Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-03-29
UNITED STATES COURT
The Adjourned Term of the United
States Court COnVeneS at
2 O'Clock Tuesday.
Grand Jury Summoned, and a Special
Venire Ordered to Report at
10 a. IN. Wednesday,.
Various Items of Local News Picked
Up In and About the
Capital City.
United States Court.

United States Court.
The adjourned term of the United
States court convened IN the court rooms
at 2 o'clock p. m. Tuesday, Judge Thomas
presiding, and grand and petit juries in
attendance. The roll of the grand jurors
was first first called and following we're
selected:
James Aughnay, Mandan; Henry
Champion, Larimore; Andrew Craigen,
Neche; J. X. McEwen, Park River; }. E.
Taylor, Milton; E. A. Taylor, St. Thomas;
Louis Connolly, Hensler; Peter A. Fat
land, Wolcott; Walter Priest, New Rock
ford: August Hoefs, Hankinson; Rich.
ard G%ainsforth, Jamestown; G. S. Buck,
New Rockford; Charles Murphy, Neche;
j. G. Gill, Fargo.
A special venire of ten men was or
dered to report at 10 a. m. tomorrow, and
the jury will then be completed and
charged.
The roll of petit jurors was then called.
The civil calendar was first taken up,
and in the case of Alice Q. Duryea vs..
School District No. 8, Morton county, a
motion for Judgment on the pleadings
was made by the plaintiffs. The case
Of Mckenzie VS.. First National Bank
and A. G. Boyle was set for April 10Th,
when it will be heard on a motion to re-
mand to the state court.
John Meitzner, Martin Rebel, Joseph
Schmidt, Anton Klein, Martin Griner,
George Schmidt, Martin Klein, George
Klein and Jacob Buehler, charged with
d%epredations at Fort Lincoln plead
guilty, and were released on 500 bonds
in their own ~recognizance to appear
April 9Th for sentence.
Wednesdays Doings.
The grand jury was completed in the
United States court this morning by a
special venire of nine persons, Addison
Leech, E. S. Neal, Thomas Cunningham,
J. B. Taylor, J. M. Edgerley, ]. H. Worst,
Con Malloy, H. T. Detcher and Joseph
Fox. The jury was charged by Judge
Thomas, j. H. Worst being appointed
foreman, and retired, beginning work
upon the cases before them at 2 o'clock
this afternoon, District Attorney Bangs
presenting the evidence.
In court Attorney Rice made a demur-
rer to the indictments in the cases of a
number of the men who are charged with
depredations at Fort Lincoln. This
afternoon a jury was announced to try
the case against Dan Edwards, one of
Mandan railroad men who was indicted
at Grand Forks for hindering United
States marshals in the performance of
their duty at Mandan a year ago. Ed
ward, it is alleged, is one of the men who
held up Deputy Hurst's men near the
bridge, in search for "Scab" Martin.
Marshal Cronan and Deputy Daggett
gave testimony as to preliminary facts IN
the case, and then Deputy Hurst was
called and told his story of the affair.
The case was being heard at press time.
Attorney Miller is prosecuting, with Cen
eral Standish and ]. E. Campbell for the
defense.
HE popular edition of the session
laws will be issued as soon as the COVER
nor shall have acted on all the bills now
before him, probably about the 25th of
this month, and orders will he filled in
the order received. Subscribers of the
TRIBUNE will receive the laws in due
time.
The Villers Case.
The defense in the Vlllers case at
To- orro ooo~al H. cL--