New Ulm review., 1921-05-25
NO DECISION in
SCHEI CA SES| |
BROWN COUNTY BANK WINS
ITS ACTION AGAINST
EMIL G. HAGE. 4

PLAINTIFFS FAVORED IN TWO
OTHER SUITS. COURT
STILL SITTING.
There is at least another busy week
Of work ahead for the May term Of
the Brown County district court
which convened III this city, Monday
morning of last week, and The calen-
dar Of civil cases IS still SO large that
1 no possible hope is entertained for
Its completion before 'ad djournment.
AS a consequence, many cases will
automa tically be continued until the
december term.
Schei Cases Still Open.
Up to early yesterday afternoon
no decision had been filed by Judge
Albert Johnson Of Red Wing in re-
lgard to the motion Of Attorney
James II. Hall Of Marshall, Of coun-
Isel for w. E. Schei, editor and pub
fisher Of the Lamberton Star, to
have the criminal libel cases against
his client, which have been appealed
from justice court, dismissed. Nor
has Judge I. M. Olsen of this city
decided as to what shall be done
in the matter OF the Indictment re-
turned against Schei BY the grand
jury.
Bombastic Charges.
IS Attorney Hall INDUCED in sensa-
tional and bombastic charges in
connection with and as basis for
his motion for dismissal, when he
claimed that neither Of the local
city justices were qualified to con-
duct the preliminary hearings, as
they had not filed their oaths Of
office or their bonds with the clerk
OF the district court. He evidently
is not aware of the fact that our
city charter, granted to New Ulm
Eby the state Legislature, provides
that these documents are to be filed
with the, city clerk, in whose pos
session they can be found by any
interested person.
Bank Wins Lawsuit.
The action brought by the Brown
/ County Bank against Emil G.. Hage
was the first jury trial to demand the
lattention Of. the court. The trial
/ started Tuesday afternoon and con-
tinued until late Saturday afternoon,
when the jury retired. Ten jury
men agreed to a verdict awarding
the plaintiff upwards of So, 900,
while the other two did not agree
with their associates and did not
sign the verdict which was sealed
early Sunday morning. This is the
first case ever tried in district court
here where the jury was not unani-
nous, but a verdict signed by five
sixths Of the jury is permissible in
civil actions, if the jurors fail to
agree after deliberating for IL hours
lor more. The case dates back to
1.-The time when Mr.. Hage was cashier
OF the plaintiff bank and was based
upon certain notes, upon which he
had loaned sum of money aggre-
eating $780, and which later proved
not good. 1t was hard fought
throughout and the end is not vet.
for we are advised that Mr. Hage
will appeal the case to the Supreme
Court.
Jensen Must Stand Trial.
James Jensen, indicted by the
grand jury on a charge Of assault
with q deadly weapon, committed
upon Lawrence Tuierney at Sleepy
Eye recently, must stand trial, Judge
Olsen having declined to accept his
plea of guilty to assault in the third
degree. The affair is said to be the
aftermath Of a drunken braWl on a
Sleepy Eye street. Jensen is con-
fined fin d IN II; the county jail here, penld-
ing his trial.
Roesch gets 500.
he suit brought by Mr.. and Mrs.
William Roesch against Charles Ebe1nl-
fhoeh Of Lafayette township; to- se-
cure eimbursement for work which.
plaintiffs performed for him as his
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