The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-04-02
IN the DISTRICT COURT
Jury In the Earl Riley Case Had Not
Agreed On . Verdict up to 4
O'clock Yesterday EyeninQ.

press Wednesday evening it looked
ae If the jury in the Earl Riley case
were having a hard time in agreeing
on verdict. They retired to the
jury room at $3.50 o'clock Wednes-
day morning, and up to 4 o'clock
yesterday evening no inkling had
come from the jury room as to how
they stood or whether they would be
able to agree on a verdict, the gen.
efal impression being that it would
be hung Jury. 1t is reported that
not single man on the jury ever
served on jury before and they
would naturally be slow at arriving
at a verdict. After being sent to the
jury room they asked that certain
evidence be read to them and this
was done by court reporter Hyland.
The task of selecting a jury in the
Riley case was commenced last We'd
nesday afternoon and the jury was
selected and sworn that evening
about five o'clock. The testimony
was commenced Thursday morning
and at the conclusion of the states
evidence the attorneys for the de-
fendant moved to take the case from
the jury, but the motion was over
ruled and the case proceeded, the
testimony being finished on Friday
evening, when court adjourned until
Monday evening, the jury being ex-
cused until Tuesday morning, when
the arguments were commenced, the
closing argument for the state being
finished after supper that evening.
The instructions of the court to the
jury were read by Judge Maxwell
MI an nrf
morning and the case was given to
which heard the case was composed
of E. w. Fierce, Long Creek; Frank
Redman, Grand River; L. E. Reed,
Long Greek; James Umphress, Gar
den Grove; A. B. Richey, Long
Creek; c. G.. Cummings, New Buda;
Bert Gibson, High Point; P. S. La
moree, Long Creek; Willard Lowell,
New Buda; S. r. Karns, Woodland;
John Nicholson, Fayette; l.. B.
Moore, Fayette.
The case of State VS.. James Mc1n-
tosh, charged with the killing of
marshal T.. T. Stephens, at Davis
City, is set for trial next Monday.
The grand jury completed their
work for .the term and adjourned
last Thursday, returning three in
dictments, but the names are not
made public, no o~arrests ha yfng yet
been made.
The following cases have been dis
posed of since our report last week:
CRIMINAL
State VS.. Myrl Desart and Warren
Wood. Grand jury reports bill ig-
nored and defendants are discharged.
LAW AND EQUITY.
r.. L. and Grace Fear ct al. c. w.
Hoffman appointed guardian ad
litem Tried to court. Decree of
partition.
Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co.
vs.. Elmer G.. Stewart. Judgment for
$852.52 on verified account.
Helen r. VanWerden and Rose
Lands, executives of estate of B. D.
DeKalb VS. C. E. Tansey ct al. Dis
missed.
j. w. Squire VS.. C. M. Maier. De-
fault and decree of foreclosure.
John Hacker VS.. Charles E. Hack
er ct al. Report of referee and deeds
approved.
Nellie Dorm vs.. A. E. Dorm. De-
cree Of divorce granted plaintiff.
PROBATE
Estate of Louisa Binning. Probate
of proffered will denied and the
court finds that said will is not the
last will of deceased.
Estate of John w. Corsbie, Report
OF sale and deed to E. C. Huston, ap-
proved.
Estate of Geo. w. Murbarger. An
nual report approved, executrix di-
rected to distribute funds in her
hands.
Guardianship of George Roe. Final
report approved, guardian discharg-
ed.