The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-08
COURT CONVENES.
A Large Attendance at the Fed
eral Court.
The Grand Jury Gets at Work, and Sew.
eraI Civil Cases are For
Trial.

The united OUdueS ulsIrlCJ anu CiI
cult courts convened in this city at ten
O'Clock Tuesday forenoon with an unus-
ually large attendance. Among those
present were Judge VIM. Lochren
United States district attorney, M. D.
Purdy: assistant district attorneys.
Fred NJ. Dickson and J. NJ. Dickey /;
United States marshal, W. a. Grim
shaw deputy marshals, 7. j. Sheehan
and c. A. Nimmocks: and clerks of
the court, Henry D. Lang and Chas. L.
Spencer.
The civil calendar was long one,
but as Judge Lochren remarked, it did
not look nearly as formidable after it
had been gone through with. The
following disposition was made of the
cases:
j. S. Wallace VS.. town of Alden,
Freeborn county, continued by stipula-
tion.
August Krause VS.. the Omaha road,
for trial.
Edward B. Mickey as trustee of the
estate of Corbett & Currie, bankrupt,
VS.. Robt. L. Moreland, continued.
Albert Rindheisch VS.. the Omaha
road, to be dismissed.
Joseph Burke VS.. the G. & n. W.
road, dismissed.
Jerome E. Madden, administrator of
the estate of VIM. F. Carroll, deceas-
ed, VS. the G. &. N. W. road. Passed,
as an important witness failed to APP
pear.
Seeley c. Gregory VS.. c., NJ. & ST.
P. road, for trial
Anna s. Gregory VS.. c., M & st.
P road, for trial.
Levi B. Miller VS. c., NJ. g. St P.
road, for trial.
Sophronia Skinner ct alvs. VIM. A.
Quinn, dismissed.
Joseph Hirsch ct al. We. Andy Will
son ct al, settled and dismissed.
The grand jury roll was called, and
Frank ]. Mead of Minneapolis was ap-
pointed foreman. After receiving in
structions from the court, the jury re-
tired to its room and commenced its
labors 1t had but two cases before it,
those of VIM. b. Lowry, the escaped
United States prisoner, who is accused
of passing a counterfeit nickle on
New Ulm saloon keeper, and Clarence
Lewis, the colored boy who was ar
rested at WatervilIe on the charge of
presenting $40 money order for
payment on forged signature.
The petit jury was called after the
grand jury had been sent out in charge
of E. R. Kennedy of this city. Sew
eral of the jurymen had not yet ar
rived.
1t developed that in none of the cases
that were marked for trial were both
sides ready to proceed this forenoon,
on account of absent litigants or wit
nesses.
The first case called for trial was
that of August Krause of Adrian vs.
the Omaha road, to recover $15, 900
damages for injuries received while
plaintiff was section hand. Pierce
Butler, attorneo for the road, moved
a continuance on the ground that he
was not ready for trial.
Two Indictments.
The grand jury completed its labors
In the afternoon, made its report at
three o'clock, and was discharged.
Two indictments were returned, one
against W. b. Lowry for passing coun-
terfeit money, and one against John
Hanson of Detroit, Mimi, charging
him with sending obscene matter
through the mails
Hanson was arraigned, pleaded
guilty, and was sentenced to pay fine
of 5000.
No Indictment was found against
Clarence Lewis, and he was turned
over to Deputy Sheriff Dunn of Water
vile, who will tomorrow take him to
the training school at Red Wing.
The case of Krause VS.. the Omaha
road was continued, as was also the
case of Madden VS.. the North Western
road. The continuance in the latter
case was asked for by the defense ow-
ing to the failure of witness, Con-
ductor Dan Rairdon of the freight
train, to arrive.
The Gregory and Miller cases against
the Milwaukee road are to stand for
trial until tomorrow, awaiting the
arrival of the road s attorneys.
@ W. Gilmore of Pipestone was
admitted to practice in the court.