New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-05-17
LITTLE GRIST FOR
MILL OF JUSTICE
DISPOSITION OF CIVIL CASES
EXPECTED TO TAKE LESS
THAN WEEK.
GRAND JURY URGES REPAIR FOR
INTERIOR OF JAIL AND
COURT HOUSE

From present indications the Nav
term OF the District Court in and for
Brown County will be of short duration
and it would not be at all surprising if
all the civil cases had been disposed of by
the end OF the week or even sooner.
Promptly at II o'clock Monday morning
Sheriff w. J. Julius announced the
opening of the May term. One of the
grand jurors, Angus McMasters of
Sleepy Eye, was excused from serving
because he is chief of the Sleepv Eve
Fire Department. Michael Lehrer was
appointed foreman of the grand jury and
upon retiring they elected ]. M. Meyer
to act as clerk. There are no criminal
cases pending and it is doubtful if the
grand jury will have any matters brought
to their attention. If not, they will be
due to complete their labors by to-day
and be discharged from further at
tendance at this term of Court. John
Schapekahm is once more acting as
,bailiff of the grand jury. The other
balhtfs are Charles Brust, Sr. and Alvin
Harmening. George Hogen is acting
as Deputy Clerk of Court. Upon the
preliminary call of the calendar the
following disposition was made of the
civil cases that had been noticed for
trial:
Settled and Dismissed.
Albert Hesse VS.. Chicago & North
western Railway Company. This case
1t was reported was settled by the rail-
road company paying the plaintiff
$4,000 damages.
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Hattie Walter VS.. William L. Walter.
This is court case. State of Minnesota
VS.. Alex Deinken. This is .bastardv
proceeding. Albert A. Paffrath VS.. Her.
man F. Wenzel.
FOR Argument on Demurrer,
George Guggisberg VS.. William H.
Boettger and Edward F.. Berkner VS..
Julius Kruger.
Court Cases.
State Bank of New Ulm VS.. Mime
sofa Flint Rock Co. This was set for
trial before the Court on May 25th.
Jury Cases.
N. c. Hoffman, vs.. S. A. Wooldrick.
August Petrich VS.. George Foster, Fran
ceska Sellner VS.. Mary Conley. Farmers
Seed & Nursery Co. VS.. Springfield Far
mers' Elevator Co. Henry Schriefer VS..
Ferdinand Hofschild.
In the session Monday afternoon the
demurrers were argued and the appli-
cations for citizenship heard. The fol-
lowing were granted their second papers:
Simon Hempel, Peter Jos. Beckins.
George Gimpl and Anton Lamecker.
Tuesday morning the petit jurors, 30
IN number, reported for duty.
County Attorney Adolph Frederick
son and Aug. G. Erickson of Springfield
and George T. Olsen of St. Peter, L. G..
Davis and Albert Hauser of Sleepy Eye
were outside attorneys who were present
on the first day of the term.
Grand Jury Is Dismissed
The grand jurors reported to Judge
Olsen at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning
and through the foreman reported that
they had completed their labors, where
upon they were excused from further
duty at this term of court.
In the written report filed with the
court the grand jury reported that it
had investigated the assault charge
against John A. Van Gordon, but that
the evidence did not warrant an indict-
ment
OF their visit to the several county
buildings the report says: "Our visit
to the jail was made May Is and we
found the place neat, clean and properly
conducted, so far as those in charge of
the prison can keep the same. We re-
commend that the inside of the cells be
reprinted in light color, because it is
impossible to make it look cheerful in
the present condition, however clean
it may be kept.
I'm the basement where the court
house lanitor resides, the plastering has
fallen of in some places and this should
be repaired and reprinted"
The report further states that the
members of the grand jury had visited
the several county offices and had found
the officials attentive to their duties and
the county property kept in good
condition.