The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-11
PLEAS OF NOT GUILTY
THEY WE'RE ENTERED IN
DISTRICT COURT
Several Young Men Arraigned
Before Judge w. L. Com
stock; Bonds Filed

Earth county district court Saturday
afternoon. Fourteen Of the number
were arraigned on carnal knowledge
charges, and one was arraigned on
the charge of forgery in the second
degree. All Of the defendants charg-
ed with carnally knowing and abus.
ing female child under the age OF
eighteen years, with the exception OF
Frank Wild, entered pleas of not
guilty. They gave bonds for their
appearance on February IA at 10 A.
NJ, with the exception of Elmer
Swan, who was remanded to the Gus
tody of the sheriff in default or
bond of $500.
Frank Wild, arraigned on the
charge Of carnal knowledge, through
his attorney, B. D. Grogan, asked Tor
a continuance for his case until mon,
day morning at nine o'clock to pieao
to the indictment. This continuance
was granted.
The following defendants, through
their attorneys, entered pleas OF not
guilty, and filed bonds for their ap-
pearance on February IA, when the
criminal calendar will be moved by
County Attorney c. E. Phillips. They
were: Emil Meurer, who was repre-
sented by Attorney c. o. Daily;
Fred Jensen, represented by Attor-
ney Ivan Bowen; Merrol Kimble, re.
Vincent Pomeroy, represented by
Attorney John E. Regan; Walter
Harlin, represented by Attorney G.
J. Laurisch; Leon Degelmann, re-
presented by Attorney ]. w: Schmltt;
George Homer, represented by At
torney ]. w. Schmitt; Clifford Lang,
represented by Attorney J. w.
Schmitt: Malcolm Merchant, repre-,
sented by C. ]. Laurisch; Howard
B. Wilson; Henry Schwickert repre-
sented by Attorney S. B. Wilson.
Arraianed on Charge of Forgery.
C.. Warwick was arraigned on the
charge of forgery in the second de-
gree. but through his attorney, j. +:
Regan asked for continuance OF
his case until Monday morning at 3
A. NJ. when he will plead to the in
dictment.
At the conclusion of the indict-
ments, County Attorney c. r. PM,
move the criminal calendar on Febru-
airy IA at 10 A. M. when the first
case for trial will be the case of the
state of Minnesota against Frank
Wild. At the conclusion OF that case
the case of Emil Meurer and Harold
Swartout will be taken up, and the
order of the other cases will! be an
nounced later. Notwithstanding the
fact that County Attorney Phillips
made the announcement OF the order
of the first three cases to be tried,
Judge w. l.. Comstock said that all
defendants must be ready for trial on
February IA at 10 A. M.
Joseph Reidel, another Of the
Young men alleged to be implicated
in the Dimmick case, the fore part
of this week pleaded guilty to an In
formation charging carnal KNOW
ledge.
The bonds of Frank Wild was in.
creased from $500 to $4,000; that OF
$1,000 to $4,000 each. The defendants
furnished the bail.
A number of minor students who
crowded into the court room just pre-
ceding the hearing Of the young
men mentioned, were expelled from
the room by the orders OF the court.
But few spectators were present IN
court at the hearing.
Cases For Court and Jury.
With sixty six jury cases and thir,
ty-eight court cases on the civil
the Blue Earth county district which
opened today at ten o'clock 1t Is very
apparent that there are some busy
times ahead for the legal profession
In this city.
The first cases taken up today were
No. AZ, AZ 45, 46, At, As, 40, so, 81 and
81, on the calendar, all relating to
county ditch No. 81. The appellants
in these cases from assessments for
benefits, are: G: A. Zimmerman, WI,
liam Schritt, Township Of Beauford,
II. e. Hance, Charles o. Hoerr, Rose
Hence, F. P. Hoerr, Fred Karstedt,
Albert Jennrich and Fred Kpeppen.
All of these appeals will be disposed
of in two jury trials.
The Court Cases.
In the matter of the adoption of
Arnold August Woessner, minor
child by Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Stern
itzke,
Carl Carlson against The Casulty
Company of America,
W. J. Morehart against William and
Mary Mountain,
Arthur Miller against Jacob Roe
mer,
III. E. Becker against the Electric
Service company,
Selda Coulter against Earl Coulter,
Gertrude NJ. Anderson against
Laven Anderson,
Malcolm Merchant against Loretta
MOr6narI,
Louise Courtney against Henry
High Norman against William
Wengert,
Minnie Knox against William
Knox,
A. D. Mccormack against Frank
d. Eatwell,
orpha M. Harris against Bert R.
Harris,
Joseph Keller against Mary Keller,
Anna Lillian Hemsrot against
George John Hemsrot,
Caroline Ruth Vixtrum against
Roaland Grin Vixtrum, -.
c. s. Hallstrom against Earl Rein
hart,
National Bank of Commerce, Man
kato against the Equitable Life AS
surance of the United States,
Addie Kremer against Eugene
Hadley.
N. NJ. Rexford against Esther Rex
ford,
Charles A. Johnson aaginst the
Hugo Shirt company,
Louis Ward against Marie Ward.
Charles r. Moses against Dorothy
Ann Moses,
Andrew J. Lundgren against John
Scholl,
I,uIu Gates against r. A Ioyeland