The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-28
LARGE CROWD
IN COURT ROOM
Saloon Cases Not Reached This Al
ternoon and Case Asairs.
Fourteen Defendants
Hangs.
OTHER CASES Up
Touch of the Grimsley Case Again
Brought in With Other Mat
ters-In.erest is
There.
CASES

Edgar I. Fee. attorney for the An
ti-SaIoon League. made the follow
ing statement to The Gate City, this
afternoon in referring to the saloon
cases:
There are IN the town Of Keokus,
thirty-five saloons, and of that NUM-
Der charges are brought against four.
teen for contempt, and there are
three more who have not been served.
Eleven others are injunction suits.
The object of the Anti-Saloon
League is IL limit the saloons in
number to IS. These suits, If sue
cessfuI. will prevent these saloon
keepers from engaging in business
anywhere in the state. This movement
will extend to other parts of the
state. have found, upon personal in.
vestieation. that Keokuk salooakeep-
ers have been operating in violation
of the law
Saloon Cases Not Reached.
At 800 this afternoon the contempt
proceedings against the fourteen keo-
kuk saloon-keepers, instituted in be
half of the anti-saloon league, had not
Yet been reached The saloon men
summoned to appear were in court
and the court room crowded The de.
PENDANTS are the following: James
Carss, Harvey H. Abel, John Salzer,
Frank Weisemann, j. A. Porter, VIM.
C. Hewitt, c. j. Hickey, John w.
Brady, w. +. Brinkman, Philip Nickel,
]. w femme. NJ. ]. Noelkemper and
John Leisy, John H. Wolff and John
Egan.
The contest of will in the estate
of Louise J. Shelley, deceased, was
assigned fer December 10.
The case of Christian Lock. ct al,
VS.. Amanda Anderson, was set for
trial on Monday next. The case in
wolves the title of possession to GER
tain real estate.
An effort to bring up the case of VIM.
Sinton, guardian vs. f. I. Hughes, ct
al, resulted in spirited fight be-
tween the attorneys, B. F. Jones rep
resenting the plaintiff and Judge
Hughes, the defendant This cause
involves one of the steps in the liti.
CATION of the famous Grimsfey case.
The case was finally set for two
O'Clock this afternoon.
The case of Addie Fox vs.. Nancy
Keppel, was dismissed
The case of S. NJ Schwartz VS.. Nc
Manus and Cameron was settled and
dismissed.
The case of Fred Hilpert, Jr., vs..
Peter McAndrew was settled and dis
missed.
The estate Of Sophia KueoIer, a
probate cause. in which the claim OF
Il. E. Williams is involved, vas as
signed for next Monday
Judge James D. sg,nth Of Burling-
ton convened the November term OF
the district court here this after
noon at 2 O'Clock In calling court
the Judge expressed satisfaction in
being assigned 10 preside in keokuk
once more, and recalled that some
years ago he presided in this city
regularly. Judge Symth is the second
outside Judge to be sent TO Keokuh
during the present year. the former
being Judge w S. Withrow OF Mt
Pleasant.
Owing to delay in the arrival 81
grand jurors Judge SMITH took up the
assignment of criminal cases.
The case of the State Of Iowa VS.
Thomas j. Fightmaster was set foi
Tuesday of next week. Fightmaster is
charged with attempt to commi trape
The case Of the State VS. Abe An
derson was set for Thursday of mex
week
The case OF Henry Rose, charged
with the murder of William Gu
right was set for the third Monday
Of the term. The case of the State
/ vs. Gale Hewitt and George Dun
bar was assigned for the third Tues
4 day
/ These cases are the important ones
on the criminal uocket and some
long drawn out trials are expected. l
is thought that the trial of crimina
causes will consume nearly foul
/ weeks.
Law and chancery Causes.
/ number of assignments Of Law
and chancery cases were assigned
the first of which was James A. Hrs
VS.. James S. Burrows, for December
Is.
A probate cause involving the con
| test Of the will OF Louis j. Shelley
will likely be tried this term.
Minor Court Matters.
A decree Of divorce was ISSUED
during vacation by Judge Henry Banl
in the case of Addie Kirg VS.. Warner
King. The grounds set out in tn,
petition were cruel anc inhumai
treatment and habitual drunkenness
The decree was issued by the judg,
on November 20, and put on RECORD
in the clerks office here today.
J Attorneys ]. B. Snyder and r "