The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-04-01
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
Disposition Of Various Matters by
Judge and Jury.

Willcockson in district caRrt yester-
day afternoon and last night and re-
ceived sentences. They were:
Neil Ruggenberg, charged with
maintaining liquor nuisance, fined
$500 and costs.
Tom Martin, charged with main
tanning liquor nuisance, fined 5000
and costs.
Elisha Scales. charged with bur-
glary in the daytime, sentenced to
thirty days in the county Jail, and
costs
Rolly Ream, charged with resisting
an officer, fined $25 and costs.
Ruggenberg and Martin were ar
rested following the raid by Sheriff
Henley and County Attorney Nc
Cutchen few weeks ago upon the
Fifth Ward Club" rooms, High ave-
nue. west, in which a large quantity OF
booze was seized and the names OF
over thirty frequenters OF the place
secured. Both Ruggenberg and Mar
tin were also arrested upon charges
of running gambling house. Scales
lis the colored fellow who was accused
of breaking into the hotel at Buxton
upon the night of November 8, 1914,
and carrying off cash register con-
tanning about $50 in currency Ream
was one of the several persons indict-
ed for acts alleged to have been com
mitted during the street ear strike
riot in November, 1913. Ream was
accused of interfering with Chief Sto-
Ter While the latter was making an
arrest.
Only one of the two contempt suits
slated for hearing before Judge Will
cockson last night was taken up and
no decision has yet been rendered in
| it, The case against Sadie Doyle
was tried and evidence heard The
one against Jack Smith was continued
by agreement.
Time for pronouncing Judgment on
Logan Douglas, charged with forgery,
was continued until next term. Doug
las entered a plea of guilty some time
ago but has never been sentenced.
He is accused of cashing forged
checks at Popofsky's and the Green &c
Bentley Drug Co.
/ Several matters in the law and
equity divisions of court were also
given an airing before Judge Will
cockson yesterday afternoon. In the
case of John McFal VS.. Fred l..
Thomas, F. NJ. Littlejohn and Thomas
Littlejohn. default OF all the defend
ants was declared, and Judgment was
rendered on promissory note.
decree of foreclosure was granted.
Default was also declared and judg-
ment given on a promissory note in
/ the case of Z. M. Brown VS.. r. w.
Phillips ct al. The case of John
Cleveland ct al VS.. Southern Surety
Company was settled and the costs
paid. Final reports were approved
in the guardianship of Lizzie A. Tarr.
estate of John Weber, and guardian
ship of Russell Wright
Three more defendants entered
pleas of guilty to Bookkeeping charges
before Judge Willcockson in district
court yesterday afternoon and this
morning. They were: George dad
| Red) Johnson, Mamie Mcdowell and
Oscar Burgess, all colored men from
! Buxton. Johnson was arraigned and
pleaded guilty yesterday afternoon
while Mcdowell and Burgess came
before the court this morning. Each
of the three was assessed a fine of
$500 and costs.
! The cases against Joe Rivera and
WisSnte Hernadz, the two Mexicans
charged with chicken stealing, were
dismissed yesterday by the county
attorney, and the men were dis
= charged from custody. They we're
arrested several weeks ago following
an epidemic of chicken stealing in
I the south part of town. Two young
| lads confessed to taking chickens
| from several coops and implicated the
Mexicans in the thefts. Many of the
chickens were found at the Mexican
camp, but the foreigners insisted that
they hal bought the chickens from
! two boys. Lack OF sufficient evidence
to convict is the reason given by the
county attorney for dismissing the
suits.
/ Sadie Doyle, charged with main
tanning q liquor nuisance, was ar
raigned yesterday and a motion was
introduced by her attorneys to dis
miss the indictment. No ruling was
made upon the motion by Judge VIII
cockson.
Several matters in all divisions Of
court were disposed of yesterday.
Callie Pickles was granted a divorce
from Emanuel Pickles upon the
grounds of cruel treatment The
plaintiff was allowed to assume her
maiden name
The case entitled Andre and Ash
ton VS.. Flora Hoffman, suit at law
for Sl04.77 alleged to be due on an
account, was settled outside Of court
and the costs paid.
/ In the estate OF w. A. Mcneil, the
application OF the Crescent Coal Com
1 pany for a reformation of contract
entered into between the company
and decedent was heard, and an order
granted as prayed
4 A dispute over the final report of
the guardian in the guardianship OF
Robert Parry was heard by the court
but no decision rendered.
The will of Samuel Kelley Lee was
admitted to probate and Samuel Il.
Lee. Thomas A. Lee and Henry S.
Lee were appointed executors With
out bond
4 The final report was approved in
the estate of Mary j. Ketner.
According to an entry made on the
district court calendar this morning
by Judge Willcockson. the special
grand jury which reported forty-three