The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-02-27
COURT AGAIN CONyfNfS
Jesse AIbec Sentenced to Peniten.
tiary for Five Years. Other
Criminal Cases Disposed of.

Monday evening after spending a
week in Des Moines hearing the
contested election case between
Judge Hunter and his opponent
Wheeler, the court deciding in fav-
or of the incumbent, Judge Hunter
The trial jury were summoned to
appear Tuesday, but: as pleas OF
guilty were entered in all the, Grim
NAL cases assigned for trial the
trial jury was excused until next
Monday. Judge Evans will proba-
bly, adjourn court Thursday evening
until next Monday, but there are
two weeks more OF the present term
of court, number of jury cases be-
ing set for trial
The grand jury returned an in
dictment against Jesse Albee for
stealing Fay Macy's Ford car, and
Albee on Tuesday entered a plea OF
guilty and was sentenced to a term
of five years in, the penitentiary at
sheriff Fulton Tuesday evening.
John Battle, the Garden Grove
colored man who was mixed up in
the fracas last fall when Pearl
Richards was cut with knife by q
colored woman Leila White, entered
a plea of guilty to assault with in
tent to commit great bodily injury
Mrs. Leila White, the colored
woman who did the cutting and who
has since been in the county jail,
entered plea of guilty to- assault
with intent to commit murder, and
an order was made that she be re-
leased on her own bond for 81 900
to appear at the next term OF court
for sentence.
Ethan Caster, of Garden Grove,
entered a plea Of guilty to assault
with intent to commit great, bodily
injury, growing out Of his shooting
at negro at Garden Grove the
same day of the other trouble, and
was fined $500 and costs.
The court made orders allowing
week for each of her children and
Mrs. Georgia Richards $1.2O for
each of her children under the wild
ow's pension law.
Wesley Lorey, son of Will Lorey,
was brought before the court as an
incorrigible, and he was ordered
sent to the industrial school at Ell
dora, but no mittimus is to ,sSu issue e
until further orders, the boy being
paroled to the custody of his uncle,
r. l.. Lorey.
The following cases have been
disposed of this week:
LAW AND EQUITY
Barber & Weldon VS.. w. H. HaZ-
let ct al. Dismissed on plaintiff's
Leonard Still VS.. c. B. & @. r. R.
Co. Settled and dismissed.
. Sada NJ. Pease VS.. Roscoe scott
ct al. Referees report~of SAP and
deed to John r. Robertson approved.
C. II. Cullen VS.. Curtis b. Daven.
port. Order for appointment or
receiver in foreclosure case,
l.,
Teller ct al. Judgment on note for
Fred Allen VS.. Paul and Ed Rob
erts. A. p. Olsen appointed guar
dian ad litem. for Paul Roberts.
A. F. Radnish VS.. Dallas Radnish
ct al. Feferees report of sale and
deed to Hayes McClaran approved.
PROBATE
Guardianship OF j.: d. Greenland' li
charged.
Guardianship of Joseph F. and
Alice E, Hacker. Final report ap-
proved, guardian discharged.
Estate of Martin J. Danielson.
Final report approved, executor dis
charged.
tor ordered to file inventory before
April 10th.
Estate of Robert McClain. S. II.
Amos appointed administrator with
bond of $4,000.
Estate of W. H.. Webster. Re
port of sale and deeds to John
Brazelton and VIM. J. Honn approv-
ed.
Guardianship of Emma Quayle.
H, J. Culver appointed temporary
guardian with bond of $1,000.
Estate of VIM. Guy Flora. Ad,,
ministratOr authorized to expend
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