The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-08

More than 200 attorneys attended
the opening of the October term of the
supreme court yesterday. Chief JUS
tice Start and Justices Brown, Lovely
and Lewis were on the bench, or rather
seated in chairs at long tables which
had been dragged into the hall Of rep
resentatives to take the place of the
bench, the supreme court room not
being large enough to accommodate
the members of the bar.
Justice Collins was absent, being in
attendance at the G. A. r. national en-
campment at Washington.
The call of the 267 cases on the cal
endar proceeded with dispatch, and at
the noon recess the cases had all been
set. The court will hear cases for
seventyfve days, the last cases being
set for Feb. 5. Fourteen cases We're
continued over the term, four dis
missed, two stricken and thirty five
will be submitted on briefs.
The afternoon session was devoted
to hearing motions and other prelimi-
nary work.
Homesteaders' Cases Submitted.
Among the important cases disposed
OF yesterday were the fifteen in which
John P. OConnor is the respondent.
The cases involved the title to over
10000 acres of land in Traverse county
purchased by Archbishop Ireland from
the old st. P. M. & M. Railway COM
pany for colonization purposes. The
homesteaders appealed from the order
of the district court in Traverse coun-
ty The cases were submitted on
briefs and paper books yesterday aft
ernoon.
The case of John Utick ct al, Of
Polk county, against the board of
county commissioners of Polk county,
involving the conStitutionality of the
state drainage law, will be argued to-
day. The case was set for NoY. Is, but
G. S. Ives attorney for the petitioners,
requested an early hearing and the
matter was reset for today. The mat
ter is one of Importance owing to the
opposition to the drainage laws in a
number of other counties in the state.
Minneapolis Police Gases Set.
The cases of the three convicted
Minneapolis police officials were set
john Fitchette appeal will be heard
Nov. 26; Gardeners Dec. 5 and De-
tective Kings Dec 8.
In the Gardner case a motion was
heard and an order issued extending
the stay of sentence until further order
of the court This action was taken
in order to keep the appellant out of
has been decided.
The appeal of John Stoffels, convict
ed of operating saloon in the prohib-
tied district, near the fair grounds, will
be heard Nov. rs.
The appeal from the order of Judge
Bazille, Of the Ramsey county probate
court, declaring the state inheritance
tax invalid, will be argued Nov. 10.
The Gay Paree" show, which was
elected from the state fair grounds in
1901, and for which action the owner
l.. B. Mackey was refused damages by
the ST. Paul municipal court, has ap-
pealed the case. Argument will be
heard Nov. 10.
The order to show cause why James
n. Bearnes should not be removed as
a member of the bar was set for hear
ing Dec. 2.
John j. Thornton Jr., of st. James,
and Paul S. Redding, of Window, were
admitted to practice.
Grist of Routine.
The following is the routine business
disposed of by the court:
Myrnia II. Waiter, respondent, VS..
Adjust Buth and Augusta Buth, ap-
pellants; motion to dismiss argued and
taken under Amusement.
M. E. Kirch, appellant, VS.. Henry Oh
som, ct al, defendants, and F. E. Han
son, respondent; motion to affirm I'M
der rule IA granted.
State of Minnesota respondent, VS..
Irwin A. Gardner, appellant; stay of
execution of sentence continued until
further order of the court.
Elwyn A. Leathers, respondent, VS..