The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-02-08
HUGH TfALE IS GUILTY
OF Manslaughter Was. the Verdict
of the Jury. Motion for New
Trial to be ARGUED Friday.

The case of State VS.. Hugh Teale,
which had been on trial in the dis
trict court for almost two weeks,
came to close last Friday morning
when the jury returned verdict of
guilty of manslaughter, which car
ries with it an indeterminate SEN
tence of eight years. This case
was hOtly contested by both the
states attorneys and the attorneys
for the defendants going to the jury
on Thursday evening at $50 o'clock.
The jury returned a verdict of gull
ty of manslaughter on Friday morn
ing at 9:20 o'clock. The attorneys
for the defendant Immediately asked
for time in which to file motion to
set aside the verdict and for a new
trial and Judge Evans granted them
until Tuesday to file their motion,
the state to have until Friday to file
their resistance, and then Judge
Evans will return to Leon to pass on
the motion and if he overrules it will
pass sentence on the defendant. The
motion for a new trial which was
filed on Tuesday alleges that the
court erred in it's rulings on admit
ting testimony and in giving instruc-
tions to the jury. They also filed
affidavits of several of the jurors
that they found in their deliberations
that Hugh Teale had no revolver
the night Mrs. Zornes was killed or
did not throw and sticks of stove
wood or use club. When the jury
went out the first ballot is reported
to have been Z for conviction and 5
for acquittal.
In the case of George Carlton,
who was confined in Jail awaiting
trial for burglarizing Casters store
at Van Vert, the case was dismissed
on motion of the county attorney on
account of lack of evidence and the
defendant was discharged.
Before adjourning court on Fri
day evening Judge Evans appointed
M. A. Gammill, Fred Teale and S. G.
Mitchell as appraisers under the col
lateral inheritance law, and also re-
appointed DR.. H. R. Layton as phys
ician of the insane commission for
term of two years.
A compromise was affected in the
several cases of A. A. Anderson VS..
J. E. Anderson, the cases being set
tied out of court.
EI0u Alley was 81 duCCu q uAFoASS
from Aria Alley, and Chloe Wood
was granted divorce from Douglass
Wood. a
A. E. Woodard was, brought be-
fore Judge Evans Friday evening on
the charge of inebriacy, and was or
dered committed to the state hospital
at Knoxville for period of three
years, but the mittimus was ordered
held so long as he abstains from the
use of Intoxicating liquors.
The annual report of the admin
istrator of the estate of Malinda
Olsen was approved and the expend-
iture of $500 for monument was
approved.
: In the estate of Minerva G. Frank
lin, v. R. McGinnis was appointed
guardian ad litem and decree of
partition signed.
The claim of Mrs. Ida Pottorff
against the estate of Mrs. Sarah c.
Spurgin was allowed in the sum of
$405.
In the guardianship of Gladys A.
and Mary M. Spencer, E. H. sharp
was appointed guardian ad litem and
order for sale of real estate signed.
Guardianship of Mabel Morant,
annual report approved, guardian
authorized to spend $500 per year
for ward.
Guardianship of John Richard
Johnson, the guardian was ordered
to pay mother of ward $40 per
month for care and support.
Guardianship of Earl Hamilton,
final report approved.
Guardianship of John MOOrehead.
final report approved.