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Trails to the Past

Minnesota

Morrison County

Court

 

Jan. 18, 1917 Joseph Kinney of Swanville sentenced to 40 days in county Jail by district judge, for shooting his father in the arm. Little Falls Herald

Jan. 27, 1917 Arthur Sylvester of this city was found guilty in district court of assault in the second degree for striking Patrolman Larson on the head with a club. He was sentenced to the state penitentiary for an indeterminate term. Little Falls Herald

Feb. 2, 1917 James Mulcrone was sentenced in district court to an indeterminate term in the state penitentiary, for participating in the robbery of the St. Paul store. Little Falls Herald

April 26, 1917 Ben Coen was given indeterminate term in state prison by Judge Parsons, for death of Viola Beveridge, killed by auto which he was riding in. Little Falls Herald

May 1, 1917 Roy McGregor of this city was given an indeterminate term at the state prison. He was the owner of and an occupant of the car which struck and killed little Viola Beveridge. Little Falls Herald

May 4, 1917 Judge Parsons filed decision with clerk of court denying Mrs. Cora Smetzer and Mrs. Henry Pearson damages against Drs. Holst & Holst for the death of their husbands, who were killed when a house they were moving slipped from the jacks, crushing them. Little Falls Herald

May 31, 1917 Merle Herculides was sentenced to state prison for indeterminate term by Judge Roeser, for theft of clothing from a railroad car here. Little Falls Herald

June 8, 1917 State supreme court filed verdict upholding verdict of district court awarding Mrs. Mary Posch of Opole $2,000 damages against the Lion Bonding & Surety company, for the death of her husband. Little Falls Herald

July 24, 1917 Car belonging to M. A.  Churchill, was stolen at Randall. Allen Hotchkiss of Staples later was caught with car in his possession. Was fined $150 by Judge Roeser. Little Falls Herald

July 26, 1917—Ignatz Kuklinski of Platte was sentenced to state reformatory by Judge Roeser, for indecent assault. Little Falls Herald

Aug. 28,1917 Conrad Knuth of this city was sentenced to reformatory for one year, for the theft of a cow owned by J. G. Anderson. Little Falls Herald

Sept. 28, 1917 L. A. Woodruff, I. W. W., was given 60 days in jail for seditious utterances. Little Falls Herald

Nov. 20, 1917 Martin Munson of Randall was sentenced to state prison for 18 months by Judge Roeser for breaking into the Nelson store at Randall and stealing a gun. Galen Campbell was given 4 months in Jail for the same offense. Little Falls Herald

Dec. 13, 1917 John Meyer of Morrill town was bound over to the grand jury by Justice Randall, on a charge of stealing an automobile belonging to F. F Turner, at Pierz. It was found 11 miles away to the following day, having been abandoned and left there. Little Falls Herald

 

 

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