Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-10-31
Criminal and Civil Disposals
in Grant Co. Circuit Court
Two Years for Car THEFT


Grove, was given two years in Green
Bay by Judge Smalley following his
conviction by jury of the theft Of
John Gunderson's car at Boscobel last
june The car, Ford coupe, disap-
peared from the main street while
Gunderson was attending a picture
show.
Townsend was arrested at Neills-
vile, July 8. He claimed to have
bought the car near Spencer, June II.
OF man named Ray Pugh. Pugh is
IN Canada and not available as a wit
ness. However, the car found in his
possession was the car taken from
Gunderson.
Moore and Oates Freed.
Edwin Moore and Elgie Oates, Du-
buque young men held in Jail here
since July on charge of stealing
and destroying a launch owned by
Game Warden John Keller, were
found not guilty by jury Friday af-
ternoon following four hours deiib-
Grafton. The alleged offense was
committed April 25 and it remains
TACT that the launch has been miss
ing ever since. The state claimed
that the engine had been taken out
and sold and the boat sunk near a
river wing dam.
Moore and Oates strenuously main
tanned their innocence and EMPLOYED
| counsel to defend themselves. They
left Friday for their homes in Dubu-
que after stay of nearly five months
in Lancaster. Both men spoke warm
ly of the kindly treatment accorded
them by Sheriff Edge and wife.
Liquor Law Violations.
Booze cases came up Thursday, the
court making quick action. Nicholas
Murray, Cuba City man, was given
three months in Jail upon his plea of
guilty. Sentence was suspended and
defendant was paroled to Chas. Eus-
tice, Cuba City. Murray was arrest
ed following the death of Gordon
Pascoe in an auto smashup on the
Limekiln road, but evidently the
state did not have evidence to war
rant prosecution along that line.
State VS.. Thos. j. Lacey, $3.50 and
cost paid.
State VS.. Bert WATSON, $3.50 and
costs, paid
State VS.. C. B. Percival, $3.50 and
costs, paid.
State VS. H. A. Reiser, case dis
missed
Allow MOntfOrt Bank Claims.
Juries last week decided in favor OF
plaintiffs in two cases brought against
the state banking commission, where
claims against the Montfort State
Bank had been disallowed
| Alfred Barrels was awarded judg-
ment for $13, 1856 and Jennie Frank
land $1,963.12. In each case the de-
partment claimed the parties had been
dealing with Clyde X. Stephens, miss
ing cashier and not the bank. The
| jury held that the dealings were with
the bank proper and as such the
claims should share equally with all
other claimants against the bank.
| Mr.. Barrels but recently returned
from Germany. He is globe trotter,
| aged about so, and for years has
| journeyed to various places in Asia
and Europe, authorizing the bank to
collect his rents, etc, centered around
Montfort farms and other property.
He also checked on the bank at inter-
walls Barrels lives in Madison when
not globe-trotting.
Freed on Liquor Charge.
Louis Keenner, Waterloo farmer,
tried Monday on a charge of selling
wine to three boys, was found mot
guilty by jury after two hours de-
liberation.
Keehner was accused by Harry
Ashby and Thos. Mayne, neighbors, OF
having sold wine to Lyle Ashby, Leon
ard Mayne, their sons, and Guerdon
Cummings, last January.
Keehner claimed that the boys call
ed on him and asked for a drink and
that he accommodated them, but did
not sell them anything. He claimed
that Ashby and Mayne had grudge
against him and were trying to
frame" him. The jury believed Keen
ner and gave him the verdict
Ralph barrow Not Guilty.
| 1t took jury but % minutes Friday
afternoon to bring in verdict of not
guilty in the case of the state VS..
Ralph barrow, liquor law violation.
Mr.. barrow is a Bagley lumber dealer
and a young man of good standing
who seems to have been the victim OF
gossip.
Martin Murphy, 49, Tavera youth
/ held on a forgery charge with Donald
Pippin, appeared in court yesterday
morning and pleaded mot guilty"
Murphy pleaded guilty at the opening
of court and then asked to change the
plea. AS a result no case has been
prepared against him and trial must
wait until the February term Of court.
Pippin was given two-year Green
Bay sentence last week The boys
were accused jointly in passing bad
checks on Boscobel merchants.
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