Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-12-20
THB JURY IS OUT.
The Jury In the Wadsworth Case
Goes Out at $50 Wednesday
Evening.
Several Days Consumed By the At
torneys in Making Their Ad-
dresses to the Jury.
AT 2 O'clock Thursday Afternoon the
Jury in the Case Had Not
Yet Agreed.
The Wadsworth Case.

~ VI MIS- SVdusWOitu Was Completed,
and Carl Holmberg was next examined
for the defense. He stated that he had
the boy Roehm in charge part of the
time that he was in custody at Medora,
and when he made his confessions to
Mr.. Foley. The defense tried to get be-
fore the jury the statement made by the
defendant after a warrant of arrest was
read to him, but it vas strenuously OBJ
jected to by Mr.. Miller as self-serving
testimony, and the testimony was ruled
out. The witness says he was present
at the autopsy OF the body Of Severson,
and the boy Roehm was also present.
The boys actions were such at that
time to convey the idea to those present
that he was innocent. The witness also
testified that he had charge of the defen-
ant from the time that Mrs. Wadsworth
begun to testify till after the boy had
testified and that during that period the
defendant was at the restaurant. This
testimony was for the purpose of contra
dieting the testimony of the witness
Lebo as to a remark made by the de-
PENDANT to him that the boy would not
give it away, but would keep his mouth
shut
During the entire session this morn
ing, the witness Holmberg vas on the
stand. His testimony this morning was
principally as to the conduct of the boy
Roehm on January l after the inquest
at which the boy gaves his testimony.
He seemed to be. very frisky, and in
formed the witness that he was all right
now. The witness stated that during
the time he had the boy in custody
prior to the first Of January there was a
good deal said by Different persons in
regard to the character of Mr.. Wads-
worth; some people stated that he was
an old rascal, who was capable of doing
anything, and used vile epithets con
corning him. The boy stated the wit
ness, however, that both Mr.. and Mrs.
Wadsworth were kind to him when he
lived at their ranch.
The examination of the witness was
concluded just as court adjourned.
This afternoon, r. M. Tuttle and l..
A. Simpson testified to some details as
to the inquest held on January /.
Mr.. Schofield of Dickinson, testified
as to the bad character of the boy-his
untruthfulness and quarrelsomeness.
He also testified as to the character of
Mr.. Wadsworth.
Frank Parks of Dickinson, an employee
in Rays meat market, testified that he
knew the boy Roehm, and his reputa-
ton was bad. He would not believe him
under oath.
FRIDAY
Court will adjourn for a month upon
the conclusion of the trial of the Wads-
worth case. This has taken up SO long
a time that it was agreed last night by
all the attorneys that an adjournment
be taken as soon as the case is con
cluded. Accordingly, all of the jurors
except those sitting on the Wadsworth
case were discharged, and January 90
was fixed as a date to take up the civil
cases. The criminal cases have nearly
all been disposed of, Hungerford and
Carney having pleaded guilty and been
sentenced, and they have already begun
to serve Out their farms
THE wADswoRTH CASE.
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. futile was
examinedat length as to testimony given
at the coroner's inquest on January 1
last, the object of the examination being
to show that the witness Roehm testified
to a different state Of things at the in
quest from that to which he testified on
this trial.
jeff Anderson testified that the gen
eral reputation of the witness Roehm
was very bad. It was attempted Also to
bring out from the witness that Sever
son, the deceased, had told him that the
boy Roehmh had threatened to put lead
into him (Severson), but this was ruled
out as hearsay, and the witness was not
permitted to testify on this point.
THIS MORNING.
The trial of the Wadsworth murder
case is nearly completed. The defense
rested this morning, and but for the re-
buttal testimony Of the state, the evil
dence is all in. The defense did not take.
as long as it was thought, and the de-.
PENDANT, M. Wadsworth, was not placed.
upon the stand. The session of court
this morning was taken up mostly with
arguments Of legal points, and no wit
nesses were placed upon the stand by
the defense. William Jones was called
after court had opened, but he was not
in the court room, and afterward, it APP
pears the defense decided not to call
upon him, for he was not sworn.
Several motions were made to strike
out testimony, and they were granted as