The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-12-15
in THE DISTRICT COURT
Disposition of Various Matters by
Judge and Jury.


made yesterday by Judge Preston. w.
, II. Heating put in his appearance as
/ attorney for the plaintiff. The de-
PENDANT did not appear. After hear
= ing the evidence the court found the
, defendant guilty of cruel and inhum-
an treatment, lie granted a divorce
on these grounds and restored the
plaintiff her maiden name of Martha
Likes. Alimony in the sum of $50
, against the defendant and court costs
was made in favor of the defendant
The w. G. Fuller estate was taken
| up yesterday afternoon and the mat
ter was before the judge again today
There seems to be considerable trou
BILE over the division Of the estate.
The grand jury made a report Sat.
, urday evening of the work accom-
plished during the recent session.
Only one indictment is made public,
, as the remainder of the indicted per-
; sons are not in custody. Places for
, ten indictments were made on the
court dockets. Judging from this the
jury must have had very busy ses'
sion. The one indictment made pub
lie was Harvey Taylor, colored. Tay-
Tor, whose home Is at Evans, was in.
/, dicted for larceny, as he was found
guilty of taking a COW belonging to
his brother-in-law. The grand jury
was dismissed subject to recall.
. In Saturdays session of court sew
eral matters came up. The injunc-
ton suit against Freeman & Peter
son, proprietors of the Little
=. Brick" saloon, No. 4O6 High avenue
, West, took up considerable time.
Judge Preston granted an injunction
restraining the proprietors from OPP
Grating the saloon several days ago.
! The injunction was served by SheriI
, T.. L. Valentine. but the saloon did
not close list doors. When the petit
: ton for an injunction was filed the
] plaintiff in the case did not serve a
notice on the defendants and hence
when the injunction was served the
defendants were not required by law
to close their doors. In Saturday
session of court, +. r. Nash, attorney
for the plaintiff, s. w. Clark, asked
the court for an order granting the
serving of notice. The court grant
! ed the notice and when served the
injunction took effect. The saloon
has been closed
= The estate of w. c. Fuller required
time in Saturdays court. There
was a disagreement in regard to GER
tain dispositions. The court made
the following order in the case: OBJ
jections to the final report overruled
Chas. w. Fuller and Blanche Fuller
and their guardians except. Distri
button ordered.
The following cases also came up:
Anna Mitchell VS.. Jerry Finerty
The hearing of the appointment of
permanent guardian set for Saturday
Dec II, at 1870 p. m.
= Estate of Fred Bum and Marie
: Bum. Executor ordered to make a
report Of her doings by the first day
of next term.
Guardianship of the minor heirs o.
Lee Davis. Resignation of r. K
Davis accepted and F. f. Smith ap
pointed in his place.
Guardianship Of Caroline Downing
D Ward having died before the appoint
ment of a permanent guardian, n
money or property in the hands o
the guardian and no costs the case
is dismissed.
E Estate of Henry A. limerick. Mo
: ton to set aside approval of the fina
/ report Withdrawn.
s Estate of Phoebe p. Sloan. Fina
report and distribution approved AM
< guardian discharged.
Estate of Pierce Ratliff. TRUSTEE
}" authorized to pay the legacy of Mrs
l j. f. Starkey to Arthur D. Starkey
8 Estate of Edward McDonougf
e Final report and distribution approx
ed and guardian discharged.
/ Guardianship of Katherine Krelins
t The hearing of objections for a pei
r manent guardian fixed for Dec lit
s at 100 p. m.
Guardianship of Erman Ellswort
!, ct al. New bond having been give
u application of Jas. McLandsboroug
to be released.
- Grant Brown is on trial charge
:, with murder in the first degree
~ Brown is accused of having murde
- ed his brother-in-law, Chas. Barrett
on the night of Sept. 10, 1910. TIL
following jurors were empanelled o
~ the case yesterday afternoon:
a Dunwoody, Isaac Evans, E. Fl. Ferg
= son, Grin Garrett, S. A. Hendry
- Joe A. Hanna, w. II. Lloyd, j.
10 Milligan, Smith Mitchell, J. L. Shee
- ley, John C. Vroom and Jay Welto
=, Attorney Jas. A. Dewitt is assistiT
n County Attorney J. e. Patterson
the trial of the case for the stat
80 Attorneys Frank 7. Nash and w.
Kenworthy are defending Brown
good part of Monday afternoon WI
spent by the attorneys for both =
state and the defense in making Il
81 usual opening statements. Attorn'
"a Patterson said the evidence Won
~ show that Brown deliberately sh
80 Barrett in the back. Attorney w.
NJ Kenworthy, for the defense, sa
that Brown was at the home of l