The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-08
BRIEF TERM.
District Court Has Little BUSH
ness Before 1t.
The Grand Jury Gets to Work on a
Number of Cases of More or
Less Importance,

| The district court convened Tuesday
morning with three criminal and
sixty three civil cases on the calendar.
Very few of the civil cases are for
trial at the present term, and the term
will be brief one. The end of next
| week will undoubtedly see it's finish.
None of the three criminal cases are
for trial. but the grand jury is expect
ed to supply several. Only eight of
the civil cases were marked for trial
by jury at the preliminary call of the
calendar this forenoon, and some of
these are apt to fall through.
The following cases were stricken
from the calendar
C. H. Lindsey VS.. J. D. Soper.
Theo. Heinze VS.. Brandt Robinson
and fourteen others.
The following cases were dismissed
by consent:
J. H. Williams VS.. w. L. Brad
shaw and three Others Settled.
James Van Wrinkle VS.. VIM. Dodge
ct al.
Matilda Postels VS.. Christian
Postels.
In the action of Gaylord Lamb VS..
B. Fl. and Catherine Gerlich the de-
PENDANTS moved for leave to file sup
Elementary answer.
In the four Mapleton cases of John
s chweitzer, F. B. Davis, Robt. Little
and A. A. Buck, respondents, against
the board of county commissioners,
appellant, the respondents moved to
dismiss.
The two Heaton cases were set for
trial before Judge Quinn March 10TH
In the two cases of j. j. Thornton
VS.. Ole Monson, the plaintiff moved to
strike from the calendar on the ground
of errors in the returns
In the case of E. NJ Sinclair VS.. E.
F. Wilson, the defendant moved that
the plaintiff be required to give.a bond
for the costs. being a nonresident.
The case of Mary Downey VS.. Tom
Griffin was continued.
The suit of Lillian WEIGH VS.. John
Safer, Joseph Safer, Richard Graves
and Martin Murray was marked for
trial by jury.
The two Lsbdell- suits were
set for trial by jury.
There will be no city cases for trial
at this term.
When the roll of the grand jury was
called, only two members were found
to be absent, H. L. McCollum of this
city, who had been excused on account
of his age and because he is a health
inspector and busy with his duties,
and John Nickerson of Rapidan, who
has moved away. Mr.. Nickerson's
brother, Frank, appeared and offered
to serve in his place. He said that
the name in the summons had been
changed to Frank Nickerson. Judge
Cray said that this would not do and
excused him. Geo. D. Strong was
appointed foreman, and the court gave
the jury the usual instructions.
A recess was taken until 2p. M,
when the peremptory call of the calen-
dar was had and several motions were
heard. The petit jury is summoned
for tomorrow forenoon.
The grand jury has enough bust
ness to keep it in session for a couple
of days. The following are the cases
to come before it, so far as known
Emily Foss, charged with suffering
gambling devices to be set up in his
rooms
VIM. J. Hamilton, charged with
grand larceny in the second degree.
Ole Monson, charged with assault
in the first degree upon his wife.
Stephen 81. White, charged with
assault in the first degree upon VIM.
CATER
Frank Dolliver and Elmer Tappey,
charged with grand larceny in the
second degree from the cottages on
Point Pleasant.
Frank Buschena, charged with dis