The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1903-12-12
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Mrs. Ward is progressing favorably.
Vincent polacek. residing at 2O1O
Second street n. had Il narrow escape
from being burned to death in Il fire
which damaged his home to the extent
OF $50 Wednesday evening. When
the tiremen reached the house it was
in flames and no trace of Polacck
could be found. The iiremen broke
down the doors and found the man
lying unconscious on the floor. He
WAS hurried TO the city hospital in the
patrol wagon, where, after an exam
nation by tile physicians, it was am
nounced that though he had suffered
severe burns about the head and
hands the probabilities were that he
4 would recover in Il short time. The
firemen are of the opinion that the
fire was caused by an explosion of
gasoline and that Willie trying to ex-
tinguish the flames POlacek was over
come by the smoke and would have
burned to death had not the tiremen
rescued him.
Court house society is much torn up
over Il contest divorce case on trial in
Judge Elliotts court. where Margaret
Cavanaugh is striving to obtain Il di-
rOrcc from Michael Cavanauyh on the
ground of cruelty. Mrs. Cavan:lugh
was formerly one of the attaches in
the office of the register of deeds and
when she WAS married not long ago,
she w;ls given Il rousing glad hand by
the whole force. with Il handsome
wedding gift. Now there is Il pretty
child and an application for Il divorce
and the stories of the plaintiff and de-
PENDANT ARE as wide apart as two
stories could be on the same subject.
Mrs. CavalElugh claims her husband
repeatedly slapped. struck and abused
her and she brought neighbors who
testified that they had heard her
scream ut various times as if in
trouble. Mr.. Clvanaugh admits that
he slapped his wife. but says that it
was after he had been worked I'D to
the required pitch of anger by her
nagging and determination to make
him abuse her.
Through worry over having his
name dragged into the Casper Ernst
case. Albert Mueller. well-known
young lawyer of st. Paul, was taken
with an attack of brain fever which
last Monday proved fatal. He died
early Monday morning at his home,
2W Sherburne avenue, where he
lived with his mother. Mr.. Mueller
has known and been an intimate
friend of Casper Ernst for many
years. lie had perfect confidence in
his friend up to the time of his ar
rest a few weeks ago, and is said to
have loaned him 500 IL few days
previous thereto. He acted as Ernsts
attorney and notary in many matters
and his signature to IL power of at
torney, now said to have been forged,
brought Mr.. Mueller's name into the
affair in way which the young law
yer thought was detrimental to him.
The matter preyed OH his mind and
fourteen days ago Mueller said to his
sister: This Ernst affair will kill
me yet" The deceased attorney prac-
ticed law in Minneapolis Il few years
ago.
Alderman Peter Nelson and Claus
Munim and former Alderman John
Sibley, charged with bribery in con-
nection with deal to vacate an alley,
Monday had their cases nolled upon
motion of County Attorney +. H.
Eoardman, who announced before
Judge Simpson that the state did not
have sufficient evidence to put the
cases to trial. The Indictment was re-
turned by the September grand jury
OH testimony given by former Alder
man 0. p. Sutherland. who has since
then left for parts unknown, and has
NOT been located by the sheriff. AS
he has not been found, it has been
impossible for the county attorney to
bring the case to trial, and even it
Sutherland We're here, the county at
tOrney stated to the court he did not
know that the cases would go to trial,
as tie state would not be likely to
have evidence necessary for cOnvic-
ton. The county attorney said the
status OF these cases placed him and
the court in an embarrassing position,
but he could see no way out of the
difficulty. Judge Simpson replied that
he could sec nothing cmbaIr;, SSing
about it. if no evidence had been found
to convict. AS the case had been
continued over from the last term and
the defendants were entitled to IL
speedy trial. he ordered a nolle enter
ed and the bonds eXonerltcd.
An illustrated lecture will be given
at the metropolitan theater, Sunday
evening. by Gen. Gideon Joubert and
Capt w. S. O'Donnell on the South
African war, which will disclose the
inside history of this famous contest
for supremacy between the Beers and
the British on the dark continent
Both men were prominent figures