Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-09-21
DISTRICT COURT CONVENED.
Regular September Term Now in Session
< At the Court House Several e.
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I Cases Tried. 81. s.. "
The regular September term Of the
district court convened at the court
house Monday morning with Judge
Searle, of St. Cloud, presiding. The
grand jury was charged in the
forenoon and in the afternoon
the cases were. set. They were
set as follows: a..
Tuesday Nos. IS 1885.
Wednesday-1S-33-34-54-6O.
Thursday-13-14-3 81 81 36-52-16..
F1iday-17-62.56-64.
The grand jury returned no in
dictment against Theo. Billmiere. OF
Pireze & Rillmiere was bound over
from the justice court for beating his
wife about six weeks ago. He has
BET n languishing In the county Jail
ever since. When given his liberty
he promised faithfully that he would
never be caught in such deal again.
The grand jury presented indict-
ments against Louis Soucte and his
wife, Armenia Soucie, for grand
larceny in the second degree. They
were bound over from the justice
court for stealing team OF horses
and a wagon from Liveryman Fred
Stuart. Not being able to furnish
bonds they too were Sheriff Riders
steady boarders.
No. 80, the first case set, was tried
Tuesday. 1t was thought the trying
of the case would only last through
the forenoon, but instead, itrequired
almost the entire day. The case
was, Norbert Lescaut VS.. the North
ern Pacific Railway company. The
Jury returned verdict in favor OF
the defendant under the instructions
of the court.
TUESDAY.
Cases No. 4S and IS were disposed
of by the district court Tuesday.
The former. Moses LaFond vs..
Northern Pacific railway, was dis
missed. The latter, c. D. Blanchard
VS.. Northern Pacific railway, was
continued. Today's cases were
partially tried. No Is. South Bend
Foundry company VS.. F. Graham,
will be tried by the court. Nos. "a,
E. w. Malburn VS.. H. B. Sibley, and
80, J. 3. Burns VS.. Buchanan &
Nichols, doing business under the
firm nome of Buchanan & Nichols,
were given tn juries about noon
Wednesday.
From Thursdays Daily.
Just before court adjourned
Wednesday,, Louis soucie and his
wife were brought into court aud
sentenced. &. ''.--%'" = &~4-,
Tuesday afternoon they were up
before his Honor to plead. Soucie
pleaded guilty and his wife not
guilty. She was given the privilege
OF changing her plea and, after talk
ing the situation over with her at
torney, did. They were sentenced
Wednesday afternoon. Soucie, after
a severe lecture, was sentenced to
one year in the state prison at Still
water, and Mrs. Soucie to thirty
days in the county jail. Sheriff
Rider will leave early Monday morn
ing for Saltwater with his prisoner.
The crime to which they pleaded
guilty was cited in these columns
some time ago. They hired a team
and rig from F. B. Stuart and never
returned it. They drove to the
northern part OF the state where
they stole another outfit. Prefering
to face the charge Of Stuart, they
gave themselves up to the Morrison
county officials who had been after
them for several weeks.
In the case of j. Il. Burns VS..
Buchanan & Nichols the jury dis
agreed. They were given the case
about 1l:3O Wednesday and came IN
without reaching q verdict just be-
fore court adjourned in the after
noon. 1t is said the jury stood
eleven to one in faver of burns.
Mr.. Burns sued to recover wages
which he claimed were due him as
cook. The plaintiff claimed he had
about $74.0O coming. He claimed he
earned $4,000 and was only able to
collect $26.OO of This amount. The
defendants admitted $500 of this
amount. 1t was over the difference
the case came about.
In the case of E. w. Malburn vs H.
B. sibley the jury returned verdict
in favor OF the plaintiff. The jury
went out at $40 Wednesday and
were out less than an hour. The
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