The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-03-08

worth, Kansas. The other bulls from
Hartford, Conn. 10 = blacksmith by
trade cumc here from South Dakota,
worked on the Dwight farm for Is
days 10 August, caMe to Bathyatc,
Crystal, Canton aud Cavalier for Two
FROM Bathgate to Neche Oh the dSy,
of. tho robbery, but claim they left
Neche auOut half past six and came
about three miles 10 the direction Of
Pembina to U threshing crew looking
f3r work but found nOne; slept In U
straw stack, then came to Pembina.
Clarke claims to have . wife a!d two
children 10 Mexico, but both he and
his pal did not give u very hattering
account Of themselves on previous
history. They explained the Incident
! OF recOy MIXING young Harris as over
heard by Marshal Kerr. by saying
tiut On getting up that morning ai.
ter arriving at Pembina. they wanted
sUlne whisky, aud meeting fellow
asked him to get some for them and
4, gave him fifty cents, the fellow never
came back and the prisoners claim
| That this was the person they Thought
they recognized, anu did not see Or
mean Harris at all.
J. ID. Stack who was appointed as
1.-THE attorney for the defence by order
Ut the judge, made u splendid delence
1 but the odds were against him. He
closed with splendid appeal to the
jury, laying special stress On the fact
of the extreme punishment necessary
us IL result OF AN unfavOraUle verdict,
and that the evidence was almost Ell.
! tircly from one witness. MIR. Young,
states attorney, performed his part
with his usual ability. and the case
was given to the jury on Wednesday
morning, whU after short delIbera'
tiun brought In the verdict guilty"
Lofur SimesUn Of GlasstUn war
brought before the court on Tuesday
on charge Ut selling intoxicating Ii.
liquors, and pleaded guilty.
Wednesday the, case Of Mta.e vs.M
McCariy and NJ. Witness Of Crystal fol
selling Intoxicating liquors was heard
The witness J. j. Flvct. famous as the
kidnapped witness In the term Ol
COURT u year or SD ago, was the lntOrm
ing witness In this case. He swOre
that he bought Il drink OF whiskey IN
the place Of business Of the defendant
land that one VI the defendants sold Il
TO him Another witness, 10 Swede
ialso swore nc la,ught a drink at the
same place but could not positively
identity the man who sold 1t. An.
other witness had passed by the door
aud smelled whiskey besides seeing
other sIgns. The defence was that
the defendants were not doing bust.
ness at the place specified atsthe time
hut that 1t was run by one Peterson.
Verdict not guilty n. G. Young
states attorney and w. j. Kneeshaw
for defendants.
State vs.. Ralph Fraser, grand lar
ceny. The case was dismissed after
herring some testimony ON flaw in
the papers, Fraser will be tried again,
though probably not this term.
State VS. NJ. McAndress of CRYSTAL,
common nuisance. Il. P.:OlsOn, A. B.
IOlesOn, John Benson, G. A. Gearhcart,
w. Begsley and d. Swltzer, we're call
ed for the prosecution and though
SOme were uncertain as to what they
drank, others were very positive and
| It looks like conviction. The case
will be given to the jury this morn
.ns. w. J. knoechaw auu Il. Me-
Murchte for defendant. II the jury
cOnvicts, Mr.. KneeShaw Is likely to
iappeal on technical grounds, on which
he has some quite strong points.
1t Is likely but not certain that the
iurymen will be dismissed on Satur-
day. The Judge compliments them as
being the best set OF jurymen that
have served under him In this district.