The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-03-02

Tense the punishment must be at least
double the minimum provided, which
would bring the fine up to $4O0. The
court should not be induced by the sad
surroundings, or by tears to overlook
what has been at least this mans sec
ond Offense While the amount obtain
ed was small, scores of victims could be
feeced within short time.
Pierce spoke up and said that the
man who was arrested as his accomplice
had been turned loose, while he must
stand all of the punishment. The
court replied that he was not advised of
the circumstances, but if there was sub
stantial evidence against anyone else
he would be arrested and brought back.
This was Pierce's last card, and he sub
sided. The conrt then sentenced him to
serve two years and one month in the
states prison at Saltwater.
During this time Pierce and his wife
had been Ostentatiously showing their
grief by sobs, and when sentence was
pronounced Mrs. Pierce broke out loudly.
1t is claimed that the Pierces have
been occupying flats in Chicago at
rental of $45 month.
When Deputy Sheriff Osten tookEdward
Wilson to the state refOrmatory at st.
Cloud to serve his term for grand lar
ceny in the second degree, Warden Whit
ney Immediately recognized him as one
John Evans, who served term there
nine years ago for grand larceny in the
second degree. Wilson at first tried to
deny it, but Mr.. Whitney got the rec
ords, and the prisoner then confessed
that he was the same man.
Philip McGrath was continued yester-
day.
In his decision, filed yesterday, in the
matter of the application of the city for
Judgment for an assessment for grading
and improving Poplar street in front oil
lots 8, 4, l3 and Ia, block 4, Cummins
addition, Judge Quinn recited the var
ious steps that had been taken by the
city officials, and said that the board
of public works had adjourned the time
for making the assessment from time to
time until July 9th, 1904, and had then
adjourned to the call of the president,
and had met again without any notice
having been given to the property own
ers and had then completed the assess
ment. The court said: at is manifest
that the board lost jurisdiction to act
in the way of making an assessment of
this character under the city charter,
which renders the attempted assessment
a mere nullity." The court held that
the city was not entitled to judgment.
No. II on the calendar is Similar
proceeding for Judgment against GER
tain property, and when the case was
called yesterday afternoon, City Attor-
ney Daley said that the city would ad-
nit that the law laid down by Judge
Quinn is true. He said that the board
would make the assessment over again.
The jury in the $1,000 SANDER suit of
Sarah Larson VS.. Henry Geisecke
brought in a verdict at four o'clock yes
terday afternoon in favor of the plain
tiff for $275.
The calendar of court cases was call
ed yesterday afternoon, and disposed of
as follows:
Lewis d. Roll vs.. Frank A. Roll and
others, continued.
Walter NJ. Hook VS.. Katie Hook, trial
Feb. %, 8 a. m. S. B. Wilson annOunc-
ed that he withdrew as attorney in the
case
Wilhelmina Weir VS.. Carl Weir, trial
March 3, 8 a. m. The plaintiff is now
sick with pneumonia.
Tillie Prentice VS.. Henry Prentice,
tried this forenoon.
William Kapernick VS.. Emil f. Kaper-
NJ
William Froelich VS.. i. S. Townsend
and Others, trial Feb. %, 2 p. m.
Nettie Korthof VS.. George KOrthof,
trial March 3, 2 p. m.
M. L. Johnson VS.. Ole Andengaard,
trial Feb. "a, o a. m.
Application of Hattie NJ. Mcconnell
for judges deed, trial tomorrow at 2
p. IN.
Hattie NJ. Mcconnell VS.. Paul Eek
strom ct ais, trial March l, 9 a. m.
German Land Co. VS.. Lester H. Fish,
and Herman Borchard VS.. VIM. Knuth
ct ais, March 2, 9 a. m.
John j. McCullum VS.. Lucy E. Me-
Cullum ct ais, trial March 2, 0 a. m.
A case from Murray county will be
tried March at a. m.
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