Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-10-13

The following were excused from
jury service by the court: L.
Edwards, Potosi o. w Feessel.
Muse oda; Samuel FARMLAND. Wing
Vile; William Smith, Jamestown
and Samuel Tracy. Platteville TIE
following names were drawn by the
clerk of court to take the place of
those excused They were summon
ed to appear this Wednesday, after
noon at 80: Carl Baries. Platte
vile; W. b. Bollard. Mt. Ida; Chas
Roschi, Waterloo; VIM. Hickok.
Beetown; John Wood. Little Grant;
Geo. Siepker, Harrison Jacob Young,
Muscoda; John Kay, Smelser and
Nicholas Wagner, Potosi.
The calendar was then gone over
by the court. District Atty. Clement
son entered nolle prosecute in the fol-
lowing cases: States VS.. Harry and
Cassie Gribble. robbery State VS..
John Haberman, selling liquor On
Sunday; State VS.. Roy Croft. bastardy
and State vs.. Peter Langkamp, horse
stealing Thomas r. Shepherd the
Platteville merchant accused of sell
ing adulterated boiled linseed oil,
pleaded guilty Monday afternoon.
Mr. Shepherd, in making his plea
stated that he was not aware that the
oil which he sold was adulterated
District Atty. Clementson also stated
to the court that he believed Mr.
Shepherd to be technically guilty but
morally innocent The court i'm
posed the minimum fine of $50 and
costs, which amounted $63 70.
Nellie and David Walker pleaded
guilty, the former to the charge of
being an inmate of a house of ILL
fame and the latter of resorting to
such a house. They were each fined
800 and COSTS
The following persons were ad
mitted to full citizenship Monday
afternoon Phil Goldstein, Henry
Bender, John J1lek. Max Huppen-
becker, Fred Joachim Bonn ana Harry
Ohlrich.
During the afternoon a committee
appointed by the Grant Co. Bar As
ISOLATION presented memorial to the
late Hon. A r. Bushnell The court
directed that it be spread upon the
court records of Grant Co and copy
duly certified under seal of the court
be forwarded to Mrs. Bushnell. The
memorial will also be presented to
the State Supreme Court.
Following the presentation of this
memorial Judge Clementson called
on different members Of the bar and
all paid earnest tributes to the
memory of Capt. Bushnell. Col
Clark. Elk Cong. ]. W. Murphy, T.
L. CLeary, R. A. Watkins. D. J.
Gardner, W. E. Howe, E. NJ. Lowry,
Cong. A. W. Kopp and State Senator
John j Blaine all spoke of the sterl
ing qualities their late brother pos
sessed as lawyer. soldier, Office
holder and private citizen.
Judge Clemsntson also spoke feel
ingly of his acquaintanceship with
Capt Bushnell He dwelt particular
ly on the fact that tue power of the
late attorney as a shrewd reasoning
lawyer constantly grew and at his
death he possessed greater ability
than at any other time in his entire
career.
r. M. Robinson charged with en-
bezzlement pleaded guilty Monday
evening and received sentence of
one year of hard labor in the state
prison at Waupun, one day being
spent in solitary confinement.
The appeal from April IS, 1903 OF
Ben Fox vs. Ford Shepherd was tiled
yesterday before the following jury !:
Paul Wiseman. Will Adams. Orlando
Uuti, Lewis Taylor Jr., A lbert
Brandemuhl, Jos Bernhard. J. w.
Kreu1. Geo. B Sitter, P. w. GLASS,
Fred Mertz. Chas Barnes and Chris
West. The case went to the jury at
II :55 Within three hours they
brought in verdict for the defendant.
This appeal was from justice court
and originated in fmixup' concern
ing the alleged sale of horse by the
Fox Bros. to Ford Shepherd.
The case in progress as we go to
press an appeal from county court of
Oct. II, 1908. Harry McGraw VS.. q.
Z. Green as administrator of the
estate of Warren E. Gates decd.