Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1888-11-22

to li6 inclusive.
AFTERNOON SESSION FRIDAY.
The following we're admitted to citizen
ship: John A. May, John Waldie and
Mrs. Abigail Eddy.
On motion of Mr.. Bartholomew, Mr..
Norris 3. Wilkinson, of LaMoure, was
admitted to practice on certificate from
supreme court Of Michigan.
The jury in the case of Dover & French
VS. James r. Winslow, returned verdict
IN favor of defendent.
John Fl. Sarles, ct al VS. James l.. Shar-
low, ct al, case tried at the November
term. 1885, in which a jury returned
special verdict upon which the court
based it's decision, which was practically
in favor of the defendants, giving PLAIN
tiffs personal judgment against JAS. L.
Sharlow, from which Judgment the plain
titfs appealed to the supreme court Of the
territory, where the decision of the court
below was reversed and the case was re-
manded for new trial. The case now
comes up on argument as to whether it
shall now be tried by the court or jury
should try the case and the defendants
and Edgar w. Camp and Nickeus & Bald
win for defendants. After lengthy
argument the court reserved it's decision
until this morning.
The next case taken up was that of
P. NJ Ellsworth, respondent VS. Northern
Pacific Railroad company, appellant, be-
ing an appeal from justice court and
brought before court the upon an agreed
statement of facts.
In the case of territory of Dakota VS.
Jno. Fulton on indictment for burgarly,
on account of the inability of the terri
tory to procure the defendent the district
ATTORNEY moved the dismissal to save ex-
pense to the county.
MORNING SESSION SATURDAY
St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance COM
pany VS. VIM. T. Melvin was the first case
called for trial this morning. Mr.. Joslin
asked that the case be tried by the court
and the defendants counsel, Mcmillan 4
Frye, S. L. Glaspell and Nickeus 4 Bald
win, insisted upon trial by jury. The
court directed that a jury be called. The
plaintiff brings suit upon promissory
note given by the defendant in payment
of a policy of insurance, part of which
note $3.50 with interest, remains I'M
paid.
The defendant claims that there were
some changes made in the policy, and
also that if an installment of insurance
premium should not be paid, the insur-
auce is stopped an1 the defendant re-
ceives no consideration, and that there
fore the premium note is void.
The counsel for the defendants, state
that the following cases turn upon the
same pOint-want of consideration: Nos
105 to 144 inclusive.
The grand jury came into court Sat-
urday afternoon, and made following re-
port and retired, not having yet COM
pleted their work:
To the District Court of Sixth Judicial
District: Information has been given
your grand jury that Jno.Scott and VIM.
Blair were examined by justice of the
peace IN LaMoure county for selling IN
bONlCAUlnp liquor WltuOuC u Incense. ana
being found guilty and bound over to
await the action of the grand jury. We're
placed in the hands of the sheriff of La
Moure county, G. W. Oakley; they were
taken by him from LaMoure to Edgeley.
both in said county, to obtain bonds, in
default of which the sheriff placed them
in the hands of Chas Hull. constable
of said county, who allowed them to con-
tinue their business in Edgeley until
they made their escape.
L. NJ. GROVE.
CHAs. GRIMwooD, Foreman.
Clerk
IT.court directed that the report be
filed. '
The following wer7 admitted to full
citizenship: AndreWBrmen..H Helen Bri-
men and JosephssFelh housen.
In the case Of thy st. Paul Fire 4 Ma
/ rine company VS. Wn. T. Melvin, the ar
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