The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-05-18
Important Litigation Occupies At
tention Of Circuit Court.
SOME CONVICTIONS SECURED
Several Law Breakers will be Obliged to
Do Penance for Their Misdeeds.-
A Number OF Big Civil Actions
are Disposed OF.

| The case OF the state of Wisconsin
charging ROBERT McMeekin with
robbery occupied considerable of the
attention OF the circuit court during
the week. McMeekin stood trial.
and his case finally went to jury and
he was convicted. Judge. Parish
sentenced him to the Green Bay
reformatory. giving him a.n inter
| mediate sentence of from fourteen to
twentyfour months. McMeekin
robbed Albert Vowles in this city
about month ago.
John Roge plead guilty to an un
mentionable crime before Justice
Morgan the first Of the week. and
was bound over to the circuit court.
He entered the same plea before
Circuit Judge Parish Tuesday, and
was sent to states prison for two
years.
f. M. Herrick, Jr., and Frank
Smith, Jr., two Bayfield, boys, aged
eighteen and twenty years, who
broke into Mrs. Fuier's house year
ago, and who have been waiting trial
ever since, were convicted of the
charge of burglary, and were given
4 for n 20 "a TO
formatory of from one year to eigh-
| teen months. District attorney c.
+. Norris represented the prosection
IN all of these criminal actions.
The personal injury suit OF Edward
Bayleau against Kenfeld d Lamor
eaux was continued FOR the, term.
There was considerable sparring
in the case of the town of Washburn
against ex-treasurer Nels Lee and
his bondsmen, and after several mo-
tons the defense filed an affidavit of
pre- JUDGE and asked for a change of
venue, and some other judge will be
called in to try the case. This is
! the case in which the citizens Of
| Washburn secured the issuance Of
| the orders of eight thousand dollars
for the purpose Of securing the
Northern Pacific railroad to come
into Washburn. On Tuesday the
state senate passed bill legalizjng
this appropriation OF town money,
and the measure is now IN the
ASSEMBLY where it will likely be
concurred in.
In the case of w. E. McCord
against McKinnon and others there
was lively fight, and the case was
broug ht to termination Friday.
McCorj claimed damages for the
amount Of the logs, and lalso wanted
recompense for tresspass. The jury
gave him what they considered the
marketable value of the timber, his
Judgment being for $10,750 with in
terest from October /, 1900. Nc
Cord sued for about forty thousand
dollars.
The case of William Mcintosh
against the Mcintosh Wagon Com
pany, Of Iron River, in which there
was claim for 5000 wages, was
settled during the progress of the
trial.
The Washburn Water works COM
pany secured judgment against the
city Of Washburn for So $40 in their
suit, in which they claimed S., 300.
The city claimed that the contract
! for pumping and service was not in
force, and the court will decide this
point in the case. If he should hold
that the contract remains in force
the company will be entitled to the
full amount Of their claim, but in
case an adverse decision is rendered
the Judgment for 81 $40 will have to
stand, as that is the amount deter
mined BY the jury as the actual
worth Of the service furnished by the
water company. The most impor t.
ant questson at issue is that reserved
by the court, and which will deter
mine the actual status of the COM
pany III it's dealings with the city.
/ Dora Luton was granted a
i divorce from G.. w. Luton.
j Gloaracn xr1,.ar. G We tam Of Ill I'M III III