The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-03-03
Liquor Cases Filled
Docket of Tribunal
Business Transacted In District
Court At lie Sueur
...-. Center

LIE Sueur Center, March Frank
Allen, Herbert Palmquist, Louis Pitt
man and Roy Wistrom, all of Kasota,
indicted on a charge of carnal abuse
OF girl under eighteen years OF age,
plead guilty and were fined 500 each.
They must earn the money them
selves to pay the fines, report to the
judge at the next term of court, pay
hall the fine anu report az the Febru-
airy term next year and pay the bal.
ance. In the meantime Ii either OF
them changes his address or location,
he must notify the sheriff of his in
tentions to do SO.
The auto collision case Off. M.
Wrabek and Mrs. Wrabek against
John Vavra, ST., developed into a
long drawn out affair, taking up four
full days time of court last week. The
two actions were tried at the same
time. The trial was started on Tues
DAY and the case went to the jury "a
Friday afternoon. The jury was out
only short while when verdict in
favor of Vavra, the defendant, was
out of collision between the cars II
Wrabek and Vavra in August, 1920,
at the bridge on the road Just north
of town. Mr.. Wrabek brought action
for $500 damages to his car and 9TH
er expenses and Mrs. Wrabek sued
for $4,000, claiming personal injuries
sustained at the time of the accident.
The civil action of John Suchomel
against Frank Hadac was taken I'D
Friday evening and a jury obtained.
This is an action for damages to the
extent of $5UvU on a SANDER COM
plant and other charges The Jury
returned verdict Of $500 in favor OF
the defendant.
Joseph Schiprith, indicted on H.
legal liquor charge, appeared and
plead guilty. Ine court imposed a
sentence. The jail sentence was sus.
pended with the provision that it
must be served if the defendant again
violates the liquor law.
Henry Dunn, indicted on illegal
Liquor making charge, plead not gull
" and is standing trial at this term.
Carl A. Peterson and Joseph Item,
Jr., indicted on a larceny charge,
have plead not guilty and viii stand
trial at this term.
Martin Generosity, indicted on a
liquor charge, pleaded guilty and a
fine OF $3.50 and a ninety day Jail
sentence was imposed. The Jail SEN
tence was suspended under the con-
dfton that no further violations are
committed
Jacob Kline. Peter Kline and Wal
ter Sasse. indicted on larceny
charge for stealing chickens. plead
guilty Jacob Kline was given re-
formatory sentence to serve at st.
Cloud. Peter Kline and Walter oas-
Sc were fined $50 each, same to be
earned and paid by themselves by
the next term of court
Other criminal cases on the calen-
dar which had been continued from
previous terms, are being disposed
against Ealvor G. Nelson, illegitimate
parentage charge, settlement pending
to pay $40 per month toward support
Of child until sixteen years of age and
also expenses in connection with the
birth of the child. State of Mime
sofa against George Dewey Voiiick,
same charge and same settlement ar
rangement State Of Minnesota
against Albert Kruger, same charge
and same settlement State of Min
nesota against Edgar Bake, same
charge settlement pending. State of
Minnesota against Ed. LAWYER, same
charge, case to be tried. Clyde
Broughton. convicted on rape charge
at last term, new trial granted for
this term. This case is the one from
Montgomery where driver of a
into trouble with young girl of that
city. At that time the case attracted
considerable attention and Broughton
was convicted after the jury had been
out many hours. His home is In Wis
consin and he has been out on bond
since some time after his conviction
and application for new trial. An
other case on the criminal calendar
is that of the State against Frank
Hadac This is an appeal from JUS
tice court and win be disposed of at
this term.