Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-09-05
COURT IN SESSION.
The Mills of Justice Grinding Surely-A
Goodly Grist of Cases Disposed
of this Week.

Judge Thomas, appointed by Judge
Nowlin to preside at this term Of Cir.
cult Court in and for Custer county, ar
rived in this city Monday evening. ac-
companied by large number Of the
members Of the bar Of the Northern
Hills. At 8 o'clock q. m. on Tuesday
morning court was declared to be in ses-
|'sion and business transacted as follows
TUESDAY MORNING.
Upon call the members of the grand
jury appeared before his Honor, were
sworn in and charged. The jurors re-
dred to their room, and after eIecting
Geo. Gundlach, foreman, proceeded to
consider the causes for indictments,
brought before them.
Upon recommendation Of Attorneys
y. ID. Reynolds and A. T. Feay, Reason
= Logan was admitted to the practice
Of law in the courts Of South Dakota.
Judge Thomas orders the peremptory
call OF the criminal calendar, and the
following cases were disposed OF:
State Of South Dakota VS.. John V. and
Geo. S. Avant, continued
State of South Dakota VS.. Roger s.
Hilton, dismissed.
State vs.. Albert McNutt and Frank
Gibson, continued.
State VS.. VIM. L. Harman, continued.
State vs. JAS. Swisher, continued.
State vs.. John V. Avant, continued.
State Vs. Frank lee, continued.
State vs. Daniel Green, dismissed.
State VS.. Harry Turpin, continued.
State vs. David Davidson. continued.
State w. Geo. II. Walker, continued.
State vs.. Egbert Moses. continued.
State va. Joshua +. Wright, defendant
plead guilty to the charge Of keeping a
gambling house, and was fined S25.
State VS.. Bellfrage, dismissed.
State vs.. Jas. McCioud, A. Bartholo-
new and j. ID. Perkins, continued.
State VS.. Clark Coleman, continued.
State vs.. John B. Lehman. continued
until Wednesday morning.
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
This session occupied with the per-
emptory call Of civil calendar.
AT a session in chambers Tuesday ev-
ening, the case of +. w. Cornwall,
charged with obtaining monev under
false pretenses, was heard. Judge
Thomas reserved bis decision.
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
Attorneys Feay. Reno and sprsgue
appointed TO examine T.. X. Juckett, of
Buffalo Gap, an applicant for admission
to the practice of law. Examination
crcditably passed and applicant ad-
mitted.
State VS. +. H. Flynn. Court appoint
ed j. ". Fowler and Z. l.. Wood attor-
neys for defense, and are given until
September 18th TO prepare their case.
State W.. Jas, A. Rector. Defendant
makes special plea Of guilty of assault
with intent TO do great bodily harm,
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
State VS.. r. Otis. Defendant charged
with malicious mischief, acquitted.
John l. Scofield appears before the
court and asks to be made full citizen
of the United States. His eligibility
being proven by competent witnesses,
application is granted.
State of South Dakota VS. James
Gaines. The defendant was charged
with the crime of rape upon Mary Mol
lenbrink, child under sixteen years OF
age. w. g. Porter and B. r. Wood APP
peared for the prosecution, and IL. ID.
Reynolds and X. j. Logan for the de-
fense. A jury was secured without any
trouble and the trial proceeded. The
disgusting details Of the evidence offer
ed by the prosecution were hardly con-
sistent with the nature of the charge,
and the defense offered in evidence
simply the denial of the defendant. The
case was prosecuted with vigor, bnt Rey-
nolds, for the defense. showed up the
evidence in it's true light in an eloquent
plea for his client, and the jury brought
in verdict of not guilty, after being out
about half an hour. 1t meets with gen.
eral approval.
THURSDAY MORNING.
State Of South Dakota vs.. John Welch.
Defendant indicted for assault on the
person of John w. Mcintyre, with in
tent to do great bodily harm. b. X.
Mood appointed counsel for defendant
by the court. The morning session was
occupied with the trial OF this case, and
IL was tonclusively shown by the prose
cution that early in July the defendant
Welsh assaulted Mcintyre with a chair
and also with knife. declaring his in
tention to kill him unless he paid him
money which he claimed that Mcintyre
owed him. After four hours delibera-
ton the jury returned a verdict ofguilty
as charged in the indictment.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
Theo. Hestner, Of Hermosa, asks to be
admitted TO full citizenship. Applica-
tion granted.
State of South Dakota VS.. John Under
wood. Charge, assault with intent to
kill. Defense given until Aug. l4th to
secure an important witness.
State vs. A. ID. Richardson. Defen-
fendant convicted Of assault and bat
terry and fined $50 and costs.
State vs. Hazeltine. Defendant found