Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-03-16

duty until Monday morning, when the
criminal cases will be taken up.
The jury in the Henselman case,
wherein $4,000 damages were sued for,
returned a verdict Of damages in favor
of the plaintiff in the sum of $4,000.
From Mondays Daily.]
The case of the United States against
Robert Hatton, the one of the trio, ar
rested for robbing the ~postoAice at Gard
ner, Cass county, who pleaded not
guilty was begun this morning. The
first witness examined was Assistant
Postmaster Berg, who testified as to his
office and the fact of the robbery. Testi-
fed as to finding the door of the store
and p%ostofice open on the morning
after the robbery, and to missing some
stamps, part Columbian and part post
age due stamps, and also some jewelry
and cutlery from the store, Attorney
Miller then produced several boxes of
jewelry, which were displayed to the
witness, who testified it was similar to
that missed from the store. Witness
also identified the cost mark on the
cards to which the jewelry was fastened
as his own work, placed there by him
prior to the robbery.
Mrs. Catherine Cross, wife of G. E.
Cross, postmaster at Gardner testified as
to the fact of the robbery, and also to
her presence at the store and p~ostofice
the night of the robbery, when the
Office was locked for the night. Said
she had tried the door, and it seemed to
all appearances to be securely fastened.
Was not familiar enough with the jewelry
to identify that displayed by the pro-
scouting attorney.
Louise Spooner was the next witness.
Testified as to her residence in Grand
Forks. Had met Hatton in Duluth five
years ago, also in Grand Forks in the
early part of December. Shown the
jewelry, identified by the first witness
as that which was missing from the
Gardner store, said she had seen it be-
fore, and that it had once been in her
possession. 1t had been given her by
the defendant in December. She had
afterwards surrendered it to Officer
Quigley in Grand Forks. Hatton had
also given her a quantity of postage
stamps, some Columbian and some post
age due stamps, such as were missed
from the Gardner office. Shown some
Columbian and postage due stamps
exhibited by the prosecution, she testi-
fed them to be similar to those given her
by Hatton. She had surrendered them
to Deputy Mashal Hennessey.
Witness also knew Pomeroy, one of
the trio, who pleaded guilty. Had seer
him in Grand Forks. He had come TO
her boarding place after a sack which
Hatton had left there for safe keeping a
few days before.
At this point court adjourned until 2
o'clock this afternoon.
The case was continued this afternoon
the testimony of Miss Spooner being
concluded, and the defense put Hatton
on the stand. Testimony for the defense
was being taken at prsss time.
SENTENCED.
In thu case of the United States
against Thomas Murray, for selling
liquor to the Indians, the defendant
plead guilty and was sentenced to sixty
days Imprisonment in the county Jail,
and a fine of $50.
Joseph Maley, the Grand Forks letter
carrier, who plead guilty to the theft of
registered letters, waslbrought into:court
this afternoon to receive his sentence.
Before sentencing the prisoner, Judge
Thomas, in a kindly little talk, said that
he had received numerous letters from
prominent persons in Grand Forks, be-
sides petitions, asking for clemency.
The defendant was young, and bright
and intelligent, and not a criminal by
nature, as in many cases. The Judge
felt the sadness of the case, but remind
ed Maley that he was yet young, and
could live down the past, and expressed
hope that he would dc so. Maley was
then sentenced to one year, in the United
States penitentiary at Sioux Falls.
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