The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-06-11
COURT TERM MAY
TAKE LONGER TIME
But Three of Ten Cases for Trial
Have Been Heard in Eight
Days.
INTERESTING LIBEL SUIT DECIDED
Henry GOereS Fails TO Establish a Case
Against the kiel Zieting Cases
Up at Term

Indications are that the June term of
Circuit Court will occupy a much long
er time than was at first anticipated,
but three Of ten cases to be tried having
been heard in the eight days since the
term opened. The most important of
the number was concluded Wednesday
with the verdict of the jury releasing
Ellenbecker and Keune publishers of
the Kiel National Iietung, from liza
bility for damages to Henry Goeres, the
plaintiff in the action for $4,000 institut-
ed against the firm. The complaint
alleged libel in statements made in
an article published in the Zietung in
which 1t was charged that Goeres had
attempted to make unauthorized collec-
ton of monies due the publishers and
had received money from subscribers Of
the paper. Tue statement published
warned subscribers of the Zietung not
to pay monies to Goeres In the neigh
borhood Of fifty witnesses testified in
the case. The defense pleaded justifac-
tion for the publication and that Goeres
had not been injured as charged in the
complaint. A jury of eleven men heard
the evidence in the case, one-having
been excused on consent of counsel for
both parties, Goeres is engaged in the
real estate business at kiel and also
conducts collection agency. The jury
was out less than two hours and refused
to sustain the plaintiffs claim. 1t is
probable that an appeal will be taken.
Another interesting case disposed OF
was that in which Wenzel Hostack was
plaintiff and Joseph Benesch, defendant.
Both are residents at Cooperstown and
the suit resulted over the sale by
Benesch 10 Hostack of a horse, which
the latter claimed was not the animal
represented, and he sought 10 force
Benesch to accept the animal again.
The jury returned verdict for the de-
fendaut and Hostack will now be COM
PEELED to pay the Sll0 purchase price
and in addition, the costs OF the appeal
and trial.
Court is now occupied with the hear
ing of the Novak Pagan case an action
instituted by Frank Novak Of Coopers-
town, for $500, claimed rs civil damages
for an alleged assault made upon his
person by John Pagan, also OF Coopers-
town. The trouble occurred at dance
which the two attended few months
ago and in Municipal Court Pagan paid
fine for the alleged assault. The
original suit was for 800 but au amend
ed complaint seeks to recover $500.
Two other cases that will attract
much attention and prove Of wide in
terest are scheduled to come up for
trial at the present term Of court, the
first being the breach Of promise action
in which Miss Christina klindt,a a pretty
| Cooperstown Miss sues for S5, 600. The
defendant to the suit is John Kreiser,
who is resident of the same town and
who Miss Klindt alleges won her heart
and incidentally her promise to wed
him. 1t is charged in the complaint
that Kreiser was faithless to his inten-
ton and that as a result the young lady
has suffered humiliation and injuries to
the amount of -, 900. The parties to
the suit are both members of prominent
families at Cooperstown and for this
reason widespread interest is attached
to the trial of the case
The second case is that of the City of
Msnitowoc vs.. Edward Rugowski, ap-
pealed by the defendant from Munich
pal Court. Rugowski is charged with
violation of the rules Of the City Health
authorities in leaving premises where
he was confined in quarantine because
of being afflicted with smallpox. At
the time of the ALLEGED infringement
Rugowski was member of the City
Council.