Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-09-09
rHn couRr.

The special session of the tiietric
court opened here on Monday
Judge Church presiding. The fol
lowing are the names of the granC
jurors sworn in for the session:
VIM Taylor, forum Andrew Tua,
q y Knott, Frank Jones,
) A Dec0stsr, Robert Stevenson,
| Chas krieter. VT Nc Kinster,
John Anstln, CT Frisbv,
q A Tompkins. John Hiekee,
Dugal Cameron, Marshal Vincent,
i & Bremen, Henry Ash.
| S G Crosby, Ralph Dwight.
The Judge then charged the iur1
as to matters and things of.whici
they were TO take conizaneo, IN suei
a clear and unmistakable mannel
that it were impossible for them t
fail in their duty.
The grand jury then retired and
a petit jury was impannelled for tns
trial Of Daniel Wa8llburn, charged
with robbing G. Stevenson on t9it
night Of Oct. Sd, 1855. Glass 81
Watertown, and Gordon Of Aber-
deem, attorneys for defense and
Dist. Atty. Alley, assisted by Van
Buskerk, Of W&tertown for the
prosecution. The following was the
jury panel:
= De5eizue, August Hunting,
J w Price, II johnson.
| II Rowland, ] e Garwood,
I 4 I A = n
S Tobert, WIN Ritter.
L G Webster, a n Wilson.
The testimony, which has been
heretofore recited in these columns.
was then gone over in exhaustive
detail, showing all the facts and
circumstances in the case.
The argument was opened by Dist
Atty Alley on the part OF the prosecu-
tion in resume Of the testimony.
Counsel Glass opened for the de-
Tense in clear, logical and able
speech of about 30 minutes IN
length. which showed him to be q
thorough lawyer. III. j. Gordon
followed in an eloquent speech, full
of ingenuity and cogent reasoning
that, had his facts been deduced
from sound premises would have
been irresistible. He is a young
man Of decided promise and wall
rank on the top shelf Of the profess
sion OF the territory before many
moons shall pass away. All he
needs is a little more experience to
enable him to get there with both
feet in elegant shape.
The argument was closed by Van
Buskerk in which he made capital
resume Of the testimony. His de-
duetion5 were exactly to the point
and visited all over with good
sense.
Judge Church's charge was as
complete an effort of the kind as we
ever listened to. Nothing was lef5
out that could possibly afford the
jury any light IN making up their
verdict.
The jury then retired and after
celebrating about five hours, re-
turned verdict of equity is
charged in the Indictment The
Judge sentenced him to ten years at |
hard labor in the penitentary at |
Sioux Falls, and thus, after almost
a year, is disposed the Washburn |
case at a cost of nearly two thous-
and dollars to the county.
The next Indictment was against |
John w. Stephenson charged visit
assault with intent to do great bodi- /
ly injury. The accused plead guilty |
as to the assauit-Counsel Bennett, /
OF Bristol made a few remarks. The
Court fined the accused So and |
costs.
The next was the case Of Martin |
Olsen charged with forgery. This |
is the case Of raising q wheat check |
at Bristol noticed in these columns
at the time, from 20 to 200 hT,rfsfs
Same attorr css on both sides, ex-
cept 5 yorncy Bennett, of Bristol, /
whose address to the jury is spoken
Of in the highest terms as very
fine effect. In this case Dist. Atty. |
Alley made an address that eviden-
;ed fine ability not only as a lawyer
but also as an advocate before q
jury.
The jury retired and after spend
ng several hours brought in a yer.
lict Of guilty Of forgery in tho
bird degree" and the Judge SEN
Fenced him to five years hard labor
n the penitentary at Sioux Falls.
The following is the jury in the
Olson cnsn.