New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-22
KARP PLEADS GUILTY; PFAEN-
DER GETS VERDICT OTHER
LIBEL SUITS DISMISSED

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grand jury for adultery was first called.
Attorney Albert D. Flor who appeared
for the defendant announced to the
Court that the defendant had decided
to change his plea OF not guilty which he
did. 1t is claimed that the defendant
on account of a blow received on his
head some years ago, has become quite
irresponsible. He has staggering gait
which is claimed to be due to this injury.
Before Judge Olsen passes sentence he
will hear medical testimony on this
particular phase of the case. The next
case called was that of the State against
George Swice. He is charged by the
grand jury with taking indecent liberties
with female child with intent to commit
rape. This defendant decided to stand
trial and jury was impanelled and the
case occupied the attention of the Court
and Jury for the greater part Of the day.
The evidence in this case was very
weak and the jury, no doubt, felt that
there was no criminal intent on the part
of the accused and after short delibera-
ton returned verdict of mot guilty."
Wolfgang Schoenberger plead guilty to
the Indictment charging him with wilful
abandonment of his children when his
case was reached and the other indict-
ment was dismissed. Alex Deinken
charged with carnal knowledge of girl
under age also changed his plea of mot
guilty" to "guilty''. There seems to be
some chance Of reconciliation between
DR.. Lent and his family and if that
should be brought about, the cases
against him may not be pressed. For
the present the cases were allowed to go
to the foot of the calendar.
This disposed of the criminal Calendar
and the trial Of the civil cases was once
more resumed. The case Of The Nor
thern German Conference of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church against Otto
Helm and William Krienke, Executors
of Wilhelmine Salkowske Estate occupied
the attention of the Court and jury
yesterday. Only few civil cases are
left for trial and it looks now as tho the
jury cases would be completed before
Friday and an adjournment of the Court
before Christmas can be looked for.
The grand jury took hold of their work
with commendable diligence and by
Wednesday morning had found 8 in
dictments against five defendants, had
visited all the county offices, and inspect
ed the County Jail and the County Poor
Home. In their report to the Court
they state that they found all the County
officials attending to their duties, the
County Jail in a good, clean condition
and the prisoners we'll taken care of and
they had only words of laudation for the
manner in which the County Poor Home
is kept.
The following indictments were found:
the one against George Swice; one
against Marshall Proctor for adul-
terry; two against Wolfgang Schoenber-
ger, one for non-support of his children
and another for their wilful abandon
ment; one against Folly Karp for rape;
one against Alex Deinken for carnal
knowledge of girl under age; two
against DR.. Henry E. Lent, one for nom
support of his wife and child and the
other for their wilful abandonment.
All entered pleas of not guilty when
arraigned, except Folly Karp who plead
guilty.
The first civil case to be tried was
that Of N. C. Hoffman, against S. A.
Wooldrick. In this case the plaintiff
asked $1450 for wages due him for 20
months that he worked in defendants
garage at the rate of $50. per month.
The case went to the jury between 4
and 5 o'clock Wednesday afternoon
and the jury wrestled with the propo-
sition all night and until 2 o'clock in the
afternoon when they were discharged by
the Court because they were unable to
agree upon verdict. It is reported
that the jury stood nine to three in
favor Of the plaintiff when they were
discharged. The second case for trial
was sent to the foot of the calendar.
The next case for trial was that
of Albert Pfaender against the Brown
County Cooperative Publishing Co.
In this case Attorney Albert Pfaender
tried to recover $4,000 damages for libel.
The case was reached late Wednesday
afternoon and lasted practically all day
Thursday. The jury brought in a
sealed verdict Thursday morning in
which they awarded plaintiff the sum
of $4,000.
The case of w. H. Hubmer VS.. New
.Ulm Athletic Association was made