Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-06-28
DISTRICT COURT / ||||'| OPENS

DISTRICT D ) ! ! | / COURT or OPENS
Wheels Of Justice Started in No.
tion. Monday With Qvale !.
as Presiding Judge.
The June general term Of district
court opened Monday forenoon, Judge
Qvsle presiding. # :,
The grand jury commenced ito work
in the afternoon. d. Hagenstine OF
Sptcer was appointed foreman and u.
S. Christenson, Of Lake Andrew, was
elected clerk. Even Thorson, OF Nor:
way Lake, was discharged from duty
on the grand jury on account OF ILL
ness. ~ -" - ..s>>:> -:
Up to the time of going to press the
following cases have been disposed
Of: d.. = : ~
/ Bratsch & Field vs. Albert F En-
hanser. Attorneys, DAILY & Barnard;
N. L. Ericsson. : - 49,
Dismissed without cost to either
party. ~
r. P. Smith & Sons Co. W. K. Sam.
nelson and Nels Thompson. Attor-
neys, Geo. V. McLAughlin; Charles
Johnson.
The action WAS brought by the
SIN tn & Sons company, Wholesale
manufacturers of shoes, Chicago,
againat the defendants to recover the
sum Of 1869. Is for two bills of goods
sold them last year. The defense
claimed that the goods were not as
represented, but this claim was not
substantiated by the evidence in the
case. The Judge instructed the jury
to return q verdict. in favor of the
plaintiff In the amount asked. =
Cushman A. RICE Vs.. The Pullman
Co. Attorneys, J. w. Arctander;
Horton q Denegre. ~. -4..., 49,.
b. In this action the plaintiff asked
damages to the amount of 81, ,955 fer
injuries sustained to the tip OF the
index finger on his left hand while
travelling in . Palace sleeping car, the
property Of the defendant. Mr.. Hor,
ton, attorney for the defense, objected
to the plaintiff's proving any in,
juries, having already proved that he
was travelling on railroad ticket at
the time of the accident. 1t being con-
coded by counsel that the defendant,
The Pullman Car Co., was not O COM
mon carriers of psssene ers under. the
lave % they exist 1T this. time, the
objection was sustained and upon
motion the actions Was dismissed. A
:stay Of go, dsysssxasszs gra anted. the o..
lfsnd ant 70 enable; him prepare q
appeal. s> e.. IS :. s.;:.=@> s. :. II II
. State Of Minnesota We. James A
WILSON, ,..;;-. A.. a. ~ # #=.-~
2 Dismissed In accorda ance with written
stipulation filed. I.s.s .. e. +: !:
I Delos L. Sawyer as trustee Va. AL
bert Solseth. Attorneys, Pro- Nc:
Lauehlin, A. E. Boyeson, Frank Toll:
man; John W. Arctander. /,
Pursuant to agreement of attorneys,
this case: will be tried out Of term,
after Sept. l, upon notice fled BY
either party. T=S ::.
Alfred G.. Mardin W Ida Mardin.
Attorneys, Chas. S.. Marden; Savage
& Purdy. ..... !.
The, evidence was taken Monday
forenoon. Mr.. Mardin asked, for q
divorce on the grounds of deser:ion.
No defense was entered. Itwas stipu.
lated that the, defendant be allowed
$1,000 permanent alimony. Judge
Qvale took the case under advisement
and will render his decision later in
the week. -: ~. -
In the three cases on the criminal
calendar against Samuel Osmundson
for misappropriation of funds de.
murrer was interposed to each indict-
ment on the ground that the indict-
ments did not state facts. sufficient to
constitute q public offense. = The de-
murer was argued before Judge Qvale
yesterday, Assistant Atty General C.
S. Jelly appearing for. the state and
Samuel Porter for the defense.
Its main points are: l. 1t was
charged that the defendant held the
position of city recorder, whereas &C.
cording to the. laws Of the state no
such office exists. 2. Insufficient de.
scription of moneys claimed to have
been misappropristed BY defend dant in
that the amount or value Of the money
was not stated. 3. No allegation In
the Indictment to show that the money
misappropriated was the property Of
the city of Willmar..~ *.::. = *..e'7. .E..
The Judge will rule on the demurrer
later in tho week. .# r. 49,
b n In the blind.pig cases against B. F.
Miller and A. o. Bryant Barnard &
Daly. Of Renville, appear 40 attor:
neys for the defend ants instead OF
Samuel Porter. /. j., '.z zs:z:: s...:s
The case Of State of Minnesots ys.
Harold SweneOn WAS dismissed upon
motion of the county attorney on the
grOunds that there is not sufficient
evidence to convict. .5. s: ~. =. .s.# ,:=c z= Il.
Two cases against Carl A. Gustaf-
son for burglary were continued.
Gnstafson 10 ct present serving two
year sentence q Saltwater, nsvine