The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-06-25
A Police Court Docket Leaf.

Police court has been very much
stirred over that street grass case.
Remarks addressed to Police Judge
Eiseley by Street Commissioner Ueck-
er have been made matter of court
record.
The present status Of the case,
wherein Messrs. A. H. Viele and H. s.
Overrocker, two prominent residents
of South Eighth street, were accused
of throwing grass into the street, Is
that both cases, after being continued
for several days, were finally dis.
missed by Judge Eiseley. 1t Is stated
in court that the case against DR.. Over.
rocker was finally revived at the in.
stance of the mayor. The case was
settled by the payment of small fine
Judge Eiseley's record of the case,
especially his conflict with the street
commissioner, is interesting. Some Of
the continuances secured are not re.
corded. Mr.. Viele, it is stated, was
never formally summoned to trial or
legally notified of the suit
The police docket description of the
course of the case, after it had been
filed, is written by Judge Eiseley as
follows:
ing present, / continued this cause as
to him until further notice to June 10,
at o'clock p. m. to be given for con-
sulting.
June Is, 2 p m.-Parties being fur
Their notified this day and hour to ap-
pear, but for the reason that A. H..
Viele was reported again out of town
and the city attorney, H. f. Barnhart,
and after consultation with him as to
further proceedings, this cause was
again continued for an uncertain near
date, later to be determined upon and
for further notice to the defendants to
be given.
June 16, / p. m.-Defendant, A. H.
Viele, appeared, denying every allega-
ton in the complaint, except that In
his absence at Omaha lawn on his
premises was trimmed and certain
trimmings thereof scattered in alley
and street, which on his return he
carefully removed therefrom and this
cause, in the absence of the city at
torney out of town, l dismiss this as
to him.
The same day, p. m.-Defendant
II. S. Overrocker, appeared, claiming
to have had notice to do so, possibly
by mistake or misunderstanding.
Informed him that the city attorney
H. F. Barnhart, who drew the com
plant, would call on him to plead
guilty after arrival home; until then
the said defendant could consider the
case dismissed for want of prosecu
ton.
Comes now William Uecker, street
commissioner and the complaining
witness, addressing the court using
among others these words in loud
violent, dsrespectful, boisterous and
unseemly and insulting language: "It
you had imposed fine on Overrockel
when he first appeared after service
we would not have had this trouble
You want people high up to go with
out punishment and impose heavy
fines on the poor, | will make yor
prosecute" To all of which the court
excerpts, as interfering, obstructing anC
insulting the court.
June II, a. incomes now the de
PENDANT, II. S. Overrocker being mott
fed to appear by my request per c. f
A. Marquardt, chief of police Com
plant being read, pleads guilty, which
accepted on condition that he pa!
one-half of the costs of prosecution
and 81 fine, all of which was paid
fine, 81; judges fees, $1.40; officers
fees, S1.10; there being no trial, hence
no attendance. Total amount paid
$3.50. Payment received. Defendan
discharged.