The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-11-01
Grand Jury Makes
Many indictments
JUDGE OLSEN SENTENCES FOUR
TO TERMS IN COUNTY JAIL;
THREE PAY FINES.
TWENTY-ONE INDICTED.
CIVIL CALENDAR STILL CON-
TAINS MANY CASES TO BE TRI-
ED; SEVERAL ARE SETTLED.

Ihes Grand Jury very materially IN
creased the calendar Of the present
term of district Court by it's findings
during it's session last week. This
was probably the longest session of
any Grand Jury ever met in. Redwood
County, lasting from Monday morn
ing until Thursday afternoon. Be-
cause Of it's activities the following
cases have been put on the criminal
calendar which was vacant until in
dictments were made:
Frank Shoemaker, charged with in,
decent assault; Willie Grouse charged
with carnal knowledge; George Frisch,
carnal knowledge; j. W. Mccartney,
selling Intoxicating liquor; John Doom
er, issuing check wit O u {
funds, Horace Hedges, indecent
assault; La Verne E. Nc
Coon grand larceny in the second
degree and burglary in the third de-
gree, two counts; Minnesota Creamery
Company for discriminating in price
between localities; W. E. Schei, Grim
inal libel; Fred Balfany, manufactur-
ing Intoxicating liquor; Sheridan
Flaherty, disposing of Intoxicating
liquor; Nick Crozier, unlawfully tran
sporting Intoxicating liquor; Nick
Crozier and Sherman Flaherty tran
sporting Intoxicating liquor; Paul
Lange manufacturing Intoxicating IL
quor; Omer Baten, manufacturing in
toxicating liquor; Otto Muetzel, Jr.,
grand larceny in second degree; O. B.
Whilhite, selling and disposing of
property.
Several Of these cases have been dis
posed of Fred Balfany pleaded guilty
and was given thirty days in Jail and
a fine of $3.50; Paul Lange was given
a jail sentence Of sixty days and a fine
of $3.50; Omer Baten was given 4
sentence of thirty days and fine of
$3.50. All others pleaded not guilty
at the time of their arraignment and
are now out on BAIL Two other per-
sons indicted have not yet been ar
raigned and their charges have not
been made public. !
Several cases on the civil calendar
were disposed Of last week. In the
appeals made in the matter of County
Ditch No. "a the jury found benefits
to the lands of Louis Hageman to the
extent of $79e, benefits to the extent
If S4845 to the B. F. Mowry lands and
no benefits to the lands of John Wog.
The case of R. F.. Edwards VS.. the
County of Redwood was stricken from
the calendar. The case of the State
vs.. Ed. Wood was placed at the foot
If the calendar; The case of Wessling
and Wessling VS.. John Grimm and
others was stricken as was also the
case of the Farmers Terminal Packing
20. VS.. Wenzel Wintheiser. The cases
If Karl Keil and Oliver Syde VS.. P.
VI. Fuller and Sons were settled, the
.ase of Charles Gray against the State
Sank of Morgan was settled, the case
# John Henning against Victor Frank
vas settled, the case of the ContineI
National Bank against W. w. White,
J. A. Patton and C. A. Lauterbach was
dismissed, and the case of the Farmers
State Bank Of Wabasso against A. F..
3echtold was settled.
In the case of Rheinhold Gulden
Igainst William Duncan, Jr. the jury
ound a verdict of $633.33 for the
plaintiff; in the case of the Farmers
state Bank of Olivia against the State
sank of Revere no cause of action
vas found. The case of Henry Tilt
lsch and H. A. Merrifeld against H l.
!. Schmahl was on trial Monday af-, /
ernoon and Tuesday morning up to
he time of the Gazette's going to 4
'ress. A large number of cases still
emain for jury trial as well as a
lumber for trial by Judge Olsen in
hambers. +,