The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1892-06-18
Circuit Court.

The June term of the Circuit Court of
Sully county was opened Tuesday and
closed Thursday afternoon, Judge 81. G..
Fuller presiding; assisted by the follow
ing officers of the Court: States ATTORNEY
Simmons, Clerk Gropengieser, Sheriff
Smith, Deputy Sheriff Tagg, and Bailiffs
Irv. Sergeant and J. B. Gleason.
The Grand Jury was first empaneled and
sworn and after deliberating until Wednes-
day afternoon came into Court and were
discharged without finding an Indictment,
which speaks we'll for the law and order
of the county. The Grand Jury was made
up of some Of our best farmers who care
lully weighed every question brought be-
fore them with view of dealing out
Justice to all from an unbiased stand
point.
The Calander of causes was called and
disposed of in the following manner:
CIVIL CASES.
Carver, Steele & Austin vs.. Samuel s.
Hamill. Stricken from Calendar.
JAS I. Irwin Us. G. K. Mallock. Con-
tinued.
Buffalo School Township vs.. Francis P.
cCamly ct. al. Dismissed.
John Wannamaker et al vs.. Henry F,
Pendleton ct. al. Stricken from Calen-
der.
Oak. F. & NJ. ms. Co. vs.. VIM. H. Shil-
ling and D. T. Mclaughlin. Continued.
Ezra A. Pratt vs.. The Yankton Fire In
surance Co. Changed to Hughes county,
Mccormick Harvesting Machine Co. VS..
Andrew McFall. Sent back to County
Court.
Marcus L. Snow VS.. John w. Carpenter,
Nancy J. Carpenter and T. E. Penney
Stricken from Calender.
Elmer Russell VS.. John w. Miller ct. al
Stricken from Calender.
John F. Hughes VS.. J. H. Gropengieser.
Dismissed by Plaintiff without costs. -
x. G. Lomheim vs. Mortimer Butler
Dismissed.
s. M. Shelter VS.. T. A. Dare. Dismiss
ed at plaintiffs cost.
James Eadie VS.. Patrick Kane. Appeal
dismissed. Bond insufficient
G. w. Johnson vs.. Fl. r. Barber. Trial
by jury. Verdict, so cents damages fol
H. r. Barber VS.. G. w. Johnson. Ap
peal dismissed.
CRIMINAL CASES.
State of So. Dakota vs.. s. r, Pratt
Dismissed.
State of So. Dakota vs.. w. s. Haynes
Indictment quashed Held to answer te
next grand jury.
State of So. Dakota vs.. H. Oestreich
Indictment quashed Held to answer te
next grand jury.
State of So. Dakota vs. F. E. Aldrich
Indictment quashed. Held to answer tc
next grand jury.
State Of So. Dakota VS.. P. w. Pierson
Continued.
Thursday morning the mandamus case
of D. c. Jordan VS.. the canvassing Board
for an alternative writ to compel the
Board to re-cOnvene and canvass the vote
cast for Treasurer, was taken up and fur
ther proceedings in the case postponed un
til July 9th, at Faulkton, when the argu.
ment will be heard.
At the same time and place argument
will be heard on an order to show cause
why q writ of mandamus should not lssu,
compelling the States Attorney to sign th'
summons to begin quo warranto proceed
lings in the case of A. A. Faust VS.. d. M
Smith, which he refused to do afte
a bond of $500 to indemnify the county
against damage or costs had been givel
should Faust fail to proYe by a count 0
the legal vote of the county that he il th
legally elected Sheriff. It seems iron
Mr.. Simmons action that the Independ
ent party prefer to hold Office by virtue o
illegal votes rather than submit to an in
vestigation and rest on the merits of tn
case.