The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-05-26
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
Disposition Of Various Matters by
Judge and Jury.

yuN6S anu JuAy
Steve Molnar, J. S. Cunningham
Barney Gill and May Gill were ar
raigned this morning to be sentenced
Molnar and Cunningham were indict
ed by the grand jury for grand lar
ceny and later pleaded guilty. 0. N
Downs, attorney, submitted evidence
before the pronouncing of Judgment
showing that the men were under the
influence of whisky when the crime
was committed. The Judge sentenced
Molnar to term of Imprisonment al
the penitentiary at Fort Madison al
hard labor not to exceed five years
4 Cunningham was sentenced to like
term at the reformatory at Anamosa
Barney Gill and May Gill We're in
\ dicted by the grand jury for keeping
a house of illfame and were found
! guilty by jury. Barney Gill was
/ sentenced to term of Imprisonment
at Fort Madison at hard labor not
to exceed five years. The Judge said
that he would recommend that he be
paroled at the end of two years. May
| Gill was sentenced to a term of i'm.
prisonment at the state reformatory
at Anamosa at hard labor not to ex-
coed five years. A recommendation
for her parole at the end Of one year
will be made by the Judge.
The jury in the case of Leila Davis
| v. w. e. Jordon was empanneled yes.
terday at S:45 p. m. A part of this
morning was spent in discussion
between the attorneys concerning an
amendment which the plaintiff made
to the original petition. John o,
Malcolm, attorney for defendant; J. c.
Heitsman and S. v. Reynolds for plain
tiff. ~...
The following jury was empaneled;
]. P. Anderson, C. E. Brooke. Jasper
Cox, d. DePringer, T. J. Gardner, Ell.
mer Houser, John Hackley, Robert
Johnson, Robert Kirk, Chas. Oldham,
II. Schultz and AL Smith.
The grand jury which has been In
session during the last two days OF
the past week, reported Saturday.
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against Isador Poder, one for abduc.
ton and the other for conspiracy to
abduct. Poder is the man who 1t is
alleged is implicated in the white
white slave traffic, which was discov-
cred by the police short time ago.
1t is not known at present whether
or not the case against him will be
tried during this term of court. Earl
Pearson and Ray Black, who are i'm
plicated in the affair with Poder, are
still confined in the county JAIL Their
cases are pending in court at the
present time.
Judge Clements dismissed the petit
jurors not empaneled on the Lila
Davis v. w. Il. Jordan damage case
Saturday. They were dismissed sub
ject to be recalled. Several matters
of Importance are still awaiting trial
and 1t is probable that they will be
recalled during the present week.
The trial Of the case of Lila Davis
v. w. e. Jordon, suit for damage, still
continues. Most of the evidence is
submitted and it is possible that the
case may be finished today.
Probate Gases Disposed Of.
Estate of Eta Martin. Final report
to be given May 26, 1910.
Estate of Sarah Goodrich. Admins.
traitor authorized to deposit funds
with clerk Hearing of final report
set for May %. ~
Estate of Levi Reeve. Administra.
tor ordered to deposit funds with
clerk. Final report to be given May
25th.
Estate of Robert Reeve, administra.
tor, ordered to deposit funds with
clerk. Final report TO be heard May
25th.
= Estate or Rosannah Gibbons, admin,
istrator ordered to deposit funds with
clerk. Report set for hearing May %.
Estate of Sophia C. Hoffman. FL
nal report approved and administra-
tor discharged,
Estate of ]. H. Cook, Listen MCMil-
len appointed guardian ad liten for
minor heirs. Sale to be public or pri-
vate. Widow allowed $500 for first
years support.
Estate of Amos Smith. Final re,
port approved and administrator dis.
charged.
The jury in the case of Leila Davis
VS.. w. E. Jordon returned the follow
ing verdict I'VE. the jury, find for
the plaintiff and assess the amount of
her recovery at S1.O0.-Chas, Oldham,
Foreman"
The case was a damage suit In
which the plaintiff sought to recover
So, 100000. The alleged damages as
claimed by the plaintiff were caused
by the drawing and pointing gun at
her.
Steve Molnar, found guilty OF
grand larceny, and Barney Gill, for
keeping house of i'll fame, were
taken to FIT. Madison last evening by
Sheriff Ed Valentine. Molnar was
sentenced to five years and Gin was
sentenced for the same length OF
time, but will be recommended pa
rolled at the end Of two years Mol.
mar was one of the men who stole
horses, buggy and harness from the
"I iper Harner Mace near Given. Cum