Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-18
SAME PLEA AGAIN
looneys Ask Protection of the
Statute in the Last
Indictment
INVOLVING THE LAND DEAL
Rooster Foreclosure Case AGAINST
! Looney- in the Circuit
Court.

John Looney and his brother, Will
lam c. Looney, this morning plead |
the statute of limitation in the cir
cult court, in motions to quash the
Indictments returned against them bv |
he last grand jury The case against |
John Looney is for false pretenses in
he sale of land, and that against Will |
lam c. Looney is for the fraudulent |
sale of real estate. H. A. Weld an
feared for William c. Looney, and |
John appeared for himself. The plea |
IS set up in motions that the alleged |
'Henses are charged in the indic.-
nents to have been committed Jan 5,
9O6, and this under the law, indict-
nents for misdemeanors must be re-
urned within Is months after the al |
eyed offense
States Attorney J. X. Scott asked |
Until tomorrow to present an answer |
the motions, stating, however, that |
ne filing of the deeds, which was not |
one until last January, was a part of |
he offense charged, and that therefor
ne indictment was brought in good i
eason.
Looney presented to the court today !
written demand for an immediate
rial on the indictments returned
.gainst him at the last term, and re-
emily passed on by the court as to
heir sufficiency.
Hearing Exceptions.
Judge Gest set the hearing on the
Exceptions to the report of the master
II chancery in the case of G. A. Koes-
ter of Davenport against John Looney.
70 foreclOse on certain notes and mort
gages. The findings of Mr.. Connolly
in the case were in favor of Mr.. Koes-
tier. The exceptions before the mas
ter have been made exceptions before
the court. Haas & Weld and Searle &
Marshall represented Rooster, Looney
appearing for himself
| The quo warranto case of S. W. Nc
Master against Joseph Uthoff, to COM
bel the salOonkeeper to show by what
| light he operates saloon on Fifth
venue near Thirtieth street, was set
l or next Friday. Searle & Marshall
| or the relator asked for judgment, but
Iaas & Weld for the defense insisted
aat more time is necessary to prepare
apers to be filed, involving the facts
n the case.
1 - Gets $500 Damages.
Edward DeCoster was allowed $500
lamages from the King Lambert Con
truction company by the jury which
card the case yesterday. The suit
Jas brought to recover $4,000 alleged
amages for personal injuries sustain
d by the plaintiff while employed by
he company. The company did not
ontest the question of the injury, but
ED the amount of damages asked to
e exhorbitant.
Trial List Set.
1 Judge Gest set the following trial
st for next week:
MONDAY.
122. Law. STAFFORD VS. Republic
1 "on & Steel company.
1873 Law. Anderson VS.. Pierr & Co.
1 TUESDAY.
81. Law. Campbell vs.. c., R. l. :,
| . Railway company.
l Ill. Law Leiby VS.. Deere & Man,
l 113. Law. Sholl VS.. Deere & Man
1 ur company.
l 131. Law. Coburn VS.. Moline, East
Ioline & WATERFOWL Railway com
amy.
WEDNESDAY.
1 IL. Law Seitz VS.. Coal Valley Min
l ng company.
Is. Law. Applequist VS.. City /,
rock Island.
10. Law. Hedberg VS. Moline Ston,
ompany.
3d. Law. Nelson VS.. Moline Ston,
ompany.
THURSDAY.
103. Law Brehmer VS.. Stenger.
100. Law. Town of Drury VS.
Workman.
&c. Law. Elwell VS.. City of RocI
'sland, ct al.
FRIDAY.
Al. Law Saalfield Publishing com
l ,any vs. Rock Island Daily New
Printing C Publishing company.
i 43. Lundquist VS.. Caldwell.
/ 46. Law. Mcnamara VS.. Chate
4 ias Engine company
~ GENERAL.
Law. 81, 63, CT, 10. II, 73, 70, 81
8, "a, 95, 1O7, 112, III, 100, 1913; 12t
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