Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-05-31
we're called for the defense in the Bow.

ers case and the State rested it's case.
John A. Ross was called as the first
witness for the defense. He was still
on the stand when court adjourned.
This morning MI. O'Connor COM
menced to question Ross, when he was
interrupted by the defendant, who de-.
sired to put a few questions to the wit.
ness. There seemed to be some friction
between Mr.. O'Connor and the defend
ant, and Mr.. O'Connor offered to with.
draw from the case, but after a few
moments consultation, attorney and eli
ent resolved to stay together.
MI. Ross was questioned by MI. O'Con-
nor, and the next witness was Luther
Cakes. He testified that two evenings
after the shooting, Ross told him that
Bowers did not shoot at him behind the
barn.
Mike Francis, VIM. Fisher, N. Dock
ondorf, Chas. White, S. Hagy and
Geo. Graves testified for the defense.
The defendant then took the stand. He
claimed that Ross had fred at him with
a revolver and wounded his arm before
he (defendant) raised the gun he fired.
This afternoon the defendants attor-
ney asked a few questions Of States At
torney Allen, and the defense rested.
The attorneys then proceeded to address
the jury.
Frmo Tuesdays Daily.1
In the district court last evening the
jury in the Bowers case returned a YER
dict Of not guilty.
This morning the case Of the state VS..
August Benz was called. The defendant
is charged with stealing a COW, the prop
erty of Capehart & Watson, and the
value of the alleged COW makes the
offense grand larceny.
Mr.. Register appeared for the defense.
By IL o'clock a jury had been secured.
The judge decided to keep the jury to-
gether.
At the afternoon session the first wit
ness was William L. Watson, of the firm
of Capehart & Watson. He testified
that at Sterling, last September, be saw
the defendant with a COW branded
"W. L. which he was trying to ship.
Witness told him that it belonged to
Capehart & Watson. The COW was not
shipped. A few days afterward witness
went to defendant for the COW, but she
was not Forthcoming. He has never
been able to get the COW since.
From Wednesdays daily
Yesterday afternoon in the case of the
State VS.. Benz. David Richards testified
that he went to .Benz's place with the
witness, Watson, to get the COW that the
defendant had at Sterling.
Geo. S. Brooks, VIM. Gribble, VIM.
Head, Dwight Blake, were called to give
testimony in confederation of the witness
| Watson.
The state rested and the defense pro.
ceeded to put IN it's case.
The defendant testified that he got
the cow from John Hammond and re-
ceived a bill Of sale for it.
Court then adjourned.
This morning the trial of August
Benz was resumed. Gottlieb Mors,
and Valentine Benz testified for the de-
Tense. The entire morning was devoted
to the examination of these witnesses.
Court took a recess at 1890.
At 2 p. m. court reassembled and
shortly after the defense rested its case
and Mr.. Allen put on witnesses in re-
buttal.
Another Way.
Always prolific of ideas, State Super
%intendent Of Forestry w. w. Barr ct
has a scheme for keeping the Russiant
cactus off farming land. Plant tree
hedges throughout the land raised from
seeds, he says: "Then the practical
method that should be adopted is to
plant hedges Of trees along the high
ways and through the land. If the
small farmer could hedge in his land on
all sides, or if a land owner, say of one to
four or more thousand acres, could d.
vide his land by mean Of suitable he'd
ges into 100 acre lots, or less, in any form
he may desire, such men would lave
efectual instructions to the pest. This
would probably prove to be- the best
system of protection that can be devised.
Thus when the hedges, being sufficient.
ly compact, should assume a proper
height, no outside cactus plants and but
few seeds could reach his premises. The
trees being bushy at the top, no cactus
plant could pass over, and being compact
at the base no plant could pass trough.
One Of the very best trees for q hedge
in North Dakota is the white willow. It
is q hardy and thrifty grower, and if
properly titled and cared for it will make
an excellent wind break and hedge, the
trees at the end Of three years reaching
a height Of eight to ten or twelve feet,
and at n end Of five years, eighteen to