Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-09-29
CIRCUIT COURT.

In the case of the State vs. Mary A.
Mohr, the defendant charged with hav-
ing secured money under false pre-
lenses, trial of which began on the 10th
was given to the jury for deliberation
late Tuesday afternoon After being
out until Wednesday forenoon the fore
man stated that its members failed to
agree. Thereupon they were sent back
by the Judge thai they might arrive at
some conclusion. They did not, how
ever, ten standing for acquittal and
two fog conviction, and after deliver
ing their verdict upon the return of the
| judge from Merrill, Wednesday evening,
they were excused from further service
for the term. 1t is not very likely that
Mrs. Mohr will be tried again on the
same charge in this county There are
cases pending against her at Chippewa
Falls, and in Barron and Pepin count. IS
the result of which win perhaps deter
mine that question That Mary is a
very busy woman in the mortgage and
loan business all win admit, but
whether her dealings are at all times
crooked is yet to be proven against her
in court of law.
The second case to be called was that
!, of the State VS.. Martha Luitpold and
Geo. Young. the crime charged being
that of adultery. Not much trouble was
experienced in getting a jury and it
was composed of the following: Julius
Kroening, A. Wendell, F. Schilling, R.
link, O. Ii. Giles, A. Buttenhoff, F. j.
Ross, Hugo Peters, Nelson Empey,
VIM. Gillian, M. Schatzel, M. Dickens.
Martha Luitpold and Geo. Young
were arrested in this city, Jan I'd, of the
present year. They were at that time
living in rooms over a meat market on
the west side and had purchased house
hold furniture of a local dealer. The
arrest was made on complaint of the
woman's husband, Laurence Luitpold,
who resided on farm east of Amigo
From the husbands story at the time
of examination it appears that the
family relations of himself and wife had
been anything but peaceful for a
number of years. She had, according
to his statement, fallen from the respect
of neighbors a great many months prior
to arrest, and he had at different times
taken her back into his household to
give her another chance to lead bet
ter life. They had a daughter of i'm
mature years which he claimed she
often abused cruelty. In his applca-
ton for divorce he alleged that some
months prior, he had sold products
from his lands to lumber firm, and in
payment had received checks or notes
amounting to several hundred dollars,
which his wife held and on which he
could collect no money. She then ran
away with Geo. F. Young, going to
Minnesota. An attorney of Luitpold
had occasion to go to Wabasha, Mimi,
later, and ascertained that they were
living there together They roamedi
about the country considerable and
finally landed in Wausau. About the
LIST of December they rented and fur
nished quarters on the west side and
had lived there about month when ar
rested. Following their arrest and
preliminary examination, two divorce
cases were started. Luitpold secured
divorce from Martha, and Young's wife
was granted a separation from her
husband. Young and Mrs. Luitpold
left Wausau some time during the
spring, and went to Minnesota, where
they were married and have since been
living
Dist. Atty Fred Genrich conducted
the prosecution, while G. l.. Warren
defended the couple. Damaging letters
were introduced in evidence showing
the relationship of the accused, also
hotel register with signature of Young
and WIFE The case was given to the
jury Saturday evening and at nine
O'Clock that night the foreman in
formed the sheriff that verdict had
been arrived at. The court, attorneys
and defendants were summoned and
the verdict read which was one of
guilty. On Monday morning when
court re-convened the couple were
brought up, and after the usual motion
for a new trial had been made and
overruled sentence was passed. Each
were sentenced to serve eighteen
months at hard labor in the Waupun
prison, and the judge in passing SEN
tence remarked that had it not been
for the defendants attorneys plea for
clemency he would have sentenced
them to the limit-three years.
After the above case had been given
to the jury Saturday evening the case
of the State vs. James McMullen was
called, and jury selected as follows
l. w. Job, C. Nj. Flemming, VIM. Kick
busch, f. f. Damon, Chas. Jehn, +. B.
Koschman, A. w. Kruger, C.. M.
Boyles, Henry Volhard, VIM Suck ow,
Fred Zoellner and Henry Denfeldt.
The charge against McMullen is m ur-
der. On the evening of May 7th, of the
present year, he had a quarrel with one,
] John Rogulski, at the county poor
house, both being inmates of that insti-
tuition. The quarrel was over a trivial
matter-over the use of certain door
but it was fatal in its re llts. Rogulski
moved toward him, thu old nan claimed,
as if to strike him. McMullen was
eighty five years of age and feeble,
while the other man was thirty-fve and
in the prime of life. McMullen whipped
out long hunting knife and stabbed
| Rogulski in the abdomen, allowing his
intestines to protrude, and from which
wound he died the next morning at
eleven O'Clock McMullen, after his
arrest and since, freely admitted the