Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-12-08
JACK GETS TWO YEARS
Jack Venable Sentenced In District
Court to Two Years in the
Penitentiary.
Sheriff Donnelly Takes Him Out
This Morning, And His
Sentence Begins.
No Quorum at the Council Meetins
One Kind Of Estray Notice
Other News.
Found Guilty.

Found Guilty.
Jack Eenable, or Black Jack rs he is
better known, will probably pass the next
year or SO of his existence in the peni-
Tertiary. Not that this will he anything
novel for Jack, for he is pretty we'll &C,
customed to ~penitentlary life. He has
already passed ten or twelve years of
his life in that institution, having been
released from confinement but about
two years ago. In fact he is said to
have remarked not many moons ago,
that, as there was a hard winter coming
on, he guessed he'd have to do something
to get back "home," as he designates the
place of his former incarceration.
Whether this was said in jest or earnest,
he will get back "home' nevertheless.
Wednesday afternoon at about 4 o'clock,
his case was concluded, and given to the
jury. They were out but a few moments
aud returned a verdict of guilty, as
charged-assult with a deadly weapon
etc. He has not been sentenced yet, and
may receive from one to five years at the
discretion of the court.
The case of the State IS. 4. Cressy,
on appeal from justice court, wherein \.
Greasy was found guilty of assault and
battery, was called and MI. Cressy plead
ed guilty; the cast of the State VS..
Ostlund, was put over the tern, the
State not being ready to proceed with
the case.
From Mondays Daily.]
On the opening of court this morning
the case of Alfred Greasy was called, he
having entered a plea of guilty of as
tault and battery. The court fined him
$50, and the execution of the fine was
suspended. The Judge said that if at any
time it came to the knowledge of the
court that the defendant was violating
the law, he would have the power to see
that the sentence was executed.
The trial of Anderson Baker for as
sault and battery was begun. Mr..
Stoyell appeared for the defendant.
w. B. Warner testified that on June 8 he
was walking along by the Armory build
ing when the defendant came up to him,
made a grab at him and took a charm
from his chain. Coroborative evidence
was given by Thos. Bottomley and
Thos. WEIGH. The state here rested lis
case. Anderson Baker was sworn and
said he merely took the charm from
Warner because it was his property.
The attorneys addressed the jury, the
judge delivered his charge and the Jury
retired. At ~ o'clock they came in and
said they could not agree and Foreman
Pierce said he did not believe there was
any probability Of an agreement being
arrived at. Other jurymen expressed a
similar view. They asked, however, for
some further instruction and retired
again.
At 1:3O this afternoon the jury in the
Baker case came in and expressed their
inability to agree. They were accord
ingly discharged. The case will pro.
badly be tried again this term.
The rest Of the afternoon was taken
up with the disposal of some civil case.
From Tuesdays Daily.l
Black Jacks case was disposed of this
morning, and Jack is now numbered
among the inmates of the p%enltentiary.
He was brought into court by the sheriff
this morning, and asked if he had any
thing to say, before his sentence. Jack
said he hadn't, except that he thought
people were prejudiced against him to
some extent. After some questioning,
Judge Winchester sentenced him to tia
penitentiary for a period of two years.
Sheriff Donnelly had to go to the peni-
Tertiary this morning to attend a trustee
meeting, and 8 % he killed two birds with
one stone, took Jack with him and
turned him over to the authorities.
This afternoon some civil and court
cases were being heard, among them
that of Richardson vs. Martin, an an.
plicatiou to set aside some tax titles.
From Wednesdays Daily.]
In the district court yesterday after.
noon, the case OF Bush We. Martin was
concluded, so far as taking testimony
was concerned. The attorneys have 9
few authorities to present to the court,
after which a decision will be rendered,
COLEMAN VS.. norroMLEy.
In the case of VIM. Coleman vs. Thos.
Bottomley, the complaint asserts that
the defendant kept a blind pig in Bis.
marck, and for four months kent the
plaintiff in a drunken and debauched
condition." and, by fraud, secured from
plaintiff, a deed to a piece Of land belong.
ing to him, wherefore the plaintiff seeks
to have the deed Cancelled. The defend.
and entered a general denial.
Mr.. Newton appeared for plaintiff and
Mr.. Philbrick for the defense.
MI. Coleman testified on his own be.
hall. He stated that prior to October,
1892 for twenty-three months, he had
tasted no intoxicants. He came owe to