The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-11-18
Kelly and Horton Each Get a
Year and Ten Months.
Grand Jury Discharged, Return
ed Fourteen True Bills.
Judge Grants a Motion to Dis.
miss in H0IImichel Case.
From Saturdays Daily.


The grand jury brought in two in
dictments yesterday afternoon at 4:45
o'clock, and one more at ll:4O a. m
today. The jury also presented the
following report at this time:
"We, the jrand jury, having visited the
county jail, report that we find the same
in first class condition in all respects,
and we hereby recommend to the cOun-
ty commissioners to cause the office floor
in the sheriff's office to be covered with
new linoleum, as the old linoleum now
there is badly worn and not suitable for
further service"
Having completed its work, the grand
jury was discharged with the thanks of
the court. 1t had large amount of
business to attend to, and did it very ex-
peditiously. 1t returned total of four
teen indictments.
Yesterday afternoon, Charles Bartho-
lomew was discharged, no Indictment
having been found against him. This
forenoon, Charles Polatz was also dis
charged, no Indictment having been found
in his case.
James Swallow, indicated under the
name of Charles Frazier, was arrigned
on an Indictment charging robbery in the
first degree. Having no attorney, H. w.
Volk was appointed to defend him.
James Clements was arraigned upon
an indictment charging seduction Esran
Hughes is his attorney.
Both defendants were allowed until
two O'Clock this afternoon to plead.
Yesterday afternoon, Judge Cray sus-
tanned the motion of the plaintiff in the
case of August Hollmichel VS.. the Man
kato Lime and Stone company and Fow-
lar & Pay, for dismissal. He dismissed
case on the ground of assumption of risk
by the plaintiff. He held that the lat
ter knew the condition of the machinery
and ropes when he went to work for Mr..
Bashaw, and therefore had no just claim
for damages.
The second trial of the suit of George
w. Turrittin as administrator of the
estate of Leroy Turrittin, deceased, VS..
the Omaha company was begun this
forenoon. 1t is an action to recover ST.
900 damages for the death of the young
man, which occurred at lie Mars, Iowa.
while in the employ of the road. At the
first trial, a verdict for the plaintiff
was rendered, but the defendant secur-
ed a new trial.
Swallow this afternoon pleaded not
guilty, as did Clements.
Clements was arraigned on another
warrant charging him with seduction I'M
der promise of marriage. The two in
dictments against him differ only in date.
Emma Dumbeck is the alleged victim in
each case. The defendant entered a
plea of not guilty in this case also.
Judge Cray pronounced sentence upon
the three prisoners who have entered
pleas of guilty
Miss Elizabeth Pfeiffer was the first
called up. She appeared neatly dressed
in black, wearing becoming hat of dark
brown. She looked very pretty and at
tractive, and was the center of interest
while she sat in the court room. This
fact did not in the least discomfort her.
She had evidently hoped for reform
atory sentence, and her face fell when
she was informed that this could not be.
When asked whether she had anything
to say on her own behalf she replied
that she did not. She said that she
was eighteen years old July 18th last,
and that she had worked as a domestic
before getting into her trouble She had
had no other pursuit at any time.
The court said that he had tried to as
certain whether she could be committed
to the state reformatory, but had been
unable to accomplish this. There was no
way but to send her to the state prison,
although he very much disliked to do
it. She was young and ought to be kept
from the society of criminals. He would
make the sentence as light as he posi-
bly, could. in view of all of the circum-
stances. He did not know her past, but
he hoped that the offenses committed in
Mankato were her only ones of this
character. If he was convinced that this
was not the case the sentence would not
be so light. He then sentenced her, for
her crime of forgery in the second de-