The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-06-07
Number Of Men Were Before
Court This Afternoon
CHARGE TO GRAND JURY
Converting Of June Term Of the
District Tribunal This
Morning

District court convened at ten
o'clock this morning, Judge w. l..
Comstock presiding. At the opening
of the session the civil calendar was
called. As the calendar stands, six
ty-seven civil cases will be tried in
the term of court now commencing.
Members of the grand jury met at
eleven o'clock and Judge Constock
them as to their duties
and responsibilities. He carefully
explained to the jury the recent bill
passed by the legislature of this state
making it a crime to discourage en-
listments in the army or navy or to
otherwise discourage full support of
the government in the war, either by
printed matter or by word of mouth.
The court told the members of the
grand jury that it was their duty to
consider carefully all cases that
might prove a violation of this law.
He also brought to their attention
the sabotage law and explained what
act would mean a violation of this
statute.
The court completed instructions
to the grand jury shortly before noon
and the members were in session
this afternoon investigating the first
cases that came to their attention.
Judge Comstock announced that all
persons who were to appear before
would come at two o'clock this after
noon. ]. B. Richards was appointed
foreman of the jury and F. H. Mohr
secretary.
Those to Appear.
Among those to appear at this time
were A. C. Baker, Mankato, charged
with selling liquor to minor and
out on bail of $500; William Frantz
of ST. Clair, charged with selling
liquor to a minor and out on bail of
$500; Andrew Pongartz, Mankato
charged with seditious utterances
out on bail of $500; Samuel Herman
of ST. Clair, charged with selling
y liquor to minor, bail $500; Charles
Blackenberg, Fred Polchow and John
Polchow of Good Thunder, all
charged with selling liquor to a
minor. The former two have been
out on bail of $500 and the latter
On bail of $1,000. William Wrucke
marshal of Good Thunder was to
appear, charged with malfeasance
He has been out on bail of $500.
F. ]. Busch, E. A. Dummeland and
Henry Wiebold, all of whom have
paid fines for disloyal utterancns and
are under suspended Jail sentences
were to report this afternoon. Bert
Blume was also to appear, being un-
der suspended sentence for selling
liquor to posted man.
Stricken From Calendar.
Following are the cases which
were stricken from the civil calen-
Oar this morning:
H M. Berry, VS.. B. o. Stoves.
Mary C.. Circuit VS.. Clarence circuit
J. L. Clark, VS.. Charles A. Gilman
Frank Enders VS.. Henry Mienke
Emil O.. Trahms vs. Charles O.
Kremer ct al
David E. Davis, ct al, VS. William
p. Lewis.
Owen F. Jones and Hugh R. Jones
VS.. Bunyan G.. Williams.
Wayne Olson VS.. Omaha Railway
: company.
Hearings Are Scheduled.
Notice of motion for hearings
on the following cases at two p. m
was given: Maytogg company cor
poration VS.. ]. Gacke & Son.
F.. E. Cooper VS.. Thomas Sherk.
Thomas Strike VS.. Susan Rose and
William d. Rose.
In the matter of public ditch pro-
ceedings, known and designated as
county ditch No. SO in which case
Melvin w. Keith was the appellant
the matter was settled by stipula.-
ton.