Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-07-04
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GRIND OF. the COURT
Disposition Of Cases Before the Dis.
triet Court During the Week. "
Fifteen lndictme ents. 49, ,t1

The grand jury adjourned Thursday
noon, after returning fifteen indict-
ments. OF these so far reported a num-
ber are liquor cases, three being Pen
mock parties. -.
Court adjourned Friday morning
until last Monday. A special venire
OF fifteen jprymen was summoned Sat-
urday to report for duty at ten o'clock
Monday morning. It consisted of the
following members: O. A. Gran
gaard, John S. Anderson, o. H. Lar
son, +. A. .Rosenquist, Alfred o. Par
sons, S. M. Dahl, B. P. Hovey, John
L. Defoe, D. F. Seneschal, G.. E. Nell
son, A. J. Amdahl, F. c. Peterson, F..
w. Gratz, E. E. Glader and w. c..
Maier.
In the case of L. F. Anderson vs.. Ell
ling Johnson, ct al, which was on
trial as we went to press last week, a
verdict was brought in in favor of the
plaintiff in the sum of $500 against
three of the defendants, Filing John
son, Elmer Johnson and William
Gabrielson. In the second damage
suit growing out of the same trouble,
William F. Wildes vs.. Filing John
son, ct al, judgment was entered in
the sum of $l00 against four of the de-
PENDANTS, Elling Johnson, Elmer John
son, Ole Larson and William Gabriel
son, upon agreement of the parties.
j. Richardson & Co. were given a
Judgment for 'S532.8O against Nils
Thompson & GO.
Buss & Fruehling VS.. Joseph Pull
krabek was decided in favor of the
defendant, the Jury finding that the
sale OF the hay rake in question had
been made to the hired man.
State VS.. St. p, M. & M. R'y Co.,
was dismissed.
In the case of'Hamlet Lewis vs.. V.
E. Lawson and I. C. Olson, which was
dismissed on motion of the plaintiff S
attorney, a Judgment of $40. 80 was en-
tered in favor of the defendants.
Joseph Shimpach vs.: Henry J.
Dragt was continued until next term.
J. E. Pulkrabek VS.. Lukas Slagter.
Dismissed without cost to either party.
j. D. DeLange vs.. C. G. Reed. Yer
dict for plaintiff for 1910, the amount
recovered for the use of horse. ..
On the criminal calendar the follow
ing cases have been disposed of since
the last report: .:..,. -. -. il. ~ :.
State vs.. Ben: Waterman. Illegal
sale OF liquor. Changed plea to gull
ty. Fine of $50 and thirty days in jail
with ninety days more if fine is not
paid was the sentence imposed. ;
State vs.. William West and Joseph
Ward. Burglary, third degree. Ar
raigned Tuesday and pleaded guilty
on following day to breaking into DR..
MacLaughlin's cottage at Eagle Lake.
Sentence was pronounced on Thurs.
day: West was given two years at
states prison and Ward will go to the
reformatory at St. Cloud. On the
charge of grand larceny in the second
degree against the same parties, the
sentence for Ward was six months at
the states prison, and the sentence
OF Ward was deferred until his release
from the reformatory.
State VS.. Christian J. Hanson and
Albert Kruger. Charged with placing
obstruction on railroad track. Ar.
raigned June p and pleaded not gull.
ty. Changed plea later and Hanson
was sentenced to pay a fine of $3.50,
which was paid. Kruger was sen.
fenced to the state reformatory at St.
Cloud and was taken there yesterday
State vs.. Winfred L. Aasen. Car:
nal knowledge of child. Tried Mon:
day and found guilty Not sentenced
at this writing.
The blind-pig cases were taken ur
yesterday morning. The first case
was that of State vs.. Marcus Peterson.
The jury had not agreed at this writ.
ing. State VS.. John Johnson is now
on trial. Atty. Chas. johnson is ap.
pearing for the accused.
Worked Sympathy Rscket.