Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-10
IL the Sentence Judge Bardeen Pass
ed upon Stark and Lynch.
Convicted of Highway Robbery.
Other Cases Disposed of In Circuit Court here
Last Week.


Court House, lasting until SATURDAY.,
when the term adjourned to March 23rd.
1896.
District Attorney Colman challenged
the jury panel, for reason of the improper
drawing Of the jury and other defects.
The challenge was sustained, the jury
discharged, and the jndgeissueda special
venre for thirty jurors.
The criminal calendar was. Immediate
~ taken. Paul Dupuis, charged with
keeping house OF ill-fame, failed to put
i'll an appearance. He was out on bail
and his bonds Were forfeited.
In case OF State VS. VIM O'ConnelI and
Joseph st. Germain,. charged with lar
cency, the case continued. st. German.
one OF the defendauts. appeared and Sc
cured new bonds. The Judge made all
order that Barney Fiuan, the bondslnap
for Vim E. O'Ccnnell, be released proyid-
ed that O'Connell be turned over to the
Sheriff of Villas county after the expira-
ton of the sentence which he is now
serving out at the work house, in Mil
waukee, for selling liquor to the Indians,
or new bonds furnished.
In case Of State VS. Peterson, who had
been bound over to circuit court for rob-
berry, District Attorney Colman, after ex-
amining the evidence in discrimination.
filed an information OF assault, and bat
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terry, to which the prisoner plead guilty.
A Jail sentence of five days was given the
psironer, the Judge claiming the prisoner
had already been punished more than
the case warranted.
The State VS. Harry Stark and John
Lynch was the next case called. Stark
| and Lynch Were bound over TO circuit
court, last November, charged with rob-
bling one Ole edison. Both defendants
plead not guilty. Sanborn & Walsh
were appointed to defend them. A jury
was called, and after the District Attor-
ney had made his opening address to the
jury, Lynch madea request to change his
plea from not guilty to plea OF guilty,
which request was granted. Stark
''stood pat and the trial proceeded
The jury, after being out about five
minutes, brought i'll verdict OF guilty.
The Court, Thursday morning, sent
enced both defendants to state prison for
four years. "a
| The last criminal case was State
against four Finlanders, charged with
robbery. Attorney Butler was appoint.
ed to defend The District Attorney NOV
ed for the discharge OF two of the prison.
ers, which was done. The jury brought
i'll q verdict Of not guilty as to one Of
the defendants, and after remaining out
eight hours, ten voting for conviction
and two for acquital, of the other de-
| fendant the jury was discharged.
After the trial the Judge gave this del
PENDANT his choice, to plead guilty and
receive a Jail sentence, or remain in Jail
until next September and go to trial
again. He chose the former and received
. q sentence of three months in the county
jail.
/ The evidence in case of Brown Bros. VS.
Villas county and Herman Finger, as
County Treasurer, was finished Friday
forenoon. The case case will be submit
cd by brief to the Court. n. A. Colman
and D. +. RiOrdan appeared for Villas
/ County, while John Barnes was plain
tiff's attorney.
The case of Shaw vs. Shirley, an appeal.
from Justice Court which rendered judg-
ment in favor of Shaw. the Judge rem
dered decision immediately, disatfirnl-
ing the lower courts decision, and rem
dering Judgment for the defendant.
Sanborn & Walsh appeared for plain
tiff and d. Il. Riordan for defendant.
The last case was Weston VS. Villas Co.
The plaintiff sued for wages alleged to be
due according to a contract between the,
county board and plaintiff, entered into
March %, 1895. 1t was stipulated that
1 brief be filed i'll the case.
i n. A. Colman appeared. for Villas Coun-
ty, while Sanborn & Walsh were plain
:. tiff S attorneys. t..l,- .sy
From the evidence. it looks as if a fav-
orable decision, for the county, would be
given. ~ s. III
, In the three cases brought by tax pay
ers, of Villas county, against certain ex-
} county officials, affidavits of prejudice
were filed, and the Judge decided to adj
journ the present term until March when
another Judge will be called in to try
these cases. j. ..a, ~.
Finan VS. Sells, this case was continued
ny consent of parties.