The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-12-22

! Inc petit jurors reported at 1880
yesterday afternoon and the first
| matter taken up was the selection OF
a jury to try Harvey Taylor, colored,
charged with larceny. At 2.15 the
following jurors were empaneled on
the case: VIM. Blake, Isaac Evans,
Jesse Fall, G. J. Grier, Joe A. Hanna,
Frank Jones, H. Ludwig, Smith Nit
chell, A. w. Mccartney, Henry New
ton, J. L. sheesley and w. l.. Row
land. The remainder of the after.
noon was spent in submitting the
evidence. The state attempted to
show how Taylor stole a COW from
his brother-in-law, James Coleman.
at Evans and attempted TO sell her
in Oskaloosa. The evidence was
completed yesterday and Judge Pres-
ton read his Instructions early this
morning. After being in the Jury
room about one hour the jury return-
ed verdict of guilty and fixing the
value of the COW at $50.
Saturday, December gath, at 900
o'clock a. m. is the time set for pro-
nouncing Judgment.
This morning following the read
ing of the Instructions to the TAYLOR
jury jury to try Josephine Wilson
and Essie Jackson was selected.
There were just thirteen jurors from
which to select the panel and owing
to the challenges of the ATTORNEYS.
j. q. Patterson, for the state, and o.
N. Downs, for the defense, the num-
Der was reduced to such an extent
that there were not enough remain
ing to try the case. A drawing of
tailsmen was next made, but they
were not summoned as the Jury In
the Taylor case had returned by this
time and some of the members were
empaneled on the Wilson-Jackson
case
Oscar Peterson was arraigned yes
terday and pleaded guilty to the
charge of which he was recently In
dicted, that of conducting a nui-
sance. He was fined s4O0 and order.
ed confined to the county Jail at $3.50
per day until the fine is paid.
The following Jurors were empan-
eled on the case State VS.. Josephine
Wilson and Essie Jackson at about
1880 this morning: J. Nv. Binns, A.
G. Clark, w. II. Cunningham, @. Dyk-
stra, d. Dunwoody, Jesse Fall,
Grin Garrett, Frank Jones, w. II.
Lloyd, J. l.. Sheesley; w. l.. Row
land and John G. Vroem. The tes-
timony was brief and the arguments
by the attorneys we're completed at
noon. The case was put before the
jury at about 900 o'clock this after
non.
After consideration of one hour
the jury in the case State VS.. Jose
phine Wilson and Essie Jackson,
charged with conducting nuisance,
brought in the following verdict.
I'VE, the jury, find the defendants
both guilty as charged in the indict-
ment-J. l.. Sheesley, foreman"
The pronouncing OF Judgment
comes at later date. Being found
guilty of this offense the defendants
can be fined or receive a Jail SEN
tence.
Following the trial of the Wilson
Jackson case the petit jurors were
excused for the year and will not
be required to report until Jan. 3,
1911, at 1:30 p. m.
Earl w. Lindsay, who still faces
life imprisonment for assaulting
Grace Hopkins, OF Colfax, aged
years, was tried. convicted and SEN
fenced before Judge b. w. Preston.
Judge Preston was on the bench at
Newton when the case was tried.
After being sentenced to life i'm
prisonment Lindsay took the case
to the supreme court and as this tri-
bunal is equally divided the decis-
ion OF the lower court is sustained
The following cases came before
the court yesterday.
Estate of Ola Larson; hearing OF
probate of will fixed Tor January Q,
1911.
Emma May Fox Las filed suit
against Frank Fox asking for d.
vorce. She states that they were
married August 2s, 1901, at Newton
and have lived together until Septem-
Der, 1910. She asks for the care, Gus
tody or control of minor child, Frank
Eay