Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-12-01
COURT Is TRYING
CRIMINAL CASES
KRAUsE KIDNAPPING CASE UP
YEsTERDAY-TWo GIVEN sUs-
PENDED SENTENCES

Criminal cases are now being tried
in district court here and at press time
Wednesday evening the jury was being
selected to try the case of the state OF
Minnesota VS.. John Krause. Mr.
Krause is charged with the kidnapping
of Miss Marion Kullas of this city, it
being alleged that he took the gir1
and three others into his car at Flens-
burg ono night last summer after q
dance which the girls attended, and
promised to take them back to Little
Falls, but instead took them to Min
neapolis.
The next case to be tried is that of
the state VS.. Anton Przybilla.
On Monday Andrew Faust was ar
raigned and entered plea of not gull
ty to charge Of attempted burglary
He was released on continued bond
trial to como up later in the term.
Julius H. Anderson of Pike Greek,
charged with statutory offense, was
found guilty by jury Tuesday. This
case may be settled this week.
Joseph Gwiasdoski of Morrill,. ap-
peared before Judge Roeser Wednes-
day morning and pleaded guilty to a
charge of assault in the second degree
on the person Of William Miller. He
was sentenced to hard labor at the
state reformatory for term of eight
cen months but sentence was sus-
pended conditional on good behavior
and he was ordered to report at the
next general term of court.
Benjamin Larson, charged with a
statutory offense, appeared Tuesday al
ternoon and pleaded guilty to the
charge, accepting paternity Of the
child. He was sentenced to seven
years at the state reformatory but SEN
tence was suspended on the condition
that he pay the sum Of $500 in cash
and $1,000 by note payable in 30 days
toward the maintenance of the child,
and pay the costs of all proceedings,
which was done.
Friday noon the court heard the case
of George Schroeder VS.. Elmer Peter
son, Il default ease, and judgment was
ordered for the plaintiff.
After being out for nine hours the
jury in the ease of S. A. Siverts VS..
Eugene Dahoot on Friday evening at
$3.50 brought in verdict for the de-
fendant, allowing him $3,020 on a
counter claim for wages. A stay Of go
days was granted. The plaintiff sued
for collection of certain notes given
him by the defendant and a counter
claim for wages alleged to be due him
was put in by the defendant. The
trial of this case took over week.
In the case Of the Golden Grain
Juice ComI,nnv VS.. Swanson Bros, a
suit to recover certain fixtures in
store operated by the defendants in So
bieski village, a directed verdict for
the plaintiff was given and the value
of the fixtures was fixed at $50 by the
jury. The plaintiff claimed that the
fixtures were only loaned to Philip
Chock while he was in business there.
The defendants claimed that they pur-
chased the fixtures from I. zimmerman
when they bought the store:
Monday evening at 9 O'Clock the
jury in the case of O. D. Bush VS.. Lam
bert Pancratz brought in verdict for
$275 for the plaintiff in house fur
mace case. Mr.. Bush sued for $47O.
On motion by County Attorney Cam
eron the criminal cases against Anna
Bentfeld and Herman Wilkes were
dismissed and the defendants dis
charged