The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-04-25
COURT CONvENES
United States Grand Jury Gets
Through
Judge Amidon Says that Men Without
Occupations Are Not Wanted
as Jurors.

The United States circuit and dis
trict court convened in this city at ten
o'clock Tuesday, with full line
of grand and petit jurors, witnesses,
attorneys, court attaches, etc. The
term gives promise of lasting into
next week. AS Judge Lochren. could
not be present, Judge Chas. F. Ami
don, of Fargo. N. D., is presiding
Among those attending the court
are district Attorney M. D. Purdy,
of Minneapolis; Marshal VIM. Fl.
Grimshaw, of Minneapolis; Deputy
Marshals 7. j. Sheehan, of st. Paul,
and G. A. Nimocks, of Minneapolis
and Assistant District Attorney J. M.
Dickey, of st. Paul.
Among the attorneys present were
Pierce Butler, of st. Paul. Wilson
Borst, of Window; G. R. Davis, of st.
Peter; Thos. Hessian, of LIE Sueur
s. S. Secor, of Winnebago City and
Peter McGovern, of Waseca.
When the grand jury was called, the
court gave very full and complete in
structions, and appointed James Cole
hour, of Battle Lake, an old soldier,
foreman.
The presence of Mr.. Miller, Of
Round Lake, petit juror, among the
grand jurors was not discovered unit
| the jury was about t. be sent out.
He had made the mistake of answer
ing to the name OF 81. J. Miller, Of
Luverne, who was not present.
E. R. Kennedy was given charge Of
the grand jury.
After the grand jury had been dis
| posed of. the civil calendar was called.
The attorneys in the case of August
Krause against the Omaha road stated
that settlement had been effected in
| that case.
The case of John M. Winterbothan
ct al vs.. Chas. W. Andrews ct al was
| continued.
The following cases are for trial il
their order: 4.
Edward B Nc Key vs.. Robt. L.
Moreland.
Jerome E. Madden, as administrator
of the estate of VIM. F. Carroll, vs.
the Chicago & North Western road
| Ole K. Oleson VS.. the Omaha road
James E. Mason VS.. the Chicago, 6
North Western road.
Frank 81. Nuebel, administrator, VS.
the Omaha road
In the case of Ole K. Olson VS.. tn
Omaha road, the plaintiff moved t
strike from the calendar on the groun
that 70 notice of trial had been fled
This was overruied On the ground tina
there is no necessity for the filing o
notice of trial where case is remove
from state court.
G. D. Geddes was admitted to prac
tice in the United States courts, o.
motion of A. R. Pau, Sr.
| Judge Amidon stated that several o
the petit jurors had applied to officer
of the court to be excused on accoun
of their business. He said that n
such excuse would be accepted excep
lin extreme cases. The court did nc
wish the services of people who hav
nothing to do. he said, and the fac
that anybody had nothing to do woul
be very good evidence that he was nc
| fit to serve on the jury. What
wanted on the jury is men of business
and they should so arrange thei
affairs to serve when selected.
The trial of the suit of Edward t
Mickey, trustee, vs. Robert L. Nor
land, was begun. The case come
from Worthington, and the plainti
sues for the value of some railws
tools not turned over to him by I'll
defendant. Fi6eld, Fletcher & Fife
are the plaintiffs attorneys and &c
,lW. Wilson and Pau & Pau appe
- for the defendant.
The grand jury completed it's labo
by noon and was discharged. 1t
turned no indictments. Three Cas-
70 were brought before it, those agair
:, Geo. B. Hughes, of Redwood Fal
!, for alleged embezzlement, and Fra
!. Hemerick and VIM Schiller for allie
ed selling Of liquor without COVER
ment license.
D The case of Ole K. Olson VS..
Omaha road was continued by stipu
tion.
y Judgment against the defendant
So, 556. rs was ordered in the case OF
!" s. Wallace VS.. the town of Aldo
This case was over the collection
- bonds for the Southern MINES
road.