New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-12-20
ACCUSED ROBBERS
PLACED ON TRIAL
HENDERSON AND MURPHY FACE
COURT AND JURY, CHARGED
WITH THEFT.

ONLY ONE MORE CIVIL CASE,
GEORGE KRAUs GETS $4,000
DAMAGES.
The trial of Arthur Henderson, alias
James Murphy, and James Burnes,
both accused of robbing Erickson &
Kisro's clothing store at Comfrey, on
the night Of October 10, was begun in
district court yesterday morning. At
l1.o'clock a jury had been secured and
at. noon a part Of the evidence had been
taken. 1t was expected the trial would
be finished by to-day.
The last civil caseson. the docket to
be- tried at this term, the Casey Land
Company against H. C. Schultz, was to
have been tried yesterday, but by an
agreement it gave the right-of-way to
the criminal case, as an attorney and
several witnesses were here from St.
Paul, who were ANXIOUS to get away.
A verdict was returned Tuesday
morning in the damage case of George
Kraus, .Jr., VS.. Joseph Kraus, in which
the former sought $4,000 against the
latter for an alleged assault last summer.
The jury awarded the plaintiff $40.
Joseph Kraus is to be tried later on
criminal charge of assault.
Eleven persons were indited by the
grand jury. Tuesday evening indict-
ments were returned against Joseph
Kraus, charged with assault, and against
Rudolph lRubitschung, accused of
adultery.
Broke Into School House.
Clarence Peterson was indicted for
breaking into school house in Milford
township. Petersons story is that he
bad & been working in the north partAof
thealstkatas, and aastarsad TO ,retnrs 10
his nome in South Dakota. He stopped
in MINNEAPOLIS and while there was
robbed Of all his earnings, amounting to
more. than $500. After his loss at
Minneapolis he started to walk home.
He passed thru New Ulm Tuesday and
started on, west, expecting to reach
Sleepy Eye that night. It became late
and as the night was cold he decided to
enter the school house and spend the
night there. He took glass from
window and crawled in. In the building
ne found 30 cents, which he says he took
along, because he thought it might buy
his breakfast. After he had left there
and was on his way to Sleepy Eye he was
arrested and brought back here. The
indictment resulted. He is now in Jail
awaiting action of the court.
Accused of Stealing Cow.
Albert Gieseke Of Sleepy Eye, was
indicted charged with stealing COW.
This appears to be the outcome of a
neighborhood quarrel. Some time ago
it appears chat Otto Friton,> also of
Sleepy Eye, accused Gieseke of the
larceny, Of the COW which resulted in a
suit, for damages.
Anton Manderfeld, indicted on.
charge Of grand larceny in the first degree,
appeared before Judge Olsen late Mon
day and plead guilty to robbery in the
third degree. He has not yet been
sentenced.
Rudolph Rubitschung, of Springfield,
indicted by the grand jury, on charge
Of adultery, appeared before the court,
just before adjournment Monday after
noon, and plead guilty to the charge.
He was fined 500 and costs, amounting
to $3.50. He paid the fine and was
released.
In the case Of Fred Mielke vs.. Charles
Deutschmann, in which the plaintiff
claimed $500 damages, sustained in an
automobile accident last June, near
Springfield, the jury brought in verdict
of 500 for the plaintiff. Mielke claimed
Deutschmann's Ford had injured his
Buick to the extent he claimed in the
suit. RS. .
Gets IS Damages.
The case OF Irwin Zieske VS.. Peter
Hansen the jury decided that Zieske
was entitled to SIS damages. The plain
tiff on behalf Of his daughter, had sued
the defendent, claiming damages to the
extent Of $1,000, when Hansen's car
collided with bicycle being ridden by
the girl. Hansen will be obliged to pay
the costs Of the suit.
The Jury brought in verdict of no.
cause Of action in the case Of Albert
Gieseke VS.. Otto Triton. Gieseke claim.
ed his reputation had been damaged to
the extent Of $4,000, alleging that the
defendant had accused him Of stealing
n cow The GRAND iilrv he'd ind;rto<l