The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-12-04
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
Disposition Of Various Matters by
Judge and Jury.

The October term of Mahask
County district court was adjourne,
sine die yesterday afternoon an
Judge Willcocksop; departed last,pigb
for his home in Sigourney. The" De
Icember term will open Tuesday aft
ernoon at 1880. o'clock with, Hon
Henry SilwOld of Newton presiding
The two remaining arrests on tn
eight bench warrants issued as re
suit OF the indictments returned b.
the grand jury against person
charged with having participated ii
the strike riot were made yesterda.
by Sheriff |. M. Reed. Walter Stan
ley was arrested charged with malic
ious injury to electric railway appar
atus and Sol Morgan was taken int
custody on9the charge of malicious
injury to chattels. A total of eigh
indictments were returned by tn,
grand jury after its investigation o
the riot and all the arrests have nov
been made. The defendants in sever
of the eight cases were arraignet
yesterday afternoon before Judge
Willcockson.
Mark Bosworth, charged with ma
licious injury to electric railway ap
paratus, was present in court by him
self and attorney, Dan Davis, waived
formal arrangement and entered ;
plea of not guilty.
william Richmond present by him
self and attorneys, David S. Davit
and Mccoy & Mccoy. Formal ar
raignment waived and defendant Civ
en- until fourth day of next term t.
plead TO charge of malicious injury
to chattels.
Frank Adamite, charged on one in
dictment with malicious injury t
electric railway apparatus, given un
til fourth day of next term to plead
Charged on another indictment witt
malicious injury to chattels, same
disposition made.
Paul Richardson present by himself
and attorney, Dan Davis. Entered
plea of not guilty to charge of ma
licious injury to fire apparatus.
Sol Morgan, charged with malicious
injury to chattels, and Walter Stan
ley, charged with malicious injury tc
electric railway apparatus, waived
formal .arraignment and entered pleas
of not guilty.
The defendant on the eighth case
R0lly Ream. who was charged with
an officer, has not been ar
The following dispositions of vari
GUS cases In the equity, law, and pro
bate divisions of court were made
yesterday by Judge Willcockson:
Equity.
Sarah N. Pardun VS.. Board of Re
view Appeal. Submission of case
previously made ordered set aside or
of appellee and appellee
given leave to introduce further eVi
dence. Evidence closed and cause tc
be decided In vacation or term time
VINCENT Pardun VS.. Board of Re
view. Same disposition as in pre-
ceding case.
Lena H. Barr VS.. Ziba X. Barr
Cause has been previously submitted
Decree of divorce granted as prayed
and plaintiff given $500 alimony.
Joe Shaw VS. Board of Supervisors
of motion to dismiss sci
aside and cause continued.
Hannah Matthews VS.. James w
Cordell ct Il. Default of all defend
ants. Trial decree granted quietint
title as prayed.
Oskaloosa Savings Bank VS.. w. r
Howerton. BY agreement of parties
in open court, cause is to be decided
in vacation. Cause had been submit
ted at a prior date,
William ScheuerInan VS.. o. 7. anC
70 al n nlaintiH'
petition heard and submitted to be
decided in vacation or term time.
Law.
Wanda Evans VS.. J. G.. Roberts
Motion for new trial heard, over
ruled and defendant excerpts.
W., H. Richardson ct al VS.. Franz
Tout Agreement between parties
petition made in oper
court. Motion for more specific state
ment overruled as to all matters no
in agreement.
Oskaloosa Savings Bank VS.. G. 2
Spratt ct al Trial to the court ant
Judgment granted against defendants
G. p. Spratt and Charles A. Sprat
on one promissory note, including
costs and attorney fees. Cause dis
missed as to all other defendants
without prejudice. Plaintiff giver
leave to withdraw original note ant
copy.
.' Probate.
-. Estate of A. Il. Reeves. Final re
port approved. Administrative dis
charged, and sureties on bond re
leased. 'a'
Estate of Sarah Logue Trial t.
the court and order of sale issued a.
prayed.
Guardianship of Floyd T. Reuter-
Order granted as prayed.
Estate of Sadie Lakka ct al. Ap
pIication for allowance granted.
The December term of Mahaski
county district court opened this aft
noon at 1880 O'Clock with Hon. Hen
ny Silwold of Newton presiding ant
J. o. Linabury of OskalooSa as cour
reporter. The initial session thi
afternoon will probably be devoted t.
getting the work for the term organ
lied and lined up. The Grand Jur!
will report tomorrow morning at tel
o'clock and take up the work OF In
vestigation Immediately after beinl
sworn. s.I.
The docket for the term contain
about the usual number of cases a
the December terms although the Law
division of court Is unusually heay,
this time. t.There' are now so case
on the probate docket, 81 in tn
equity division, 156 law cases, garn
ishments, and Is on the crimina
docket. Although the law docket !
exceptionally large, very few of tn
cases are new causes and most o
tla,, haun hanu oarriaH nUar from