Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-02-08


of both or $25 for either. Masterson
is still at large.
OTTUNIWA COURTS.
Interesting Happenings of Day In the
Mills of Justice.
From Wednesdays Daily.
A petition was filed in the clerks Of
fee Yesterday in which Robert Cum
mings, of Eldon, seeks to have a con-
veyance from A. F. Krapfel to his wife
set aside, alleging that it was done to
prevent the collection of certain
judgment. Plaintiff says that on May
10, 1894, J. L. Youngker secured a
judgment against defendant Krapfel
in the sum of 5000, interest and cost,
amounting to $103.75. Said judgment
was assigned by Youngker to the
plaintiff in this suit last January.
Plaintiff further says that defendant
Krapfel has no property in his own
name, but as a matter of fact he is the
real owner of certain real estate de-
scribed in the petition, which, how
ever, stands of record in the name of
his wife, Lora Krapfel; that said prop
erty was either conveyed directly by
defendant to Lora Krapfel, defendants
wife, or by defendant to his mother
and from her to defendants wife, all
without consideration and Tor the pur-
pose and intent on the part of the
defendants, A. r. Krapfel, Lora,, his
wife, and Hilma, his mother, to cheat,
defraud, hinder and delay the creditors
of the said Krapfel, and especially j..
L. Youngker in the collection of said
judgment. Whereupon plaintiff prays
that said conveyances be set aside and
be held to be fraudulent and void as
against plaintiffs claim and that the
property be subjected to tthe payment
of plaintiffs said Judgment and that
he have Judgment for the costs of this
action. G. c. Leech is attorney for
plaintiff.
The attorneys in the case Of j. A.
Strader VS.. the City of Ottumwa and
the Ottumwa and Northern railway
company, have filed bill with the
board of supervisors asking that the
claim be allowed. 1t will be remember
ed that the court a few days ago held
that the city was not liable for the fees
of the officers of election employed in
the special election called for the pur-
pose of voting a tax to help the OF
turlwa and Northern railroad company
Judgment has been rendered against
the railroad company and execution
issued, but the sheriff failed to find
any property belonging to it and so GER
tilted on his return of the execution.
The court having held that the city is
not liable, there seems to be no one
to look to for the fees except the
county. Just what warrant in law the
board would have in allowing the bill
is not known.
A petition was filed in the clerks Of
| flee today entitled Charles F. Daley VS..
James Murphy, Michael Daley, Nora
Daley and Sadie Daley, in which it is
sought to have partitioned certain
real estate belonging TO the estate OF
Michael Murphy, deceased, of whom
this plaintiff and these defendants are
heirs. Scott & Ayres are attorneys
| for plaintiff.
Clay q FORFEIT We're given judgment
against John Reeve today on two prom
issory notes, in the sum of $1,060.41
together with attorneys fees, interest
and costs. sa
Frank Sloan, an Elden clothing and
mems furnishing goods dealer, filed a
| petition in bankruptcy in. the United
States district court yesterday. He
schedules his liabilities at $7,4S1.55, OF
which $6,243.s7 is, unsecured. His as
sets according to the schedule amour,
to $10.55o, which is composed of his
stock, valued at $1,000 and debts due
him on open account amounting tc
$4,000. February 21 is the date set by
Referee Lewis to- whom the petition
has been forwarded. as the date fol
the appointment of trustee.