Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-08-04
Pembina County Bandits Con-
yiCteH,

Court opened again on MONDAY, anu
on Tuesday tie first case of the gang
of thieves WIS brought up. James
Broderick was charged with stealing
wheat from one LaPlante in Cavalier
county. The evidence in this case was
largely circumstantial, except for the
admissions made to Liezert who APP
peared on the stand and testified for
the state, and the production of
letter written by Brederick in Jail to
his wife. The latter was surprise to
the defense and was almost dramatic
in effect Broderick had taken the
stand in his own defense in rebuttal of
rather u weak case on the part Of the
state; after Il very few questions in
cross-eNamination, States Attorney
kneeshaW stepped up to Broderick
and asked him if a letter which he
handed him was in his (Broderick' 81
handwriting. Broderik colored and
turned white and while the audience
and jury watched him in perfect 81
lence and eager attention, Ee read or
appeared to read, for 4 long time, and
finally IN taltering manner stated
that ne thought the envelope -ras his
but he WASH t sure aboat the letter.
The letter IS addressed apparently IN
der tive covers. The inside one adj
dressed to Mrs. James Broderick,
Mclean i. O., \. d. 1t begins alb
ruptlE and is writer in al excellent
hand with but few errors. We omit
the name OF one party referred to ia
the letter as there is really nothing in
the letter which would actually show
guilt, except that Droderick evidently
thought the party would try and help
him out by Testimony, otherwise we
give the letter verbatim as follows:
how would it do to get Rose to swear,
that he WAS tO-----the night that L
went down get all the witnesses you
can Try and Sc" Mrs. Gould get her to
say thnt was not in there house that
night and that she never saw anything
Of that book that Alex tried make be
lie%e it was Busy tell her to tell Gould
and say that it was his little plow he
fetched up there when he came that!
had they Will wonder what ! had it hid
fer ! heard you found that pillow for
him l will teM them,I bought it fron,
Gould and cid not know but that it
Was his little p!ow and that Jeena came
down and told me to set it out of the
WY that lie owed on one pillow and
they might want this too but if YOU
know of anything better let me know
for do not know what you told them.
| do not knew how Gonld is going to
swear he is aione;:.nd Alex and Jeena
are togetnez, believe Gould will break
down there so much against him they
will likely bring up about that hay that |
Gould took from Williams tell---to |
say he knows nothing about it and |
will the same if Gould will only deny
1T square but WE must not depend on |
them too iaauch ANYHOW do YOU
think will come .eut or not.
get Rose to get Qunnell to saw til at |
Alex told him that he did not like me
and that Alex SAID that he heard that |
Williams lost outs and that he would |
swear that J. took them and get even
with me We Want to break his evidence
You can maby - and Rose car tell |
you something,if l could only get some
one to swear that the
down past there. that night.
tell Rose to say that bought 100
bushels OF wheat from him and paid |
him s23 on it.aEa- can say that got |
95 from him ii necessary l saw Quinell |
and he said that. Gould had told all he
knew the dirty cuss after him coming
to our place ccaxing me to go with |
him now TO saueal but 1 will deny
everything il were only out think i |
could buy some enc to swear for zle.
will Try to smuggle this letter to |
Won Crht pQt c1no
lcelander OF Norwegian to swear that
he got Il ride with me if you can ist me
know
money is no eRiect if get clear
II could oniy.get some one to swear
that he gotta ride with me from He.Zer's
to the road thatT-urns south before you
come to the would be all
sight.
get this leGtar'sO Ida as soon as you
cah and il you can help get some one
do as do not knew how Gould is going.
When you write be careful what you
say.
There is no Signature to the bstter
but Broderie!s practically acknow-
lodged that be Mrete it. It was given
to prisoner ssho was being released
and the letter was taken from hif2 by
IHe Sheriff NEa1 searched him before he
let him out.
Attorney Daslghty made an excellent
and eloquent Argument for his client,
and States Attorney Kneeshaw SEM
med up tie evidence for the state in a
convincing manner. Broderick's wife |
and child We've in court. The jury
we've out about Thirty minutes AID
came in with Il verdict of guilty.
or Wednesday meaning the bonds
of Clarke Rose and James Quinnes] |
were declared forfeited as they had
not appeared for trial. The bonds are
for Sd 900 each, Geo. W. Ryan and
Clas. gull are bondsmen for Rose and
Jud i-aMoure and Barney Follins for
Ouinnnlj IT. is understood tbat tho