Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-10-02
Judge Caswell will Pronounce
Sentence on Daley and Mar.
tin Saturday
PRISONERS BROUGHT INTO COURT
Court Fixes the Hour at 2 O'clock
Two Cases Taken From the jury
koskuba's Efforts to Have Bond Re-
duced--Dannenbrink Case Called
Other News Of the Court.

Judge Caswell this morning set tn
Tune OF sentence of the prisoners, Dan
Daley and Henry Martin, who hav
been convicted of larceny and breakin,
and entering, respectively. The cour
fixed Saturday afternoon at oclocl
as the time when sentence would b,
pronounced. Each of the prisoners wa:
brought before the court when the an.
nouncement was made.
4 There is considerable interest mani.
tested in the sentences. owing to the
nature of the evidence that was intro
cuced In each of the cases. The evil
dence in both was conclusive and either
prisoner can expect but little clemency
/ from the court.
Cases Taken from Jury.
The judge took two cases from the
jury and ordered verdicts returned. In
the case of the Mccormick Harvesting
Machine Company vs.. Charles Stewart
with Mrs. A. d. Danskin as intervenor
an action for interfering with the sale
CT mortgaged property, q verdict was
rendered for the plaintiff. In the Cooper
VS.. Watson case, a verdict for the de-
| Tense was ordered.
| koskuba Wants Smaller Bond.
The case of Joseph Koskuba, the
Ferguson farmer charged with assault
with intent to commit murder, will not
be tried this term. koskuba's friends
are trying to get his bond reduced in
order that he will be able to furnish
hail. koskuba is the man who is al
legged to have attempted to take the life
of William Brand, neighbor, by firing
two charges from a shotgun at him.
The Mccoy Dannenbrink Case.
The case of Sophia Mccoy vs. Fred
Dannenbrfnk was called this afternoon
at o'clock. There are over forty WITT
nesses subpoenaed and several DAYS will
be consumed in taking the evidence.
1Dannenbrink is a wealthy Tama county
farmer. who is at present making his
home with his nephew, August Neuse,
near Pickering. Mrs. Mccoy is a
granddaughter of Dannenbrink and
claims that he is of unsound mind and
should have a guardian. This she
asks the court to appoint. Mrs. Mccoy
alleges that Dannenbrink is squander-
ing his property, thru undue influences
brought to bear on him, and that in his
present mental condition he is not fit
subject to handle his property or man
age his affairs. Dannenbrink is going
to resist the charges, maintaining that
he is of sound mind and perfectly capa-
bic of looking after his own business
To resist the claim made by the plain |
tiff that she is his nearest kin, Damien
brink recently recognized publicly an IL
legitimate son, Fred Bierman Dannen-
brink.
Sale Postponed.
An order has been issued by the court
staying the sheriff's sale on the execu-
ton of the John Ernsdorf Iron Com
pany, ct AL, VS.. the Kurtz Wagon Com
pany. The sale was to have occurred I
Friday morning at 10 o'clock. but an
agreement between the plaintiffs and
the defendant has been reached and a
postponement taken until Oct. 10, at 10
q. m. The idea Of the postponement Is
to give the defendant a little more time
to see if its business can be adjusted
and the creditors satisfied.
Appraisers Appointed.
The court has appointed three APP
praisers in the persons of William
Thompson, John Van Slyke and B. F.
Smith, of Timber Creek township. who
will appraise the land Of Mrs. Lydia
3irks, for the purpose Of Its sale by
Mrs. Birks' guardian. Sheriff T. j.