The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-03-21
COURT IS IN SESSION
Judee Maxwell Opened Court Mon
/. day and the Term will Continue
for -Four Lone Weeks. p

for -Four Long Weeks.
District court convened Monday
evening upon the arrival of Judge
Maxwell from his home in Creston,
and court will be in session for four
weeks, an additional week being held
here on account of the trial of the
case of State VS.. r. H. Spence, A. I.
Smith, Geo. w. Kelley and c. P.
Breeze, who were indicted in Ring
gold county for conspiring to send
aewitness in criminal case against
Kelley out of the state, the case
coming here on a change, of venue.
The grand jury drawn for service
at this term of court consists of w.
Fl. Golfer, foreman; r. J. Lambert,
j. r. Penniwell, Frank Lewis, T. B.
Ramsey, w.. B. Pryor and Jasper
Spargur. J.. S. Parrish was appoint
ed clerk of the grand jury and J. E.
Sutherlin as ]bailiff George Jennings
was appointed court bailiff.
:. Judge Maxwell on Tuesday order
e1 that special venire of one hun
dTed jurors be drawn to appear on
Monday, March 26th when the trial
Of the case of State VS.. Ed Young is
expected to be commenced. The de-
fendant is the fourth defendant to
be placed on trial for the murder of
Mrs. Bertha Zornes, near DeKalb,
on Dec. 8, 1910.
The trial of the Ringgold county
case was commenced on Tuesday,
and it bids fair to be a lengthy and
hotly contested trial which will oc-
cupy at least week in trial. The
Estate is represented by county at
torney Chas. J. Lewis, of Mt. Ayr,
H. M. Havener, of Marengo, and E.
III. Sharp, of Leon, while the defend
ants are represented by ". r. Nc
Ginnis of Leon and M. L. temple, Of
Osce0la. All of Tuesday was taken
up in presenting and arguing q de-
lnurrer to the inrictment, which de-
PENDANTS claimed was faulty in that
the offense charged against defend
ants was not a crime under the stat
utes of Iowa. The demurrer was
submitte Tuesday evening and when
court convened Wednesday morning
Judge Maxwell overruled the de-
murrer, and the trial Of the case was
commenced. -. -f S%
a The following cases had been dis
posed of up to Wednesday morning.. !.
n, Law and Equity. s2
j. W. Young VS.. Grant Young, ct.
al. Sales and deeds approved.
Nat Bronson VS.. Lige yTpney. De-
fault and Judgment on proRissory
note. &,. = fI@,3
6. w. Ellon vs.. Ed Owens, et.5 al.
Settled and dismissed. i T. H.,
James A. Gallagher VS.. Bell Dunn.
ct. all Settled and dismissed.
II Josephine Gammill VS.. Jane Hal
stead, ct. al. Report of referee and
sales and deeds to Nettie R. Keaton
approved.
z David L. Preston VS.. Harry o. Doo-
little. Settled.
POgilvie. & Gardner VS.. Mrs. Eta
Gray. Settled.
= c. M. Lutz VS.. Melissa Shockey, ct.
al. Decree of foreclosure.
Alexander Ironsides. adm, VS.. H.
Mckinley, ct. al. Settled.
:Shrauger & Johnson VS.. H. A.
Wright. Judgment on account for
5000.
&f DR.. Oliver J. Fay VS.. DR.. o. P.
Jamison. Judgment on account for
S3175.
Amanda J. Roberts VS.. G. W.
Roberts. Decree of divorce.
- Patrick Griffin VS.. A. w. Kicker,
.et. al. Judgment on promissory
1ete.
Patrick Griffin VS.. G. H. Williams,
,et al. Judgment on promissory note.
Probate.
Estate Of H. F. Keller. Final re-
port approved.
Estate of Theron Westervelt,
Final report approved.
Estate of VIM. H. Sutton. Final
report approved.
Estate of Silas Worden. Claim of
Alice Worden allowed in sum of
33s3.50.
Estate of H. D. Richardson. Will
Drobated, Mrs. Addie Richardson ap-
rointed executrix with bond of
$4,000.
Estate of Elizabeth, Ellis. Will
DrObated. VIM. p. Richards ap-
=1ointed executor without bond.
Estate of e. s. Grimes. Will pro-
bated. Elizabeth A. Grimes ap-
pojnted executrix with bond of
$1,000. -, e..
Estate of J. w. Kirkpatrick.
Final report approved. e -.
Estate of w. A. Ketcham. Claim
~ G. II. Ketcham allowed in sum of
E$S1O.4O.
Guardianship of Elizabeth A. Crig-
ger. John w. Harvey appointed
guardian ad. item. Order as prayed
for. '@E.- .:
Estate of w. A. Forster j. N.
Gates appointed administrator with
bond Of 5000. .-"'af.. =
Sudden Death of w. H. Painter.
". II. Painter. a we'll known