Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-12-16
CIRCUIT COURT.


An adjourned term of circuit court is
now in progress, and it is quite likely
that the criminal calendar win be
cleaned up at this term
The first case called was that of the
State vs.. Albert James, charged with
criminal assault, the complainant being
Lillian Packard, girl of fourteen
years. Both parties live in the town of
Plover, and the girl alleged that the
crime was committed one day early last
summer, while she was on her way from
home to her sisters house. She claimed
to have met James on the road, and
the latter carried her into a by-path,
where the crime was committed Neal
Brown, assisting the district attorney,
made the closing argumentfo the state
on Friday afternoon, when the case was
given to the jury. At ten O'Clock that
evening the foreman of the jury an
nounced that verdict had been
reached, and James was brought up
from the county Jail, where he has been
confined all summer, and the verdict,
which was for acquittal, read to him.
1t is needless to say that the judgement
pleased him, and he went home to his
wife and family happy man, after his
long confinement
Ella Feustmaker was granted an
absolute divorce from her husband, w.
H. Feustmaker The complaint upon
which the separation was granted was
cruel and inhuman treatment
Henry Bopf, B. P Nelson, JAS Antritt
and Andrew Nelson were granted
naturalization papers and admitted to
citizenship.
The case of the State vs.. VIM. Yonker
was next called, jury having been
secured Friday night. The crime
charged against Yonker is assault with
intent to kill and murder. 1t will be
remembered that last spring Yonker,
who lives east of Schofield, came to
Wausau, filled up on whiskey and
went home early next morning. As he
entered the barn yard he found his
wife engaged in milking a COW, and
approaching her from behind, the
neighbors allege, he struck her with
his fist and as she was falling he kicked
her, breaking a bone, injuring her so
that her life was dispared of. The
neighbors also allege that but for their
interference he would have killed the
woman. He was arrested and bound
over for trial, secured bonds and was
liberated. Shortly after he was arrested
for beating his father-in-law and max
ing another assault on his wife. For
this he served three months in the
county jail
Arguments in the case were made
Monday afternoon and the jury, after
being out few hours, found Yonker
guilty of assault with intent to do great
bodily harm, but clearing him of the
second count. An unexpected thing
when some of the witnesses
were called, for they denied their story
given at the preliminary hearing. The
penalty for the crime of which Yorker
was found guilty is from one to three
years Imprisonment and the time has
not been set for the passing of sentence
upon him The woman whom he as
saulted win perhaps never recover from
her injuries.
The case of the State vs.. Frances Got
schalk for murder was to have been
taken up next but was postponed by
action of the attorneys and viii per
haps be brought on for trial tomorrow
In lieu of this case the action brought
By Henry Ameiang against Aug Zas-
trow is now being tried The charge is
assault with intent to do great bodily
harm and the story of the case il about
as follows Last August some boys,
one of them it is claimed being a son of
were given a ride by farmer
while on their way to their home in the
town of Vein. The farmer had several
kegs of beer on the wagon and while
one of the boys engaged the farmer in
to divert his attention the
other rolled one of the kegs out onto
the road. After leaving the farmer
they sold the keg to Zastrow, it is said,
which caused the trouble Amelung
met Zastrow on the road one day later
and in talking over the affair quarrel |
arose and the latter struck Amelung a
heavy blow over the head with a shot |
gun, which he was earrying at the time |
Instead of resorting to the Kilkenny |
Fair method Of settling disputes Anne
Jung sought the law. The case viii be |
finished today.