Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-03-20
SUPREME COURT REFUSES TO IN
TERFERE FOR HIM.
WILL NOW BE SENTENCED
Milwaukee Official Convicted of Graft
Is Refused New Trial-Little
Chance for New AppeaI-lnterstate
Commerce Case Decided With Low,
err Court.
Madison. March Is.

Madison, March Is.
The appeal Of Michael Dunn, former
building inspector of Milwaukee, for
new trial on the charge of accepting a
bride from the Pabst Brewing com
pany, was denied by the supreme
court yesterday.
The case was remanded back to the
circuit court for further proceedings
which, however, means only that the
accused man is to be sentenced for the
crime of which he has been convicted.
The penalty prescribed is from one
to five years in the state prison or a
fine of from $500 to $1,000.
The decision was handed down by
Justice Siebecker and Judge Dodge
dissented.
1t reviews the points raised by at
torney for the defendant that errors
were made in the trial of the case in
permitting questions and answers by
the attorneys and witnesses, admitting
that there were errors, but claiming
that the prejudicial effect of them, ii
there had been any, had been removed
by subsequent proceedings in the trial.
The instruction by the court to the
jury was held to be not prejudicial to
the defendant.
Chance of Another Appeal.
The case was tried before Judge
Vinje of Superior, who was called in
to act for Judge Brace, against whom
an affidavit of prejudice was filed.
There can now be an appeal taken
from the judgment Of the lower court,
the decision handed down yesterday be-
ing but the decision on the appeal for a
new trial, but inasmuch as the same
questions are involved, it is not likely
that there will be any long delay be-
fore the former building Inspector is
made to pay the penalty for his indis-
cretion
Bribed by Pabst.
Mr.. Dunn was charged with having
accepted bribe of $1,000 in the shape
Of a check from the Pabst Brewing
company to secure his influence for the |
passage of a special privilege ordi-
nance, authorizing the company to
build a bottling house in violation or
the provisions of the building ordi-
nances. The bride was given in No
vember, 1900. Gustav Pabst appeared
before the grand jury and gave evil
dence and is consequently immune
from prosecution according to the
promise of the district attorney
WauWatosa Loses Case.
The street railway company has won
it's suit in regard to the Wauwatosa
franchise. 1t was entitled Henry Leish
ct al. against the common council Of
Wauwatosa and was mandamus toll
compel a submission to the voters OF
the question of granting franchise to
the company, the lower court denied
the writ of mandamus and the judg-
ment was affirmed.
Interstate Commerce Case.
A case which brings in a discussion
of interstate commerce was that of the
Greek American Sponge company
against the Richardson Drug company,
TIC recover the amount due for bill of
spon5es sold by E. L. Lesser. represen-
tative of the company. The lower
court decided that the transaction
which was made by displaying samples
in a Milwaukee hotel amounted to the
sale of goods in original package as
shipped into the state. The judgment
was affirmed by the supreme court ana
the plaintiff company held to be en-
titled to it's pay.
Gets Nothing for Nursing.
Emile Lemke, who nursed John
Buchardt in his last illness and was
made the beneficiary of his insurance
policy in the grand lodge oil Wisconsin
of the Order Of HeTman's Sons, lost
her contest with John Bucnardt, Jr.,
and Anna Kreischler, the survivors OF
the dead man. The Judgment of the
lower court that Miss Lemke was not
survivor and consequently could not
be a beneficiary of the policy, was af-
frmed.
Mrs. Burnham Loses Case.
Anna M. Burnham lost her suit
against the Clinton G. Burnham estate,
the judgment Of the lower court in her
favor being reversed by the supreme
court. 1t was an action against Cliff
ford Chase and the Pacific Surety
company, securities, to recover the
amount of certain rents promised her
by Mr.. Burnham.