New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-12-27
OLSEN SUSTAINED
BY SUPREME COURT
EXECUTORS OF PFENNINGER
ESTATE MUST PAY CASH
TO HEIRS.
ORDER OF LOCAL JUDGE is
AFFIRMED BY HIGHEST
TRIBUNAL.

Last Friday the Supreme Court of the
state handed down several decisions
which are of general interest and one
which is of local interest One defendant
convicted of murder in the first degree
IS granted new trial and Frederick T.
Price, convicted Of the murder Of his wife.
Will have to spend the remainder of his
lie IN the state prison, the highest
tribunal having affirmed the decision of
the lower court in which he was convicted
OF the crime OF murder in the first degree.
In the appeal in the Jacob Pfenninger
estate from this county, Judge Olsen's
order directing the executors of the
estate to turn over to the residuary heirs
the sum of over $4,000 was affirmed by
the Supreme Court. A bootlegger is
granted a new trial, an anti-factory law
is held valid and woman is granted
divorce for cruel and inhuman treatment
altho no blows were struck.
New Trial for Solem.
Ole O. Solem, convicted in Jackson
county Of the murder of his mother-ir-
law, Sigri Halderson, it being charged
that he gave her poison November 20,
1914, causing her death eight days later,
is awarded new trial on his appeal to
the state supreme court. The court
reverses the lower court after finding
that, while the evidence sustains the
conclusion OF the jury that the death was
caused by poison, it is insufficient to
sustain a finding that Sclem administered
it.
Price Must Stay in Prison.
Frederick z. Price, convicted wife
m murderer .G' vas denied new trial BY the
state supreme court Friday.
IN the decision, written by Justice
Albert schaller,, the supreme court held
that the evidence against Price was
sufficient to sustain a verdict finding him
guilty Of the murder of Mary Fridley
Price on the evening Of November %,
1910.
All assignments Of error. alleged bv
the defense IN IT'S anppal vare overr,Iod
and Tudga Fish was affir,,oi On all ,o;,,ts
in his decision denying q new trial.
Price faced trial January 5. 1916 The
trial occupied two weeks. The state
relied principally upon the testimony OF
~ ~,
Charles u. Etchson, Prices companion,
over . c,ifg ,,aa,. g Anfbo,,z ,,arl-u,.11
and lafer Who, Ia fo,,,d ID. H. -
meath t,a roadway hod cr,,sl,od bor sl,,,ll
viii, . ;acood rocl-
Harold pro,7a,cbor oo,,,,;o+od of .al,
inc lio,or IN Thief River Fars . dr.,
town under county l,n+;or -n-ss ,,.,,+ed
: new trial IN F., c,,nro,,,o oo,,rf ordn,
REVERSING tha+ Of The panninf,+on co,,,,+-Iy {
district co,ert 73,dyo 0soa, uallo,, A.
senting Provoncbar } bo+a, onnlova
claimed that he purchased tho infoxicat-
ing LIQUOR in good faith and as aaent for
{. detective who furnished the money
In this case. the supreme court oivas +be
opinion that the n,,rnosa ,of tho locsl
option law follows the general policy Of
the liquor statutes makjno tho sa]1ar
criminal and not the buver aud maxine
the agent Of the seller liable, but not one
actino in Good fai+b for 4bo h,,1,or axoon+
in the case Of q sale to a ro;,,or
o'sos '>es''ie'l'a = 'hsid " Z
Ordinances prohibiting the erection Of
factory buildings in residential distr;cts
are valid unless applicants for buildiny
permits show that the character of the