The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-05-12
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
Disposition of Various Matters by
Judge and Jury.

ne mas pdlu tue ptdtAtino huoiS THAI
his account amounts to,
The petit Jurors for April reported
TO. duty This afternoon at 1880 be-
fore Judge Clements, The three
criminal cases of Richardson, Cooper
and Smith will be the work taken up
at once.
Cases Disposed OF Saturday.
viii OF George jefferson; widow al.
lowed 5000 for first years support.
| viii of Martha ]. Marsh; will ad-
mitted to probate. +. E. Gordon ap'
pointed executor.
Estate of Mark Dysart; final report
approved and administrator dis
charged.
Guardianship of Margaret H. Barr;
report approved.
Estate Of Samuel Walker; hearing
of final report set for May IA, 1910.
Robert Perry ct al VS.. Margaret
Morgan; report of sale and deed ap-
proved.
j. J. Howells VS.. Chas. Tohrene:
writ of error dismissed and judgment
against defendants for costs.
Mary Cockrell VS.. John Cockrell, di-
yorce; motion for temporary alimony
sustained and defendant ordered to
pay $500 per month for support
of plaintiff until this case comes to
trial
Robert Perry ct al VS.. Margaret
Morgan ct al; report of sale APP
proved.
W. r. Howerton vs. John H. Garlic
ton ct al; defendant given leave to
amend answer.
Jane Chick ct al VS.. Charles A.
Chick ct al. Horace Crookham, A. L.
Deck and w. r. Cowan appointed
referees to set off widows dowry.
| ]. u. Hawkins VS.. Iowa Mfg. Co,
ct al; demurrer TO petition overruled.
Mahaska Count, Iowa, ct al VS.. j.
D. Hawkins ct al; judgment on prom
issory note and costs.
c. E. Brown VS. Oskaloosa Savings
Bank, jury waived.
Phelps Mortgage Co. VS.. Laura D.
Friend; report of receiver approved
and receiver discharged
Estate of Johanna Deadly; final re-
port approved.
The trial of J. Fl. Richardson, charg-
ed with assault with intent to COM
nit murder, is now in progress. The
trial started yesterday afternoon with
the empanelling of jury. The case
will be finished today and the next
case up will be that of State of Iowa
VS.. Art Cooper.
Other cases taken up:
Mahaska Co, Ia, for the benefit of
the School Fund VS.. Alice NJ. Ben
nett, quiet title. Plaintiff given leave
to amend petition. Cause submitted.
Robert Perry ct al VS.. Margaret
Morgan ct al, partition. Report of
sale to Robert Perry affirmed and
deed approved
Bert Siders has been indicted by
the grand jury. Siders is the man
who forged two checks and then left
a letter stating that he was going 10
suicide. AS was first supposed, the
suicide threat was all bluff. He
was arraigned before the court and
w. S. Kenworthy was appointed to
defend him. He pleaded guilty to the
charge as stated in the indictment.
Saturday at 9 o'clock a. m. is the time
set for pronouncing judgment.
Steve Molnar and A. F.. Cunning
ham, who were indicted by the grand
jury, we're arraigned before Judge
Clements. The men were captured
recently for horse stealing. o. n.
Downs was appointed as attorney to
defend the men. They are charged
with larceny and with breaking and
entering building. At their arraign.
ment yesterday they pleaded not
guilty.
The first jury case of the term was
completed Tuesday evening. The
case was that of j. II. Richardson,
charged with assault with intent to
commit murder. The case was given
to the jury at 4:45 and at $40 they
returned the following verdict we,
the jury, find the defendant guilty of
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indictment - Walter Hook, foreman"
The following composed the jury: J.
7. Anderson, John Andrews, r. J.
Gardner. John Harder, ]. J. Henry,
Walter Hook. Elmer Houser, Robert
Johnson, Robert Kirk, L. J. Perry, J.
NJ. Price and John Yenney. Attor-
neys for the state were j. G. Patter.
son and w. H. Heating. Attorney for
the defense, G. VerPloeg.
The work of today is the trial of
Art Cooper, charged with robbery.
Cooper was indicted by the grand jury
at their first session Cooper is eharg.
ed with being one of the men who
robbed Nelson Frost, of Grinnell, re-
Gently.
Probate cases disposed of:
Estate OF H. d. Nugent. Final re.
port set for hearing May IL, 1910.
Win OF Martha L. Witt John All
sup appointed executor Special adj.
ministrator allowed $25 compensa.
ton. Final report of special admin,
istrator approved.
New cases filed:
Rhoda Eckman " August Eckman
Plaintiff alleges that she was married
to the defendant Dec. 16. 1908. She