The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-06-04
GRAND JURY IS BUSY
BUT 1T WILL NOT BE LONG IN
SESSION; NOTHIN' DOING.
District Court for the June Term Was
Convened This Morning; Chitten-
den Case Dismissed; Number of
of Actions Settled and Dismissed;
Suit in Which the Defense Does
Not Appear to Have Client.
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
The June term of the district court
convened today, with eighty seven civil
cases on the calendar and one crimi-
nal case The grand jury was not
set to work until two o'clock this
afternoon, although the roll was called
after the call of the calendar this fore
noon.
1t is the intention to have some
memorial services during the present
term for the late Stephen Thorne, for
many years clerk of court. Mr..
Thorne's successor, G. c. krost, pre-
sided at the clerks desk today, as
sisted by one of his deputies, Judge j..
L. Porter.
All of the members of the grand
jury were present this forenoon ex-
cept Alba Lewis of this city. None
of the Jurors asked to be excused,
after Judge Pau had informed them
that they would get through their
work tomorrow easily. Only three
cases are to come before them.
Sheriff Donahue filed the appointment
of J. Z. Robb and Sam j. Mace, the
latter of Decoria, as bailiffs.
Case Against Chittenden Dismissed.
When the preliminary call of the
calender had been completed, County
Attorney Plymat moved that the case
of the state against Harry Chittenden
be dismissed. and the court so ordered
and his bail bond was exonerated. This
was case coming over from the Feb
ruary term.
The call of the calendar disclosed the
fact that twenty eight cases will be
for trial by jury and nineteen by the
court Several cases were passed, and
some of these may be for trial The
court announced that about July Is
he intended to take recess until
Sept. |.
The following cases were reported as
having been settled and dismissed:
Felix X. Meagher as trustee, etc, VS..
c. L. Benedict ct ais
The following cases were reported
as settled and were ordered stricken
from the calendar:
John Glynn VS.. Hugh NJ. Roberts.
Walter A. Plymat as trustee, ETC.,
VS.. Henry F. Leonard and others.
Lars NJ. Maland VS.. the Widell com
pany and others.
August Weigelt VS.. Robert Speck and
Herman Speck.
The following cases were stricken
from the calendar because they have
been appealed, or for other reasons:
Anna Meixner vs.. the City of Man
kato.
Joel E. Southwick VS. Henry Him
melman, Sr.
katherine Nagel vs.. August Nagel.
Kate Flanagan VS.. the city of Man
kato.
W. X. Buffham VS. w. A. Funk and
others.
Monks & Mckinley VS.. w. A. Funk
and others.
The two injunction suits of E. v.
Walters vs.. the city of Mankato are
to be tried before another Judge
Client Has Disappeared.
When the case of Finch Van Slyke
McConville VS.. HI. J. Ledbeter, do
ing business as the One Price Depart
ment Store, was called. the attorneys
for the defendant stated that their
client had disappeared, and unless he
returned they would probably move for
continuance. 1t was decided to
place the case at the foot of the calen-
dar. to see whether or not he returns.
The suit of William c. Foster VS..
Calvin A. Flemming and Peter Forth
was dismissed on plaintiffs motion.
The suit of Azella f. Smith VS..
w. A. Funk was placed on the cal
endar.
The peremptory call of the calendar
was held at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon.