Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-09-14
CIRCUIT COURT.

At four o'clock, last Monday afternoons
as Judge Bardeen took his seat IN the.
court room, the sheriff pronounced the
ancient ''Hear YEP "Hear YETI Hear
Yep and the Circuit Court OF Villas coun.as5
ty was formerly opened. 4
The Clerk called the list OF ] jurors and the
Judge then listened to excuses. He ex-'
ensed County Treasurer Finger and One
or two others But when Mr.. Mckenzie
erldeavored to be excused for the reason
that he was ''alone in the bank he was
reminded that it was the same excuse
that he presented last year. He said it
was not the same excuse but Zone just
like it, He was held for while but
finally excused.
The calendar was then called and D.
E. Riordan was appointed to defend
Joseph Coulter charged with murder.
The case had attracted much attention
and it was supposed it wonld take sew
eral days to try it. But Mr.. Kiordan
made an application for continuance,
which was granted.
The Knox ease was the first to be
tried. John Barnes, OF Rhinelander, and
n. A. Coman, of this place, appeared
for the plaintiff and Judge Ryan and q.
ID. Jones, of the firm Of Silverthorn,
Hurley, Ryan 4 Jones, OF Wausau, APP
,,.,., nod f,r FIX, dafoudaut town Some
thing over twenty witnesses We're exam-
ined which occupied two full days and
one evening session. The attorneys then
occupied one half day in arguing the
case to the jury The jury retired ut
two O'Clock Thursday afternoon and at
five o'clock brought in verdict of three
thousand dollars damages tor the plain
tiff. This case attracted considerable
attention. 1t had been pending inscourt
for nearly u year. 1t was continued
over the last term of court on applica-
ton of defendant Last spring the town
board, after making a careful investigR-
ton of the facts and the law governing
such injuries as the one sustained by the
plaintiff, made up their minds that if the
town went to trial she would recover at
least eighteen hundred dollars, which
would carry with it a large amount OF
costs. The town board thereupon made
her an offer OF Judgment for that amount
without costs. This offer was accepted,
but upon application to the court it was
opened and the case fixed for trial. The
evidence showed the walk to have been
detective, and also that the injuries sus-
tanned by the plaintiff by reason Of the
broken leg, and other internal injuries
which she received, was far greater and
more permanent in their nature than it
had heretofore been generally supposed.
| The case OF Nathan Levin against A. T..
Williams was jury trial which also ut
tracted considerable attention. I. B.
Walsh, OF this city, and MIR. Dufur, Of
Ashland, appeared for the plaintiff and
| ID. E. Riordan and John Barnes for the
defendant. Many witnesses were sworn
on each side of the case The jury were
charged and retired shortly after four
O'Clock Friday afternoon. About ten
O'Clock, the same evening, they returned
q verdict of three hundred dollars for
plaintiff.
4 divorce was granted to Carrie
Chamberlain, 7. b. Walsh appearing az
her attorney. A divorce was also grant
ed to Matte Moon from her former hus-
band William Moon, and on motion oil
N. A. Colman, her attorney, the care and
custody of their two minor children
awarded to her.
In the case of ID. Z. Riordan, admins.
traitor of the estate of Daniel Robinson
deceased, against John NJ. Stedwell, de
PENDANT, and the Land, Log & Lumber
Co., garnishee, Judgment was rendered
against the garnishee for the sum OF
eighty-five dollars.
Shortly after ten O'Clock, Friday eve
ming, court adjourned.