New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-07-08
DISTRICT COURT CLOSES
Three Weeks Term Came to an
End Yesterday.
Petit Jorors Were Discharged and
Went Home Monday.
Not One Criminal Action Tried
During Entire Session.

Petit jurors for the June term of the
Brown county district court were dis
charged and returned to their homes
Monday, and yesterday court closed
after having been in session exactly
three weeks. During the term, which
was one of the longest in the history
of the county, thirteen civil cases were
tried by jury and a calendar of forty
one cases was disposed of. There was
not single criminal rial and the term
cost the, county fully So, 500.
The first case to be taken up after
the Revi ew went to press last week was
that of the State of Minnesota vs.. John
Kunz. At the outset Attorney Jos. A.
Eckstein, the defend ant Sawyer, moved
that that case be taken to the supreme
court on question of law and the
court granted his motion. The prisoner
was ordered remanded until the supreme
court cOnvenes in December.
An action brought by Emil Mueller
against Alfred M. Roos. came next and
was completed Wednesday afternoon.
Mr.. Mueller sought to recover $500 for
professional services but the defend ant
interposed counter claims and on
Thursday the jury awarded the plaintiff
a verdict for $67. The same day the
case of Herman Stark, plaintiff, VS..
Barbara Kaufenberg, defendant, was
set for trial in vacation,
John Hauser wanted to recover dam
ages from Ernest Rollotf for a number
of trees which the latter removed from
Mr.. Hauser's premises. The defenda ant
was ableto showth athehad possession
of the property from which the trees
were taken at the time they were trans
planted and the jury though 5000
about covered plaintiff damages.
Friday the suit brought by the First
National Bank, plaintiff, against Tony
Schmitz and Gertrude Sch1nitz, defen-
dants, came to trial. The bank sought
to recover the face of note alleged
to have been given in payment for a
threshing machine but the court direct
ed verdict in favor of the defendants;
no cause of action. A stay of pro-
ceedings for forty days was granted.
The last jury case was that of Carl
Wolter, plaintiff, VS.. Pfeiffer & Co.,
defendants. It was begun Friday but
owing to the fact that recess was
taken for the Fourth was not completed
until Monday. It was controversy
over a board bill and Attorney Albert
Pfaender was able to show that the in
debtness had been contracted by
Michael Gareis, former member OF
the contracting firm of Pfeiffer & Co.,
after the company had disbanded.
The court instructed a verdict in favor
of three of the defendants but awarded
plaintiff a judgement of Sl40 against
Gareis.
After discharging the jurors Judge
Weber heard number of court cases.
Monday afternoon he listened to the
testimony in the case of Wilhelm
Voishschild, plaintiff, VS.. the Trustees
of the First NJ. E. Church, of Sleepy
Eye, defendants. Plaintiff claimed
title to a certain lot held by the con
gregation but the court decided in
favor of the defendants.
Yesterday morning the divorce pro.
ceedings of Johanna Puchner against
Joseph lPuchner were heard. Plaintiff
asked for a separation on the grounds
of cruel and inhuman treatment an6
| it was granted her by the court.