Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1910-10-07
COURT CLOSED TUES.
Williams and Meyers SEN
fenced to oReformatory--
Nov. Term Probable

Tuesday afternoon the district court
which has been In session since
September 22nd was adjourned to
November 1st, Judge M. D. Taylor
finding it necessary to 60 to Detroit
to open term Of court there. IT
arrangements can be- made, Judge
Taylor Will reopen court here ON above
date, otherwise another adjournment
will bo taken.
Last Friday morning the case of
Anna Wheelock vs.. tho Home Life
Insurance company, in which she
sued for 81, 600 as the amount OF life
insurance carried by her son, the late
Frank Wheelock, was completed, the
jury bringing in a verdict for 81, 100,
$40 of which was for interest," FOR
plaintiff, following the Instructions
of the court. A stay OF 20 days was
granted defendant.
James Williams, who with Cecil
Meyers and one other was indicted for
grand larceny in the first degree for
robbing some laborers in a car on
passenger train No. u on the night
Of July between Gregory and Little
Falls, was then brought up tor trial.
His case occupied the attention of the
court from Friday to late Saturday
afternoon, the jury bringing IN
verdict of guilty. The court ques'
toned defendant very closly, BRING
ing out the tact that Williams was
26 years of age, had lost his mother
and father, respectively when ne
was twelve and sixteen years OF age,
had been placed in the care .of a con-
vent for a time, but had since been
roaming all over the United States,
working at all kinds Of jobs but IN
no case more than few months in
one place. In his wanderlu career
he was arrested but twice before,
these on charges of drunkenness. In
the face Of this record and the fact
that witnesses testified positively
that he was one Of the men who com
mitted the robbery, defendant was not
put on the stand in his own behalf.
and the case was soon decided by the
jury.
A special venire of "a was called for,
and Monday mornlng was devoted to
the selecting of a jury for the case
against Cecil Meyers, and the taxing
of testimony was commenced IN tne
afternoon. The court also questioned
Meyers closely. bringing out that TINS
defendant had lost his 1ather When
7 wears of age and his mother when IL
years, bad been raised by a stranger
in Illinois until 18 years OF age, quit
school when in Sixth grade, and had
since wandered over the country,
generally having money to pay his
fare, although not working over a
month or so in one place and his work
fer the most part being that of a
teamster. He stated that he had
never before been arrested. The same
witnesses as those who appeared
against Williams, which included two
policemen, two conductors, two Greeks
and one or two others, testified
against defendant. who was not put
on the stand in his own behalf under
the circumstances. The case was
given to the jury Tuesday afternoon,
and it brought in verdict Of guilty
While the jury was out IN the
Meyers case, the court sentenced
James Williams to the reformatory,
and following the verdict OF the jury
the court meted out the same sentence
to his pal. Cecil Meyers
The two were taken to the st. Clout
reformatory:: Wednesday by : Sheriff
Frank Armstrong and Ed. Tanner.
All other. criminal and court cases OF
the calendar having been continued
the court adjourned the present ses
sion to to Nov. 1st.