The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-10-18

The present session of the district
court.was busy one, and the volume
of work completed is unusually large.
The grand jury were in session for
several days and heard the largest
number of witnesses in many terms.
They reported indictments in several
cases; continued one or two until the
next session and failed to indict in
sone on account Of the insufficiency of
the evidence.
Among the indictments reported was
one against Hans Birk of Charter Oak,
charged with an assault with intent to
commit rape on young girl living
some three miles west of Ute, and who
at thestime of the assault was working
at Birk's home.
They also returned true bill
against Frank Riffenberg and his wife
at Manila charging them with main
tanning a house resorted to for the pur
poses of prostitution and lewdness.
This Case will be tried this term.
Thesomewhat celebrated Jacky jack
son of Manila was again indicted, this
time for breaking into the jail at Man
lila and assisting prisoner to escape.
Sam Jones and Henry johnson were
indicted for making an assault on the
person of D. w. Barrett, a conductor
of the G. & N w. r. R. Co. They
plead guilty and received their SEN
tence, part of which was suspended
during good behavior.
Lawrence Bridge was indicted for
breaking and entering the freight de-
pot of the Illinois Central and his case
will be tried next week.
The case of the State VS. Millard
| Turner and continued until next term
on a showing by the defense that very
material witness could not be here this
term. 1t was continued and set dowr
for the first jury trial of the mex
term.
The case of the State of Iowa VS.. J
Il G. Sau. and Eli Malone will be tr;et
i next week. This case is familiar t,
our readers and promises to be a har'
fought case.
The case of the State of Iowa vs.
Hal Butler will also be tried mex
week. In this case the defendant i
charged with the larceny of valuabl
gold watch from w. j. Wagner.
The first civil case tried this tern
was the case of Gardner VS.. Town Q
Manila This was an action by Gard
ner against the town for damages
The case was closely contested, Sal
, niger and Korte appearing for tn
, town and Conner & Lally for the plain
tiff. The court directed a verdict TO
! the defendant.
! On Monday the court heard the mat
? ter of Martin Weber against Hartwig
: guardian, in which Weber claimed TO
the the care of a girl of whom Webe
3 was guardian. The decision was wit
| the defendant.
2 In the case of Weber vs.. M. G. Xii
: ney it was by agreement tried to tn
: court and the verdict was for tn
Y plaintiff in the full sum claimed.
e The somewhat noted case of Erl
] vein VS.. Schroeder in which Mrs. Erl
t vein claimed damages of Jurge
t Schroeder for selling liquor to hi
: husband, was ended by the plainti
y dismissing her claim leaving the vi
If tory for the defendant. Inskeep
e Danbury appeared for the plant
a and Conner & Lally and e. K. Burt
2 for the defendant.
r The cases of the same plant
e against Henry Krohnke and Schroed
IS were likewise dismissed.
The case of j. Magne Anders
2, against Schurke claiming damages
al injuries received by being thrown
lp fence maintained by Schurke, t
e. claim being that the fence encroach
n, on the public highway is still on tri
r. A large array of witnesses are here.
70 The two cases of Kirdenall and Nei
5. against Schutt, being actions for da
OF ages the plaintiffs claiming that tn
10 had been falsly arrested on complai
y, of Schutt were to have been tried
day but at the last moment were d
er missed by the plaintiffs.
= Several important matters remain
be disposed of aside from the Grimm
% business but it is doubtful whether th
~ can all be reached this term. Amo
~ them are the two appeals, one by
q A. McRenry and the other by the Cra
ID. ford County bank in which they app
from the action of Theo. Kuhl Treas
er in assessing against them al
* amount of money and credits which