The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-20
NOTES OF THE COURTS.

The trustees of Manchester college were
before Judge Brill yesterday to object to
the payment of a water frontage tax.
They hold, that the law covering the
case as passed by the legislature is ille-
GAL and that the lands of Manchester col
lege are exempt from taxation.
G. Sander has commenced suit against
the National Fire Insurance Company OF
Hartford and the British American AS
surance Company of Toronto to recover
s., GOO on each of two policies for damages
to stock in a fire last July at 1876 East
Fifth street.
Augustus SchToer, a railway clerk, has
filed a petition in bankruptcy. placing
his liabilities at $421.1O and his assets at
$500.
No report was made by the grand jury
yesterday, as was expected. 1t appears
that the body is still busy completing its
report. The case Of Leonard Zemhrow-
sky, charged with forgery in the second
degree, is also under consideration by
the jury. 1t is expected that report
will be made today.
decree for the plaintiff in the case Of
Lena against Henry A. Schott for a dt-
vCrce was ordered yesterday by Judge
Lewis. The plaintiff alleged and evident
ly proved that her husband was too fond
of various kinds of dope and bad liQ-
uors. She began prosecution some time
ago for non-support, but abandoned that
and brought suit for divorce.
Judge. Jaggard has under advissment
tratrix for Peter Esch, against the Pabst
Brewing company, in which the plaintiff
demands $500 as due him for his services
as manager of the Rathskeller saloon,
owned by the defendant. The defendant
company claims that the money was paid.
Judge Lewis has under advisement the
divorce suit brought by Minnie j. against
George S. Spaulding.
Judge Brill yesterday directed findings
for Judgment in the case brought by
n n n a
and w. H. Statesman and Wright. Bar
ret & Stillwell as interveners. There is
money from the sale of the Saturday
Evening News to be distributed among
the equities of the case.
Della keenan, Cullen has begun a suit
for divorce against James Cullen. stating
drunkenness as the cause for action. The
couple were married at Hudson and there
is one child.
The Jacob Schmidt company Yesterday
filed trust deeds to about twenty tracts
of city property with the register of
deeds The company will issue bonds to
the amount of 100000 for the purpose of
making improvements, and the deeds are
to secure them.
The jury in the case of Johanna Mac
Carthy against the city yesterday re-
turned a verdict for the defendant The
plaintiff was suing to recover damages
for a broken wrist caused by falling on
an icy sidewalk last January.
Fudge Otis Yesterday dismissed the
case brought by Henry c. Ehrmantraut
| against Pauline Holland to recover on a
mortgage held on furniture.
| Arguments for a new trial in the case
! Of j. T. Gilbert against Boock Brothers
were heard in Judge Otis court yester-
day.
| William o. Deneger has commenced
suit against William D. and Mary Lewis
| to quiet title in a certain piece of prop
| erty in the city.
| "A note OF issue in the case of c. IL.
against Letting Paine has been filed in
| the clerk of the courts office
Andrew B. Larsen has commenced suit
| to quiet title to certain real estate de-
scribed in the complaint alleged to be
sInlawfully held by the Minnesota De-
| benture company, who are named as de-
! PENDANT.
Judge Kelly and a Jury yesterday heard
| the arguments in the case of Ell. w. Gray
| against the street railway company to
recover damages for the death of his in
| FAINT daughter.
| against Edward Brown to recover dam
ages to the extent of $4,000 for the al
alleged alienation of his Wifes affections
by said Brown. The complaint alleges
that Brown set about to win her affec-
lions and that he succe eded so We'll thai
ever since Henderson has been "depriv46
and comfort etc. A divorce suit be
tween the two is also pending.
Benjamin and Margaret Kelly have
commenced suit to quiet title in 9
certain piece of property which they
claim is unlawfully held by Peter E
Hanse, the defendant.
Fred ]. Mundt while driving an ice
wagon in the Northern Pacific freight
yards last July, was run into and in
$1,025. He is suing the road to recover
that amount,