Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-03-03
Circuit 6Ourt.

bSioN Il gwen Orlet summary of
the eases that have been disposed of
thus far at the February tern, of
Grant county circuit court. now in
session at Lancaster:
Judgment was taken BY plaintiff by
stipulation in the money demand case
of John Carthew vs. p Brvne.
Chas NJ Tandy was awarded "a yer-
diet OF but $25 in his suit for damages
brought against the village of Fenni-
more.
The jury was waived and the court
will settle the money demand difficult
ty between A H DeDong and Geo H
Gibson.
The same procedure was taken in
the replevin suit of Mary j Davis vs.
Edward Davis.
There was no trial in the action for
SANDER brought by Atty W Brown
against Philip Suck. The case was
settled by the defendant paying
judgment of ST.
Verdict for defendant in the case of
Warder, Bushnell & Glassner Co VS. J
5 Crowther.
jury was waived and court will try
the case of ejectment between A J
Hood. as administrator. VS. Dominick
Dorer
Affidavit of prejudice was filed in
the suit for ejectment brought by Geo
Sylvester against Jos VietUra.
An order sustaining demurrer was
handed down by the court in the case
OF Jas Grover VS. Bloom Valley Cream
cry association.
State of Wisconsin vs. John Lane
charged with arson, and Geo Day,
burglary, continued.
Case of assault to commit rape with
which Lewis was charged, was dis
missed.
The actions for money demand
which have been pending against NJ
H Galloway brought by Rider Wallis
& Co and the Dubuque Rubber and
Betting Co have been settled definite-
ly. A decree handed down by Judge
Clementson at special term OF court
in November last. whereby the de-
PENDANT was released from his indebt-
edness. placed a barrier to all further
litigation of this nature pending. con-
sequently the plaintiffs Withdrew and
costs were settled by stipulation.
Eugene Brownell settled the action
brought against him for bastardy.
The case of the state VS. Arthur
Jones, charged with grand larceny,
will probably not be tried, the action
already taken IN the matter by the
district attorney being equivalent to
dismissal.
Before Nicholas Bierman was placed
on trial on charge of assault with in
tent to kill, settlement was effected
whereby defendant was fined $25 and
costs amounting in all to $75 which
he paid and was discharged.
In the case of Edward Fields,
charged with assault with intent to
do bodily harm, the jury rendered a
verdict convicting defendant of as
sault. simply. Penalty not yet pro-
nounced.
The State will not prosecute Mollie
Fields and Jennie Reed for burglary,
the former having died a few weeks
ago while in confinement in county
Jail awaiting trial, and the latter has
been discharged
The jury brought in verdict of
not guilty in the case Of Jos Ellis and
L ID Mooney, charged with burglary.
The criminal libel case against c
r Showalter of the Grant County Her
aid. brought by Ed Pollock OF the
Teller, went to trial on Monday noon
of last week and the jury returned
verdict of mot guilty" Friday noon.
! In the case of Frank LANCE against
the Burlington railroad for damages
on account OF turning water on plant
IFS land, the jury found for Lange
and gave him 1925 damages.
The Hooser poisoning case was
called Monday after dinner. During
the afternoon the regular jury list
was exhausted and seven new Jurors
were summoned as follows: Ralph
Place, Jas Smith. Wallace Richly, Eu-
gene Whitmore, Thos Treloar, John
Lambert and Geo BROKER, all of Lam
caster city and township. Tuesday
forenoon jury acceptable to both
sides was secured as follows: I ID
Goodrich, Geo Divall, j Bonham,
John Lambert, Thos Treloar, Ralph
Place, Lancaster; Peter Miller, VIM
Lenehan, Boscobel; Jas Gull. Mt Hope;
Jas Nichols, Smelser; M w Metcalf.
Glen Haven; VIM Hoffman. Potosi.
The jury being sworn, District Attor-
ney Howe opened the case for the
state with an earnest, convincing adj
dress and was followed by Attorney
d. J Gardner in a. statement Of the
case for the defendants, Jacob and
Butler Hooser. Mr.. Gardner is
ready talker at all times and on this oc-
casion was exceptionally brilliant in
behalf OF the accused men, and poured
hot-shot into the guardian of the sus-
picious coffee pot, Mrs. Jacob Hoosier,
H.. al