Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-02
COURT is BEING
KEPT VERY BUSY
LoWREY CASE THE CENTER OF
ATTENTION or THE LEGAL
FRATERNITY.
GRANT DIV ORCES
GRANT DIV RICE S
DEGREES in Two Cases Ordered by
Judge Anderson-Fry VIII Pro.
5ated and Answer Filed
In Rdman Gas.

Seventeen witnesses have already
been examined in the case Of Robert
Lowrey against the estate of John 8.
Wilson, which has been up for hear
ing since the reopening of court Mon
day. The actual work Of examining
the witnesses did not begin until yes
terday morning and since then the
case has been pushed with all speed
in order to handle the large docket
that is before Judge d. M. Anderson
for hearing during the august term.
The following witnesses have thus far
testified in the case:
c. A. Crawley, c. Reifsnyder, Lille
Lowrey, Peter Maloney, John B. Wing,
M. c. Carlos, Robert Finley, Sarah
Walker, w. H. Farmer, Fannie Carl
son, George H. Bulson, c. F. Allen,
Mary Chambers, Thomas Gallagher,
Mrs. E. e. Moore, William Steller, and
John w. Scott. The latter is on the
stand this afternoon. The jury in the
case are:
Oscar Jacobson, George Head. Ed.
Hawkes., Ernest Patrick, G. w. Gates,
]. H. Sullivan, A. B. Murphy, G. Oster-
tag, George Mullenix, Clark Ball, ]. ].
Ninemires and Ben Harsch.
Granted Divorce.
Judge d. M. Anderson granted a
decree of divorce to Laura Grubbs
from her husband, Orc Grubbs. De-
cree has not yet been signed. The an
swer Of the defendant was withdrawn
and decree signed in the divorce pro-
ceedings between Robert o. and Lena
Mefford.
File ePtition.
Ottumwa Railway and Light Co.,
against Anna McNair for S159.06,
claimed as the amount due them for
steam used during February, March,
April and. May, was the title of petit
ton filed today in the office of the
clerk of the district court.
In answer to the case filed against
T. j. Phillips and G. A. Nelson some
time ago by Jacob Redman, relative
to the reward offered for the appre-
hension and conviction of the muir
derer Of Clara Rosen, Clyde G. Sparks
filed for his clients yesterday the legal
answers setting forth the position OF
his clients in regard to the reward.
Mayor Phillips goes into the details Of
the murder case at great length and
sets forth that he offered no reward,
only in an official capacity. Nelson
states that there is not sufficient proof
of the pawnbroker's claim to warrant
his granting the claim. Phillips asks
that the case be dismissed at the cost
of the plaintiff.
Will Probated.
Unusual is the probating of the will
of the late Joseph Fry, in that the reg
ular course of the law is not adhered
to- which states that three publica-
tions are necessary and that ten days
should follow the last publication be-
fore the will can be probated. In this
case the four heirs each signed the
request for the probating of the will
and the legal obstacles were thus over
come and the will probated which
grants with certain stipulated condi-
tions that $500 be given to decedent's
children, Mrs. Hazel T.. Law, Dayton,
Ohio, George T., and e. j. Fry of this
city. That the farm property Of the
decedent be sold within two years and
the proceeds divided. One-third to go
to the wife and the balance between
| the children divided equally.
The rents and profits from the farm
and all money and certificates of de-
Pooll W NC oecu " pay uSoIS, Iuilei al
expenses, taxes and insurance on farm
until sold, and any balance thereof to
be given to his wife, as long as she re-
mains unmarried. If she should again
marry, one-third of this amount re-
! mains to her and the remainder is to
be equally divided among the children.
The homestead at the corner of
Woodland avenue and Court street to
become the property of his wife until
death, when It will fall to the children
for an equal division.
Lot II, in block of Smiths second
addition in South Ottumwa is given to
the son. e. J. Fry, and all remaining
property not listed is bequeathed 70
! his wife.