Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-03-19
Gets a Sentence of Two Years
for ENLIGHTENMENT.
OTHER COURT MATTERS
Davis Case Settled. Fox Gets Fine
Graney Will Contested. Adjourned
Term to Be Held Later.

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guilty of embezzlement Of $177.35
from his employer, Casper Lehner,
by q Jury composed Of twelve OF his
fellOw-men who had listened intent
lv to the testimony and convicting
evidence brought out by his trial.
The Jury was out but an hour
Wednesday night when Foreman j.
B. Mauer announced that they had
arrived at verdict Court officials
reassembled and spectators interest
ed gathered at the court room, to
hear the verdict, The usual formal
tiles were gone through in announc-
ing thegdecision that the jury had
found defendant guilty of the crime
as charged in the allegation.
Freedom was present and listened
attentively to the reading Of the
verdict, exhibiting no sign of disap-
pointment Friday he was taken
into court and sentence was pro
nounced by Judge Clementson, two
years Imprisonment at Waupun at
hard labor, one day of each year to
be spent sin solitary confinement.
The penalty for the crime Freedom
was charged with is from one to five
years imprisonment.
T.-B. Davis Of Bloomington,
charged with wife abandonment,
preferred a settlement rather than
oI5 cd
His counsel, Ed. M. Lowry, and at
torneys EforsIthe state, Dist Atty.
Brown and L. Philipson, agreed
upon conditions of the compromise
beforesthe case was called. By it's
provisions defendant stands all costs
of a Forthcoming divorce suit and
also pays to his young wife $500 for
her support.
The willscontest IN the estate of
Edward GraneySwas heard by Judge
Clementsons' friday and Saturday.
Attorneys Clementson and Brer nan
argued the case for the contestants,
Michael, John and Edward Graney,
while Attorneys Brown and Lowry
appearedson2 behalf of the admins
TRAITOR, John K. Patterson Of Bee
town.
Edward Graney made a will but
a short time previous to his death
last summer, Atty. Lowry eXecut-
ing the document. Byits provisions
three daughters We're named as ben
efciaries, Mrs. Addie j dice and Miss
Mary Graney Of this city and Mrs.
Leighton Of Nebraska. The three
sons were given the small pittance
Of one dollar each. Edward resides
here, John is in the Kl0ndike coun-
try and Michael a resident of Kan
sas. John K. Patterson witnessed
the signature Of the deceased to the
document.
The sons made NO contest IN pro-
bate court and the instrument was
probated, but gave notice of a con-
test in circuit court. They believed
themselves entitled to a portion of
the legacy, amounting to a number
of thousand dollars, and sought to
secure same by law.
Judge Clementson at close of the
arguments took the case under adj
yisement and will render a decision
later
Ben Fox of Platteville, found
guilty of assault in his trial last
week, listened to the announcement
of his punishment Friday-a fine of
$40 and costs amounting to 1912 so
in all, to be paid prior to April LIST
next, or as an alternative sixty days
confinement in &C ,.Aty jail.
Casey VS.. Casey, civil action
brought for partition, order of con
frmation signed
Nellie Enloe desires the severing
of the marital tie that made Leonard
Enloe her husband and instituted
preliminary proceedings to secure
legal separation. An order of refer
ence was signed, her story will now
be heard, and upon examining her
deposition the court will determine
upon her grounds for deliverance
from the existence she now claims
to be obnoxious.
Court took an adjournment Satur-
day, subject to call of the judge.
An ejectment suit in which Nellie
Kittoe Of Chicago is plaintiff and the
Willeys ofsCuba City, her brothers,
are defendants, will be tried soon.
Olin q Butler of Madison are coun-
sci for defendants and Geo. B.
Cleme ntson is plaintiffs attorney.
Judge Clementson prefers not to