The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-05-09
Circuit Court.

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opened Monday at Ccrunpa. and has
continued through the week.
In behalf of the bar. John T. Nc
Curdy presented the portrait of Judge
c. H. Wisner who occupied the bench
in 1S94-5 and who is now Judge of the
Genesee circuit. The picture mas been
placed on the walls making the fifth,
including Judges Turner, Montague,
Newton and Smith.
The criminal cases were first taken
up, that against Herbert Collins charged
with local option violation, being put
over the term on motion of Seth q.
Pulver, his attorney, the claim being
that an article in the Corunna Journal
had aroused prejudice against Collins.
In connection with this case Judge
Miner called Editor Frank Johnson be-
fore him and condemned the printing
of the article and warned against fur
ther criticisms Of that kind.
The case against Charles Preece was
also put over. 1t has been tried once,
the jury disagreeing. He is charged
with violating the local option law.
John Lehner charged with liquor law
violation, plead not guilty and filed
bond to appear when called for trial,
and William Fredericks, same offense,
was notified to appear Wednesday for
ri oil
guilty of stealing $50 and Neil r.
Walsh was appointed to defend him.
Later he changed his plea to guilty and
was sentenced to from one to five years
at the Ionia reformatory, with rec.
ommendation of two and one half years
Delbert Truax plead not guilty to
passing worthless checks on Owosso
business men, but after consultation
with Attorney L. F. Miner, who was
appointed to defend him, changed his
plea to guilty and will appear later for
sentence.
Cecil st. Johns, Bancroft young man
who was charged with abusing a nine
year old girl, plead guilty. and will
appesrifor sentence this week.
A. E. Gardner of Durand, was given
20 days in Jail and fined $100 by Judge
Miner. In his pool room at Durand the
officers found 200 bottles of beer.
g. w. Merriman for liquor violation
at Byron, was also fined 800 and given
20 days or 40 additional days in Jail if
the fine was not paid.
The disposition of jury cases other
than criminal cases, on Monday, was as
follows: VIM. and Mana Fitzpatrick ys.
Patrons Mutual Fire Insurance Com
pany of Michigan, listed for trial May
18th; Rolla sP. Bigelow vs. Sarah A.
Evans. commission on sale of farm,
ready; George Harris vs. The township
of Burns, for damage owing to defec-
tive highway, settled; Charles Gilna,
administrator, vs. NJ. u. R. Co., until
Wednesday to move for continuance;
John H. Francis, adm, VS.. G.. E. Bliss,
ready; Dora Packingham VS.. Eastern
Michigan Power Co., until Saturday to
move for continuance; Clara Schultz
vs.. Hiram Ainsworth, will be settled;
Tod Kincaid vs. Charles w. Gale,
ready; Port Huron Engine & Thresh-
er Cows. Melvin, F. and Robert Bloom
ready; John Luckhurst VS.. Henry
Schroeder, readv, at the foot of the cal
endar; Henryi Zendler vs.. Mt. Clemens
Sugar Co., ready; L. G.. Cudney vs.
William Kirby, ready; Burrows Ma
tional Bank vs. Calkins & Augsburg,
probably continuance; VIM ]. Par
ker vs. Charles Tarolli and Home Ex-
change Realty Co., will be tried, no de-
fense; Mamie China, by Charles China,
her next. friend, vs. M. U. r., until
Wednesday to argue for continuance;
Olive M. vs. John g. Neal, ready; Mil
ton P. White vs. Thomas and John
Mullen, settled; Henry W. Wallace,
adm, vs. the g. T. w. Ry., ready week
of May 10; Wealthy Crsmer vs.. George
Kelly, ready; Guy Davids vs Neal &
Shadbolt, over the term; Gideon Whit
ing vs. VIM. r Grieves. ready; Emer.
son e. Bennett va. M. G. R. R., ready
after the first week; Frank Ruddy vs.
Judd Brown, ready; Christian q. Bod
amer va. Horace Sisco, ready; Clarence
d. Gains vs. q. T. Ry. of Canada, week
of May 10.
The case Of White VS.. Mullen, which
was settled, involved the sale of DR..
Whites practice as physician at Len.
non to Dr. Mullen; the Schultz VS., Aims.
worth case was brought because plain
tiff horse is alleged to have been
frightened by Ainsworth's automobile.
Verne Woodbury. of Wooihull town.
ship. was acquitted on Wednesday of
the charge Of destroying muskrat
houses, the jury evidently believing his
claim that the case was started because
Of jealousy and TO satisfy grudges.
Few IL any people who know the Wood
bury's, the father, J. H., one of the best
known and liked pioneers In Central
Michigan, and the son who has been