The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-02-12
ESTABLISHED 1854.
SICK JUROR STOPPED IT
The Earl Riley Case was Continued
after Most Of the Evidence was
In, by a Jurors Illness.

The trial OF Earl Riley, charged
with the murder of Willis Wood
ard at Decatur City, was brought
to an abrupt termination last Thurs
day on account of the serious illness
of George Evans, one of the jurors,
who was quite sick, and his physi-
clan said he was threatened with
pneumonia, and it would not do for
him to continue on the jury. The
attorneys for the defense objected
to continuing the case with eleven
Jurors. one other juror, r. A. Gull
yer, of Garden Grove, also being
sick, so there was nothing to do on
the part of Judge Evans except to
continue the case until the next
term of court, the jury being dis
charged. All of the evidence of the
state had been introduced and the
defense had the greater part of their
evidence submitted, when the case
was continued, it having been on
trial since Monday. The case stands
now exactly as if it had never been
commenced, and the whole thing will
have to be gone over again. In
speaking of this case last week we
were in error in saying that Riley
was not indicted by the first grand
jury, as we have learned since that
the indictment was returned by the
first grand jury after the shooting
occurred.
Alfred Brammer, of near Grand
River, one of the parties indicted at
the present term of court, appeared
in court Thursday and entered plea
of guilty to the Indictment charging
him with manning domestic ami
NAL, it being charged that he had
manned a dog owned by a neighbor
so that the animal died. He was
fined $50. ..
Henry Terry, an old man 73 years
of age living near Davis City, was
also among the number indicted, it
being charged that he had been SELL
ing liquor contrary to law. He was
arrested Thursday by sheriff Lorey
and when brought into court Marion
Woodard was appointed to defend
him, and he entered plea of guilty.
Judge Evans continued his case for
Judgment and sentence until the
next term of court on account of his
wife being sick and needing his care.
The controversy between the De-
catur County Journal, the Lamont
Chronicle and the Garden Grove Ex-
press, over the appointment of the
oficial newspapers for the year 1913,
which had been appealed from the
decision of the board of supervisors
appointing The Reporter, the Lamos.
nj Chronicle and the Garden Grove
Express, -as the official papers. was
settled between the litigants and the
case dismissed Tuesday without be-
ing brought to trial. BY the settle
ment the compensation is divided
between the three papers in the
contest.
Court adjourned yesterday. Since
our report last week the follow ing
cases have been disposed Of:
LAW AND EQUITY.
C.. F. johnson vs.. e. NJ. Jones. De-
fendant's motion to strike overruled.
Defendant given until March lst to
answer.
Thos. T. johnson VS.. Iowa NJ.
Johnson. Decree of divorce granted.
Dora Harp VS.. C.. H. Harp. Decree
of divorce granted.
Julia Shelton VS.. ". W. Shelton.
Decree of divorce granted.
PROBATE.
Estate Oh NdTClSSu6 ". oAlOA'
Final report approved, administra-
tor discharged.
Guardianship Of Moses Whittier.
!. 6. Corll appointed guardian in
place of Irwin Battle, with bond OF
$1,000.
Guardianship &C Eunith Bennett.
Final report approved, administra-
tor discharged.
Estate of b. F. McCleary. Final
report approved, administrator dis
charged.
Guardianship of Elizabeth Sprid-
gen. Final report approved, guard
ian discharged and bond exhonerat-
ed on payment of $276.52 to admin
istratOr.
Guardianship of Walter J. Palmer,
report of sale and deed to Miner
Brown approved.
Estate of Geo. w. Machlan. A. P.
Olsen appointed guardian at litem.
Order for purchase of real estate.
Estate of w. B. Spicer. James
Wiley appointed administrator with
bond of $500.
Reliance of Citv Nav Get Sewers.