Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-02-28
THE CIRCUIT COURT
STILL GRINDING AWAY
Important Cases Disposed of
During Past Week.
PIattevilIe SaIoonist Found Guilty case
Against Carl Roth Dismissed
cobel Saloonist Plead Guilty.

Most Of the cases booked for settle |
ment have been completed, only few
more being left for this week.
On Tuesday Feb. goth. at 1 80 p.
IN. the case of the Pluto Powder COM
pany, corporation vs.. the Cuba City |
state bank, money demand, was start
ed, but as yet only the evidence has
been brought in and submitted to the
court for decision.
In the case Of Elizabeth Clark VS..
Walter Clark, for divorce, the judg
ment of divorce was directed by the
court.
The next case, State of Wisconsin
VS.. John Henry Osburn charged with
assault with intent to kill was COM
meuced Thursday and was settled
Friday when Mr.. Osburn was found
guilty of assaulting with intent to do
bodily harm. This case is perhaps of
more interest to some Of our readers
than most of the others on the court
calendar Several weeks ago Mr.
Osburn while intoxicated at the
village of Feunimore went into the
restaurant of Ed Lipska and after few
words with Lipska a struggle ensued
and the keeper was stabbed
once on the face and twice in the
breast. Mr.. Osburn now has mis-
reward and will receive a sentence of
to years in the penitentiary. The
case of G. J. Lent VS.. William Collins,
for replevin, was commenced Friday
and verdict was given in favor of Mr..
Lent the plaintiff In this case both
men held a claim upon some racing
horses which are we'll known among
horsemen in this vicinity. These
horses "Lady Waddell,'' Longshot,
and especially st must" have been
raced at our county fairs several
seasons.
The horse I Must was in posses
sion of Collins at Fennimore and Lent
came to take the horse which he
claimed was his through bill of
sale that he held from a man
Donovan who owned the horse but
had also given it to Collins to race
until he had made enough money to
pay what Donovan owed him. Much
evidence was furnished on both sides
and the jury late Friday evening
brought in verdict in favor Of G..
J. Lent.
The case of VIM. Place. Platte
Vile saloon keeper charged with
selling liquor to a minor was COM
menced Saturday morning. As the
particulars of this case were fully
given in recent issue of The Herald
when the case was tried in justice
court, it will not be necessary to say
a great deal about it. However, the
asloun keeper was charged with
selling liquor to one Frank Steour, a
II year old Platteville lad on the 25th
day of December, 1911. AS the laws
of Wisconsin forbid anyone selling
liquor to persons under the age of 81
years Mr.. Place was brought to court
to answer the above charge. Being
found guilty in justice court he ap-
pealed his case to circuit court but
the evidence there was too strong
against him and after all the wit
nesses had been thoroughly cross ex-
amined by the attorneys the case was
left for the jury to decide. The jury
of 10 men left the court room at II 80
a. M. Saturday NOR ming and no deci-
sion was reached until nearly 10
o'clock the same evening when the
final verdict was given pronouncing
the defendant. Place. guilty of
the charge brought against him.
The case of the State of Wisconsin
VS.. Adolph johnson, charged with
selling liquor in prohibited territory,
was set for Monday afternoon at 80
o'clock.
At the appointed time District
Atty. G. B. Clementson was at the
table ready to begin the case and the
judge was also at his desk, but the
defendant Johnson did not appear nor
did his attorney Otto Kuenzli.
As the defendant had been called
to appear before the court on three
different occasions, each time having
some excuse for not appearing. the
district attorney moved the court to
have the defendants bail bond forfeit
ed and for a bench warrant for the ar
rest of the defendant and to bring him
before the court to plead to the in
formation filed against him. After
some consideration of the case the
court ordered the forfeiture of the bail
bond and q bench warrant issued for
the arrest of the defendant.
No one as yet having appeared for