Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-22
Patterson Embezzlement Case
Taken Up in District Court
This Morning
koskuRA CASE PROBABLY NEXT
Jury in MichaeIs- Furbush Case Returns
a Verdict for the Defendant-C. j.
Hoyt Appointed Administrator of
the Hibben Estate-~Man Married in
1858 Brings Divorce Action.

| The criminal docket was reached in
| the district court this morning when the
case of e. F. Patterson, for embezzle-
ment, was called. 1t is not thought
| that the case will be very longdrawn-
out, as considerable Roadway was made
this forenoon. 1t will probably occupy
! the better portion of the day, however
! The remainder of the jury has been ex-
cused until Monday.
L. N. Ravlin. of Conrad. is the pros
ecuting witness in the Patterson case
| Patterson was indicted for embezzle-
| ment after having been bound over tc
| the district court in Justice Burritt's
court. His arrest resulted after a
transaction at Albion in which he was
accused by Ravlin, in whose employ ne
had been, of selling light road wagon
and appropriating the funds to his own
use Patterson's plea in the justice court
was that co-partnership existed and
| that he had the right to make the sale
and keep the money, which was due
| him.
| The following jury was drawn for the
case: w. G. Bowe, NJ. c. Beverage. j
M. Adams, Eli Lane, Ed Putnam, c
Saylor, Walter Minter. William Lackey
O. Cunningham. w. C. Merryman, c. p
| McKinnon and w. A. Taggart.
koskuba Case Monday.
| The case of Joseph Koskuba, for as
sault with intent to commit murder
will probably come next and be called
| Monday The case results from an in
dictment upon evidence furnished the
grand jury, in which it was shown that
Koskuba had made a murderous assault
i'upon William Brande, a neighbor, liv-
ling near Ferguson. koskuba was un-
DER the influence of liquor when the as
sault was made, and has the reputa-
| ton of being ugly when intoxicated
The attempt on Brande's life was
made with shot gun, two charges
having been fired in the darkness
Eeither taking effect.
Verdict for Defendant.
| The jury In the case of III. o. Michaels
VS.. William Furbush retired at about
4:30 o'clock Friday afternoon and an
hour later returned with verdict for
the defendant. Mr.. Michaels sought to
recover $500 damages for furnace that
he had purchased of the defendant,
which he claimed did not work properly.
1t was shown that the plaintiff had
bought the furnace, paid for 1t, and had
accepted 1t, and the jury did not think
him entitled to any damages.
Hoyt Made Administrator.
Judge Burnham this morning APP
pointed Charles j. Hoyt administrator
of the estate of the late e. III. Hibben
There had been some objection made
to Mr.. Hoyt's appointment on the part
of certain creditors, on the grounds that
he was a creditor himself, and had been
personally interested with the deceased
in business ventures. The objections,
however, the court didn't deem of suf-
ficient weight, and the appointment was
made. Mr.. Hoyt's bonds were fixed at
$4,000, and they were Immediately
filed with the clerk of the district court
Wants Divorce.
After having lived apart from his
wife twenty-six years, Alva NJ. Lucore,
a resident of this county, wants a d.
vorce from his wife, Mary S. Lucore.
on the grounds of desertion. Mr.. and
Mrs. Lucore were married near Marion,
Linn county, Dec Is, 1858, and lived to-
aether until 1876, when the plaintiff al
leges the defendant deserted him, tax
ing her three children, now all of legal
age. The plaintiff alleges that he has
made frequent requests of the plaintiff
to return to him, but she has refused.
He has become tired pleading and now
asks the court to dissolve the marriage
ties. Mrs. Lucore is now resident OF
Cedar Rapids.