Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-12-01
The Liquor Injunction Gases All Go
Over the Term BY Mutual
Consent.
Jack Venable On Trial For Assault,
With Dangerous Weapon on
Senator" Baker.
Concerning the Recent Developments
Regarding Russian Cactus
News Items.
From Tuesdays Daily

FROM tuesday DAILY.
In the district court this morning, the
following cases were put over the term
by consent of the attorneys on both sides
for various reasons: n. P. r. Il. vs..
John S. Waldron: Frank B. Little IS. Il.
S. and NJ. \. Feagles: David Bows, ir.
ct AL, vs. d. Russell, ct al: Frank j.
Call vs.. Chas. Duncomber; John Satter-
lund VS.. County Of Burleigh: Nusent 4
Brown VS.. johnson F. Britton; c. c.
Satterlund VS.. o. H. Beal: Maria Riley
VS.. P. r. Smith; c. NJ. Perry VS.. 0. z. NJ.
Jamison ct al: L.. Peterson VS.. James
kervin: +. Merry ct al. vs.. Vim. NJ. Pye
ct AL; j. w. Raymond ct al. VS.. Jas. H.
Marshal ct al: NJ. A.. r. Brigham VS.. S.
Is. Lawrence and B. A. Schwab; DR..
kendrlck VS.. Jerry Hayes; Il. Holding
vs.. Sargent county; State OF North Da-
kota vs.. Dennis Lenihan ct al: P. r.
Smith VS.. Queen Insurance comany.
BLIND PIG CASES.
When, in calling the calendar, a case
against the first alleged blind pig was
struck. Attorney General Standish said he
believed the prohibition law was being
wilfully violated in Bismarck at this
time. He a informed that no more
than three weeks ago two carloads of
beer, fully loaded, came in to supply
this town. His did not believe that
buildings should be released on afi-
davits of the ,wner. At the same time
he did not believe it right to prosecute
one or two men and allow others equally
guilty to go scot free. So he moved that
the cases in which his name appeared
be pnt over the term. He believed that
there was a growing sentiment in this
part OF the state favoring the enforce
ment of the prohibitory law. There was
one noted case tried in Stark county,
and the court was aware as to the evil
dence there. Members of that jury who
voted for acquittal, had travelled to Bis
malck and told the speaker that if ever
such a case came before them again as
jurymen, they would assume a different
attitude.
MIR. Boucher objected to such state
ments by the attorney general.
MIR. Register made a few statements in
which he said he was willing to prose-
cute the cases in which his name an.
peared, i there was a chance of securing
a conviction. But be did not feel like
putting the county to tile expense Of q
trial if there was no likelihood of secur.
ing a conviction.
All the attorneys interested in the
alleged blind pig cases then agreed to
continue the cases over to the next term.
CRIMINAL CASES.
On motion of States Attorney Register
the case Of the State vs.. John Crofard
and Benjamin Beckey, was dismissed;
also the case OF the State VS.. A. c. Reid.
August Hanky, and Harry johnson
pleaded guilty to a charge of malicious
mischief and they we're sent to Jail for
ten days and fined SO each They. had
already been confined in jail five months
Jack Venable was %arraigned on a charge
of assault with a deadly weapon and
given till this afternoon to plead.
Court adjourned to 100 p. m.
IN II AFTERNOON
the attention of the court was
given to the case of the State VS.
Jack Venable. It will be remembered
that some months ago Jack and Ander
son Baker had a slight disagreement
wherein Jack pulled a gun, it is claimed
and after endeavoring to discharge II
into the anatomy of Baker, slugged hin
over the head with it. The afternoon
was taken up in the endeavor to secur,
a jury in the case, and up to 3 o'clocl
only six had been secured.
From Wednesdays daily.]
In the case of the State We. Jack Ven
able, a jury was secured yesterday after
noon, and the trial proceeded. The frs
witness was Anderson Baker. He sal,
that on the 26th of September last h
was at work taking down the old gov
eminent building neal the railroad track
when he had some words with the de
PENDANT. The defendant pulled a re
volver from his pocket, snapped tn
trigger twice, and then proceeded t
pound the witness over the head with il
He made two ugly wounds on witnesses
scalp.
John Cary testified that he saw til
blows struck. Arthur Russ Bolton ais
gave corroborative testimony. MART,
Ford said he washed the wound q
Baker. James Carter testified to re
ceiving from the witness Bolton the pif
tol introduced in evidence.
The state rested it's case and court ad
journed till 9 a. m.
This morning the first witness for tn
defense was Jack Venable. He denie
that he struck Baker with q revolver, O
that he had a revolver that day. H
claimed that the bruises that Baker re
ceived, we're the result of q fall aoaine