The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-05-26
District Court At
NelO Uln1 Is Busy
Twelve Indictments Are Return.
ed By Grand Jury; Cases
On Trial.

New Ulm, May 19.-The grand
jury has finished its labors and was
discharged by Judge /. NJ. olsen
There was a total of twelve indict-
ments returned, three of these were
for rape two for incest. three for
carnal knowledge of female child,
one for desertion Of child one for
furnishing liquor contrary to law
and two for assault in the third de-
gree.
Four of the indictments, two for
incest and two for rape, were secret,
as the parties have not been appre-
hended. The remaining indictments
are as follows: -
Henry Allen Sloppy Eye, one in
dictment, rape; Herbert Faith, New
Ulm one indictment desertion of
Shid 59an Ue Sleepy no Eye three e
emale child; George Olson Spring
field, one Indictment, furnishing
liquor contrary to law; Milton
Hamilton, Comfrey, one indictment,
assault in the third degree and
Henry Schnfitt Comfrey one indict-
ment, assault in the third degree.
Henry Allan, Herbert Faith and
George Olson, plead not guilty! to
the charge in the indictment. John
Ubl has been arraigned but had not
plead yesterday morning.
The criminal cases will come up
for trial Monday. as is usual.
Hamilton and Schmitt plead
guilty before Judge Olsen to assault
as charged in the indictment at the
close of court Wednesday afternoon.
The former was fined $50 with costs,
of 1878 while the latter's fine was
$25 and the costs were $30.77.
At the opening of court Monday
morning the three cases of the
State of Minnesota VS. Frank Prok-
osch were dismissed, as was the one
against William H. English. Both
were convicted of rape at the last
term CT court and are serving SEN
fences in state penal institutions.
The cases of Theo. Kroening,
charged with larceny in the second
degree and Jake Meier, appeal from
justice court, were set for jury trial
The former was continued from last
term. In the case of Henry Ahrens,
appealed from justice court the
county attorney moved that the ap-
peal be dismissed and that Ahren5
serve the sentence imposed by the
lower court.
John A. McGuiggan, indicted for
grand larceny at the December
term, will be tried at this term.
The members of the petit jury
convened Tuesday morning a. elev-
en- o'clock. and are in charge Of
Chas. Brust and Mrs Martha Luet-
jen as bailiffs. The first case was
called for trial on the civil calen-
dar was that of R. W. Zimmerman,
CORTLAND merchant against Dan
Williams, well known Cam ria town
ship farmer. Mr. Zimmerman
sued Mr.. Williams for 1927 and in
terest, which he claimed was owing
him by the latter for goods pur-
chased. The business dealings COW
cred a number of transactions and
there were credits claimed by both
parties. The jury returned verdict
in favor of the plaintiff in the sum
CT $267.2S. The case required Tues
day afternoon, and the jury return
ed the verdict at the opening OF
court the following day.
of the State of Minnesota against
Otto GutZke OF Lafayette Esther
Lemke Of this city claimed that
Gutzke was the father of her child,
but her evidence was of a contra
dictory nature, and the court direct
ed the verdict in favor of the de-
PENDANT, because of this fact.
The next case called for trial was
that of Harry Trautmann and John
C. Schultz VS.. w. B. Plaisted. The
plaintiffs are suing the defendant
for $500. The suit is the result of
a land deal in Texas. The plaintiffs
purchased ten acres of land in that
state from the defendant and claim
that the title is not clear They are
suing for the return of the purchase
price.