The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-01-29
circuit Court.

devoted to arranging the calendar and
arraigning the defendants in criminal
cases.
Joseph Guidet. Jr., of Owosso, ar.
rested on charge of DESERVING his wife.
will be tried during this term. His at
torney made motion to put the ca SO
over the term, but the court denied it.
Daniel Marvin, charged with violat.
ing the local option law, will be tried
during the present term. Marvin was
tried in December but the jury dis
agreed.
Roy Whiting and Edwin Barber,
charged with violating the local option
law, stood mute when arraigned and
pleas of not guilty were entered for
them. Both furnished bail in the sum
of $780, These cases will be taken up
during the term.
John Kuhulis and Louis Malik,
foreigners, charged with serious Of
Tense against little girl. stood mute
when arragned and pleas Of not guilty
were entered. They were unable to
give bail in the sum of 81 900 and were
remanded.
The first civil case to be tried will be
that of Hiram Stark of Perry, against
the Grand Trunk railroad company.
This is considered the most important
of the Perry fire cases.
The trial of Louis Malik of Owosso,
charged with a statutory offense against
Anna Santrusek of New Haven town
ship, has occupied the attention of the
court for two days. The witnesses are
mostly foreigners and Henry Smetana
of this city, is employed Is interpreter.
w, ]. Parker, attorney for Thos.
Hoskipgs, announces that the case will
be appealed to the supreme court as no
decision has been rendered upon the
provision CT the Pray law forbidding
the storing of liquor in a residence
while transporting il from the place of
purchase to the home of the purchaser.
E. B. VanVleck, who plead guilty to
stealing a small bank containing about
$45 from restaurant in Durand, was
sentenced the Detroit house of correc-
ton for 65 days.
Albert Smith, conductor on the M.
U. T. line, who was convicted in JUS
tice court and later in the circuit court
of assault and battery. on A. l.. Chand-
Ter was fined $25 and costs amounting
to $75, which were paid. Mr.. Smith
pushed Mr. Chandler aside as he at.
tempted to board car at Morrice one
day last summer and ordered him to
wait until the passengers were Off 1t
is understood MIR. Chandler will begin
civil suit az inst the M. U. T.
March LIST was designated as the date
for hearing the petition of the auditor
general for decree of sale Of certain
property Delinquent for taxes
Decree of divorce granted to Bonnie
VS. wesley II. OdrlOCh
Applications for citizenship papers
were heard Monday afternoon and the
following admitted: G. G. Buness, j.
s. c. Bowling, Chas. Semelka. John
Spolesnik, w. A. McTaggart and Frank
Schram of Owosso; Joseph Back OF
Antrim. The examinations were con.
Quoted by Mr. Weber of Chicago, re.
presenting The u. S. government.
The case of Howard Phyilliar, by
Eugene Fowler his next friend, vs.
Morton Shepard, reported settled and
William Donigan VS.. Oscar Shadbolt
discontinued The following cases were
continued over the term:
Clarence d Gaines VS. D. g. H. e. M.
railroad d. q. H. 81 M railroad vs
Owosso Sugar Co ; Gerald Hoyt vs First
National and Sayings bank of Durand;
r. d. Let's vs Owosso Sugar Co.,
Chester NJ l. omis vs. Otis Mead ct al;
Eugene o. Perry VS. Heney Dunning
and John Ward; Alfred J. DeFrenn vs.
George Kohlmeyer.
The first jury case taken up was that
of the people vs.. Thos. Hoskings,
charged with having liquor in his pos
session in violation of the local option
law. The jury returned verdict of
guilty after few minutes elaboration.
This was Prosecuting Attorney Pulvers
first criminal case and he handled the
case like veteran. Hosking will ap
pear for sentence on Monday next
Daniel Marvin of Owosso, appeared
In court Thursday morning and changed
his plea of not guilty Of violating the
local option law to guilty. He was let
off on suspended sentence for one year
Marvin was tried at the November
term and the jury disagreed. He has
been confined in the county Jail for II
days which appeared in view of his
age, to be sufficient punishment tor the
small amount of bootlegging he did.
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