Viewing Trials Category (23) found:The Sedition Trials of A. D. Smith & E. F. C. Ebeling (1918).In 1918 A. D. Smith, a lawyer, and E. F. C. Ebeling, a doctor, were prosecuted in Hennepin County District Court for violating the Minnesota Sedition Act. Reports of their trials in the Minneapolis Morning Tribune are posted here. ... "Inside the Jury Room During the Kelly-Lamb Murder Trial" (1875)On August 5, 1874, Michael Kelly killed Barney Lamb. Nine months later he was tried in Ramsey County District Court for first degree murder.
Darwin S. Hall: "The First Lawsuit in Birch Cooley Township." (1916)The first trial in Birch Cooley Township in Renville County was held in 1868 in the small house of Willard Drury, Justice of the Peace. John Tracy was prosecuted for cruelty to his neighbor's cattle when they strayed over the property line onto his land. He was tried before a conscientio... H. L. Gordon Recalls Trials in the 1860s and 1870s. (1911).Hanford Lennox Gordon (1836-1920), a Civil War veteran, practiced law in Wright and Stearns Counties in the 1860s and 1870s, and later in Minneapolis in the 1880s. He was also a poet, and published several volumes of verse, most pertaining to Minnesota. In 1915 he donated his papers to the Minneso... Paul Nelson, "The Case of the William Clark Papers."In May of 1805 William Clark -- the Clark of Lewis and Clark -- sent a packet of his early notes taken on the Lewis and Clark Expedition, by courier from Fort Mandan, Dakota Territory, to President Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson was known to have the notes in 1806 . . . and then they disappeared. They... James E. Child, "Trying a Case in Waseca County While (Allegedly) Under the Influence of Liquor" (1905).In 1905 James E, Child, a lawyer, journalist and member of the temperance movement in Waseca County, Minnesota, published a year-by-year history of the county. In his chapter on the year 1878 he included a short account of a chaotic trial in Justice Court that featured a lawyer who, he alleged, was ... John W. Murdoch: "Russell Sage v. Village of Reads---A "Comedy of Errors." (1952).On May 21, 1962, a memorial proceeding was held in Wabasha County District Court in honor of John W. Murdoch, who had died on April 11, at age ninety-two. Lawrence R. Lunde, a Lake City lawyer who knew Murdoch very well, delivered a eulogy that included the following:
John W. Murdoch: "The Wabasha Doctors's Murder Case." (1954).In the early 1950s, a decade into retirement, John Murdoch looked back on his long career at the bar--49 years--and decided to write his recollections of several cases that had historical importance or interest. One was a trial of two Wabasha doctors for attempted murder. It was the culmination of ... "The First Lawsuit in Becker County" (1907).The first trial in Becker County, Minnesota, was held about November, 1871. Harvey Jones was prosecuted for domestic assault. He was tried before a jury, which found him guilty. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail. As Jones was being transported to jail, he received some shrewd legal a... "The Celebrated Kate Noonan Case." (1877)On February 16, 1877, Kate Noonan shot and killed William Sidle outside the Nicollet House in Minneapolis. She was tried in June, but the jury deadlocked. When the judge dismissed the jury, Noonan was in her cell. Her attorneys sought to free her via a writ of habeas corpus on the ground that her... "The First Jury Trials in Winona County." (1884).In March 1853, Henry C. Gere's "claim jumping" suit against John C. Laird was tried to a six man jury in Justice Court -- the first in the Winona County. The first jury hung, the second returned a verdict in favor of Gere, who, however, never regained possession of the land from Laird. This accoun... "The First Trial in Freeborn County, Minnesota" (1882)."Boulton v. Knapp," the first trial in Freeborn County, was held in January, 1857. For decades it has interested scholars of the adversarial system because it superbly illustrates the lawyer's ethical duty to be a zealous advocate for his client (s).
Joseph O. Barrett: "The First Lawsuit in Traverse County." (1881).This account of the momentous "Brown v. Folsom" litigation appeared in Joseph O. Barrett's county history published in 1881. ... The Closing Argument of Cushman Kellogg Davis in the Impeachment Trial of Judge Sherman Page before the Minnesota Senate (1878).On June 25, 1878, the thirty-third day of the impeachment trial of Judge Sherman Page, former Governor Cushman Kellogg Davis, a defense attorney, began his closing argument to the Minnesota Senate, sitting as a High Court of Impeachment. He concluded the next day. His summation is considered a mast... Impeachment Trial of Judge E. St. Julien Cox before Minnesota Senate. Volume 1 (1882).Eugene St. Julien Cox (1835-1898), a Judge of the Ninth Judicial District, was impeached in 1881. In his trial before the Minnesota Senate from January through March 1882, he was acquitted of most of the twenty articles of impeachment but found guilty of seven charges. He was removed from the bench... Impeachment Trial of Judge E. St. Julien Cox before Minnesota Senate. Volume 2 (1882).Eugene St. Julien Cox (1835-1898), a Judge of the Ninth Judicial District, was impeached in 1881. In his trial before the Minnesota Senate from January through March 1882, he was acquitted of most of the twenty articles of impeachment but found guilty of seven charges. He was removed from the bench... Impeachment Trial of Judge E. St. Julian Cox before Minnesota Senate. Volume 3 (1882).Eugene St. Julian Cox (1835-1898), a Judge of the Ninth Judicial District, was impeached in 1881. In his trial before the Minnesota Senate from January through March 1882, he was acquitted of most of the twenty articles of impeachment but found guilty of seven charges. He was removed from the bench... Answer of Judge Sherman Page to Articles of Impeachment (1878).On March 26, 1878, attorneys for Judge Sherman Page filed his Answer to the articles of impeachment that had been brought against him. It is posted here.
Impeachment Trial of Judge Sherman Page before the Minnesota Senate. Volume 1 (1878).Sherman Page (1833-1918), a Judge of the Tenth Judicial District, was impeached in 1878. In his trial before the Minnesota Senate, he was acquitted of all charges. The trial transcript was published in three volumes by Ranaley & Cummingham Printers, St. Paul, later that year.
Impeachment Trial of Judge Sherman Page before the Minnesota Senate. Volume 2 (1878).Sherman Page (1833-1918), a Judge of the Tenth Judicial District, was impeached in 1878. In his trial before the Minnesota Senate, he was acquitted of all charges. The trial transcript was published in three volumes by Ranaley & Cummingham Printers, St. Paul, later that year.
Impeachment Trial of Judge Sherman Page before the Minnesota Senate. Volume 3 (1878).Sherman Page (1833-1918), a Judge of the Tenth Judicial District, was impeached in 1878. In his trial before the Minnesota Senate, he was acquitted of all charges. The trial transcript was published in three volumes by Ranaley & Cummingham Printers, St. Paul, later that year.
Dean William R. Vance: "Trial By Battle" (1916).A short article on "trial by battle" by William R. Vance, Dean of the University of Minnesota Law School, was published in the August 1916 issue of Case and Comment. ... Charles T. Hvass, Jr.: Book Review of Paul Sevareid, "The Peoples Lawyer, The Life of Eugene A. Rerat" (1963)."The Peoples Lawyer" is the biography of Eugene "Gene" Rerat, one of the pre-eminent Minnesota trial lawyers of the mid-twentieth century. It summarizes his life in the courtroom through a series of criminal and civil cases. It also covers the attempts by corporate America to silence him through fra... |