Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-03
To DIVIDE ESTATE
Suit for Distribution of Property
of Late Wilhelm Trittel
is Filed.
WILL ALREADY IN COURT
Administration Wants Legal Construc-
ton of It-Looney Is Before
the Grand Jury.

Another suit over the estate of VIII
helm Trittel was filed in the circuit
court this morning, when heirs of his
fled a partition bill against Bernard
jacob and the unknown heirs Of Dor
Othea Trittcl. wife of Wilhelm TrittCI.
1t will be remembered that Mr. TrittCl
was committed to Watertown on The
death of his wife, after the authorities
forced their way into the home. The
mar had gone insane and had barriCad-
ed the house and was standing over
the body of his dead wife He died at
the hospital some months ago, and Will
liam LudOlph, who has DCen his con-
servator, was appointed administrator
of the estate, which is valued at about
$1,000.
Mr.. Ludolph recently filed a bill to
have the court ConstruC Mr. TrittelS
will, which left the property to the
wife. As Mrs TrittCl is dead, Mr.. Lu-
dolph asked the courts construction as
to whether the estate should 20 to Mr.
Tritters heirs or to his heirs. Now his
heirs apply to the court for division
of the estate. The plaintiffs are .Joa-
chin, Wilhelm, Frederick. Herman Gus
tav, and friedrich Trittel, and Maria
and Wilhelmina Schultz.
Issues II writ.
Judge Ramsay yesterday afternoon
issued writ to require Otto Uthoff
to show by what right he conducts 1
saloon on Fifth avenue near Thirticth
street. The writ is issued on a quo
warrantO bill filed by S. w. McMaster.
The suit is based on the claim that
Uthoff did not secure the consent os
the necessary number of property
owners.
Requires Heavy Bail.
William Reese of Moline, indicted
for abduction. giving liquor to a minO:
and giving tobacco to a minor, and
Charles DickersOn. ColOred. of this city.
indicted for rape, were brought into
the circuit court this morning before
Judge Ramsay and remanded 10 jail
to await trial. The aggregate bail re.
quired in the cases against Reese Is
$1,000. and on the indictment against
Dickerson the bail is fixed at $500.
During the morning the judge called
number of cases and entered orders
of default Several divorce cases were
dismissed at the cost of the complain
ants. The minutes OF the court appear
elsewhere.
Loonry Wants Juror Removed.
John LOoncy entered his appearance
before the grand jury again this morn
ing, with an armful of papers, and a
proposition which has proven a puZZleI
to the attorneys of the city and a hard
problem for the grand jury to solve
LOoney wants nothing less than that
one member of the grand jury. r. A
Cox of this city, should be excluded
from the body's deliberations while he
was presenting certain complaints. The
grand jurors were at a loss to know
what action to take. States ATTORNEY
J. +. Scott was appealed to, and irwin
Cox. foreman of the jury, conferred
with Judge Ramsay on the matter. The
judges opinion was given in private
conference, but after the foreman re
jectionable to Mr.. LoOney remained il
the jury room.
Attorneys state that they know of NJ
law on the subject and have 10 knowl
edge of such step being taken in any
court.
River Riplets.