The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-01-11
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
Disposition Of Various Matters by
Judge and Jury.

w. Il. Kemble and Chris Winter,
president and secretary, respectively,
of the Iowa Light & Heat Co., who
were charged in the district court
with discrimination in the sale of cor.
porate stock, were found guilty as
charged, the jury returning the yer.
dict at 4:50 o'clock Friday afternoon.
The jury was out seven hours and
twenty minutes, entering the jury
room at $3.50 o'clock Friday morning.
This is the first case to be prosecuted
under the new law which governs
the sale of corporate stock, and the
trial has held considerable interest
throughout the state. This was the
second trial of the same case, the first
resulting in a disagreement by the
jury. Sentence will be pronounced
Friday morning, Jan. IL. The gist OF
the charges in the case were that
stock in the corporation was sold TO
different parties at different prices.
This is prohibited under the new
statute.
The jury in the case of the State
VS.. Marion Rogers, charged with nui-
sance, returned Friday night at 11:45
o'clock with a verdict of guilty. The
jury was out seven hours. Judgment
will be pronounced Friday, Jan. IL.
Court convened again Saturday
morning at nine o'clock and the case
of the state VS.. Mary Meyers was
taken up. The defendant is charged
with larceny from the person Of one
f. Terrence, of Rose Hill. 1t is al,
legged that the crime was committed
in Oskaloosa on the night of July 20,
1911. The following jury has been
drawn and impanelled Warren
Dennis, G. w. Anderson, Charles
Capel, G. NJ. Campbell w. l.. Camp.
bell, r. R. Carnahan, H. M. Charles,
Leroy Ellsworth, Walter Harter, l.
F. Okey, S. ]. Steddom and Herman
Tysseling.
The following new cases have been
filed for the February term: '
Elsie Olson and Jacob Olson VS.. Mod
ern Brotherhood of America. Plain
tiffs ask judgment in the sum of ST..
600 for breach of contract.
John Moler VS.. Mathew Miles Prime.
Plaintiff prays that title of certain
real estate located in Mahaska county
be quoted
The jury in the case OF the State
VS.. Mary Myers, returned a verdict
at 4:50 o'clock Saturday afternoon,
finding the defendant guilty as charg.
ed The defendant was held for lar.
ceny from the person of e. Terrence;
of Rose Hill, the crime being commit.
ted in OslSaloosa on the night of July
30, 1911.
Messrs. Charles Beadle, John
Wright and Charles Elliott, colored,
who pleaded guilty to the charge of
nuisance last week, appeared before
Judge Talbot Saturday afternoon
and all received fine of 5000 and
costs.
The following civil cases were dis
posed of Saturday by the court:
George H. Woodson, VS.. William
Nelson. Judgment against defend.
ant for $4,000 and costs, as per slip
ulation.
Kate Beck VS.. John Beck. Decree
of divorce granted.
Will of Martha Parr. Administra.
tor ordered to eXpend not to exceed
$500 for monument
Estate of Jane Martin, deceased.
ing.
The case of w. B. Arnold VS.. The
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Co., in which the plaintiff asked for
damages in the sum of 100000 for
injuries he alleged he received on
the defendants road, was dismissed
by Judge Talbot this morning.
Judge Talbot held an extra ses-
sion of court Monday evening and the
Bradley divorce case was tried. Al
ter hearing all of the evidence the
court dismissed the case and adjourn
ed court at 1880.
The trial of the case of Gesman VS..
Harris Bros. continues today. George
Gesman, the plaintlir, was on the
stand all of Tuesday afternoon and
was again on the stand this morning.
Judge Talbot made the following
dispositions yesterday:
Matilda Martin ct al VS.. Delphy A.
Graham ct al. Notice of hearing to
DO given by posting.
Estate of Catherine Darner. Re-
port of sale approved and deed APP
proved.
Guardianship of Ethel A. Byers ct
al. Guardian authorize dto sell real
estate of wards as prayed. Addi-
tional bond $4,000.