Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-08
FEBRUARY TERM OF
CIRCUIT COURT ON
JUDGE GRIMM. A NATIVE SON
OFCOU..I PES. US.
First Time Such an Event Has
Happened in the History of the
COunty-Well Qualified for Posi-
tiOn--CdSeS Of Local Interest VIII
Be Decided.

tFrom Tuesdays DailyD
TIE circuit court for jefferson
county convened yesterday noon a
the court house in the city of Jefferson
with Judge George Grimm, NATIVE
son of the county, on the bench, the
| first time such an event has happened
in the history of the county. The
Judge has held court in Rock county
and gave unqualified satisfaction te
the bar in that county, one of the
strongest in the state, about every
| member OF which would make gooc
Judge and wear the ermine with credit
to themselves and the people OF the
circuit. Judge Grimm is, however,
peculiarly qualified for the position as
he is a man of great entegrIty, pos
sessed of high ideals to duty, IN
partial in the administration of justice
and vf judicial temperament.
The court room was beautifully
decorated in hon Jr of the first appear
ance of Judge Grimm upon the bench,
The walls were decorated in classical
style with pillars and Greek decora-
lions. The work was performed by
Frank Lothamer, a former Waterfowl
boy, but now of Milwaukee. 1t is
pronounced a work of art by those
Who saw it.
An enormous amount of business
was disposed of for the opening day.
The criminal cases heard and disposed
of were as follows:
State VS. Ralph Coss of Palmyra,
adultery, pleaded guilty. 1t was
ahown that the defendant is suffering
with tuberculosis, therefore the judge
extended leniency, filming him 5000 and
costs.
State VS.. Webster Fox and Oscar
Tellefson, assault with intent 20 do
great bodily harm. Set for trial.
State VS.. August Bandelin, rape
District attorney entered nolle.
State. VS.. CHARLES Donovan. Prisoner
made escape from county Jail on the
first morning of the new year.
State VS.. Frank Bliesner. Offense
reduced to civil larceny and defendant
pleaded guilty.
State VS.. Frank Wyles and Frank
Fisher, charged with burglary of the
depot at Palmyra in 1905. Reduced
to larcency and defendants pleaded
guilty.
State VS.. Louis Agen, excessory
before fact of burglary. Set for
trial.
State VS.. Ed. Williams. Burglary
in the night time changed to burglary
n the day time. Pleaded guilty.
State VS.. F. A. Meyer and M. C..
Nowack, violation of oleomargaerlne
law, set for trial.
State vs.. Ernest Cttens, charged
with burglarizing the store of Hertle
& Hoffman, in this city. Continued
to next term on affidavit alleging that
material witness now in New York
could not be procured.
State VS.. Thomas Brooks, George
Gotterdam and j. G. Harrison of this
city. Pleaded guilty to the charge of
selling butterine for butter.
State VS.. Henry Sieger, burglary.
Discharged on motion of defendant $
attorney for lack of jurisdiction.
The following civil cases were con-
sidered yesterday:
A. Lorenzo VS.. F. E. Woodland
Motion for change of venue to county
court.
Charles Schernecker VS.. Emil Fin
ger. Set for trial.
Herman Schmidt vs.. Albert Cebell.
Set for trial.
Da Imam Cooper Supply company
VS.. Frank L. Hitter, ct. al. Set for
hearing.
Strassbuerg VS.. town Of Lake
Mills, ct. al Motion for change of
venue to county court granted.
Sentence upon those who pleaded
guilty will be pronounced at l O'Clock
today. There will be no jury cases,
the jurors having been temporarily
dismissed to meet at a later day.