The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-04-24

The April term of the United
States court began in this city at ten
o'clock sharp Tuesday, with a
court room full of officers, lawyers,
jurors, witnesses and spectators. The
term promises to be longer than the
average term of the U. S. court in this
city, as there are both criminal and
civil cases to be tried.
The court officers present at the
opening were Judge r. r. Nelson,
Clerk of the Circuit Court Chas. l..
Spencer, Clerk of the District Court
Oscar B. Hills, District Attorney E.
Q. Stringer, ChiefsDeputy Marshal J.
NJ. Redding, Second Assistant Dis
trict Attorney j. M. Dickey, Steno-
grapher H. H. Horn, and Crier Con-
way. All are from St. Paul and are
stopping al The Saulpaugh.
There are three cases on the Circuit
court calendar, the three indictments
against Alfred O. Roberts. The first
two charge him with using the mails
to defraud, and the third with using
the mails to give information how to
obtain obscene pictures. The trial of
Roberts on the third charge was COM
menced this afternoon, when a jury
was impaneled, and the taking Of evil
dence began this forenoon. He is de-
Tended by Fl. HI. Dunn, of Fairmont,
and Hughes, Rice & Hughes, of this
city. When Mr.. Dunn addressed the
court and explained that witness
for the defense would not arrive I'M
til after dinner, and asked for a lit
tie delay, the court replied that it
was here ito try cases, and that
there could be no delay. Roberts has
been awaiting his trial in the county
jail, and is a small, white faced man.
The calendar of the District court
contains the following cases:
Geo. Andrews. VS.. Chicago & North
western Railway Co., for personal in
jury. Pau 81 Young and w. n. Ply
mat are attorneys for the plaintiff,
and Brown & Abbott attorneys for
the defendant This case will be the
next for trial, it is believed.
John SwenSon VS.. VIM. p Murray,
for damages for alleged false repre-
sentation, deceit, etc. Lind & Hag-
berg appear for the plaintiff, and
January & Cork for the defendant.
O'Toole VS.. G. & n. w. road Con-
tinued.
Judson d. Humiston and Chas. III.
Howard, executors of the estate of
John j. Haggard, deceased. Quinn
& Putnam appeared for the plaintiff,
and Brown & Abbott for the defen-
dant. Continued.
Hon. Francis Jeffrey Moncreiff G.
A, Robt. Strathern, esq.,, w. S. and
John Patrick Wright, esq.,, W. S.
Trustees, VS.. Jacob Sveedman and
wife ct al, for foreclosure of a mort
gage. S. E. .Hostetter it attorney
for the plaintiff.
Same compliments VS.. f. II. Oetz-
man and wife ct AL, for foreclosure Of
mortgage. Montcrist & Robinson
are attorneys for the plaintiff.
w, f. Hughes, Geo. S.aRlce md w.
E. Young were admitted to practice
before the court, on motions made by
Attorneys Dunn and Brown.
When the grand jury was called,
the following answered to their
names:
Fred Johnson, Montevideo: A. Ian
nan, Graceville: III. Harris, Houston ;
George w. Stewart, Taylor's Falls: S.
S. Moe, Lakefield: A. e. Tuttle,
Worthington; John G. Howley, Blue
Earth City; J. w. Funk, Canton; w.
S. Farnham, Madison; Smith Boyes,
Grand Meadow; f. B. Chaplin, De-
troit; James Drummond, ST Paul; B.
W. holland, Hartland; John Molitor,
Caledonia; j. j. Hunt, Brownsville: e.
A. McCaulay, Anoka; c.. E. Rutten,
Grove City: G. L. Woodbridge Sum-
mer;' c. E. Burnett, Anoka: E. j
Darling, Hersey.
Only two were absent; Judge Mel
oOl dppOihOSo I'LL. Ivy IOIOLdu, duO
in his charge said that there were
very few cases to be looked into. This
state is an agricultural community
and there are no cases of an aggra
waited nature. The cases coming up
are violations of the postal laws ano
internal revenue statutes. He spoke
of the necessity of protecting the pos
tai service and internal revenue
The jury retired in charge of E r
Kennedy, who was sworn as bailiff.
The call of the list of the petit
jurors showed the following to be
resent, andel even absent:
John Graham, Good Thunder; John
Knisbach, Adams; p S. Hair, Byron
Andrew Gunderson, Albert Lea; BENZ
Tuffnell, Minneapolis; r. B. Hudson
Odessa; I'll. W. Featherstone, Anoka
VIM. ID. Underhill, Duluth; Jno. B
Meagher, Mankato: Geo. Il. Gillespie