Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-10-17
MANY STATE CASES
AUGUST TERM OF WAPELLo
COUNTY DISTRICT COURT CLOS
ED LAST SATURDAY..
Fifty-Two chancery Cases and TWEEN
ty-Seven Law Cases-Brief Sum.
mary of the Cases of Term One
Verdict of Not Guilty in Criminal
Trials.

Forty state cases, T1ty-tWO chancery
cases and twenty-seven law cases ap-
pear on the records for the August
term of the district court, Judge G. w.
Vermilion presiding, which closed on
Saturday The number of criminal
cases is unusually large for the term
Of court in Wapello county. While
many of the defendants pleaded gull
ty there were number of trials by
Jury and only in one instance was a
verdict of not guilty returned. In the
law and chancery cases there were al
SO few important trials lasting sew
eral days. Twelve divorces were
granted. Following is given brief
summary of the cases Of the term:
State Cases.
State vs.. S. E. Crow, August %, de-
PENDANT discharged on recommends
ton of couny attorney.
State VS.. James Earring and Ben
Earring, keeping nuisance. Septem-
Der 81, James Earring pleads guilty
Fined $500.
State VS.. o. D. Lawrence and Nell
lie Casteel. Larceny from a dwelling
house September 81, Nellie Casteel
pleads guilty to petit larceny. Septem-
her 25 sentenced to thirty days in
jail.
State vs. o. D. Lawrence and Mel
lie Casteel, lewdness. September 81,
O. D. Lawrence pleads guilty. Sep
TENDER Is sentenced to eighty days in
Jail.
State VS.. Jesse Grammer, keeping a
nuisance. September 10 pleads not
guilty. September 20 pleads guilty.
Fined $500 and costs.
State VS.. Thomas Hampton, keep
ing nuisance. September 20, pleads
guilty. Fined $500 and costs.
State VS.. Ben Marsh, keeping null
sance. September 10, pleads guilty.
Fined $500 and costs.
State VS.. Charles Taylor, larceny
from building. Sept. 16, pleads not
guilty.
State vs.. Charles Taylor, assault
with intent to commit rape. Septem-
Der pleads not guilty, September 81
jury empaneled. September %, jury
retires at p. m. Returns verdict of
guilty at p. m. September 81 SEN
fenced to three years in the peniten-
tiary.
State VS.. j. A. Clearwater, exercis-
ing Office without authority. Septem-
Ter pleads not guilty. September Is
pleads guilty. Fined s25.
State VS.. Charles Johnson, assault
with intent to commit murder. Sep
TENDER Z pleads not guilty September
s3 pleads guilty to assault with intent
to infiict great bodily injury, sentenced
tc thirty days in jail
State VS.. Frank Blackley, assault
with intent to commit murder. Septem-
Der 10 pleads guilty to assault with
intent to commit great bodily injury.
Sentenced to four months in the coun-
ty Jail.
State VS.. George w. Halstead, as
sault with intent to commit murder
September IS, jury empaneled. Sep
TENDER 20 jury retires at noon Sep
TENDER 81, jury returns verdict of as
sault and battery. September 25 sen
fenced to thirty days in Jail.
State VS.. Ed. Crutchfeld, larceny,
common thief September % pleads
guilty to petit larceny. Released on
own recogniZance.
State vs. Martha E. Shute and Ed
ward Clark, adultery September 26
July SuipoliOlSu lol u ldl VI
Clark. September 81 both defendants
plead guilty. October Clark sentenc-
ed to nine months in the penitentiary.
Martha Shute released on own recog-
nizance.
State VS.. William Watson, burglary.
September % pleads guilty to lar
ceny and sentenced to thirty days in
jail.
State vs. Charles Black, larceny,
September % pleads guilty to petit
larceny released on own recogniz-
ance.
State VS.. R. E. Lewis, Ellison Gun
and Lewis Gun, breaking and enter
ing. September Fl, R. E. Lewis pleads
guilty, released on own recognizance.
Lewis Gun and Ellison Gun ordered to
industrial school at Eldora temporar-
lily.
State VS.. Charles Eaton, seduction,
September Is pleads not guilty
State VS.. Mile Finnegan and Ar