Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-03-12
r. W. FREEBORN
AWAITS VERDICT
Jury Is Deliberating Over
Disposition of His Case.
OTHER COURT MATTERS
T. B. Davis of Bloomington, Charged
With Wife Abandonment the
Next Case for Trial

Circuit court has been in progress
this week and the following matters
are on record:
Damage case of Rolla Moses VS.
James McGranahan and other
Normal students continued by stip-
ulation.
Nicholas Getsinger VS.. Paul
Humphrey to recover money de-
mand was awarded verdict of 500.
This was not as much as plaintiff
asked for.
Fred Hills action for divorce
against Ethel Hill resulted in de-
cree being signed. Defendant was
not opposed to the separation,
evidently, as she did not appear.
Donohoo e. Splinter, machinery
dealers Of Cuba City, sold Edward
Toomey corn cultivator last spring
and never received pay for it, and
brought suit to secure the same.
Defendant claimed the machine did
not do work it was guaranteed to do
and returned it, but it lays in the
back yard of the firms property
still, not accepted. T. l.. Cleary
argued case for plaintiff and j. w.
Murphy for defendant. The jury
after being out some time agreed to
disagree and brought in ther YER
dict to this effect.
Maud Cooley, recently divorced
from her husband, Asa Cooley, de-
sired custody of their daughter,
Elva, little girl of six summers.
The father also was DESTROYS Of be-
custodian of the offspring The
court decided in favor of the father.
Frank w, Freeborn was arraigned
Monday afternoon at the opening
of court to answer to the charge OF
embezzlement preferred by his for
mer employer, Casper Lehner. The
allegation and information was read
to him by the clerk and when the
court asked him as to whether he
was guilty or not guilty he answered
mot guilty"
The case was at once taken up.
A greater portion of the afternoon
was consumed in securing a jury,
nearly the entire venire being called
before chosen twelve was decided
upon.
The defendant was represented
by Ed. M. Lowry while Dist. Atty.
Brown and Geo. B. Clementson
looked after the prosecution.
Prosecuting witness, Mr.. Lehner,
was first called. He explained
methods of business in which he
was engaged, how defendant was
employed and laid bare the charges
against the accused.
Ez-Sheriff G. G. Dickinson who
made the long chase for defendant
and finally effected his arrest at Col
fax, Wash, Feb. 3, 1901, testified as
to his part Of the proceedings.
Other witnesses called on the case
were Deputy Sheriffs Miller and
Mcmahon, Alfred Warren, Andrew
Ortchied, Geo. Keehner, Chas.
Schnoyer, w. f. McGonigal and H.
Wagner.
Defendant was placed on stand on
his own behalf Tuesday afternoon
and was submitted to trying ex-
animation, especially by states
witnesses.
ThOs. Vincent, a witness much
desired, was i'll at his home in the
fourth ward, and so urgently did
the attorneys plead for his examina-
ton that Judge Clementson adj
journed court in the city hall and
jury, attorneys, court officials and
all proceeded to the Vincent home
where a session of court was held
long enough to obtain necessary
evidence.
The court charged the jury at
p. m. Atty. Clementson opened
the argument on part of the state
and Atty. Lowry followed. Dist.
Atty. Brown closed for the state.
The matter went to the jury at
the supper hour and is still out as
the Herald goes to press