Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-05-09
CIRCUIT COURT MEETS
TWENTY CASES PROMPTLY DIS
POSED OF MONDAY.
Charles Williams, Charged With OBJ
tanning Money Under False Pre-
lenses, Is Paroled.

lenses, Is Paroled.
Department No. / of circuit court
was convened Monday morning by
! Judge Percy r. Kelly and the business
coming before it was dispatched
promptly, so that at adjournment in
the afternoon, but six of the 26 cases
on the docket remained to be taken
up when court reconvened this morn
| ing.
The grand jury is composed of the
following members: Homer Link,
foreman; E. e. Hewitt, Henry Matti-
SON, Charles Brooks, James Goodman,
Edward Rex, William Addison. Hardy
Holman and II. B. Cosper were ap-
pointed bailiffs.
Charles Williams, formerly a trav-
cling salesman for Portland type
| writer house, who was charged with
| obtaining money under false pretens-
es, at Falls City last January, pleaded
guilty, and was sentenced to one
year in the penitentiary, but was pa
rolled by Judge Kelly and placed in
the care of his father at Salem, to
whom he is to report at frequent in
| tervals.
The cases disposed of are as fol-
lows:
| Wick Brothers VS.. Earhardt & Meyer,
action for money ]. H. Flower for
plaintiff; continued from December
term. Dismissed.
| A. H. Averill Machinery Company
vs. F. M. Smith and S. B. Tetherow,
action for money; Sibley & Eakin for
| plaintiff continued from December
| term. Continued.
! State of Oregon VS.. Charles Will
| liams, obtaining money by false pre-
| lenses. John Fl. McNary for People,;
| Frank Holmes for defendant De-
fendant pleads guilty. Sentenced to
Imprisonment in penitentiary for one
| year. Paroled.
State of Oregon vs. John Courtney,
assault with intent to commit rape;
John Fl. McNary for People; contin-
ued from December term. Contin-
ued.
State of Oregon VS.. Thomas Sulli-
van, selling liquor in violation of local
option law; John H. McNary for Peo-
pie; continued from December term.
Continued.
David Bradley Manufacturing Com
pany VS.. John Ebbe, action for mon
ey; L. d. Brown for plaintiff; Sibley &
Eakin for defendant; continued from
December term. Continued by con-
sent.
w. F. Messner VS.. f. L. Tuttle, ac-
tion for money; Oscar Hayter for
plaintiff; continued from December
term. Dismissed on motion of plain
tiff.
State of Oregon VS.. Dick Gaines,
selling liquor in violation of local op-
tion law; John H. McNary for People;
continued from December term Con-
tinued
r. M. Wade & Company, a corpora
tion, VS.. w. r. Haight, action for
money; B. F. Swope for plaintiff; con-
tinued from December term. Dis
missed on motion of plaintiff.
L. H. Born and Carrie Born VS.. H.
E. Martin; action for money; oliver
M. Hickey and johnson & Beckwith
for plaintiffs; Oscar Hayter for de-
fendant; continued from December
term. Judgment for want of answer,
City of Willamina, a municipal cor
poration, VS.. Abbie NJ Boody and F.
f. Boody, her husband; condemnation;
W. o. Sims for plaintiff; Graham,
and c. C. Foggle for defendants;
continued from December term. Dis
missed as per stipulation.
Jacob Hahn VS.. Eugene Froessner,
action for money; A. r. Mendenhall
for plaintiff; continued from December
term. Default and judgment.
John Montag,, doing business under
the name of Portland Stove Works,
VS.. w. E. Gilbert and o. L. Groves,
partners under the name of Falls City
Hardware Company; action for mon
ey; C. A. Bell and T. M. Dye and L. d.
Brown for plaintiff; continued from
December term. Continued.
L. E. Sheppard and Glen Cleveland
VS.. A. b. Brown, action for money;
John Fl. McNary and C. L. McNary
for plaintiffs; Oscar Hayter for de-
fendant. Dismissed.
J. L. Stockton VS.. Maggie ]. Ramp,
action for money; w. C. Winslow for
plaintiff. Default and judgment and
order to sell attached property.
Frank II. Foster and Susan b. Ross
VS.. r. f. Collins, action for money;
Oscar Hayter and G. o. Holman for
plaintiffs. Settled and dismissed.
Walter L. Tooze, Jr., VS.. e. w.
Strong, action for money. Motion to
set aside default argued and ;sus-
tanned. Cause continued as per stip-
ulation.
Jessie 7. Irvine, Clarence p. Irvine
and Clara Hembree, appellants, VS..
Mrs. Temperance Beck. respondent;
appeal; Mccain & Vinton for appel
lants; Oscar Hayter for respondents
Transferred to Department No. g
/. Pfandhoefer VS.. E. C. McTim-
monds, action for money; Oscar Hay
ter for plaintiff; ]. II. Flower for de-
fendant Judgment and order of
sale.
Claire Padrick VS.. c. B. Zumwalt.
action for money; Oscar Hayter for
plaintiff. Settled and dismissed.
z. c. Atkins & Company, a corpo-
ration, VS.. William E. Martin. action
for money; oscar Hayter for plain