New Ulm review., 1922-01-18
PROKOSCH, ENGLISH.
ARE SERVING time
FORMER TAKEN TO ST. CLOUD,
LATTER TO SALTWATER
BY THE SHERIFF.
DECEMBER TERM OF DISTRICT
COURT ADJOURNED ON
FRIDAY MORNING.

Court adjourned Friday morning
after receiving the verdict in the last
civil jury case to be tried at the De-
cember term of court. The last case
to be tried was that of Mike Klink
hammer against Soren P Nielsen.
The Jury retired at 80 o'clock Thurs
day afternoon, agreed upon verdict
shortly after O'Clock, and returned
their verdict "no cause of action" to
the Court, Friday morning at 9 o'clock.
In this case, the plaintiff sued to re-
cover damages to his person in the sum
OF 81, 500, 500 damages to his car and
$50 medical for attendance. There
had been a collision between the Mike
Khnkhammer and Soren P. Nielsen
car and Mr.. Klinkhammer brought
suit to recover damages as above
stated.
Prokosch, English Serving Time.
Saturday morning, Judge Olsen
heard motion for a new trial in the
case of State of Minnesota against
Frank Prokosch and State of Mime
sofa against William H. English, who
had been convicted of carnal knowledge
of Alice Allen, an inmate Of the School
for Feeble Minded at Faribault, who
although 21 years old, has the mental
capacit only of child 10 years old,
When sentence was passed on both
defendants, December 23, their at.
torneys asked for stay until January,
IA, to make motion for a new
trial, which motion was granted.
The motion for new trial Was
denied by Judge Olsen in an order
filed at o'clock in the afternoon Of the
same day. Commitment papers were
Immediately issued by Clerk Of Court
Gail P. Manderfeld, and both defend
ants were taken to their destinations,
Frank Prokosch to the state reforna-
tory at St. Cloud and William English
to the state prison at Saltwater. The
sheriff left with the prisoners Monday
morning, accompanied by County
Attorney W. T. Eckstein. -
Tanley Wins Suit.
In the case of William H. Tanley
against Dan. Williams, the jury re-
tired at 1:45 o'clock last Tuesday
afternoon and at 80 reported a YER
dict in favor of the plaintiff awarding
him the sum Of S161.
Verdict for Defendants.
After the Tanley-W Williams case had
been disposed Of, the case Of the Coun-
ty of Brown against Martin Martinson
ct al was taken up and jury empanel-
led. After the evidence Of the plaintiff
had been introduced and the plaintiff
had rested, the Court instructed the
jury to bring in verdict lin favor Of
the defendants. This also disposed
of the case of the County Of Brown
against J. M. Hanson, ct al in which
the same issues were involved. .o,,..s;.,
- f. Faith Pleads Guilty. ,y f5i5s
In The case Of the State of Minnesota
against Herbert Faith, the defendant
plead guilty, admitting that he was the
father Of the child, and he was directed
to pay the court costs and to abide by
the orders of the Board of Control with
reference to the support Of the child.
Daughter Gets $1,34o.
Wednesday morning at 1890 jury
was empanelled in the case Of Josephine
Sperl against Joseph J. Sperl, which
went to the jury at $50 in the after
noon of the same day. After deliber-
ating for more than IL hours, five
sixths verdict was agreed upon, award
ing the plaintiff the sum of $1,340.
This was signed by the 10 jurors who
had agreed upon this verdict.
Many Court Cases.
Friday morning court adjourned un-
til March 6, at which time the court
cases, which have not been disposed Of
will be taken up. Unless quite nun.
her of these actions are previously
settled, it will take more than weel
to dispose Of those still remaining or
the calendar.
Longest Term in Years.
This Decem ber term of the distric
court of Brown County is the longes
that has been held in this county fo
quite mum ber of years. Court con
vened December IL and adjourned
Decem Der 23, re-convened on Januar.
a and continued in session until Frida.
of last week, a total Of 22 days. Dur
ing this space Of time, 13 civil jur.
cases were disposed of and thre
criminal cases were tried, two resultin;
in convictions and one in acquittal.
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