Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-02-25
ONE YEAR
FOR ASSAULT
The "Chicaqo Dutchman" Sentenced
20 Waupun for Assault with a
Pitchiork. Other Court News


is holding court here this week.
Monday being holiday, the session
did not begin until Tuesday. AS usual,
the first day was largely taken up with
arranging the calendar, hearing mo-
tions, etc.
The trial of the case State VS.. HI. R.
Karstens was begun Tuesday after
noon. with G. H. Williams of Bruce,
acting district attorney and J. A.
Michaelson attorney for the defense.
Karstens was charged with assault
with intent to do greata bodily harm"
to the person of Cameron Drake last
July. The evidence was the same as
given n the preliminary hearing:
Drake had hired Karstens, who lives in
Ladysmith, to come to his farm in the
town of Willard to put up some hay.
After working half a day Karstens quit
and demanded his pay, SIPS; Drake
refused to pay him at once; they
quarreled over the matter till toward
evening, when Karstens started home;
Drake wanted to ride to town, but
Karstens pushed him off the wagon; he
followed along expostulating, un til
Karstens in fit of rage seized pitch
fork and went after him, sticking the
fork in his side and beating him with
the handle. The jury found verdict
of guilty and the judge sentenced him
to one year in the penitentiary.
Jas. tasmania plead guilty to the
charge of forgery and was sentenced to
20 months in the Green Bay reforma-
tory.
The cases of State VS.. Moreau for
selling liquor on Sunday, and State VS..
Decker for gambling were sent to Bar
ron county for trial, affidavits of pre-
judice having been filed in each.
The case of State vs. Thos. = Baker
for gambling was continued on account
of defendant being in the hospital.
State VS.. Baribeau continued, defend
ant having forfeited bail and disap-
peared.
State VS.. Schaar, charged with non
support, and five jury civil cases are
yet for trial.
Wednesday afternoon the jury was
sworn for the trial of the personal in
jury case of VIM. Freeman of Lady.
smith VS.. the Dells Paper and Pulp Co.
of Eau Claire. Freeman was injured
by log falling off car while work.
ing in logging camp south of Tony
last winter. This case will probably
occupy the balance of the week.
Joseph Kunstatsky was granted di-
vorce, the defendant given custody of
children.
Wayland University VS.. Bell ct al,
judgement in favor of plaintiff of fore
closure and judgment in favor of de-
fendant State Bank of Ladysmith.
Harvey H. Thompson was granted
divorce from his wife Effie.
Ida Prazeau was granted divorce
from her husband Alex, and given
right to use her maiden name, Iverson.
There are still many cases for trial
by court.
Eight residents of the county of for
eign birth were examined before the
court and took the oath of allegiance,
completing their naturalization. The
following are the newly made citizens:
VIM. Prazeau and Sam Wright, town
of Washington; Joseph Adams, Ingram;
Geo. A. Latuer and VIM. Sonnenberg,
town of Stubbs; Henry Bruley, Bruce;
Igratz Tomczak and : Gretzlock, Strick-
land L. J. Wilbert of Ingram and
Geo. Denman of Glen Flora failed to
qualify on account of faulty first papers.
Attorneys present from outside the
county are: W. H. Stafford, Chippewa
Falls; L. M. Sturdevant, Madison; Ar
thur Coe, Barron; James Smith, Phil
lips; Frawley & Frawley and James
Wickham, Eau Claire; j. E. Weldish,
Milwaukee; E. H. Sprague, Elkhorn.
The following are the jurors in at
tendance, E. R. Leach of Atlanta and
E. G. Haviland of Ladysmith being ex-
cused:
Martin Hokstra, J. HI. Mauchas-
ka, E. F. Brainerd, John JEFF
freys, S. Stackhouse and C. Joyner,
Atlanta; Ed Wickham, Ed Stoker,
John Edming and A. T. Anderson, Glen
Flora; H. C. CalkIns, L. E. Chambers,
Lester Clark, August Simons, Geo.
Dempewolf, A. D. Putney, Joh n
C. Corbet and Carl Rockstad,
Ladysmith; M. A. Brosius, J. E.
Stanley and ]. H. Moller, Bruce; Phil
Christman and G. E. Dahlquist, Tony;
C. A. DePew, Grow; F. Walker,
Strickland; Peter Sannes, A. Guthrey,
John Armstrong and John Sabin,
Grant; D. E. Getchel, Weyerhauser.
C. E. Brown, Stubbs; Robert Bates,
Big Bend; T. H. Rote and Alex Parks,
Flambeau.