The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-11
THIS is WHAT BALSER AND
OLSON SAY.
They Plead to the Indictment
Against Them-Edward Swart-
out Arraigned on the Charge of
Assault Three Civil Cases Set
tied and Dismissed, and Others
Continued Condemnation APP
peal on Now-$4,oOO SANDER
Suit Next.

Louis Balser and Andrew Olson
were brought into the district court
Monday to plead to the indict-
ments against them. They each plead
ed not guilty and were remanded back
to Jail to await their trials. The dates
for these trials have not yet been set,
but will be taken up very soon.
Edward Swartout was arraigned on
the charge of assault in the second de-
gree. He was represented by Hughes
Bros, and entered plea of not guilty.
The $4,000 SANDER suit Of Ernest
Clausius VS.. Charles n. Fiero and
Orpha Fiero was ended late Saturday
afternoon by the jury bringing in
verdict for the defendants.
The court had difficulty to find any
cases for trial today. When the calen-
dar was taken up this forenoon, the
first case marked for trial was that
of Casper E. Scheerschmidt VS.. o. P.
Smith. 1t was continued by agree
ment.
The civil suit of John Sch weitzer
VS.. B. 81. Gerlich was next called and
upon the announcement that
it had been settled it was dismissed.
The same action was taken in re-
gard to the case of Frederike Minke
VS.. Charles Fischer, Knut Knutson,
Michel Tweet and Ole Oien, CO.
partners.
No. rs on the calendar was the next
and it was also settled and dismissed.
1t is the appeal of Katie A. Fowler
from the award of the comm issioners
in the matter of the condemnation of
certain lands by the Omaha road.
The following were admitted to
citizenship: John Ward, Chas j .Hagg,
Philip Lundberg, Robt. Lundberg.
Ole Paulson, Ole Nelson, Nels p. Mel
son, Emil Ritter, Henry Liefeman,
Joshua w. Wigley, Anton Hoff, Yust
Thong, John Bowen.
This afternoon the calendar was
again gone over. The most of the
attorneys were taken by surprise by
the collapsing of so many cases and
were not quite ready to proceed with
their other cases.
The two Omaha condemnation
cases of Ellen o. Bird and the one of
the Mankato Building and Loan
Association were continued until the
next term. The cases of Belle r
Davidson, the First National bank
and Samu ell G. Pond were set for trial
Dec. 2Sth. The case of Esther Griffith,
executriX of the estate of Robert
Griffith, was the next and was taken
up for trial. Lorin Cray, attorney for
the Omaha company, moved to dis
miss the appeal on account of the case
being brought by the executrix. The
court overruled the motion, but said
that he was not altogether certain
that he was right. Hughes Bros. ap-
pear for the'eXecutrix. A jury was
drawn and went to view the ground
near the entrance to Sibley park. The
taking of evidence will commence to-
morrow morning.
The next case for trial is the suit of
| VIM. Holzinger VS.. Oscar Hiner, an &C
tion to recover $4,000 damages for al
legged SANDER. The plaintiff claims
that the defendant called him thief
and accused him of burning defend
ants barn. q. 0. Daley is attorney
for the plaintiff, and Schmitt g. Will
son for the defendant
The suit of August Bulow VS.. Louis
Miller will follow, and then will come
the suit of S. E. Higgins VS.. Martin
Wiltgen.