The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-09-07
CIRCUIT COURT.
Many Criminal and Civil Cases Dis
( posed of-New Citizens Made.

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The September term of the Circuit
court opened Monday, Judge 8. s.
Miner presiding. The day was srent
In arranging the calendar and hearing
testimony in citizenship cas:s. The
jury was called for next Monday.
Ten prisoners were arraigned in the
circuit court Tuesday afternoon. Three
OF them pleaded guilty and the re-
naming two had pleadings of not gull
ty entered for them. Adelbert Potter,
OF Owosso, plead guilty to the charge
OF violating the local option law, as
also did Edward Warren, Bert Emer-
lex, of Durand, who was convicted by
jury in justice court of the village
for intoxication, and who appealed
the same to the circuit court changed
his mind and plead guilty.
John and Frank Santrusek plead
not guilty to the charge of larceny
Earl Price did the same, as also did
William Beechem, charged with con-
cealing stolen property. Edward Bar
Der, OF Owosso, stood mute when ar
ralgned on a charge of receiving and
concealing stolen property and plea
OF not guilty was entered for him.
William Hughson said that he did not
know whether he was guilty or not
when asked by the court. A plea of
not guilty was entered for him. He
is charged with storing liquor on the
fair grounds.
Benjamin Monroe plead not guilty
to the charge of violating the local op-
tion law. Paul Stellato, of Durand,
who is charged with the same of
fense, did not respond when his name
was called and the bond upon which
hei is at liberty will be declared for
feited.t
The men who plead guilty will be
sentenced by the court at later date.
The trials of the men who said they
were not guilty will commence next
Monday.
Divorce DEGREES Granted
Four; divorces were granted Tues
day. None of them was contested.
Mable Falls, aged 25, was given a
decree from Charles Falls, aged so.
Bertha Depew, aged 80, was granted
a shivorce from George w. Depew,
aged AZ. A decree was granted to
Lucy A. Knapp from Delbert Knapp.
John Depotty was given divorce
liberty from Rhoda Depotty. Both are
AT Of HonknataI
cases will have the attention of the
court for the remainder of the week.
Eight Are Made Citizens
Full citizenship was granted to
eight applicants by the court Tuesday
afternoon. After they had successful
ly answered all the questions asked by
the representatives of the govern
ment, from Detroit, the Judge made
an address and charged them with
the responsibilities of citizenship. The
men were: Antoine Wendal, of Owos-
so, native of Moravia; John Studen-
ka, of Owosso, a antive of Austria;
Thomas Amber, of Durand, native
of England; Albert E. Letson, of Du-
rand, native of Canada; Joseph Ku-
SAX, of New Haven township, ma
tive of Austria; Joseph Yanku, of New
Haven township, a native of Austria;
Abel E. Rigoulet, of Caledonia town.
ship, a native of France, and Rene
Frederick Mercier, of New Haven
township, a native of France. 1t was
inspiring to see the men born and
reared in countries now at war stand
ing together and pledging their alleg-
lance to the United States and the
Star Spangled Banner.
John Horvath, of Owosso, took out
his first citizenship papers Tuesday.
He was born in Austria 40 years ago
and came to this country by the port
of New York on October IL, 1917. He
gives his occupation as farming
In the circuit court, Wednesday,
Adelbert Potter of Owosso, local option
violator, was placed on probation. He
is 60 years old, and said he needed
liquor for medicine and gave away a
drink
Edward Warren, aged "a, also gave
away liquor and was turned out on
probation with lecture.
Bert limerick of Dursnd. convicted
in the justice court for drunkenness
and given 10 days in jail, and who ap-
pesled because he thought he was be-
ing persecuted, was allowed by Judge
Miner to 20 without serving sentence,
but must not drink liquor for six
months.
Alvs Scagel Of Durand. was given
divorce from William Scagel who was
mean and quarrelled, and kept dog
and q timber wolf, and finally, after
moving out of the house into tent in
the yard of the premises he had decided
his wife. left the county entirely. In
quarrel with the wolf recently he killed
the animal.