Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-09-17
CHECK PASSER OFT
ON YEARS PAROLE
DEAN 2. VICKERS, ALIAS HARRY
WILSON, RELEASED UPON OWN
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS COSTS
OTHER COURT NEWS.


Harry Wilson, who proved to be
not Harry Wilson nor any other of
his many aliases, pleaded guilty be-
fore Judge Clementson last Thurs
day and was released from custody
to appear at February term, 1920. In
court Wilson gave the name Of Dean
2. Vickers," as being his correct cog
nomen. He admitted obtaining money
from Martin Mcdonald and A. Gulke,
Lancaster merchants, using checks
signed by him upon the Peoples State
Bank. Vickers said that he was out
of funds.
Attorney Geo. Metcalfe Of Platte
vile, appeared for Vickers. Mr.. Met
calfe produced discharge showing
10 months in the U. S. army, and let
ters and kilograms from parties in
NebTaskas attesting the young mans
good character. Vickers was first
sergeant IN the army and is mem
Der Of the American Legion.
Vickerss seemed at ease on the
stand. He told of leaving Lindsay,
Nebr., on a motoring trip with new
speed car, Pope Hartford, which he
bought recently. He expected to race
at the various fairs in Iowa and Wis
consin. Coming to Lancaster he ran
out of funds and thought of an easy
plan to get some money. He claimed
to have never been under arrest be-
fore.
Attorney Meyer was not quite pos
tive that the defendant was the Wick
ers named in the papers. He produce
ed checks on banks at Columbus, Neb.,
and Ogden, Utah, which might indi-
cate other populations. Vickers said
that he sjust carried the checks" or
words to that effect. He claimed to
be an actor and told quite a story of
the show business.
Vickers will pay all the costs of
the action and reimburse the mer-
chants. This comes to S37.5O He is
ordered to appear in February and
may have to come back later, next
October.
Breaks Down and Cries.
Simon Gales, the carnival COM
Dany attendant, who lifted. a watch
from Mrs. Mary Pepper at the Bosco-
bel fair. pleaded guilty to petit lar
ceny. He was given 80 days Attor-
ney Meyer stated that the value of
the watch had been placed at less
than SIS to make it easy for Gales
who is mentally incompetent and has
an old mother to support Gales
seemed dazed but when he got a 80
day Jail sentence, burst into tears.
He was led away by Deputy Sheriff
Calls.
YearOus Divorce Case.
The case of Mary e. Yearous VS.
Christian Yearous was called, both
PARTIES being present in court. Kopp
e Brunckhorst appeared for Mrs.
Yearous and Geo. B. Clementson for
Yearous. The court ordered judg-
ment Of divorce giving Yearous the
custody Of his two minor children,
Cecile and Merton. Mrs. Yearous lives
y plattovilln end Yearous in Potosi.
Kate Molzoff. guardian for Rose
Wilkinson appeared in court with her
attorney. F. E. Jenswold asking a
divorce from Cornelius Wilkinson.
Rose Wilkinson and hnr attorney tes-
tilted. Judgment of divorce ordered
and alimony allowed. The parties
live in Fennimore.
Other Court Matters.
Other matters disposed of in the
dav were as follows;
W. r. Holmes VS. Saml Cunning
ham ct al. Judgment signed.
The Crane company VS. Jens Jen-
sen. order dismissing action signed.
Nora Rettmeyer VS. David Gillispie,
Judgment signed
Anna Rettmeyer VS. David Gillespie,
judgment signed
Henry Sander VS. widow and heirs
of Ebenezer Orne ct al, judgment
signed.