The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-04-27
Court Busy Here
All This Week
THUS FAR ONLY CONTINUED
CASES HAVE BEEN DISPOSED
OF. MUCH WORK REMAINS.

The April Term OIL DlStTlCC CouIt y
convened here last Monday when the
Grand Jury met at ten o'clock. Regu-
lar court work started Tuesday morn
ing and throughout the week Judge /.
M. Olsen and his assistants were busy
with the continued cases on the calen-
dar. Thus far there has not been a
single new case taken up and it is
probable that these cases will not be
considered during this term as the
term must of necessity close this
week and there are several criminal
cases which must be considered.
Two criminal cases which were con-
tinued from last term were disposed
of early in the week The case of the
State VS.. Lester Parrott was dismiss
ed. In the case Of Elmer C. Rebel the
defendant pleaded guilty and was fin
ed, the fine and costs amounting to
seventeen dollars.
Several continued cases on the GRIM
inal calendar were also disposed OF last
week. In the automobile collision case
of Zorn, VS.. Richard the plaintiff was
given a verdict of a hundred dollars.
John H. Welsch, who was sueing the
Estate of Julia Welsch for compensa-
tion for work done during the life OF
the decedent, was given verdict of
S1277.2O. P. M. Fuller and Son were
given verdict of $1332.37 against the
Capital Live Stock Insurance Compa-
ny. In the case of Friedrich and Bar
nard VS.. the County of Redwood a
verdict was rendered of no cause of
action. This case will be appealed to
Th.o
out of the construction of Ditch No.
"a, which was not fully accepted by
the Board of County Commissioners
and on which part of the contract
was not paid. In the case of the Glen
coe Ditch Company VS.. Charles Mar
tin the plaintiff was given verdict OF
$486.75.
The grand jury made five
indictments. Charles Arnold was in
dicted for selling mortgaged proper
ty. He pleaded guilty and was given
a fine of 5000 or Jail sentence of
not to exceed sixty days. Paul Schoof
pleaded not guilty to charge of in
cest and will be tried on this charge.
J. E. McComb was charged with grand
larceny, pleaded not guilty and will be
GII6u. liz 10 SIldISCu Will having az
cepted and sold shipment of furs and
selling them, without authority, re-
turning to the original owner of the
furs the sum of $4O0, for furs valued
at over $1,000. Hall Green pleaded not
guilty to the charge of first degree
murder for which he was indicted and
will stand trial. This case will be one
Of the first to be attended to this
week. Green is charged with having
murdered Lester Joslin. Leo Jette
was indicted on statutory charge and
having pied not guilty, will be tried
during the present term.
Since Judge Olsen must close court
here this week in order to open the
Nicollet County court next week, much
of the work of this term will have to
be done in an adjourned term. Because
of the vast amount of work before the
Judge it may be impossible for him to
hold such a term and this will again
mean a great number of continued
cases for the next term. Because of
the size of his district it is almost i'm
possible for him to attend to all the
matters which claim his attention.
Redwood County has court cases some
of them continuing since three years
ago, still awaiting the Judges time.
Other counties in the district have the
same condition. This is a hardship on
the Judge and hardship on the citi-
zens involved in the cases. Measures
to change this condition have been be-
fore last two sessions of the Legisla-
ture but because of political manipula-
tions nothing has been done to change
the condition.