The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-02-07
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their faces and attitudes, and the DIFF.
ference between liberty and restraint
was SO sharply contrasted as to lie III.
most painful to the spectator. No
challenge being interposed they filed
out again to the Jail below, no doubt,
glad to be relieved from the gaze of
the crowd. Tho first case of the term
was g. w. Lemon vs. John Rowe.
Lemon bought a note from NJ. Anle,.
son for $500 with Rowe's name
signed to it. Rowe denied the siyna.
turc. The only evidence for the plain.
tiff was the note and three gnat,,r4s
made hy Rowein the Justice court, an,l
on which, the justice gave judgment,
for the plaintiff. The jury however
thought differently and it only tnok
them half an hour to decide that Rowe
did not sign the note.
On Tuesday the casa Of T.. j. Neil.
son vs. David Henry ct al, was heard.
This was case Of dispute in references
to leased land. horses. etc. The Jury
brought in verdict of $4,000 for the
plaintiff. Wayne agriculture Co. vs.
Dani' GillirS WAS also brought up
This is one of the many CASES occurring
IN our county. in which the plaintiff
sues for notes due on machinery sold.
whicI, the defendant claims to bp
worthless for work. Mr.. Gillies
bought Il sceder of the plaintiffs agent
aud claimed that the sert'er only SOW.
ell half enough grain on slxty.five
acres Of wllca. land, and in conse.
quencc he lost I'LL his crop except "A
bushels and for this put in u counter
claim against the company for 1921 90.
The court instructed tina jury not to
allow this claim hut to bring in their
verdict on the question of the value IF
the seeder. in IAN hour the jury curclld.
ed the seedrr, WIS of no value what
ever, even for old iron anil kindlipg
wood.
Wednesday morning the ease of
llaugen VS. Tlorlackson was disposed
of. This case WAS tried ut last term
of court and verdict given for plain.
tiff. ut this trial the court directed
the jury to l'ring in Il verdict for the
defendant. The question at issue he.
ing the possession Of certain property
which had hccn seized hy plaintiff.
under cllattrl mortgage, of IL value of
$l5O, and rrplevinrd hy the debt.
Two of the grand jurors had to 20
down to the clerks Office to complete
their citizenship after being called
to their seats in courts,
Considerable kicking is being in.
obliged in on account of the fee for
final citizen papers, $40O. Taking
this charge will, the expense of com.
ing Eere makes the price of a vote
pretty high. Perhaps it will he bet.
ter appreciated and used when it costs
SO much.
On Tuesday while Mr.. Young was
addressing the jury with pathetic clio.
qnencc in behalf of his client, Mr..
Gatiney left his chair, leaned over the
table to speak TO a friend; while thus
engaged, Mr. Voslurgl passed behind
him, moving the chair back little,
which was not observed Ivy Mr.. G.
who sat hack where he left the chair,
hut, like McGinty, etc., not only up.
set his own gravity but that OF the
court, the spectators and the jury. OF
course MIR. Young lost his case and
NATURALLY blames Gaffney for it.
The following are some of the dis.
tingnlshcd foreign attorneys in atten.
dance at court. W. j. Hughes, district
attorney of Walsh county; II. A. Libby
of Park River T. j. Mclaughlin
formerly of Grafton, now of st. Paul;
Judges Pratt, Cochran and j. II. Bos.
ard of Grand Forks; James E. Mark.
ham and w. w. Erwin, of st. Paul;
w. =. Miller representing Ball, Wal.
lin and Smith of Fargo.
Markham the st. Paul lawyer, to
The jury. Gentlemen, you hear much
abnnt TURNER'S had notes and poor pa.
per; it is true that the pay is some.
times slow, but have observed that
these bad notes. ut last change into
good farms and cllatttls, and the lie.
salt is much the same, whether the
interest in 10 per cent ~ yearor 4 ner