The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-03-25
in the DISTRICT COURT

fred Russell Plead Guilty and Drew
a Years Sentence. Trial of
Earl Riley is Commenced.
The March term of the district
court convened Monday evening on
the arrival of Judge Maxwell from
@Creston, accompanied by his court
reporter, w. M. Hyland, of Osceola,
and court will probably be in ses-
sion for the full three weeks term.
The grand jury was drawn for the
term Monday evening with the fol-
lowing members: s. M. GraysOn,
foreman, Jesse Ridgeway, Arthur
Forbes, F.. H. Blair, C. E. Wells, T.
Il l.. Cox and G. M. Morey. The court
i appointed J. S. Parrish clerk of the
grand jury and George Myers bailiff.
j. w. Scott, of Center township, Is
acting as court bailiff and c. H. Hol-
liday, of Leon, trial jury bailiff.
The first criminal case set for trial
is that of State VS.. Fred Russell, in
uicted for assault with intent to COM
nit rape, was called Tuesday. 1t was
expected it would occupy several
days, but the defendant decided to
!. plead guilty to assault with intent to
commit great bodily injury, which
was approved by the county attorney,
and the court sentenced Russell to an
indeterminate sentence of one year
in the state reformatory at Anamosa.
He was taken to Anamosa yesterday
morning by Pearl Craig.
1t was not expected that the trial
of the case of State VS.. Earl Riley
would be commenced until the sec
Ond week of court, but on account OF
Fred Russell pleading guilty the case
was set for trial Tuesday morning at
O'Clock, Judge Maxwell ordering
that special venire of fifty trial
Jurors be summoned in addition to
the regular panel of forty which had
been summoned The work of select
ing jury was commenced Wednes-
day morning and was in progress at
the time The Reporter went to press.
The state is represented by county at
torney q. w. Baker, c. w. Steele, OF
Corydon, and A. P. Olsen, of Leon,
and the defendant has retained G. w.
Hoffman and V. r. McGinnis, of Leon
and M. L. Temple, of Osceola. 1t is
probable that the trial will occupy
week or ten days. Before taking up
this case Judge Maxwell overryled
the motion of the defendant to quash
and set aside the Indictment, which
motion was submitted Feb. 25th.
The following cases have been dis
posed of up to Wednesday morning:
LAW AND EQUITY
M. Z. Cozad vs.; James and Belle
- fnTE
Belle. MtiaOR.s d0ca4Do
i Dennis efs: Sfaugh ghter vs. Bora
Butcher ct AL Report of sale and
deed to C. P. Shaffner approved.
PHI. Young VS.. C. E. Young ct al.
Report of referee approved and refer
ee discharged.
Phillip Williams vs. John Mellow
ell and Earl Mcdowell. On account
of the death of John Mcdowell the
cause is continued until an admins
traitor or other personal representa-
tive can be substituted as defendant
A. l.. Ackerley VS.. w. H. Joyner
set al, Dismissed and costs paid.
C. D. Worden VS.. Lloyd Smith. Set
tied and dismissed, costs paid.
a A. F. Radnich VS.. Dallas Radnlch
ct al. Tried to court, decree OF par
tition.
Ellen Harris, Sherman Harris and
Rose Griffin VS.. William Smith ct al.
Dismissed at plaintiffs cost, includ-
ing an attorney fee of $25 for plaln-
tiff's attorney.
T. w. Ballew Lumber Co. VS.. F.
C. and Cora Mullinnix, default and
decree of foreclosure.
Farmers & Traders State Bank VS..
~ n U in GOT.
tied and dismissed, costs paid.
Geo. T. Ogilvie VS.. James H. ALL
dredge. Settled and dismissed at
cost of plaintiff.
l. N. McDonough VS.. w. A. Gard
ner ct al. Default and decree OF
foreclosure.
D. NJ. Grove VS.. c. L. Ingram. Set
tied and dismissed, costs paid.
DR.. B. E. Eversmeyer VS.. Cary I.
Rhoades. Settled and dismissed,
costs paid.
Bertha Alexander trustee VS.. J. NJ
ment confirmed.
Z. PROBATE +s
Estate of c. A. Davis. Final re-
port approved, administrator dis
charged and bond exonerated.
Estate of Mary Stearns, Final re-
port approved, executor discharged
and bond exonerated.
Estate of G. w. Murbarger. Final
report approved, administrator dis
charged and bond exOnerated.
Estate of William Woodard. APP
plication for probate of will and OBJ
jections to probate tried to court.
Will denied and refused probate. On
petition DR.. J. P. Maxwell appointed
administrator with bond of 10000
to be approved by the court.
Guardianship of Carrie G. Card
ner. Ed H. Sharp appointed guar
dian ad litem. C. S. Guilford appoint
ed permanent guardian with bond, of
$4,000.