The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-07
WHEELS OF JUSTICE
ARE SET IN motion
From Tuesdays Daily.

A
District court for the June term
opened this morning, with Judge A.
r. Pfau presiding. There are only
seven criminal cases on the calen,
dar, and nothing was done with any
Of them, as the defendants are under
suspended sentences. There were
lightweight civil cases and four
more were added this morning. A
large number of the case were con
tinued, so that few will be tried al
this term.
After the calling Of the calendar
the roll call of the grand jury was
made and all were present except
Fred Manderfeld. The grand jury
was excused until two o'clock this
afternoon. According to the county
attorney, there is very little work
for the grand jury at this session.
William Manthei reported to Judge
Pfau this morning, as to his conduct
lately. The report to Judge Pau
was was very favorable, and Judge
Pau will finish the case in the very
near future.
Cases That Were Continued.
The following civil cases were con-
tinued:
Joseph Durand VS.. Simon McKen,
Zie; Paul Brehm VS.. Simon McKen,
zie; George Ogden VS.. Simon McKen.
Zie; H. c. Schwall VS.. Gordon broth,
ers & Company, corporation; Rod
erick Mckenzie, VS.. Simon McKen
zie; Virginia Dixon VS.. Ole Dickson
Michael Holden, guardian ad Item
for Sarah Pryor, ct al. VS.. MetropOl
itan Life Insurance company; Frank
Simon VS.. Ottillia Henschel and
John r. Bowen, special administra,
tor of the estate of August Hensch
ell; in the matter of the petition of
Peter b. Peterson, ct al, for a pub
lie ditch to be known as judicial
ditch No. 3; James Mathews VS.. A
J. Rush; Matt Farmer and S. D.
Works, co-partners as Farmer-Works
Land company VS.. Joseph Schooner;
Frank A. Stapher VS.. Hannah NJ
Griffiths; Ruby B. Ferris, VS.. Free
Press Printing company; Anton
Bierl VS.. Chicago, st. Paul, Mime
apolis and Omaha railway.
Stricken and Dismissed.
The following cases were either
stricken, dismissed or have been
settled:
! Friedrich Hanel VS.. Daniel Hanel
Otto Peterson VS.. c. L. Peterson
John Reins VS.. Fred Gerlich; Zuel
Wood-Goff VS.. John Mcbride and
Margaret Mcbride; Mary Vlaeminck
VS.. A. P. Rudbeck.
The following cases were passed
for the present by Judge Pau:
State Farmers Mutual Hail Insur.
ance company of Waseca, VS.. d. l.
Williams; Charles A. Anderson VS.
J. W. Johnson and William Johnson
E. B. Bradford VS.. Flora NJ. Rich
ards, as guardian of May N Mills;
Mike Asse VS.. Henry McKenty ct al;
Theodore E, Schultz VS.. City of
Mankato; Louise l.. " Belanger VS.
Thomas H. Williams; G. S. Taylor
VS.. William F. Kleist; Barbara J
Bowen VS.. Daniel T. Bowen; Virginia
NJ. Dixon VS.. Daniel Dixon; Michael
l.. Neary, VS.. William Freitag: Char
| lotte Aubrey VS.. Albert Fitzloff
Laura Maloney VS.. William Freitag
! Charlotte Aubrey vs.. William Freitag
/ eAiiu A<ouio hoiohCy, MlCdntl Il
Neary VS.. Albert Fitzloff, Frank
Moses vs.. Chicago, st. Paul, Mime
apolis and Omaha railway company
and Chicago, Northwestern railway
company.
The following criminal cases were
passed or continued: State of Min.
nesota VS.. Walter Stone; State of
Minnesota VS.. William Manthei;
State of Minnesota VS.. Dudley Finch
State of Minnesota vs. J. A. Nelson
State of Minnesota VS.. Edna FELTON,
State of Minnesota VS.. Fred Deusch-
ner; State of Minnesota VS.. Law
renee Sorenson. These defendants
are under suspended sentence.
John Arnold, who is out on bail
bond, charged with burglary in the
third degree, was allowed to plead
guilty before Judge Pfau this morn
ing, and is to appear on Saturday
at two O'Clock, June Is, for SEN
tence
Addressed Grand Jury.
Judge Pfau this afternoon address
ed the grand jury. No particular in
structions were given them Mic Pc
terson was appointed foreman.
Sheriff Osten has appointed Ber
Davis and Olof Lundberg bailiffs
for this term of court.