The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-28
STORIES OF THE COURTS

Fell 1859 Feet, Wants $4,000 Damages
Judge Jaggard yesterday began the trial
of the action of John Anderson against
Fielding & Shepley for $4,000 damages
the plaintiffs fall from the high bridge
into the Mississippi. Anderson was
employed to paint the iron work of the
bridge, and charges his accident to de-
fective ropes and other appliances fur
niShed by the contractors. S. c. Ohm
stead appears for the plaintiff and Squires
! & Griggs for the defendants.
! Verdict In the "MerIe SpaIding' Case
The jury in the suit of the Fidelity and
Deposit Company against The st. Paul
terday reported to Judge Jaggard a YER
dict for the defendant. The suit was
brought to recover 81, 900 insurance on
last November. but the defendant show
ed that the owner had violated the con-
ditions of the policy requiring a watch
man to be kept constantly on the boat
: and that the company rave notice of
other insurance.
Hahn Sent to Rochester-Probate Judge
Hahn, a German cooper, aged forty.
seven, to the state insane hospital at
Rochester. Halm's home is at Ats Uni
versity avenue; where ne N4,I has s. a third
terday told Drs. P. B. Cook and A. M.
Within that her husband had been over
working himself lately, and that his mind
broke down about a week ago. He has
since been so violent that it required
several men to take him to the Jail last
week, and he has since been kept in
jacket that was put on him at first. He
has been in the employ of the Standard
Oil company at Minneapolis.
Discharged From Bankruptcy-Judge
Lochren in the United States district
court yesterday discharged Mrs. Cora d.
Lowther, Of Red Wing, and, Daniel G.
Dunn, of st. Paul. from bankruptcy.
Receiver for Tailoring company-Gustav
Sholle was yesterday appointed by Judge
company on the. application of Skinner
Bros. The receivers bond was fixed at
$1,000.
Lovers Row Is Settled Out of Court
The suit of H. A. Stinson against Min
ME Dobolm in Justice Mills court was
settled by the parties yesterday, and tax
en- out of the hands of the court. It
not yet rendered g. decision. Mr.. Stinsen
sued Miss Dobolm, his former fancee,
to recover $99.25, the alleged value Of the
presents he had given her during his five
years courtship. She counterclaimed
with a demand for $50 for the meals he
had been provided with at her home. but
the court refused to allow this as a valid
claim The parties to the case yester-
day declined to make public the terms Of
the compromise.
Criminal Trials Begin-Judge Brill sit
ting in the criminal branch Of the dis
trict court, will today begin the trial Of
Albert Elan, colored, for assault in the
first degree. Elan attacked William
Johnson, another colored workman at the
Great Northern shops. Several shots
were fired and Johnson was slightly
wounded.
Mrs. castteton's Suit for Divorce-Mrs.
Esther Castleton yesterday began suit for
divorce from Harry Castleton The
ground is desertion. The whereabouts
of the defendant is unknown.
Seeks to Save Her Homestead-Judge
Otis yesterday heard argument on a mo-
ton of counsel for Mrs. Annie 3. Simon
ton to enforce mortgage sale of her
homestead at 514 Summit avenue, made
to her on June 80 by the sheriff, and to
set aside a sale made subsequently on the
same day to the Connecticut Mutual Life
Insurance company the mortgage.
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