Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-03-16
IN DISTRICT COURT.

IN DISTRICT COURT.
The trial of Jesse Neal, known %
tLemonade Bill" for grand larceny
in 1obbipg the store of Philip Hart
man ct Pierz, taking away a box
filed with valuable papers. occupied
all of Wednesday. County Attorney
Lindt ergh con 1ucted the p1o:eou'I n
and l.. W. Vasaly and E. A. King
were attorneys for the defendant
Mr.. Hartman testified as to the
contents of The 'olen box, and that he
had given the prisoner $50. after the
preliminary examination, to tell
where the box was, and that 1t had
been found o. described.
Officer Emil Nelson testified % to
the arrest Of Neal, and the prisoners
attempt while crossing the bridge, 10
throw away q pocketbook.
James AbIahamson testified to tax.
ing tue prisoner In his buggy at the
officers request, and az to the throw.
ing away.
Fred Reeke. employed BY Hartman.
testified ~ to tho finding of the box.
John Dombovy testified that Neal
was in his blacksmith shop ut Pierz
on the night Of tho robbery.
Sheriff Tanner testified that when
Neal was committed his eyes, hair
and eyebrows were different in color
chan before.
Less Sylvester testified that Neal
brought 80 pennies into q saloon on
tho West side. 60 be traded.
The defense put Contractor A. D.
Harrison on the stand to testify
that tho structure of the bridge was
such that Officer Nelson could not see
tho pocketbook whore he claimed, and
. man named Barber to explain that
he gave Neal tho pennies he traded.
The defendant himself denied practi.
oally everything.
Judge searle charged that verdict
in either the arst or second decree Of
grand larceny could be rendered. The
jury was ont about three hours, and
returned . verdict OF grand larceny
In the hEst degree, tho penalty for
which 10 FROM one 10 ton years.
The jury gave plaintiff . verdict
for 80. % In the case of Mary Sch
LIGHTING W. r. Bsumgsrdner, . scit
to recover certain property.
The case OF District 80. Morrill,, vs..
+. D. Lapping, 81. W. Foss, 81. f.
VanAlstine and j. V. Ragan, arising
cut of the alleged absconding of the
school treasurer. F. D. Tapping with
&9O0 funds of the district, being q
suit wherein the district tried to re-.
cover from the bondsmeu, was taken
under adv1sement BY the court.
In Geo. Bens u Sons vs. o. j.
Rooheleau, suit for goods sold, jury
was waived and judgment granted
plaintiff.
The case of Mrs. Domlniks Gross
70. N. Hennen, suit for an account
ALLEGED to be outlawed, was settled.
The court granted the application of
Geo. e. Wilson and Andrew Lang of
Royalton for the $500 bounty for cap
ture of the horse thief. Ben Smith, at
Royalton recently Smith stole q rig
belonging to the Farrow livery. He
was sentenced at the special term of
court.
j. D. Fisher, who was injured while
working on an N. p. bridge near
Philbrook, got vedict of $4,000 dana.
ges.
In Hilger vs.. Diedich, a trespass
case, plaintiff got verdict for $50.
In Huldah Peterson vs. T. J.
Mathieson, q suit for wages alleged to
be due plaintiff got a verdit for 81 O6.
The case OF M. M. Williams, former
president of the Little Falls Water
Power company. against the company,
in which Mr.. Williams sought to
collect 81, 500 from the company for
salary which he claimed was owed
him, was dismissed at the close of the
plaintiffs case on the ground of no
cause for cation no the testimony off,
cred. The plaintiff at once decided to
appeal to the supreme court. According
to the contention of the former presld-
ent the company..the Little Falls Water
Power company owes him the money
for two years service. The officers of
the company stated that Mr.. Will
liams had not received q salary for
the last two years, but declared that
such had been the nature Of q certain
agreement between the president and
the board Of directors. The court de-
cided in spite of the fact that the
plaintiff testified that the board had
allowed him the salary, that there
was nothing to prove the assertion
and that there was nothing in the
minutes of the board of directors to
show that the board had voted the
president any salary. Davis, Kellogg
and Severance of st. Paul and e A.
King appeared for Mr.. Williams, and
Lindbergh & Blanchard of this CITY
and Stewart & Brewer of st. Cloud
for the defendant.
Judge Searle took under advisement
the demurrer made by plaintiff to de-
fsndsDt's answer In tho Todd county
case of T. Ward W. County Auditor
Peltier. Mr.. Peltier has received fees
for certificates ct paid-up taxes,
which it is claimed should 70 to the
county. but which the auditor claims
as labor entirely outside his duties
as anyone can look over the books and
make the oertihoation if desired.
Opinions of attorney. general seem
to favor Mr.. Peltier's contention.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Yorek rented
lends to Michael Fonch and claiming
that the lands: had not been rarmed
as agreed, Brought suit to recover con-
troll.
= The Farmers Exchange this week
moved. to their fine new quarters on
the West side. Manager Gust Kull