The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-26
COURT PUTS
MACHINERY IN MOTION
Case Is On Trial Before Noon;
Uncle Sam vs.. Lentz.
From Tuesdays Daily.

from tuesdays Daily.
United States District court con
vencd this morning ut ten O'Clock
in the federal building. with Judge
Charles A. Willard presiding. There
were only seven civil cases to be
tried, but several of these were
stricken FROM the calendar or con
tinued. so that there is but one
case to be tried, not including the
criminal cases.
The term began by calling the
court calendar and impanellng the
jury men. The Following officers
were present. Charles c. Houpt
United States district attorney; Joel
NJ. Dickey, assistant United States
attorney; William II. Grimshaw
United States marshal: George Wells,
deputy marshal; Charles l.. Spencer
clerk of the United States court
and William ]. Conway, court crier
all of st. Paul; Miss Mamie A.
Carlson, deputy clerk, Mankato; and
w. Harcourt Horn of Minneapolis
stenographer for Judge Willard
Stricken From Calendar.
The first case to be called was in
the matter of George w. Monks and
George A. Mckinley, as co-partners
doing business as Monks & McKin.
ley, and as George w. Monks, in.
dividually, alleged bankrupts. This
case was stricken from the calendar
The case of Clyde Rose VS.. Chicago
Milwaukee and st. Paul railway was
continued, while the case of Clay
Ryan VS.. the Chicago and Northwest,
ern railroad was stricken.
w. r. Werring of Morgan, attor,
ney for the petitioning creditors in
the matter of Rollin NJ. West, al.
legged bankrupt, made motion be-
fore Judge Willard to have the court
deny a jury trial. Attorney J. L.
Lobben of ST. James is here also,
assisting Mr.. Werring. Judge Willard
denied the motion.
The case in the matter of Stand
ard Drainage company, alleged bank.
rupt, is not for trial, while the case
of Thomas O. Howard VS.. Andrew
A. Quevli ct al, has been dismissed.
The chancery. case of Martin Kei.
bach VS.. Claus H. Jordan ct al, has
been set for trial at Minneapolis.
First Case For Trial.
The first case for trial this morn.
ing began with the criminal case of
the United States VS.. John Rentz,
who is charged with using the
United States mail for fraudulent
purposes. Attorney, A. II. Allen OF
Fairmont is appearing for the de-
PENDANT, while United States Attor.
ney Houpt is prosecuting the case
1t is alleged that the defendant, who
is a jeweler at Wells, sent a package
to a firm in Chicago, but that he
was never given credit for it. Later
the defendant sent an order for a
diamond to this jewclry firm and en-
closed a check. But after he had
mailed the check, he stopped pay
ment. In other words, he had nc
fund in the bank to meet the pur
chase, it is alleged. -..s.
This morning United States Post
office Inspector John T. Boylan was
placed on the stand and he testified
to having been at Wells on August
81, 1911, and spoken to Rentz about
the matter Attorney Allen cross
examined Inspector Boylan, but little
in the way of important evidence
was brought out.
Just before noon today, three
foreigners petitioned. naturalization
papers. Those whose petitions were
granted are: George Standfest oil
Austria, Johan SEVERN of Norway
and Carl Frederick Hansen of Den
mark. Tomorrow the petitions oil
Philip Nathaniel Landmark OF Swed
en- and Joseph Koury of Syria VIII
be heard.
The petition of Joseph Salem OF
Turkey was continued, because Wal
ter Larson was objected to as a
witness, which objection was sus
tanned with leave to substitute an
other witness and post his name
Larson was recently sent to the re
l. s1l.