The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-04-17

VOLUME XVI. NO. 1S.
Thompson said that he had advised
the parties to try and settle their diff,
culties out of court, to whice the Judge
remarked ''You did we'll. They should
have taken your advise and paid you
for your services" The court regretted
the fact that such petty case should
be dragged into court and consume the
time OF lawyers and the court, to which
the attorneys, Messrs. Josslyn for the
Rush and Westfall for Adcock as
sented. Mr.. Josslyn remarking that
they had come up here to defend an
action for s., 900 damages and also col
lect judgment for $50, land lose
suit for unlawful detainer,'' replied
Attorney Westfall. After this ex-
change of pleasantries the hearing was
resumed. Mr.. Thompson was recalled,
and desired to free his mind of the
whole matter which the court permit
ted him to do. He recited some of the
troubles between Adcock and Rush
and stated how he had tried to act asa
I'peacemaker, but he said that when Ad-
cock and Rush would meet they would
go into the air at once. When the
case was finally finished the court took
it for consideration with a sigh of re-
lief.
The case of Mary E. Chadbourne
against Kate Kenely, ct al. was con-
tinued by consent, and the case of Pc
terson VS.. the Supervisors of the Town
of Princeton will probably be taken up
this week. In the friendly suit of Har-
old Mudgett VS.. Miretta M. Mudgett,
ct ais. an order was made confirming the
report of the referees and final judg-
ment for distribution of property.
The case of the State VS.. Sawyer was
dismissed, and that of the State vs..
Pelaske was continued on the applica-
ton of defendant.
Court convened this morning at nine
O'Clock and took up the criminal cases
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was brought into court last Friday on
bench warrant, will be tried for forg-
ing a chattel mortgage, having been
indicted for this offense last Septem-
Der. Mrs. Mary Mcdonald will be
tried on two indictments, one for
keeping a house of i'll fame in Prince
ton and the other for selling liquor
without license. Josiah Weston of
Milaca will be tried on three indict-
ments for the illegal sale of liquor. R.
NJ. Patchen will be tried on two indict-
sEments, and his bar tender on one in.
Idictment for the same offense. John
Thornquist will stand trial on two in
dictments for selling liquor to minors.
The first case called this morning
was the State against Mrs. Mary Nc
Donald who was charged with having
sold liquor to one Knute Mattson liv-
ing in Maple Ridge. A jury as far re-
moved from rban life as possible was
secured and the case commenced.
Mattson was called and approached
the witness stand like one going to his
doom. He admitted having been in a
house somewhere in Princeton and
was invited to buy some beer for the
girls and spent some money upon solic-
itation to do so. He lost a saw-buck
or so at the house at which he re-
manned all night and felt aggrieyed to
think the charges for a touch of high
life were so exhorbitant. But he could
not identify the defendant who was
sitting beside her attorneys, Messrs.
Dickey and Ives, nor could he locate
the house, but he thought he might be
able to go to it if given an opportunity.
The judge asked the county attorney if
this was all the evidence he had and
being told that it was the court dis
missed the jury as there was no evil
dence to convict defendant on the
charge for which she was indicted.
The next case called was the State
against Patchin and Doyle Judge
Searle says that the cases will all be
tried to-day and this evening, and if
they all last as long as the first there
will be poor prospects for night ses-
sion.
| Decision on u Summons.