New Ulm review., 1922-05-24
WOMEN A sue CESS
AS COURT I JURORS
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MEET RESPONSIBILITIES OF
POSITION WITHOUT ANY 4, /,
SHIRKING. /,
PROVE CAPABLE: IN MEETING
DEMANDS UPON TIME
AND JUDGMENT. !. !.

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The criminal calendar lin district
court was reached Tuesday forenoon
with the drawing Of the Jury to try
che case on incest against Henry Allen.
Considerable time was taken up in the
selection of a jury, and prospective
Jurors were questioned as ito their
knowledge Of previous trials in court
involving the daughter Of Allen, who
has been sent to a state institution
since for the care of mental detectives.
Atty. Erickson is defending Allen.
Indications are that possibly all Of
the criminal cases will be threshed out
in court with the likelihood Of this
kind Of eases occupying the attention
of the court the remainder of the week.
Wenzel Windschittl, who was indicted
on two counts Of incest by the grand
Jury, was arrested at st. Paul Friday
on "a bench warrant served by the
sheriff's Office. Windschittl had been
spending the past several months in
st. Paul and when brought into court
Saturday entered a plea Of not guilty.
Mueller Gets Judgment.
After being out from 4:15 Monday
afternoon until 10 o'clock at night the
jury in the case of August Mueller
VS.. Edward r. Berkner brought in a
verdict Of 7$123.7O for the plaintiff.
There were three women on this jury.
Mueller was suing for money he claim
ed was due him on a contract for ser
vices rendered the defendant.
The women Of Brown county scored
Ia big success in their first experience
las jurors in the district court now in
session here. The women not only did
mot shirk il meeting every responsii.
Ebility and duty, but they showed them.
selves fully able to measure up to the
LOB the same as the men. Mrs. j. w
lB. Welcome was named clerk Of the
grand jury, Mrs. Martha Luetjen was
named a baiIif Of the petit jury, and
Mrs. j. P. Graft was elected fore
woman Of the jury in the case 81
Trautman and Schultz vs.. w. B.
Plaisted. Women jurors were given a
prominent place in the court room, and
they showed that although the work
was arduous and often tedious, they
were patient and alert. AS for ac-
nodations, they did not complain,
land none availed themselves Of the
privilege extended by Judge Olson
that they might be excused where
household duties interfered with theil
acting on the jury. One result o1
woman jury duty here has perhaps
been a little less smoking about The
court house and a conspicuous tidiness
in and out Of the court room.
William Rautenberg won judgment
Of $500 on "a note and $50 interest IL
his suit against Mrs. Louise ,Kehms
This involved a note given by Henry
|Schilling, former husband Of Mrs
IFKehms, in 1912, and which was mo-
paid at the time of the death Of Mr.
fSchilling in 1914. Mr.. .Rautenber.
l|stated that the widow had proriiset
Ito pay and requested that he shoult
not file a claim in court, which Woult
have been the usual procedure. Thi
request was made although there wa.
Eenough Of an estate left to settle th,
sknote. The defense claimed that th,
sInote was outlawed and also that h,
Interest payments had been made al
i alleged and shown on the note. Pay
ment Of interest kept the note lega
after The time 1t would otherwise hav,
been outlawed. The case attracted
considerable attention and quite
number Of witnesses were called, ia
cluding Mrs Windhorn, who under
signed the note some time after it iw;
lgoven. 81. Il. "a .s5 5'i3
" ogelp5hl CT. Jugment.
!, 81 q G. Vogelpohl was awarded $44.8
4 by the jury in his case against Car
Il Steinhaus. The case involved the pur
], chase of an automo obi1e tire BY j son .
i Mr.. Steinhaus, and it is charged tha
d while the young man Il v was q minor th
tire was used for q time on the father
J, ear and later taken Of and brough
skback TO the tire shop but was refuse
& sIby The dealer.
John Ubl was freed Of the chargesIo
] . bastafdy when the Jury heard th
\ charge brought against him sby Clar
I fWiadschitl of springff ED. Jbl is II
4 appear On three more counts brough
4 against him AZ an outgrowth of TIL
/, case. NV living relations with u girl VII
q was not Of age.
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