The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-23
I'LL, MARCH q

The March term OF the circuit
court, Harry M. Waggoner, OF Ma
comb. presiding, has passed upon q
number Of cases, and the grand jury
has returned a number of indictments
into open court. Four divorces have
been granted. being in the cases OF
Margaret G.. Collopy versus Edward
Collopy; Nancy ;. Martin versus
Isaac D. Martin; William w. Cheese
bro versus Effie A. Cheesebro; and
Mary Farr versus Eliza Farr; in the
case of George w. Evans, Jr., vs.. Ora
Ola Evans, asking divorce, motion
was entered by the defendant for suit
money; while in the case of Eft1e
Foley vs.. George Foley, praying d.
vorce, the defendant entered a mo-
ton to quash return by sherin on
summons, whereupon the court gave
the sheriff leave to amend his return;
motion was entered by complain.
ant for suit money; Julia M. Wood,
who asks separate maintenance from
her husband John w Wood, files a
motion for alimony, while In the dl-
vorce case of Marie Mcdonald against
her husband, Robert r.. leave is CIV
eli the COulpldluduL W dmSud UlA.
Under the original docket. the cases
of the People against Lewis Thompson
for arson, and that Of Hye Schuster.
charging incest, were stricken from
the docket with leave to reinstate: the
case against A. v. Kaigly: John
Clark, John Gray and Charles Con.
ners, Lee Curtis, Irwin Pestel and
Nancy Porter the bills were ignored
and defendants discharge In each
instance.
Otis Mills, alias Ode Mills, charged
with burglary, and Eugene Watts.
alias Gene Watts, charged with same
|offense, indictments were returned in
to opn court, the defndants being
furnished copies OF the same, as we'll
Jas list of witnesses and Juror; in
leach case the defendants being ar
raigned tender plea of guilty to the
,charge of burglary, admonished, and
ipIea accepted. Motions were enter
ed to admit to probation, which were
allowed and they were admitted to
probation to Marion Mosley, said
Mills to give bond in the sum Of $500
with William M. Mills and Robert L.
Carolton as sureties, and Watts to
furnish bond in the sum of $500, with
George Watts and James G. Campbell
as sureties. Both cases were con-
|tinued for one year.
The notorious chicken thief. repre-
senting himself to be H. Lane, alias
III. Cooper, alias Henry Napier, alias
Joe Lane, alias Earl Williams, charg-
ed with larceny-four indictments
were returned by the grand jury
against him.
Kate F. Ranck. charged with CON
tempt Of court, was fined $40 and
costs, and attachment was ordered,
defendants bond being fixed at 800.
/, Exec ution was awarded.
Two inducements were returned
against Royden Mescher, alias Babe
Mescher. charged with burglary and
larceny.
In the common law cases, the suit
OF Homer E. McGinnis ct al against
Isaac Wilson, in assumpsit, was dis
missed at PLAINTIFFS cost, the cause
of action being satisfied, while in the
assumpsit suit of Frank G. Scott
against Albert NJ. Shaw, the motion to
strike affidavit Of merits was with
drawn, and Judgment was entered by
lae reement in favor of plaintiff for
ls38s.50 and costs, execution being
awarded; while in the assumpsit suit
Eof George R. Hearne against the AL
lance Mfg. Co, corporation. the is
sues were joined on plea of abate.
ment. plea and replication withdrawn,
lwhereupon defendant enters motion
for rule on plaintiff for bill of par
| ticulars. which bill being fled, the
rule was discharged.
IN the chaneeTy cases the suit of
Amanda Rampley ct al VS.. James AS
bury Knott ct al, for partition, and
also the partition proceedings of
George Van Brunt Va. Mary Ann Van
Brunt, the cause was stricken from
! the docket, with leave to reinstate.
In the partition proceeding Of Thorn
as J. Kirby vs.. Frank Uhler, ct al.
report of deed was filed and approved
and the defendants rule to answer
cross bill, all defenants to cross bill
not answering, called and defaulted.
In the partition suit of Augusta F.
Nixon ct al VS.. Susan c. Kimbrough,
ct al, Masters report of deed was
filed and approved: Annie Billham ct
al vs. Cora F. Sbaffner ct al; Emma
i. Dry ct al VS.. William H. Robinson
ct al: Alfred P Quick ct al vs. Fran
els M. Shipe ct al; Albert H. Glaze
brook vs.. Roy Frederick ct al. all par
tition proceedings, the master filed
his report OF deed, which was approx
ed, and also his report of distribution,
the same being approved. Laura Root