Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-09-19
COURT IN SESSION.
A Number of Important Cases before His
Honor and the Jury this Week.

Honor and the Jury this Week.
The case of Buckingham vs. Judd oc-
cupied Saturday morning. and went to
the jury about noon. That body was
instructed by the court that in case they
arrived at verdict, TO seal it, and ap-
pear with it in court Monday morning.
Court then adjourned until 10 a. m,
Monday, Sept. l4th. Saturday evening
1t was noised about town that the jury
had arrived.at yerdic:. Some Of the
knowing ones were sure they could tell
just what it's import was, but when court
convened Monday morning, and the
verdict was announced, the great major
ity received a genuine surprise. The
jury had agreed to disagree. 1t is gen.
orally understood that throughout their
deliberations they stood ten for YER
dict for Judd and two for buckingham,
and that it took but short time to
develop the fact that there could be no
change. The court, after receiving their
verdict, excused the jurors from
further consideration of the case.
Case Of State W. John Underwood was
called, and defendant not appearing,
bail bond was ordered forfeited, and
bench warrant issued for defendant.
Underwood was charged with attempt
ing TO kill A. A. Shoemaker. Of Her
mosa, few weeks ago. There was
clear case against him, and he probably
thought it the least oftwo evils to sacri-
fee his bond Of $500.
Margaret Smith vs.. ID. !; Smith. Ac-
ton for divorce. Case referred, and A.
T. Feay appointed referee.
State VS.. Ed. Campbell. Charge OF
burglary. 1t was proved that on the
night Of January 4th, 1891, defendant
broke into the residence of Gle mems
Kleemann in this city and burglarized
therefrom gold ring. The ring was
pawned by him to ]. s. olsen, from
whom it was recovered by Mr.. Klee-
mann. The evidence against Mr.. Camp
bell was purely circumstantial, but of
such character as to leave no doubt II
his guilt, and such was the verdict of the
jnry. He was sentenced to three years
at hard labor in the Sioux Falls peni-
tentiary.
State vs. Jud Pelter. Grand larceny.
Defendant arraigned, and plead not
guilty. Remanded to await trial.
]. NJ. Daniels vs.. Custer county. Con-
tinued.
Cases Of G. I. g. w. C. r. r. Co. ys. n.
S. Tubbs, Delos Tubbs and Levi Tuttle.
set for Thursday.
Oscar Silver vs.. G. N. Gilbert. Dis
mIsmissed.
b. r. Wood VS., d. w. Flick. Dis
missed.
TUESDAY.
Carrie K. Haserodt VS.. Charles A :.
Haserodt. Action for divorce. Set for
Monday, September 2l.
Geo. III. Green VS.. G. I. & w. c. II. X.
Co. Plaintiff sues for 81 ,4S5.00, damage
to growing crops, did by the contractors
of the b. & NJ. during the construction
of the Black Hills branch Of thi. road
in the fall of 1890. Case occupied the
day and continued until Thursday to
await the arrival of certain important
papers.
WEDNESDAY.
State vs.. I. Clark. Defendant dis
charged.
G.I. & w. C. r. r. Co. vs.. N. S. Tubbs.
Plaintiff moves for the withdrawal of
the suit. Taken under consideration by
the court.
S. L. Cook VS.. w. j. Bedford. Action
for the foreclosure of a mechanics lien.
Judgment for plaintiff for $1,000.
State vs.. Jas. Ferguson. Grand larc-
eny. Tried by jury, and that body in
structed by the court to return verdict
of not guilty. Defendant discharged.
&c. Welch VS.. Cable & Chute. Dis
missed.
Z. w. Walsh vs.. Black Hills Tele-
phone Co. Stricken from the calendar.
South Dakota Mining Co. VS. II. o.
sen. Continued.
The remainder of the day was taken
up with the trial of the case of Geo. III.
Green VS.. G. l. & w. G. r. X. Co.. and
court adjourned until Friday with the
above case still unfinished.
The three-year-old child Of John
/ Dennis, who resides on q ranch south OF
Cascade. near the Cheyenne river, fell
into the river and Was drowned on Fri
day. Full particulars have not been
learned, but it is supposed that while
playing near it, and before help could
arrive, the little one was at last over
come in the water of the Cheyenne