The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-04-22
u. S. COURT.
April Term Convenes in Man.
katO Tuesday.
Two Civil Cases for Trial, Besides the
Criminal Cases Against Mckinney
and Carney. g,

court convened in Mankato at ten
o'clock Tuesday. The court Off
Gals were all present, including Judge
VIM. Lochren, of Minneapolis, Clerks
Chas. L. Spencer and Lang, District
Attorney E. G. Stringer, Chief Deputy
Marshall T. j. Sheehan, Deputy Mar
shall J. M. Redding, Stenographer Fl.
II Horn and erie" Conway. Among
the attorneys from abroad who were
present were John Lind, of New Ulm;
T. J. Knox, of Jackson; H. J. Peck, of
Shakopee; E. J. Chittenden, of st.
Paul; David Rohrer, of Worthington;
w. E. Todd, of Albert Lea; Albert E.
Young, of Gibbon, and Wilson Borst,
of Window
The civil calendar was called, and it
developed that the following cases were
for trial:
BarnhardsH. Franzen VS.. HI. F. Hap
pensted.
John Paulson, administrator of the
estate of Paul J. Paulson, deceased, VS..
the Parsons Band Cutter and Self
Feeder Co.
The suit of Mr.. Smith VS.. Chas. D.
Edwards, for alleged infringement of
patent, was continued.
All of the other cases were reported
as for continuance by stipulation.
The grand jury was then called, and
the following were found to be pres
emit:
M. L. Bailey, Hastings; Thomas G..
Hawley, Lake Park; George Burnham,
Jackson; Fred Hilman, Taylors Falls;
John Begin, Lake Park; w. S. John
son, Sergeant; Alexander Miles, Du-
luth; William G. Chiffon, Frazee; G. j.
Anderson, Mantorville; L. F. Kramer,
Samuel .Barrimore, Clear Lake; Albert
Reese, Almelund; Henry G.. Nelson,
Duluth; John Nugent, Brooten; John
w. Taylor, St. Paul; w. F. Pick,
Brownsville; G. H. Sim, Elgin; Peter
H. Peterson, Kasson; F. G. Bey, Dodge
Center.
Judge Lochren appointed Samuel
Barrimore foreman, and then gave his
charge. He instructed the jury in its
duties, and said that he understood
that only postal matters were to come
before it. The jury retired to it's room
and went to work.
A demurrer by the defendant was
argued in the case of John Ambrose VS..
Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul rail-
way company, Mr.. Todd supporting the
demurrer and Mr.. Knox opposing it.
Mr. Todd said that the eight year old
daughter of the plaintiff is alleged to
have been injured near Jackson in 1891
when only eighteen months old. The
plaintiff brought the suit for the bene-
fit of his minor daughter. He said that
the defendant demurred on the ground
that the statute of limitation had run
out in this case.
The court over-ruled the demurrer.
The roll of the petit jury was called,
and the following found to be present:
John Erickson, Marine; William Dun
lap, Hayfeld; James Hayes, Millville;
Keys Bacon, Hastings; W. w. Sanborn,
Racine; Olaf Benson, Gibbon; Willard
Raymore, Mankato; W. W. Carter,
North Branch; Fred Bardwell, Mantor.
vile; j. W. Gray, Marian; G. J. Man
ahan, Chatfeld; John S. Swenson,
Eureka; James Fl. Moore, Mankato; E.
S. Beck, Browns Valley; A. S. Nun,
ger, Cottage Grove; Matthias Young,
Oshawa Gottlieb Miller, Pine, Island
G w. Hunt, North Branch; John
Houghland, Buffalo; L. f. Billiard,
Taylor's Falls; P w. Proemke, Wi.
mona; Henry Nupson, Preston; William
Hueston, Fridley: Theo. Heimberg, ST.
Peter; G. G. Richardson, Anoka; G.. H.
Crosby, Duluth; H. C. Barton, Inve1
Grove; Anthony Cooper, Bertha; f. W.
Partridge, Kenyon; Wesley M. Law.
renee, Minneapolis; G. P. Clayton,
Taopi; Fred Tozer, Saltwater; George
II. Adams, Luverne; J. J. Cunniff,