The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-01-12
In THE DISTRICT COURT
Disposition Of Various Matters by
Judge and Jury.

i Juugc 2nd jury.
I The damage suit of Thomas R. Da
| Wis vs.. the Iowa Central Ry., is still
lin progress. The following jury wa
tempanelled yesterday: A. A. BeDi
lon, G. Dykstra, Joe A. Hanna, II
Ludwig, !. G. Moore, ]. L. Milligan
Henry Newton, A. NJ. Phillips, ].
Stout, N. w. Smith, John c. vroon
and Geo. Way. The plaintiff is suint
the Railroad Company for damage
which he claims were received Will,
on one of their trains. John f. ant
| w. r., Lacey are the attorneys fol
the plaintiff, and John o. Malcolm i:
the attorney for the defense.
The following dispositions were
made yesterday.
Versteeg Co. VS.. w. r. HowertoE
and Cynthia Howerton. Defendants
w. R. Howerton granted leave tc
amend answer and file cross petition
PLAINTIFFS motion to strike answer
and cross petition overruled. On
motion of defendant cause transfer
red to equity.
Ida Smith VS.. c. A. Abbott, contin.
ued by agreement.
Jesse Stewart VS.. H. B. Nelson, con.
tinued by agreement.
J. G.Patterson and Carl Johnson VS..
Ernest H. Gerard and Mrs. Ernest
Gerard. Settled and costs paid.
Eli Horn has filed a suit against j.
|. MolyneuX in which he asks for a
Judgment in the sum of $500, with
interest and costs. Amount claimed
to be due the plaintiff on certain
promissory notes.
Homer Johnson and Glenn Cruzen
were sentenced Saturday afternoon
to a term of twenty years each at
the state reformator at Anamosa for
burglary. Both pleaded guilty to @he
charge on Monday and Saturday af-
ternoon was the time set for pro.
nouncing judgment. The court was
packed with The curious public. Be-
fore pronouncing judgment several
witnesses were examined, who testi-
fined to the good character of Cru
zen before the crime was committed.
Some of the witnesses examined
were George Bertsch, David David,
Louis Longwell, E. A. Schmidt, A. E.
Darnell, Fred Loos and Ola Johnson.
Jas. A. Dewitt appeared for Glenn
Cruzen and w. S. Kenworthy appear
cd fOf. uoYnor Tohpenp Nh o44o,
neys pleaded with the court to parole
The boys before commitment.
The sentences imposed on Cruzen
and Johnson are what is known as
lndeterminate sentences and a parole
may be granted at any time. Homer
Johnson will be recommended parol.
ed at the end of two years. Appeal
bond was fixed in dis case at $4,000
and a mittimus issued for commit.
ment. No appeal bond was fixed in
Cruzen's case and he cannot be COM
mitted until this is done.
The following cases came before
Judge Preston in yesterdays session
Of court: 49,
Hi Jaskulek VS. Davis Brothers.
Plaintiffs motion for more specific
statement sustained.
Pheanna Hunt vs. Continual Cas-
ualty Co. Defendants motion for
more specific statement sustained.
Damage suit of Frank Black VS.
& Northwestern Ry. Co. De.
PENDANTS demurrer to petition as
submitted.
Iowa Manufacturing Co. VS. Edwin
d. Kizer ct al. Defendants motion
for more specific statement over
ruled. Defendants except.
Lee Davis VS. Minnie J. Davis. DAY.
id S. David enters his appearance
to defendants motion filed Jan. z,
Gill. Court found that plaintiff has
not complied or fulfilled conditions
in decree and that more than 80
days have elapsed and chat therefore
defendant is the owner of the prop
erty in question. Decree modified so
as to release real estate from lieu of
plaintiffs part of costs.
H. H. Phinney VS. David Sullivan.
Order correcting record was made so
as to read lot IL, instead of lot No
IL. ..
Will of John Madison. Ella Logue
and Mary J. Hawkins, named as ex.
ecutors, having filed written decla.
ration to serve. John M. Madison
and James C. Madison are appointed
: Guardianship of Esther A. Hart.
Sale approved and deed ordered.
Guardianship OF L. E. Stanley. An
nual report approved.
Guardianship of w. r. Brown. An
nual report of guardian is approved.
Estate of C. Il. Holmes. David S.
David appointed guardian ad liten for
minor defendants. Order of sale OF
interest OF deceased granted.
Will Of w. K. Jordan. Court found
that deceased was MOI competent to
make a will and the paper offered is
denied probate c. F. Grlffey ap-
pointed administrator.
The following new cases have been
filed with the clerk:
Inbn M Modf9nu Ella IIQRue