The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-11-15
IN DISTRICT COURT.
DISPOSITION OF VARIOUS MAT
TIERS BY JUDGE AND JURY.


the county grand jury in it's recent
special session. The list at present Is
as as follows:
G. L, Fuller, keeping gambling house.
Dayton Smalley, gaming.
Ray Courtney, keeping a gambling
house and gaming. p. - <'
Harry Billick, selling and keeping
for sale intoxicating liquor
Frank Mathews, keeping gambling
house.
Harry Hoyt, gaming.
Jesse Osborne, assault with intent
to commit murder.
James Wooten, a nuisance.
Jake Hoogendorn, keeping a gam
bling house.
Charles Coffin, gaming.
Judge Henry Silwold OF the District
court on the re-convening of the SEES
sions on Monday, took UP the jury
cases and the first case was that Of
the state of Iowa VS.. ]. e. Easter, in
dicted for perjury in connection wit
his testimony in the James Taylor
case last January. Taylor was tried
for stealing betting and other supplies
from O thrashing machine and on
January 9Th was sentenced. County
Attorney !haxwell O'Brien appears for
the state and S. V. Reynolds appears
for the defendant. &,
The jury selected in this case COM
prised George Shipley of Monroe, f.
Z. Edwards of East Garfield, William
Tice of Lincoln, L. L. Porter of Oska-
loosa, R. A. Flockhart of East Des
Moines, Frank Bridges of East JEFF
ferson, C. d. Mattix of West Des,
Moines, John Flanders of West Des
Moines, Sherman Taylor of West Gar
field, Il. d. Reese of East Des Moines,
]. ]. Morgan Of East Garfield and W..
L. Haynes of Cedar.
Court opened at 10:30 a. m. After
the selection Of the jury the opening
statements were made by the attor
neys Of both sides and the taking of
evidence was commenced, but was
not completed by the close of the day
and was continued on Tuesday.
Some other business was also con
sidered by the court as follows: In
the criminal section, the State of Iowa
VS.. Harry Billick, indicted for boot
Logging. The defendent appeared by
his attorney Dan Davis ana he is ar
raigned. States that he is indicted by
mis- right name and pleads not guilty.
The case was continued on his own
application. .... g..
In the case of the State of Iowa vs..
Mary Rea the amount of the bend was
reduced to $500. In the case of the
State of Iowa VS.. William Davis, ,Jes;
sc Osborne and o. G. Hess. the de
PENDANTS Jesse Osborne and o. c..
Hess appear in person and by their
attorneys Burrell & Dewitt. They are
arraigned and say that they are indict-
ed by their right names and plead not
guilty. They demand separate trials
and the state elects TO try William
Davis. .,r,r,,r :
Probate Gases.
In the matter of the estate of L. M.
Rugg, C. c. Orvis was appointed
guardian ad lit for the minor defend
ants and after trial the order to sell
real estate was granted the admins
traitor to give an additional bond Of
$4,000.
In the guardianship of Dwight M.
Fuller, minor. After trial the order
was granted as prayed. Order filed
with the District Clerk.
Two more victims of the county
grand jury, indicted in the last called
session, were picked up yesterday.
Gould Hess, a party in the Clyde
Ballinger fracus and charged with as
sault with intent to commit murder
and Mary Rea, charged with conduct
ing house of i'll fame, were caught
in the net Monday.
All interest on Tuesday in the Dis
trict Court centered in the trial of the
case of the State of. Iowa VS.. J. E.
Easter, who was on a trial for perjury
in the giving of false evidence in the
case of James Taylor, who was SEN
fenced last January for the stealing of
betting and other articles from a
thrashing machine. On Tuesday morn
ing the taking of evidence was resum-
ed and completed and both parties
rested their cases. The arguments of
the council was then begun, first by
the attorney for the state, then by
the attorney for the defendent ]. E.
Easter, and then the closing argument
for the state.
The Court delivered his instructions
to the jury at $40 p. m. and they re-
tired in the care of Jury Bailiff. At
8:14 p. m. the jury returns, the de-
PENDANT being present and they rem
dered the following verdict: I'VE, the
jury, find the defendant J. e. Easter,
guilty, as charged in the indictment"
The dofendent excerpts and Tuesday,
November 20, 1917, at Up. M, is fix
ed for the time OF pronotncing judg-
ment.
Law and Equity Cases.
1t is stated at the court house that
this is the first case of perjury in Ma
haska county where conviction was