Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-01
OCTOBER TERM At
S|G0URNEY CLOSES
kEokuk co. COURT A Duoy
PLAcE-MRs. M'cLUNE 10
AWARDED $4,000. d,

sigourney, Oct. 31.--The Octobe,
term of the Keokuk county district
court closed Wednesday morning. The
term of court has been very busy
one and large amount of legal mat
ters we're disposed Of
The case Of the state OF Iowa w.
David Gilchrist wherein the defendant
is charged by Indictment OF q statu
tory crime was assigned for trial for
Wednesday of this week. However,
when the case was called the defend
ant failed to appear and on motion a
the county attorney his cash bond IN
the sum Of $500 which the defendant
had furnished was forfeited.
The case Of state of Iowa VI. John
Vorhope was brought up before the
district court Just before Anal adjourn
ment. In this case the defendant was
charged with burglary on information
filed by the county attorney and under
the law as 1t now stands no indicE
ment by the grand Jury is necessary.
The ofense was committed last Sat
urday at South English when the de-
PENDANT entered the home Of Joe Nc.
Callister and took some clothing. He
entered plea Of guilty and waived
time and was by the court sentenced
to ten years in the penitentiary 1T ~.
Madison.
In the divorce case OF Eliza Nc
Clune VS.. Alexander Mcclure, tried
during the first week Of court and TAX
en- under advisement by the court, the
court announced its finding, granting .
decree of divorce to plaintiff aud Ill.
mony in the sum of $4,000. The court
found that the defendant was worth
about $4,000.
In the case Of T. A. Mead W. Eliza
Hoge, tried during the fore part OF tho
term and taken under advisement by
the court. the court entered decree
for the plaintiff. This involved the
title Of fifty-two acres of land I'M Van
Buren, township which was owned b.
the plaintiffs father, Oscar Mead.
The plaintiff claimed that In 1855
Oscar Mead by a verbal contract
agreed to give him this land In con-
sideration Of the latter's keeping dur.
ing his life time. In 1910 Oscar Mead
made will whereby he gave the land
equally to plaintiff and his sister, the
defendant Eliza Hoge. This In effect
rullifles the will.
The malpractice case Of Willis Stan
Ivy vs.. Dr.~C. B. Taylor was set for
trial for this week but In the meantime
the case was settled out Of court and
the Jury was discharged.
The case Of Frank Weber adninis-
TRAITOR vs.. ]. N. Stahl which was m
action In replevin wherein the plain.
tiff asked for the possession Of $500
Of notes and certificates Of deposit,
jury was empanelled and the plaintiffs
~ uk( Nn<~
vas made by the defendants attor
reys to take the case from the Jury
because the plaintiff had failed to keep
their tender. During tho argument On
the motion the plaintiff dismissed his
action.
In the case Of the City National
hank vs.. John Baty the Jury returned
q verdict for the defendant. This was
which the defendant claimed his name
wac forged.
In the case Of Boldoser & Foster Vi.
Nan Hawk the Jury returned : verdict
for the defendant This was an action
brought for the recovery Of funeral
expenses, the defendant contrasting the
purchased the articles sued for. Nan
Frank Hawk and she commended that
the supplies for the funeral Of the de.
ceased were in fact bought By the
brothers Of the deceased and that shl
was not liable therefor.
State Of Iowa VS.. G.. w. Biewen;
charging the crime Of murder for the
killing Of the little Hammes girl In
July, on the public highway about
eight miles southeast OF Sigourney.
was continued till the December term.
when 1t is expected the defendants
will be brought to trial.