The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-10-21
In THE DISTRICT COURT
Disposition of Various Matters by
Judge and Jury.

upon this charge ana entered a plea
OF guilty. asking that Judgment be pro.
nounced without delay.
Alfred Gisel, under Indictment for
assault with intent 20 kill John Veen.
stra during the "Ho incoming" week,
/ was arrMgned before Judge Clements
yesterday. As is the usual proceed
ure, the court offered to appoint an
attorney to defend him, but Gisel has
| little respect for the ability of Mahas-
ka county lawyers and stated that he
preferred to prepare his own defense.
| He has consequently been provided
with a miniature law library in his
cell in the county Jail. and from out
of the dozens of legal books through
which he is patiently reading. he will
prepare an argument to present to the
| jury in his own defense. IL Is said
that Gisel has made remarks to other
prisoners in the Jail that they need
not be surprised If strange officers
should call for him some day, indicat-
ing, 1t is thought, that he may be
wanted elsewhere for other crimes.
Sol Shrago, b. Shrago, VIM. Joseph.
Louie Friedman, Ollie Hamud and Joe
Hamud, under indictment for peddling
without a license, have waived ar
raignment and entered pleas OF not
guilty.
Louie Small, indicted for breaking
and entering. has entered plea of
not guilty and J. b. Bolton was APP
pointed to appear in his defense.
Hez Fielding. Walter Fielding, Sam
Matthews, III. S. Carr and Andrew
Beal were included as defendants in
one indictment for selling booze ille-
gally in Jefferson township. Sam
Matthews and Walter Fielding have
both entered pleas of guilty" and
their sentences will be pronounced
next Wednesday morning. Oct. 20, at
9 o'clock.
+. o. Gillian has entered plea of
mot guilty" to the indictment return
Heron has been appointed to appear
in his defense.
The members of the petit jury pan
ell. "a in number, reported to Judge
Clements in the district court, Mon
day afternoon. After the usual list of
excuses had been heard and a number
excused from duty, the work OF draw.
ing a jury for the first case on the as
signmeDt was begun and the trial is
being held today. The case Is that
of Barrett vs.. Barrett, an action to
have the court appoint a permanent
guardian for Jas. Barrett. The next
case on the assignment is that of Fehd
vs.. the City Of Oskaloosa, in which
damages are asked on account of an
alleged nuisance at the opening of the
east sewer in Spring Creek township.
The appeal case of j. f.. Davis VS..
NJ. X. Pickerell, brought up to the dis
trict court from the action of the
township trustees, acting as fence
viewers, was decided by Judge Glenn
ents last week. The result of the
case was somewhat OF a compromise,
the court holding that the plaintiff
Davis should maintain 20 rods OF the
fence and the defendant Pickerell
should maintain the other 113 rods.
One-third of the costs of the appeal
are to be paid by the plaintiff and two
thirds by the defendant.
New Cases Filed.
J. C. Thomas. of White City, has
filed an application for a renewal of
his permit to sell intoxicating liquors
ug a rnUictprad pharmacist
Cora Jackson has brought suit
against her husband. John Jackson,
with whom she says she was married
Sept, ), 1888. at Bloomfield, Ia, ask
ing for a divorce on the grounds Of de-
sertion together with the possession
of their property as alimony and the
custody Of minor children.
Sam Matthews. colored, who con-
iessed to selling liquor illegally for
|Hez Fielding at Cricket, stood up be-
fore Judge Clements in the district
court this morning to receive his SEN
tence. Il really didn't know it was
against the law, your honor" he said.
I"Yes,yes, know it now, is up against
lit and in il, too. ! went down there
to dig coal and he just got me to help
him off days. didn't suppose it was
against the law. He'd been doing that
business six or seven years and so |
thought it was legal and all right.
| The judgment of the court was that
he pay a fine OF $500 and costs of
prosecution and be confined in the
county Jail until paid, or not to exceed
one day for each So 1-3 of the amount.
Matthews was asked IL he ever ex-
|pected to sell any more booze. mo,
sir, thatll stop me now. | won't sell
any more, I'll just drink it,"
Suit Against City.
When the morning miscellaneous
business had been disposed OF the
case of Andrew Fehd VS.. the City of
.Oskaloosa was called up for trial. At
.torney II. II. Sheriff, appearing for the
plaintiff. asked for a continuance be-
cause one of his principal witnesses.
IRosser Davis, having been called to
Hooking last night by the death OF a
relative, was not present and certain
facts could not be proven by other
Witnesses. The court held the appli-
cation sufficient and ordered the case
continued, but upon the raising of the
question of the plaintiff paying costs