable to at
tend today and was excused. BY con-
sent of both sides, the trial was pro-
ceeded with with eleven jurors. W.
e. Young is attorney for the plaintiff
and A. J. O'Grady and III. L. Schmitt
for the defendant.
The next case for trial is the $4,000
damage suit of Jeanette S. Heath
against the city of Mankato. The
complaint charges that on September
10Th, 1894, the plaintiff, while walking
on the sidewalk near the top Agency
hill on East Main street, tripped on a
oh
the boards, and fell, spraining her
ankle so severely that she has been
confined to her bed ever since and
may be permanently injured. The
complaint further alleges that the
sidewalk was rotten and nails fire.
quently protruded above it. w. n.
Plymat is attorney for the plaintiff,
and W. E. Young for the city.