The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-10-22
CIRCUIT COURT
OPENED MONDAY
Calendar Arranged-1 o
Criminal Cases dispOs-
ed of Come to trial

The Circuit Court for the October
term convened last Monday. The mat
ter of arraignment and reading the cal
endar occupied much Of the courts at
tention Monday.
The Judge set Tuesday and Wednes-
day for hearing pro-con cases.
Yesterday Thursday the Court heard
the case of Stevens vs.. Johnson, bill for
accounting; and The Wolverine Cooper
alive Nursey Co. Ltd, vs.. johnson, ct al.
interpleader.
Today FRIDAY The case of the First
State Savings Bank of Marcellus vs.. j.
H. Fletcher, ct al. e, is set for trial.
Saturday, the divorce case of Ida
Quigno VS.. d. Quigno, and LeVence
Goodrode vs.. Jesse Goodrode will be
heard.
The criminal calendar is set Tor trial
as follows: People VS.. Don Prem, bas
tardy; People vs., Wyatt Bennett, bas-
tsrdy; People vs.. Ralph Whippe, assault
with intent to murder. This is the case
where Whlpple is charged with cutting
his mother-in.la law with knife while she
was asleep in her house in Almena town.
ship. People vs.. Ward Foster, abandon
ment; People vs.. Joseph Kominski, as.
sault with intent to murder. This case
is the Geneva township fracas. The re.
spondent is charged with having struck
a mail clerk by the name of Drake with
a knife. People vs.. Everett j Dean, for.
gerry, and the last criminal case to be
tried is that of People vs. Edward Dono-
van, bastardy.
The following cases were disposed OF:
People vs.. Cbas. Nelson, violation local
option law pleaded guilty. Nelson was
charged with having given to Chas
Peck sufficient liquor Oh July to meke
him drunk, and nearly run his horse
over little girl on the streets OF Paw
Paw. This led to the arrest of Peck,
and latter to that OF Nelson.
The People vs. Jerome Rawley, plead
ed guilty to larceny. This is South
Haven case where the respondent WAS
charged with having taken $4,000
diamond and SIC in money belonging 20
his sster.in-law, Mrs. G. p. Williams,
who is employed in Hale's Store at South
Haven.
The People Vs. Lawrence Wesaw. ar
raigned and pleaded guilty to assault
with intent to rape. This is a Covert
case, where the respondent is charged
with having assaulted Ester Sooenholm,
a girl Is years OF age. The court asked
him IL he realized the seriousness OF his
crime, and he admitted he did.
The People va. William Frazer, lar
ceny. Respondent pleaded guilty. This
is the Keller case where two young boys
took a rig from the Misses Fosters on
July 5, and the love OF woman by the
name OF Nettie Green in Indiana led to
his apprehension. Frazer is a lad1of
only Is years.
The People vs.. Ed. Stoddard, violation
OF local option law. Respondent plead
ed guilty to furnishing liquor to minors
by means OF creating" Now it is Judge
Des Voignes treat next.
= Prank Biglow OF Lawton pleaded
guilty to violation local option law by
furnishing liquor to different parties liv-
ing in Lawton.
Inc feOple vs.. RuOou IhIIlou duu
Harold Vail respondents arraigned and
pleaded guilty to the second count on
the Information, viz: Larceny without
breaking. This is the Hamilton case
where articles were taken from a farm
residence in Lawton township.
Albert Schelske of Grand junction,
who was tried for abandonment and con-
vicied, and who appealed his cause to
the Supreme Court for review, and
which was affirmed by that tribunal
f,r sentence, did not app ar Mcnda-,
After the criminal calendar is dis
posed OF the following cases will be TAX
en- up in order as named below: Kimball
vs.. Taylor; Troff Vs. Michigan Fruit Elk.
change; Andrews vs. Adams; johnson va.
Wolverine Cooperative Nursery Co.;
Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Co., va.
Jennie l.. Andre; Jones vs. Stanton;
Fletcher vs. M. u. T.; Northrop va. M.
Ut; Crankshaw We. Burris; WEIGH vs..
Crankshaw; Andres W. LATER; Fisk vs..
Fisk; Virgins vs.. Mills; Baldwin vs.
Sauer; Maxon vs. CSaddock; Carney
Sales Co.; Pastear W. Pastear.
After the jury calendar the following
chancery cases are set for trial, Nos. 10
6.25 and IL.