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

Fell 1869 Feet, Wants $4,000 Damages
Judge Jaggard yesterday began the trial
of the action of John Anderson against
fo shep9y for paT sl49o1 r6
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. G. Ohm
stead appears for the plaintiff and Squires
& GriggS for the defendants.
J Verdict In the "MerTe 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 1000 insurance on
the steam tug Merle Spalding,' burnt
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 Eave notice of
other insurance.
Hahn Sent to Observation-Disclosures Judge
Hahn, a German cooper, aged forty
seven, to the. state insane hospital at
Rochester. Halm's home is at 475 Uni
versity avenue. where he has third
wife and five children. Mrs. Hahn yes
terday told Drs. P. B. Cook and A. M.
Within that her husband had been over
2 working himSel1 lately, ana that MS nllnd
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 Rankruptcy-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
$1,000.
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
was tried last week. but the justice had
not yet rendered a decision. Mr.. Stinson
sued Miss Dobolm, his former fiancee.
presents he had given her during his five
years courtship. She counterclaimed
with demand for $50 for the meals he
had been provided with at her home, but
claim. The parties to the case yester-
day declined to make public the terms Of
the compromise.
Criminal Trials Besin-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. castieton'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 mo-
ton of counsel for Mrs. Annie E. Simon
ton to enforce a mortgage sale Of heI
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 compeny, the mortgage.
COMING: THE TIGER LILIES.