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

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after two days of vacation. The equi
ty case of J. A. and Martha CritchloW
| VS.. L. S. Windahl which was in SEES
sion last Friday and Saturday, is still
before the court.
The grand jury completed their
session Friday. Those who were i'll
dfcted and are now in custody were
taken before the court this morning
All those arraigned pleaded not gull
ty through their attorneys. The fol
lowing were arraigned:
Art Cooper, charged with robbery
Pleaded not guilty. Attorney, J. B.
Bolton.
Porter Brown, charged with obtain
ing goods under false pretenses. AS
he is out on bond and in another
state he will be arraigned next week.
]. B. Bolton, attorney.
Barney Gill, charged with keeping
house of ill fame. Pleaded not
guilty. C. Yer Ploeg, attorney. .'
May Gill, charged with keeping a
house of i'll fame. Pleaded not gull
ty. C. Yer Ploeg, attorney.
J. Fl. Richardson, charged "a with
assault with attempt to commit muir
der and % malicious threats to ex-
tort. Pleaded not guilty. Attorney.
c. Yer Ploeg.
Bert Smith, charged with breaking
and entering. Pleaded not guilty. c.
Yer Ploeg, attorney.
The jury also filed the following
report:
We, the Grand Jury of Mahaska
County, Iowa, for the April Term.
1910, thereof, have visited the county
Jail and went through and examined
the same and the condition of the
inmates, and we found everything
satisfactory, clean and apparently
well kept.
We also visited the County Farm
and found the inmates we'll cared for,
well clad and we'll fed, and found the
house in good order, clean and well
kept. The outbuildings and barns
were in good order and we'll kept.
We found the farm in fairly good con.
dition, and the horses, cattle, hogs
and poultry were in good condition.
Freeman Eveland, Foreman"
The injunction case of Francis
Fitzgerald ct al VS.. Town of Sharon
was completed Friday. The judge
made the following entry in the court
docket: Trial conducted and trial
concluded, and cause submitted and
taken under advisement.
After the completion of the forego-
ing case the equity case of J. A. and
Martha Critchlow VS.. L. S. Windahl
was commenced
James ]. Burrier VS.. Otto Valkham
and First National Bank of Schuyler,
Nebr. Decree as per stipulation on
file.
Sewers Mfg. Co. vs. Strouse Mfg.
Co. Defendant given leave to amend
answer.
Estate of W. H. Harrison, widow
allowed $500 for first years support
out of personal property.
Estate of Rose A. Kalbach, final
report approved.
Will of John II. White, set for
hearing May 10, 1910.
Estate of Maria Dickson, set for
hearing May 8, 1910.
Estate of II. ID. Nugent, jury
waived.
Estate of Margaret Morgan, final re.
port, set for hearing May 8, 1910.
W. w. Copeland vs.. Ollie Rather,
attachment and account. Ed Mahan.
ma given leave to intervene
Versteeg Co. VS.. w. X. Howerton
and Cynthia Howerton, account. De.
PENDANT given leave to file amended
and substituted answer.
Geo. w. Lltz, VS., Murray r. Hart
man ct al. equity Trial and judg-
ment against defendants on promis-
sorry note and for costs.
The trial Of tie equity case OF J. A.
and Martha Critchlow u. s. Win
dahl still continues. Much OF the eyi
dence is yet to be submitted and 1t is
probable that the case VIII not be
finished for sometime. The case IL
over a land transaction. The plain
tits ask for sum OF money which
they allege Is due them on land which
was sold and to which they allege I'd
have had partial claim. The attor