Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-12
Defendants in State Cases Taken
Into Court-Ask Time to
Plead.
Counsel For Those Unable to
Employ II Appointed
Streeter Wins.
Damafes AGAINST City Named
BY Jury at $225- Probably
New Trial.

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the grand jury We're brought into court
this morning at o'clock and ques-
toned by Judge Caswell regarding their
plans for defense. Three Of the pris-
oners, Henry Martin. Dan Daley and
Sam Desher, were unable to employ
counsel and 1t was appointed by the
court.
Some little sparring, back and forth,
was INDUCED in by the court and 7. F..
Bradford, who had defended three OF
the prisoners in justice court and they
had signif1ed Willingness to retain
him for the final hearing. should they
be indicted The matter came up when
Daley informed the court that he de-;
sired Mr.. Bradford to defend him. The
court announced its intention Of pass
ing things around" and informed Mr..
Bradford that he would appoint him,
at the county's expense, as counsel for
but one of the three prisoners unable
to foot the bills Mr.. Bradford tried
to show the law but Judge Caswell
considered that he was able OF inter-
preting the statutes and 80 ruled. MT.
Bradford threatened to act without
compensation II the prisoners insisted
on having him, but backed down from,
his proposition afterwards.
The only prisoner to plead was
Daley, who is to be tried on a charge
Of burglary, alleged to have been COM
~. ret
Thru his counsel he entered plea OF
not guilty.
Joseph Koskuba. the Ferguson farmer
who is charged with assault, with in.
tent to murder William Brand. neigh
Dor. asked time to plead, as did also
Samuel Desher. the boy charged with
obtaining property under false pre-
lenses; Henry Martin, who is held on
q charge of robbing Chicago & North
western merchandise cars; and Clinton
Newton, the Des Moines man who is
to answer to charge of keeping E
house Of prostitution and compelling
his young daughter to be an inmate
thereof. Thomas Gather, who is out,
on bonds on a charge of assault with
intent to commit murder, was not In
court, but was represented by his at
torney, who asked till this afternoon
to plead.
streeter Gets Small Verdict.
The jury in the case of E. r. Streete,
vs. City OF Marshalltown. in which
damages in the sum Of $4,000 were
asked because of injuries sustained
in being thrown from buggy while
driving on East Linn street, where ii
was alleged the city had negligently
left the street in bad repair after max
ing Improvements, reached a verdict
at midnight and it was reported, sealed
to the court by Foreman William
Shtpton at 8 o'clock The jury found
1or the plaintiff and fixed the amount
OF recovery at 1925. City Solicitor
van Law asked for time to enter a
motion setting aside the verdict and
asking for new trial. AS the plain
tin is not at all satisfied with the yer-
dict 1t Is more than likely that there
Will be no objection made to a new
trial.
Tuffree- 6inford Case Called.
me case Of Joseph Tuffree VS.. p. r
Binford, ct al, was called Thursda.
afternoon at the conclusion Of the
Streeter case. This is an action whare.
by the plaintiff sues to recover com.
mission alleged to be due for the sale
OF property. It is an outgrowth of the
s :, Meeker controversy tried =
tne last term. in which the sale =,
West Main street business hni,d,na
was involved.
a jury was not secured INIT, =,
o'clock this morning, and after - uaa
empanneled the case was dismissed an
the plaintiffs motion. "
me court then took recess until ,
TINS afternoon. when new assignment
o. o., cases Tor next week was taken up.
a nme case OF ration & Barnes vs. spen-
the tn work Of securing jury commenca ed
ms action is one wherein the plain
tins are attempting to recover on a coal
bill. " q eoai
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