Court Case1926

Waupaca County News

November 11, 1926

THE JURY SAYS “NOT GUILTY” IN LUND CASE

Manawa Girl Fails to Prove That He Is the Father of Her Child

THREE PAY LIQUOR FINES

Maas Found Not Guilty of Forgery

Stevens Point Motor Cop Please Guilty to Speeding

Anthony Loses Potato Case to Petersons

During the past week the criminal calendar that was before the fall term of circuit court for Waupaca county has been cleaned up, and the court is now working on the civil calendar.

Last Friday Bernie Paulson, who was charged with abandonment plead guilty, and agreed to pay the costs in the action. He will pay $15 each month, $10 toward the costs until they are paid, and $5 a month towards the support of his wife.

The forgery case of J.A. Maas went to a jury trial, with the result that Maas was found not guilty. Apparently the decision of the jury was not exactly agreeable to Judge Park, as evidenced by the talk he gave them after they reported their verdict. The case of L.W. Hevey, charged with forgery was settled out of court.

The court’s time on Monday and Tuesday was taken up with the jury trial of Charles Lund of the Town of Waupaca, who was charged with bastardy, the complaining witness in the case being Margaret Schultz of Manawa. In the complaint Miss Schultz claimed that Lund was the father of a child born to her, and that said child was born 7 months and 11 days after conception. At a period nine months before the child was born, Lund was not on intimate terms with the girl. The attorneys for the complaining witness centered their efforts on attempting to prove that the birth was a premature one, and as a result a great deal of medical testimony was taken. During the trial the court room was crowded with spectators at all times. The case went to the jury on Tuesday afternoon, and after several hours deliberation a verdict of not guilty was brought in. the members of the jury trying the case were Frank Buckholtz, Albert Platte, Jr., Bertha Monty, William Brandenberg, Mattie Bratz, Elsie Goodwin, Anna Delano, Cora Huffcutt, Myrtle Kluth, Oscar Modeen, Andrew Anderson and David Koontz.

The proprietors of the three “soft drink” stands in New London appeared before Judge Park and plead guilty. They were Herman Bonnin, Steve Sullivan and Walter Smith. Sullivan and Smith were each given a fine of $200 and costs. Bonnin, in entering his plea, made excuses as an attempt to justify himself and a result Judge Park gave him a fine of $250 and costs.

A.N. Durand, Stevens Point motorcycle officer, and Sylvester Kobishop, also of Stevens Point, were fined $10.00 an taxed costs of $48.43, by Judge Park on Monday, when they plead guilty to charges of speeding in Weyauwega early in September. The case reached circuit court on an appeal from a justice court judgment at Weyauwega, in which they had been found guilty of reckless driving and fined $20 and costs. The charge of speeding was made on an amended complaint.

On Tuesday the civil case of V.W. Anthony of Weyauwega, who was suing Albert and Elmer Peterson of the Town of Lind, was tried. The case grew out of a potato deal, Anthony attempting to show that he entered into a contract with the Peterson Bros., to purchase potatoes from them at a certain price for delivery at a future date. He claimed that when he wanted the potatoes later on they refused to deliver them because the price had gone up. The Peterson Bros. claimed they did not enter into a contract of this nature with Anthony, and the jury agreed with them for a verdict against Anthony was brought in.