Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-28
District Court Opens With
Judge F. M. Hunter
ieO elels
ASSIGNING CASES
THIS AFTERNOON
Eichelberger Takes Charge
Wednesday; Will Conduct
Remainder Of Period II

The work of the October term OF the
r. M. Hunter presiding. The term II
that Of Judge F. w. Echelberger OF
Bloomfield, but by an arrangement ef-
fected Saturday, the jurists changed
places for few days. Judge Eichel-
berger going to Centerville to open the
term there, and Judge Hunter remain
ing in Ottumwa. This was planned
in order to give the latter some time, to
make arrangements for the rebuilding
of his property which was destroyed in
the big fire OF October 10. Judge
Eichelberger will return Wednesday.
and take up the work OF the ter ri
that time, adjourning Centerville CO.
until the following Monday when the
Ottumwa judge will take up his regu
lar duties in Appanoose county.
The work this morning was light
for federal court opened at the same
time as the state court and many Of
The attorneys were interested In cases
there. AS result there was not the
usual amount of court business trans
acted. but this afternoon at 1:30 the
actual work began with the charging
of the grand jury. After this the as
sgnment OF cases to be heard during
the term was taken up.
A number OF settlements and dismis-
sails, as we'll as partial assignment
marked the activities OF the court this
morning. These include the cases OF
E;. Sigel Vs. e. Handley settled and
dismissed; Bardwill Bros. vs. George
tMezher, settled and dismissed. Lydia
Smith Va. the. G. n. ITs& p. Railway
CO., settled and dismissed Ed Byrum
VS.. M. Newell, settled and dismissed.
The time set for pleading In the cases
of William Reeves vs.. II. L. Ray and
that Of e. L. Ray vs.. w. Reeves. was
fixed at the third Monday. The same
date was fixed for pleading In the dam
age suit OF Jake Mier vs.. A. H,frr. rho
criminal assignment Of cases left over
from the August term includes the fol-
lowing:
State VS.. Glen McGill OIL a statutory
offense: state vs. Mynard Purdy on =
statutory offense. state VS.. G. a. Healv
on forgery charge: state vs.. Monk
Stevens on charge OF assault with in
tent. to commit murder: state vs. w.
Smith contempt: 4. NJ Hamiilersley
VS.. James w Hammersley, hapcas
corpus.
Among those present in the court
room this afternoon when the assign
ment Of cases was being made we're
four of those awaiting Investigation
by the grand jury which was TO he
empaneled following the assignment
These were S. VI. tStnhN Eaton chfre-
ed with numbering his wife September
=: NJ G. Conklin who faca. s,'nriler
charge the result Of n knife figh4 cl
the night of cunday. September when
ConkIin is alleged TO have sta',hcsl
Charles Brewer and Meta Hiatt in \
brawl. the Hiatt woman dvin~ hr fol-
lowing Friday: Charles Tavlor charg.
ed with a statutory offense. end
brought back from St. Louis by Con
stable NJ w. Crisswell after heing tax,
en- in custody with Mrs. lisa Blanchard
in that city, and Charles Hux bound
over Saturday on the charge Of as.
sauit with intent to kill.
Among the out Of town lawyers, with
in the railing during the assignment
this afternoon were d. w Hamilton.
former congressman, of Sigourney:
Judge Mabry and L. T. Richmond Of
Abba.