The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-01-21
CIRCUIT COURT NOTES,

The first case tried at this term was
! the state versus Bartlett. The defend
ant who has wife and family in Can
ada, was accused of a serious crime
with an unmarried young woman of
this city, There was direct evidence
of the commission Of one otfense by a
| witness who claimed TO be an eve wit
ness and the state elected to press this
one ot1ense and not rely upon the alleg-
ed continued cohabitation of the two
parties. The jury found Bartlett gull
ty and he was sentenced TO two years
in the penitentiary and is already
| there. The young woman is said to
have acted in court after the verdict
was rendered in manner indicating
continued confidence in the defendant
The second case tried was the Let
tenberger case wherein II year Nor
bert LettenberYer Of Kiel, was charged
with manslaughter for having run
down last tall the marshal of that vii
| lage with an automobile from the re.
suits Of which collision the officer died.
| The case excited a lot of interest and
the court room was filled continually.
The new district attorney Ed. Schmitz
had reduced the charge from murder
to manslaughter which virtually meant
| t,.ial fop pluIinap Tho
defense was that the speed of defend
ants car was not excessive, that the
officer was not seen until too late to avoid
the accident and that ia the excitement
| defendant foot put the accelerator in
stead of the break into operation.
| The jury was out about eight hours
and returned verdict OF mot guilty."
The other criminal cases were not
tried.
The first civil case was a, retrial of
the Pilger versus Schroeder matter,
arising from a collision of two automo-
biles last summer at the corner of
Washington and l4th streets. Last
June the jury found both parties gull
ty of negligence and the plaintiff was
later given new trial by the court.
The jury this time came TO the same
conclusion and if this verdict stands 1t
is victory for the defendant Schroe-
der.
Lorsch VS.. Stephani an action for
rent of large students rooming house
in Madison which defendant abandoned
as q eaant.
After consultation upon the courts
advice between attorney and client ov
er the noon hnur the defendant with
drew her defense and the court entered
directed verdict TOR the plaintiff for
the sum OF SSl6 So.
The court decided motion in the
Montgomery VS.. the Daily Herald
which put the plaintiff out of court
without trial. The court filed the old
verdict in which the jury decided that
the Herald's publication of the plain
tiff's CONJUNCTION of a crime was a sub
stantlally correct statement and ruled
that as a matter of law this was also
true.
1t developed Wednesday morning
that no cases were ready to proceed af-
ter the Lorch case. Several had been
continued or settled The court in the
afternoon dismissed the entire jury
panel to reconvepe Tuesday afternoon
January Doth. The following cases
will be taken up in their order; Greill-
ing Brothers VS.. Slmino, Stats Co. VS..
kielsmeier Brothers, Pelischek VS..
Bartelme. There is some doubt about
whether there will be trials in Voek-
rvat VS.. Buchoolz or the Marbe Nc
Morrow shooting case left over from
the jury calenGar. This will clean up
the jury calendar.