The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-03-26
IN the DISTRICT COURT
Court Convened Monday, and Trial
of Earl Riley was Commenced
Yesterday Afternoon.

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Yesterday Afternoon.
The March term of the district
court convened in this city Monday
with Judge Thos. l.. Maxwell pre-
siding. The grand jury drawn for
service at this term consists OF Chas.
F. Goode foreman, NJ. S. Hullinger,
w. T. Lane, w, S. ThrOckmortOn, P.
E. Brady, Harry Weldon and r. r.
Ader. The court appointed John S.
Parrish as clerk of the grand jury,
and James Acton is grand jury bal
if. John S. Gardner is court bailiff,
and j. j. Evans jury bailiff.
Judge Maxwell on arriving in the
city ordered special venire of six
ty additional jurors drawn in addi-
tion to the regular panel of twenty
four, as large number OF jurors
would be required to select a jury
in the Earl Riley case.
The trial of the case of State VS..
Earl Riley, indicted for murder, re-
sulting from the shooting OF Willis
Woodard at Decatur last summer,
was commenced yesterday when
court convened at the afternoon ses-
sion, and the work of selecting the
jury was in progress at the time The
Reporter went to press. At the jan
uary term of court this case was
partly tried, all of the states evil
dence in chief and the greater part
of the evidence on the part of the
defendant having been introduced
when two of the jurors were taken
sick and it was necessary to continue
the case.
The following cases have been dis
posed of up to Wednesday:
LAW AND EQUITY.
Reeves & Co. VS.. Olando Hender-
son ct al. Judgment for amount of
two promissory notes.
j. y. Lewis adm. VS.. A. K. Aten
ct al Dismissed and attachment re-
leased
z. J. Heisel VS.. C. A. Ratcliff ct
al. Judgment and decree of foreclo-
sure.
John Hacker VS.. Charles E. Hack
er ct al. Decree of partition by
agreement.
American Baptist Home Mission
Society VS.. First Baptist church of
Leon. Decree of foreclosure.
w. T. Ashburn VS.. Noah Green.
Settled and dismissed
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Decree of foreclosure.
j. w. Mote VS.. Laura Stuber ct al.
Decree of foreclosure.
Nv Dunn ct al. Decree quieting title.
Claude M. Stiles VS.. Lillian NJ.
Stiles. Decree Of divorce.
Elizabeth Williams VS.. J. L. Will
liams. Temporary injunction re-
straining defendant from entering
home of his mother is made perma-
nent.
Joseph Hamilton VS.. S. J. and F.
A. Greenland. Judgment for amount
of one promissOry note.
Frances Gore VS.. Charles E. Gore.
Decree of divorce.
Bertha A. Greer VS.. Arthur Jud-
son. Settled and dismissed.
J. L. Trisler vs.. Cordelia Trisler
ct al. Report of sale and deed to J.
l., Trisler approved.
PROBATE.
Guardianship of Elizabeth D.
Cherry. Guardian authorized to sell
wards interest in real estate at
$67.5O per acre.. Report of sale and
deed to Geo. E. Smith approved.
Etate of John Shippy. Report of
sale and deed to Geo. w. Blair ap-
proved.
Guardianship of v. K. Robinson.
Guardian authorized to sell real es-
tate.
Estate of Geo. w. Murbarger. Wild
ow allowed to expend not to exceed
500 for monument for deceased on
condition that she valves all claims
to her widows allowance. Claims
of Keller Candy Co. of $101.44 and
McNeal & Higgins of $139.99 are
disallowed.
Estate of John R. Reitzel. Final
report approved, administrator dis
charged.
Estate of John Hatcher. Will pro-
bated. w. A. Hopkins and Oscar An
derson appointed executors without
bond.
Etate of Hannah NJ. Staggers. Will
probated, George Ewing appointed
executor without bond.
Estate of A. S. Gardner. Will pro-
bated, Anna NJ. Gardner appointed
executrix without bond.
Guardianship of Samantha J..
Woodard. l.. A. Brown appointed
guardian with bond of $500.
Guardianship of George Roe.
Claim of Decatur county for $742.S7
allowed.
Guardianship of Dale Hamilton.
Guardian authorized to expend $50
for clothing for ward.
Estate of Dorothy, Ruth and Eliza
beth Briggs, report of sale and deed
to Fred Judd approved.
Estate of Sarah Jane Hewlett.
Mary Ann Evans appointed perma-
nent guardian with bond of $4,000.
Estate of Sarah E. Roberts Claim
of VIM. and Pearl Rains allowed in
sum of 1926.
Estate of B. Y. Walker. Admins
traitor authorized to purchase monu-
ment to cost not to exceed 500.
Estate of W. A. Forster, order
signed.
Guardianship of Mary M. Spencer.
Final report approved, guardian dis
charged.
guardianship of Truman and
Francis E. Wallace. E. E. Beck ap-
pointed guardian with bond of $500.
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