The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-09-17
HOLDS COURT
WITHOUT JURY
Many important Cases Not Ready for
Trial, Chief Reason for Non-Ap-
pearance Of Trial Jury
MANY DIVORCES ARE GRANTED
John Sheridan Entered Plea Of Guilty
to Charge of Grand Larceny and
Receives Five Year Sentence

District court is grinding away this
week and disposing of such cases as
I are ready for trial, where the
services of a jury are not demanded.
Several cases have been tried, SCI
tied or otherwise disposed of during
the ten days since court convened.
The principal case up for trial last
week was that Of Kate Bill against
Fred Bill, being an action for divorce.
The grounds for divorce were habit
ual drunkenness and inhuman treat
ment on the part OF the husband to-
wards the wife. There were a large
number of witnesses examined and
disclosures of sensational character
were brought to light by the evidence,
The case was submitted to the court
and will be decided at an early date.
In the case of the State of Iowa
against John Sheridan, the defendant
entered a plea of guilty to the charge
of grand larceny and was sentenced 10
the penitentiary for term of five
years. His bond for appeal was fixed
at $1,000. The sheriff started with the
prisoner to the penitentiary last Fri
day night.
The case of Peter J. Martens against
John kiniry is claiming the attention
of the court this week upon an appli-
cation of the plaintiff charging the
defendant with contempt of court, in
violating the terms of the decree of
the court rendered at a prior term
The evidence was concluded today
and the case was decided in favor of
the defendant. The court discharged
him from contempt. This case seems
Ito have stirred up bad blood
among neighbors in the vicinity Of
West Side and it is to be hoped that IL
solution can be found which will re-
store harmony among the litigants
and end further lawsuits.
Divorces have been granted during
the term in the following cases: Clar.
ence Hayes against Vera Hayes, Mary
E. Baxter against James Baxter, Mrs
w. H. Farrelly against W. H. Farrelly
F. NJ. Groner against L. E. Groner,
Elizabeth Robertson against William
Robertson
This is the first time within the
recollection OF the members OF the bar
that regular term of the district
court has been held in the county
without the presence of a trial jury
for at least portion of the time. The
reason for the jury not being here at
this time is found in the fact that
many of the more important cases
were not ready for trial or were con
tinued for other reasons. The proba
bility is that large number of con
tinued cases will be up for trial a,
the November term, but this predic-
ton may fail, because it was only a
short time ago that large number of
the cases pending in this term OF
court were expected to be tried. 1t is
difficult to say just when a lawsuit
will be tried and the next term may
find many of the cases setteld or con-
tinued over that term. There will not
be enough business for the court to
occupy it's time during all this week
and adjournment will probably be TAX
en- to Monday next
There is one consolation to the tax
payers, and that is that the fewer law
suits there are tried the less the ex
pense will be to the county.