The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-05-22


Term.
The May term of the district court
convened Tuesday forenoon, at 1890
o'clock. The usual attendance of
lawyers, jurors and witnesses was
present.
Sheriff Bowen has appointed Amos
| Benedict, of Lyra, bailitf for the
grand jury, and will tomorrow ap-
point H. G. Burgess, of this city, and
Frank Haskell, of Madison Lake,
court bailiffs.
The present session can last but two
weeks, but in case the business of the
term is not completed within that
time, an adjourned term will be had.
The roll call of the grand jury show
ed all to be present except John b.
Ogle, of this city, and Geo. M. Cooper,
of Mapleton. The clerk repeated Mr..
Ogle's name twice, as is the custom,
the second time louder than the first,
and some one said to him "Call
louder" Paul Glaucke, of Lyra. was
excused from service on the jury on
the ground that his father and
mother are both sick and need his
services. S. j. Mace, of Decoria, ask
ed to be excused on the ground of be-
ing an assessor, but the court held
that this was not valid excuse, re-
marking that the people of DecOria
would probably be just as well salts
fied to have him in this city at this
time. Judge Severance appointed
Lester Patterson foreman Of the jury.
The court gave the usual charge to
the grand jury, explaining the law
He said that the jury was not sup
posed to nose and smell around, as its
business would never end if it did
that. 1t is to attend to the cases that
are brought before it. The jurors
were not to disclose how other jurors
voted onE any question, as in some
criminal cases, where the feelings of
the community are stirred up and
their sympathies enlisted on one side
or the other,it would be made uncom-
Portable and even dangerous
for some of the jurors.
There were no cases of a
peculiar nature before this jury, re-
Quiring special Instructions so far as
the court knew. All would see the
necessity of concluding their duties as
soon as possible. They were here to
be waited on, not to wait. If bust
ness was brought before them, they
were to do it; if not, they were to ad-
iOuTn.
Witnesses in the Fred Brooks case
and the tobacco stealing case were
subpoened to appear before the jury
today, and in the Abbott alias Kim
berly bicycle stealing case tomorrow
morning.
At the preliminary call of the calen-
Oar, the most of the cases were con-
tinued until the next term, or set for
trial during vacation. The court re-
marked that enough cases had been
set in this way to make the vacation
continue through all eternity.
The following cases were reported
/ as be settled and dismissed:
State of Minnesota VS.. Peter Paff.
Owing to the disappearance of the
complaining witness, w. W. Menden-
halD.
E. F. Del Bondio VS.. Clements &
Hoerr.
Ole Lundland VS.. Ira and VIM. Cor
prom.
Chas. f. Ramspot, respt., VS.. Joseph
Salfer, applt.
Henry Edwards, applt., VS.. Board of
Supervisors of MankatO town, respt.
Arch McCollum, applt.. VS.. same,
respt.
Ada Hubner VS. Frederick PREM.
The following cases were added to
the calendar:
al. In The matter of the appeal of
Peter McGOvern in case of the estate
of ThoS. McGovern, deceased.
142. In the matter of the appeal
from the order of the probate court
admitting the will of Geo. Deubler to
to probate VS.. Geo. Deubler, applt.
Twenty-four cases were set for trial
by jury.
Court took a recess until 200 p. M,
when the peremptory call of the cal
h endar was made.
Adolph o. Eberhart has been ap-
pointed deputy clerk for the term.
Chas. Pagenkoff secured his citi-
zenship papers this afternoon.
At the peremptory call of the calen-
dar, the case of Frederick KueSter vs.
EIick Wirshing was dismissed for
want Of prosecution. The plaintiffs
attorney subsequently came in, the or.
der was revoked, and the case is the
first for trial 1t is an action for slam
der. and the defendant is dead
The case OF Michael Murtaugh VS..
James Mapes was dismissed for want
of prosecution.
In the case of Julia Ramspot VS..
August Ramspot, the defendant with
drew her answer.
Notice of a motion by the plaintiffs
to dismiss was made in the case of
Joannin Hansen Co. VS.. Longini &
Thoms. The defendants have counter