The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-01-18
JANUARY TERM OF
the CIRCUIT COURT
For Manitowoc County Opened Tuesda,
Morning, Jan. 9.

| are listed for trial at the present term
of court
The morning session of the first day
was principally occupied with the work
of going over the calendar.
The criminal cases will be disposed of
first. There are nine on the calendar.
OF tn, Sc six were marked for trial.
Fred Jones, charged with larceny on
board vessel, pleaded guilty to petit
larceny He was sentence to serve
thirty days in the county Jail The fact
that he had already served several
months in Jail while awaiting trial and
the further fact that he, by pleading
guilty, had saved the county the cost of
prosecution probably account for the
lightness of the sentence imposed.
The case of Guttman against SvCcina
was marked for trial; but it is more than
likely that the case will be settled out of
court.
The case of Albert Duesing was set
tied. he having furnished Il bond.
The abandonment case against Henry
North was dismissed.
The two cases of f. Hostak versus the
Chicago 81 North Western Railway
company were settled Monday, and the
case of Charles Hall against the same
company WAS continued.
The case of CHARLES Etzier versus
William Maertz was continued.
The calendar includes number of
damage suits for jury trial. These will
be heard after the cases on the criminal
calendar have been disposed of.
Streeter q Lusk and John Marsch
have been made joint defendants in the
case of Simon Alexander against the
Chicago & North Western Railway COM
pany. Damages in the sum of $1,000 are
demanded in the suit, on contract work
on the Green Bay extension.
"he Chicago q North Western land
cases were put at the foot of the calen-
dar, inasmuch as the attorneys for the
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until later.
/ j. WenZei kdLz. charged with the
murder of his mother, was arraigned.
He refused to answer questions put to
him. A special plea of insanity will be
made.
The case of John Zalewsky against the
Two Rivers Manufacturing company
was continued pending the decision of
the Milwaukee courts.
trial will be heard at the present term.
OF the seventeen court cases but TWO
will be continued: that of Kate Burgess
against V. Trueman and that of Joseph
Koel versus w. Peroutka, these going
over the term by consent
The jurors were called at 2 O'Clock p.
N. on Wednesday, Jan. TO-
The first case taken up for trial was
the Steble Chadek- Benson case, the trio
being charged with laI Iceny and holdup.
At the opening of court Arthur Wysse
man was admitted to practice by Judge
Kirwan. He was introduced by Atty.
l.. j. Nash, who, in few well-chosen,
complimentary words, presented the
young attorney to the court
1t is likely that the present term of
court will not come 10 u close until three
weeks from now.
Steible, Chadek and Benson, the three
young men who were charged with hold
ing up and robbing j. Ryan on Sept. 3,
1905, of ser, We're all found guilty last
Thursday evening, the jury returning a
verdict 70 that effect at o'clock. They
We're sentenced to not less than one or
more than two years imprisonment at
the Green Bay reformatory.
The case of the state OF Wisconsin
versus Peter Book, charged with assault
with intent to kill, was called for trial
last Thursday afternoon. The case was
given to the jury Friday afternoon at
three o'clock. After being out for
twenty hours, the jury returned yer.
dict of assault with intent to do great
bodily harm.
The case of the state OF Wisconsin
against Frank Olive, charged with as
sault with intent to kill, was taken up
Friday afternoon, Immediately after the
case against Peter Book had gone to The
jury. Olive is az Italian. He is charged
with having attempted to kill A. Fitz.
patrick, foreman at the quarries near
Valders The alleged assault occurred
July last. Immediately after the oc-
currence both men came to the city to
seek warrants; but Fitzpatrick was first
to reach court, the result being that
Olive was placed under arrest on the
above. mentioned charge
The examination of witnesses in the
case was concluded Saturday noon,
when an adjournment was taken until
Monday afternoon.
When court opened Monday afternoon,
arguments in the last mentioned case
were taken up, and the case was given
to the jury late in the afternoon. The
jury returned a verdict holding Olive
for assault. The penalty imposed was
fne of $50.
Peter Conried, the Two Rivers man
charged with trespass plead puilty in