The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1900-02-07
Circuit Court.

The February term of the circuit court
opened Monday with Judge Carr on the
bench. 1t was with considerable de-
gree of interest that those who were
present, especially the members of the
bar, who will have to practice in his
court for the next six years, watched the
proceedings of during his first day on
Van Buren county's judicial woolsack.
The Northerner interviewed the attor-
neys quite generally, and found but one
sentiment, with inch it is in ia.l accord,
and that is a general feeling of pleasure
and satisfaction with the new judge nd
his method of managing business.
The following cases have been disposed
of:
John f. Gould VS. Henry Hersey ct al;
bill to remove cloud from title to lands.
In this cause the court DEGREES that the
defendants had an apparent record title
to the premises in question as heirs of
Henry Hersey, but that the complainant
holds, and that be and his grantors for
more than twenty years have held, by
virtue of certain tax deed, actual, ad-
verse possession of such premises, ar~}
that said complainant now has, by Cav,
of said tax deed, an absolute title 10 the
same, in fee simple.
Emeline Pancoast VS.. James Pancoast;
divorce. Decree granted for cruelty and
habitual drunkenness.
In the following cases orders were en-
tered that security for costs be filed with
in 30 days: Fred Mielke vs.. Theodore
Trowbridge; Leo Switzer VS.. LeGrand r.
Anderson; Martha Ronk VS.. the village
of South Haven, and George M. Nelson
VS.. Herbert Pomeroy.
The people VS. Tadapala Veerarargava
Roy; bastardy; respondent arraigned and
pleaded guilty.
The Phoenix Basket Co. VS.. Thos. r.
Dodge; assumpsit; judgment for plant
iff, S555,37 and costs. :
The people VS.. Charles Bernard; reA
spondent arraigned and pleaded not
guilty; w. G.. Howard was appointed by
the court to assist the prosecuting at
torney in the trial of the cause; respond
ent's witnesses ordered subpoenaed by
the people; ordered that Coroner Dean
officiate as sheriff during trial of this
cause. Aswe go to press, jury is being
impaneled.
The following causes were continued.
people VS.. Matthew Murphy; people VS..
Charles Abel; people VS.. William j.
Henwood; all local option cases; Alfred
Bilsborrow ct al. VS.. Bangs f. Warner;
Rola Hill VS.. Concordia ms. Co. I
The people VS.. Theron NJ. Tracy; un-t 1
lawful sale of oleomargarine; respondent
arraigned, pleaded guilty and paid fine
of 5000 and S5.15 costs. The ~.cffense
being only technical violation Il
law, the court very properly imposeN !
minimum fine.
The people VS.. Jesse Mabury. In this
case the respondent, after his plea of not
guilty, was placed on trial for the offense
of stealing chickens. One of the peoples
witnesses, Arthur Black, a colored lad
and nephew of the respondent, testified
on the examination that he was with re-
spondent when the chickens were taken.
When placed upon the witness stand
he denied, point blank, the truth of his
former testimony. A certain letter writ
ten by the respondent showed that the
lad had been tampered with, and the
court permitted the prosecutor to read
to the jury his deposition given before
the examining magistrate. The case
was submitted about the middle of the
afternoon, yesterday, and after remain
ing out until after six o'clock in the
evening. the jury returned verdict os
guilty. The respondent has not yet been
sentenced.