The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-05
lHENEW TERM OPENS
The District Court Resumes Work
- = With All the Judges in -. >.
- Attendance. r & =;
Cases Against Former Mayor Ames
Are Passed 1ndednitely-Gard, J.
~ .:~ rer's Case Set, 5. <-ss.s. l.:

The January: term of the district court
was formally opened this morning with
Judge aHrrison presiding over the criminal
calendar Judge Cray in, charge of court
cases. and Judges Elliott, Simpson, Pond
and Brooks assigned to try civil jury cases.
Active work, however, will not begin until
next week. when. the first cases set will
be called for trial. ,,. -. ...-..... b
The resumption Of work comes after an
early. adjournment of the November term,
enforced because the court fund had been
exhausted and there was no money for
current expenses. Despite this fact how :
ever, and the comparatively large num-
Der Of continued cases, the calendar is
lighter than it has been before for years
Civil cases number 2S4 and criminal cases
continued from last term 50. This last
number, however. will be increa sed as
the new grand jury gets down to work.
Already there are about twenty prisoners
in the county Jail awaiting the jury's ac-
ton. = -
The several cases on the criminal cal
endar agains Former Mayor A. A. Ames
were passed indefinitely, as the sheriff has
| not yet succeeded in locating the elusive
doctor, who is now a fugitive from JUS
| tice. The cases against his brother,
/ Frederick w. Ames, former superinten-
dent Of police. were passed pending the
disposition of his motion for new trial
|
viction. ~ .
| The cases against Irwin "A. Gardner
were set for trial Jan. 90. Gardner was
| convicted of having~acted as go-betweer
| between the mayor and crooks. but ap-
pealed his case to the supreme court
which sent it back for rehearing. This
case was set with the others. Neither
Norm w. King nor Fred Malone was ir
court and their cases were passed &C.
cordingly. They are expected to appear
tomorrow morning Both we're police Of
ficials under the Ames regime. The twt
cases against George A. Harvey, another
police official, were set for Jan. 21, Will.
| the Cohen case was set down for trial or
the day following. -
Charles H. Brown: accused of falsifyi Ing
the records of the board of corrections ane
charities, had his case set for Jan. 10
The case against William H. Johnson wa
passed. Mr.. Johnson's attorney sta tin.
that his client was confined toh Is BET
4 with rheumatism and could not be presen
in court. Other cases Wer set as follows
Lewis A. Rungc,. violating the electic
laws, Jan. 10: Herman A. Westphal. givin
Eaway >liauor on election day, Jan. Ia
fGeorge j. Hammond, manager of the Co
Commission. company. grand larceny i
the first degree. Jan. %; w. Howell .Tict
grand larceny, in the first degree Jan. 20
Harold B.; St. Claire, swindling, Jan. 13
Doctor Edward Bond, manslaughte
first degree Jan. ~. .. .zz--a
The case against Coffee john Fitch
cite. sent back from the supreme couT'
for retrial was nolled on motion o
County Attorney oBardnnan, who cx
planned that the defendant had gone t
lin the case against Garfield -Hance an
George Carter. accused Of having at
tenlnted to commit the crime Of gran
RI larceny III the second degree.