Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-15
marriage and plaintiff restored to her

marriage and plaintiff restored to her
maiden name, Lucy A. Morrison.
Theresa Lewis VS.. Sherman Bros,
ct al, petition to quiet title. February
is, judgment favoring plaintiff issued.
Chester w. Whitmore vs. Grace S.
Whitmore, petition for divorce. Feb
ruary 20 decree signed.
e. C.Hazlett VS.. Abigail Hazlett, ct
al. February 20, order approving sale
of certain described real estate.
Alice L. Courtney VS.. John L. Eshle-
man, ct al February %, decree ordered
appointing David j. Courtney referee
for the division of the estate of the late
Henry Eshleman.
Silas Warren VS. John McGrath ct al.
February 26, case settled and dis
missed.
Calvin Manning VS.. Mamie B. Man
ming. Decree ordered appointing A.
w. Enoch guardian for Hollis B. Man
ming and Bates NJ. Manning, and an or
der for default against Florence K.
Manning and T. B. Sloan, trustee, and
Maude Manning.
George F. Hall VS.. Ottumwa Building
& Loan associa tion, March 1, decree
ordered making settlement OF all
claims between defendant association
and Amy Junkin.
Robert M. Bowen VS.. Sadie Gilbert.
March i, decree ordered adjudging spe-
cial execution on Judgment rendered
by this court.
M. j. Batchelder VS.. Abel Ingram ct
al March 2, decree ordered confirm
ing and quieting title in plaintiff to
certain lands in Wapello county.
Eliza F. Heller VS.. Gregg Heller, pc
tition for divorce. March s, decree Of
divorce signed and custody of minor
children given to plaintiff.
Jesse D. Jones VS.. Laura D. Jones,
petition for divorce. March 10, decree
of divorce signed 4
Charles E. Simmons VS.. Thenia D.
Simmons, petition for divorce and
cross petition. March 10, dismissed.
State Cases.
State VS.. Ed. Sutherland, larceny
from building. January II, defendant
arraigned. January 10, pleads mot
guilty" January 25 withdraws plea Of
mot guilty" and pleads guilty" jan
uary 30 defendant sentenced to five
years in the penitentiary and to pay
costs Of prosecution.
State vs.. Wilson Foster, larceny
from building. January II, defendant
arraigned. January 10, pleads mot
guilty" January Is withdraws plea
of mot guilty" and pleads guilty"
January 80, sentenced to Imprisonment
in penitentiary for five years and to
pay costs.
State VS.. EdMcKinney, larceny from
building. January II, defendant ar
raigned and pleads mot guilty" Feb
ruary 1, withdraws plea of mot guilty"
and pleads guilty" Sentenced to
county Jail for thirty days.
State vs.. Frank Ballard, burglary.
January 10, defendant arraigned and
pleads mot guilty" January 81, with
draws plea Of mot guilty" and pleads
guilty" January %, defendant SEN
State VS. F. H. Gander, larceny from
building. January 10, defendant ar
raigned and pleads mot guilty." Jan
uary rs, commissioners appointed to
examine defendant as to sanity. jan
uary 26, dismissed at motion Of county
attorney at plaintiffs cost.
State VS.. George E. O'Connor, lar,
ceny from building. January 10, de-
PENDANT arraigned and pleads mot gull.
ty." January 81, withdraws plea of
mot guilty" and pleads guilty" jan
uary %, defendant sentenced to impris-
onment in county Jail for nine months
and to pay costs.
State VS.. L. Brown, larceny from
building. January Is, defendant ar
raigned and pleads not guilty. Janua-
ry 25, withdraws plea of mot guilty"
and pleads guilty" Sentenced to
county Jail for twenty days and to pay
costs.
State VS.. Fred McDermott, assault
with intent to commit murder. Janua-
ry Is, defendant arraigned. January
16, pleads mot guilty" February 20,
continued on defendants application.
State VS.. j. W. Phillips, assault with
defendant arraigned. January 18,
pleads mot guilty" March 8, contin-
ued by agreement on defendent's appli-
cation.
State VS. G. A. Carmen, larceny from
building. January II, defendant ar
raigned and pleads mot guilty" Janu.
airy %, jury returns verdict of mot
guilty" and defendant is discharged.
State VS.. Joe Horton, malicious mis-
chief. January II, defendant arraign-
ed. January Is, pleads mot guilty"
January %, jury returns verdict of
guilty" January Is, Judgment that
defendant pay a fine of $500 and costs
or stand committed to the county jail
for 100 days. March 2, Judgment mod
flied and reduced to Imprisonment in
Jail for thirty-seven days from
date of said judgment.
State VS.. Louis Knapp, charged with
petit larceny and with being a common
thief. March 8, defendant arraigned.
March 4, pleads mot guilty" March 9,
jury returns verdict of guilty" March
IL, defendant sentenced to eighteen
in the penitentiary at Ft. Madl-
son.
State VS.. Ed. Crutchfeld, petit lar
ceny and with being a common thief.
March 8, defendant arraigned. March
4, pleads mot guilty" Continued till
next term on application of defendant.
Gases for New Term.
There are thirty-fve law and twenty
nine chancery cases at present booked
for hearing during the March term
The titles of these cases with a short
resume Of the petition in each and the
attorneys for the plaintiff in each case.