The Iola register., 1902-02-21
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( District Court News
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the liquor business in Allen county
probably holds the record for "quck
results" AS has already been noted
Eaton came to lola to help build the
waterworks and worked at that until
the job was done. 1t is only matter
OF few months since he changed from
water TO beer, but the grand jury got
him. Monday the police served a
warrant on him and put him in Jail.
Wednesday he pleaded guilty in dis
trict court to one count and was SEN
fenced to thirty days in the county
jail and to pay a fine of Sl00 Hewill
be through and out before some of the
stubborn fighters begin their sentences.
Lawrence Martin and Bert Gubbs,
the colored boys caught at Emporia
for stealing clothing from the Bar
clay Shields store, pleaded guilty to
! burglary and larceny in district court
Wednesday. The court reserved the
sentence.
The regular jurymen have been dis
charged for the term, after having
tried more cases than are usually
heard by jury in this court.
y number of cases have been dis
posed of in district court since the last
report. Among the more important is
a general dismissal of the damage
suits against the Ft. Scott, lola e.
Western. George +. Nicholson, Rosa
Beauman, II. f. Davis, W. II. Lay
ton dismissed action in the east part
of town. Martin, Colchensky, Hor-
vile, Mcdonald, j. II. Young, Pres
ton Cemetery Association, Ida Davis,
Webster Green, John Harris, Pay
Preston and George Hidebrant are
all out of court, the road having de-
clared that it does not care for the
land which these parties were suing
on. This results from their ha 7ing
secured the right to use the Missouri
Pacific tracks from lola to Piqua.
The case of State VS. Thurman was
dismissed. Clif.McCarley's case was
continued on 5000 bond.
In the suit of F.. b. Mason vsMattie-
N. Jean judgmentSwas given for plain
tiff and deed decreed. If deed and
judgment areI not executed in sixty
days they shall operate as con-
veyance, provided the Judgment shall
have no force until SO, ,29O is paid into
court for defendants.
Wenzel Sicka was given judgement
against WilliHees for $363.6O.
The suits OF G. L. and Rush Glenn
ents against:E. X. Taylor were dis
missed
The suits of j. w. Edwards and C.
w. Smith against the Lanyon Zinc
Company we're continued. ,LikeW ise
the suit of wv. lB. Kelley vs. c. N
Wright.
DR.. McMillen's lrequest for a new
trial was refused.
SDistrict courtIad journed,at noon yes
day until next Tuesday morning and
Judge Stillwell took:the noon train for
his home in Erie. Court has now
lasted two weeks and there is enough
business to last weeks longer. 1t is
said that on Tuesday the Lanyon Zinc
Company cases willsbe taken up and
, ground out as long as lawyers remain
to grind.
, The court, before adjourning, SEN
: fenced four criminals TO the reform
E school or penitentiary, and it is a
strange circumstance that all of the
four are colored people.
Ham Embree, convicted of assault
ing Henry Franklin with intent TO kill,
> was sentenced to the State Reform
, school until discharged but his term
t is not to exceed ten years. He is also
> to pay costs
= Len Martin convicted of robbery and
receiving stolen goods, was sentenced
y to one year at hard labor in the peni-
tentiary on each count, or TWO years
in all
:. Lawrence Martin, Lens son, who
!. did somerobbingson his own hook, was
j sent to the StateIiReformatory until
= discharged, but for not over fifteen
years, for robbing the Barclay
Shields store. Bert Grubbs was given
= the same sentence for the same crime.
9 Other cases disposed of were:
The receiver of the Humboldt State
Z Bank was discharged on paying into
: the court the balance of funds on
e hand, half of it going to the bank and
half to M. j. Cochran, of New Boston,
r Iowa.
The suit of A. w. Beck VS. Lanyon
o Zinc Company, was dismissed at
plaintiffs s costs.
I Milton Knickerbocker was granted
q a divorce from Mary Knickerbocker,
!. he to pay costs and to wait six months
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