The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-10-27
FACED THE COURT
THEN THEY SMILE
OneDefendant Is Sent To
Brown County Jail
CIVIL CASE is ON TRIAL
Others Will Go Over Until Next
Term; Transference
of Actions 49,.


before Judge Wilbur +. Booth in
the United States court at this city
to violations of the Volstead act
yesterday afternoon paid fines total
ing $1,000. The greater number of
these defendants In the forenoon
pleaded not guilty to the charge OF
violations OF the national prohiN-
changed their pleas to guilty. All
of them We're first offenders.
New Ulm offenders who entered
pleas OF guilty and were sentenced
to pay fines of 500 each were:
Henry Veigel, Jacob Fritz, Anton
Groebner, Herbert MclyUr, Anton
Henle, Herbert Bartl, Herman 4.
Kretsch, Charles Manderfeld, Char
les Lndmeyer, +. A. Schleii Ga4 III
ward and Joseph Wolf. H.,
Carl and Charlotte Sc'mall 0
Lake Benton, man and VIE. Is: -
sentenced to pay fine .! ,@-VJ.
Rudolph Zellmer, Ben Kin, Louis
Skies of Waterville each pleaded
guilty to violation of the national
prohibition laws and paid fines OF
$1OO each. Henry A. Lehman of
Elysian, James Kovotny of Mont
gomery and Richard Weise, a Rock
county farmer, each donated $500 to
The Farmers Seed and Nursery
company of Faribault pleaded gull
ty of the white pine blister quaran- g..
tine, They were tecNcal violations,
and the defendants we've given a
total fine of $50. -.
Civil Action On Trial
The civil action brought by w. J.
Hayworth of Triumph against the
Chicgo and Northwestern Railway
company went to trial about ESQ
yesterday afternoon. This action Is
brought by Mr.. Hayworth to reeoV-
er for alleged personal injuries re
struck by Northwestern freight
engine. Attorney Albert Allen OF
Faimont appears for the plaintiff:
and Brown, Somsen &, Sawyer OF
Winona and G.. ]. Laurisch OF this
city are appearing for the North
western Railway company.
The plaintiff was the first witness
called to the stand. He testified
that while hauling drain tile with
an auto truck at Triumph on Janu-
ary IA, 1922, he was struck by
Northwestern freight engine. Mr.;
Hayworth claimed that he received
a number of cuts and bruises about
the head and face from broken
glass, and that his right elbow and
his spine have been permanently
nIaintiff saws tnat he has had a
Door sappetite, finds it difficult to
sleep. and realizes considerable
main in the region of his hips and
his right elbow when doing heavy
Dir n 1oeph A. Butz of Monterey
testified that he, had given the
nIaintiff first aid at a hotel soon
after the accident, and had subse-
ouently attended the injured man
Yesterday i'll company with Dr.
Robert Parish of Sherburn, IN.
Butz had examined Mr.. Hayworth
and to all outward appearances ne
seemed to be In a normal ccnoltpa;;
Later when DR.. Parish was calleu
10 the stand, he testified that some
III ago he took ,x-ray pictures
of Mr. Hayworth's spine and. right
elbow, and the photographs showed
No fractures or displacements.
At this point in the case a recess
was taken until ten O'Clock this
Grand Jury Work Completed.
Members of the federal grand jury
their labors this forenoon;
made their report, whilh was placed
an Ale and they were excused from
further service at this term of court.
In dismissing the grand Jurors, Judge
Booth thanked them for their prompt
work and efficient services. IL is un-
derstood that number OF 1ndlct-
ments were returned.
Judge Booth announced this fore
noon of the equity cases Will be tired
at this term of court.
- The case of w. ]. Haywortn was
this forenoon at ten O'clock.
a map of the Northwestern Railway
Yards at Triumph, Mimi. was lntro-
duced as exhibit A TINS moThlng;
This map shows the main line and
nassing tracks of the Northwestern
COMPANY at that town, and the cross
ing where the accident resulting in
fine injury of the plaintiff took place.
Mr. Hayworth was called to the stand
again today and testified as to be
ing engaged in hauling drain tile
from a fat car in the Northwestern
Yards at Triumph on January Ia,
1922, for the Ceylon Tile and Cement
He did not hear the APP
proach of the engine which; struck
him until it had struck his auto
truck. -
ed with violation of the national pro
hibition act, changed his plea OF not
guilty to guilty this morning, and
owing to the fact that this is his
first offense, he was sentenced tot pay
a fine-of $500 -.
George Hermer, a Lincoln farmer.
with manufacture and pos.
session of intoxicants, pleaded
guilty to the. charge and was sent
enced to pay a fine of 800.
Charles Lindmeyer charged with. a
second offense of violation OF the
Volstead act. was sentenced to pay
a fine of 500 and was also sentenced
to thirty days in the Brown county
Jail at hard labor.
Edward Weise, a Lincoln coun-
ty farmer, living in the vicinity OF
Lake Benton, charged with the sale
of intoxicants, pleaded guilty and was
sentenced by Judge Booth to pay a
fine Of 500.
James Brown and John J. Nestle
val of Montgomery entered pleas OF
guilty to the charge of violation OF
the national prohibition act at noon
today, and each was sentenced by
Judge Booth to pay a fine, of 800.
Elmer A. Wenzel of Albert Lea
was arraigned at noon today on the
charge Of obtaining possession of a
valuable letter belonging to another
from the Albert Lea postoffice. The
defendant entered a plea of not
guilty
The United States distric.. court
adjourned this afternoon at the con-
clusion of the case of w j. H6y-orth