The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-11-16

and threw themselves on the mercy OF
the court. The main dependence of
the sensation hunting crowd has
been John Marion, the Humboldt
tramp, and this morning he was
brought into court, pleaded guilty to
attempted rape and was remanded to
Jail to await the courts sentence. He
will probably go to Leavenworth.
Oscar Ecker, who plays billiards
and pool while his wife and four chill
dren live at the county poor farm,
pleaded not guilty to deserving them
and was tried by jury today. BY his
own testimony he never visited the
farm while they have been there until
after he was arrested, although he was
but two miles away part of the time.
He bought neither clothes nor food
and gave no money. As soon as ar
rested he took an attorneys hint and
made pretense of being very anxious
to get and keep the children, but re-
fused to take the wife who has borne
him nine children and is now past her
prime, poor, weak, little, helpless
woman. He ought to be sent to watch
John Marion.
The jury was out but short time
and brought in a verdict of abandon
ment and Ecker was sentenced to 100
days in the county Jail.
Emma Torrance was granted di-
vorce from Jacob Torrance, was given
property rights and the custody of her
children. She is to pay the costs and
to wait six months to enjoy her
liberty.
Cora Setter was divorced from John
M. Setter, was given the children,
and restored to her maiden name of
Cora NJ. Mills. She pays the costs
and waits six months.
In the suit of j. w. Coffey against
Carrie Funkhouser, the court found
for the plaintiff. He was required
however, to deposit sl22.57 with the
clerk, which he did, for the defendant
The mortgage in question was then
held good and will be a lien on the
land. Defendant was stuck for the
costs.
Miss Maggie Doran's suit against
f. G. Moore, ct al, for separating her
from her paper, the LaHarpe Argus,
came up. Somebody filed demurrer
and the court gave him three days to
do something else as punishment for
bringing file into court, lit seems
likely. 1t is a case that lawyers
only about half understand them
selves.
The ancient and honorable feud be-
tween the tribes of McHugh and Kel-
ley, a feud which started, Judging by
the names, back among the hills of
old Ireland, by one of the tribe of
Kelley swatting an ancient McHugh
over the head with hunk of dried
peat, is now in court. 1t has resolved
! itself into suit for damages for dis
turbance of the peace of descendant
of the McHughs, given name Ed, by
one Ira Kelley, in an omnibus war.
1t promises to be still doing business
when the 10Th century dies of old age.
1t came up in court this morning.
Kelley asked McHugh to make his
kick in separate charges. the court
said that was all right and McHugh
was given 30 days to do it in, Kelley
20 days to find fault with that, Me-
Hugh 10 days to land on Kelley's re-
ply-and the case was continued
The suit of Hatfield Smith against
VIM Kindred was dismissed at his re-
quest and at his cost.
Other motions and things were made
and the court did things about other
things but none of these cases were
settled.
THURSDAYS PROCEEDINGS
In the district court Thursday
the liquor cases were nearly all con-
tinued the defendants being put under
bond for appearance later.
Irwin Alyea gave bond under 5000
and his case was continued. Willard
dibbs pleaded guilty to the first count
against him, the other counts were
dismissed and the court will pass
sentence later The liquor case
against viii Mills was also contin-
ued, his bond being fixed at $500.
That against Claude Lewis was.con-
tinued and his bond fixed at 800
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