Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-05-12
JURY DISAGREES
IN CHASE CASE
TRIAL OF WATERLOO MAN
BIG EVENT LAST WEEK.
OTHER COURT MATTERS.

In the case Of the state vs. Christ
Chase a jury was out five hours last
Thursday finally reporting inability to
agree. The jury stood ten for acquit-
tai and two for conviction on the final
ballot.
Mr.. Chase was charged with being
the father OF the child OF Mary Walk
er. neighbor woman. The states
witnesses were Mary Walker, her sis
ter. Annie, and Dr. Elgie Kraut, whose
testimony was purely OF technical
nature.
Witnesses for the defense We're
Chase. Mrs. Hiram Taylor, his sister,
Thompson Stoney, Chris Hartman,
and John Albee Mr.. Chase denied
in toto the charges made by Miss
Walker. The other witnesses for the
defense were brought in to indicate
The reputation Of the complaining
witness for truth and yeracity
1t is considered likely that further
prosecution Of the case will go over
until the October term Of court.
Criminal Calendar.
State VS. John Sweeney, assault,
dismissed Lancaster case.
State VS. Daisy Marietta, adultery,
stricken from calendar. PlatteVlle
shining parIor case.
State VS. w. A. Flamme and Mabel
Bunker, Richland county case. adult
terry, change OF venue to La Crosse.
State VS. Dean Vickers, intent to. de-
fraud defendant passed bad check on
M. Mcdonald, local merchant carried
over. Vickers out on probation.
Stlch VS. Blanchard.
The case OF Arthur Stitch VS. Chas.
ID Blanchard. a suit to recover money
paid down on a cancelled land con-
tract. was tried Tuesday F. o. Jens-
void appeared for Stitch and H. p.
CartheW for Blanchard. Stitch bought
a farm from Blanchard paying $1,000
down. Later by agreement the con-
tract was torn up. The jury answered
two questions as follows:
Did the plaintiff and defendant
agree at the time the contract Pc
tween them was torn up that the de-
PENDANT should repay plalntlh 9lVOU .
Ans.--Nc.
Did the defendant, Blanchard,
consent to the destruction OF the con-
tract in question upon the condltloh
that he. Blanchard, was to repay the
plaintai the $1,000 the plaantlH had
paid Ian or any part thereof? Ans
Ne.
Bv This verdict Blanchard retained
the down payment.
Ngde IS Sh0Walter ct al.
THE suit OF Edward Hyde VS. II. II.
Showafter and Il. e. Schmidt where
MIR. hyde asked $22o Tor nine months
rent cue. he claimed, on uneXplred
lease was decided for the deLehse' =
j. Ruhle appeared for plantlH ana e.
e. Ca4thew for defendants. MT. Hyde
owned the building formerly occupied
bv Schmidt & ShOwalter as shoe
store. His contention that lease e&-
listed was not upheld IN court.
Garage Man Wins,
The ease Of Peter UdeIhoten Us 2.
s. Gibson. Platteyille parties, lot re-.
hairs ON a motor car. was DECIDED LoF
tbe plaintiff who received a verdict
for S3195. D. J. Gardner appeared
for Udelhofen and Jas. Dolan ana II.
Il. Ca hew for defendant
4 Mining Matter.
The case Of Magtell Bros VS. Mll-
,gau1zee Linden Mining company, was
decided for the plaintiff. MarteH
Rros sued for payment for drllllng
Two locations for the concern. Lew
Pollard. a former partner in the mlhe'
was absolved from responsibility as
be proypd his having left the concern
before the drilling was done. me
verdict Of S23S02 falls upon John -.
Sqxe the remaining partner IN the
mine located near Linden.
Note Case Non-Suited.
note for $500 given by Robert
C,o7frnv and wife to the latter's moth
MI mrs. Mary Beetham in 1903, was
.tbe hasis 81 an action brought by Mary
paefham daughter of the old lady. At
tornev S. III. Taylor for Mr.. Godfrey,
etafed in his opening address that the
ern1 was simply a form OF legacy CIV
III ~ his clients by Mrs Beetham the
,,n+e beine a receipt for advance pay
,,,an+ against the estate for MIS-. GoQ-
frev's share. Miss Mary Beetham tes-
saaa that each year her mother had
oi,en tine interest. to Mrs. Godfrey as
) christmas present. Miss Beetham
marked it accordingly on the PACK OF
Inc note ais her mothers business
apant. TTpon conclusion OF her testl-
11onv Mr. TAYLOR moved that the case
he non-suited. This view was upheld
Nv The Judge who said, Il am conYinc-
IA mat this plaintiff has no standing
IL tbis court whatever. The case Is
nop-suited. The law is that note
becomes outlawed in six years unless
M interest or principal payment mas
Deg. Rover, On Trial.
Rover s year old Collie owned by
wiiliam Shimmin of So. Lancaster
YES on trial in circuit court last FRI
dav. Rover was charged. with killing
four sheep and a buck lamb belong
ing to Ed. Taylor, a neighboring farm
III one dav last September. Mr.. Iay-
lor found Rover down in q ditch eat
inc one of his sheep and as several
others were killed about that time
The blame was laid to Rover Attor-
new Dick Goodell was amazed that
anyone would think that little pup
M like Rover would be guilty Of the
worst Of dog crimes! He said that
rover merely smelled the blood from
afar when other bad dogs were killing
fhe sheep and endeavored to prove