Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-05-24
in THE DISTRICT COURT
District Court COnvenes at the Court
House Today With a Large
Calendar.
A Number of Old Civil Cases Are
Again Put Over by
Consent.
Several Prisoners Arraigned for
Pleading to Various Offenses
Local News.

Local News.
District Court.
In the district court Tuesday morning a
number of civil cases which have been
on the calendar for several years, were
continued over the term by consent of
parties on both sides.
CRIMINAL CASES. F,
James Sullivan, James Smith and
Robert Mccormack were arraigned and
all pleaded not guilty, charged with es-
Gaping from the p%enitentiary. Mr..
O'Connor appeared for Smith and Sui
Ivan, and Mr.. Register for Mccormick.
Mills Beach defended by Mr.. Boucher)
was arraigned on a charge of assault
with intent to commit a felony on VIM.
j. Fraleigh, and was given until tomor-
row to plead.
Maron s. Evans was arraigned on a
similar charge, and defended by Mr..
Boucher. He was given until tomorrow
to plead.
VIM. III. Leonard was arraigned on
several charges of obtaining money un-
der false pretences by palmlng foreign
wolf scalps of on the county. Mr.. Reg
lister appeared for the defense. The de-
PENDANT was given t%wenty-four hours to
plead in all the cases.
August Benz was arraigned on a
charge of grand larceny-stealing q COW
and Mr.. Register appeared for the de-
Tense. Given twenty.four hours to
plead.
Nels Nelson, out on bail, did not ap-
pear in reponse to his name.
Frank Bowers, defended by Mr.. M. T.
O'Connor, Was charged with assault with
q dangerous weapon on John A. Ross.
he pleaded not guilty.
John A.. Ross, defended by MI. F. H.
Register, was charged with a similar of
fence on the person of Frank Bowers.
Given twenty-four hours to plead.
Fred w. Preston, defended by MI. M.
T. O'Connor, was charged with carrying
concealed weapons. He pleaded not
guilty.
AFTERNOON,
The first jury Ease called this after.
noon was that of the State VS.. S. j
swenson and H. Tatley, administrator
of the estate of Louis Peterson, deceased
and Henry Anderson. This was an old
liquor case, inherited from the efforts Of
a former enforcement league. Neither
side expected the case called and the
jury was excused till tomorrow morning
at 9 o'clock. States Attorney Allen said
be desired to try this case at this term
but he would have several criminal cases
to in the morning on opening Of
court.
A peremptory call was formulated and
the following IS the order in which the
civil jury casesrwill be tried: Nos. 10
q, %, 25, 26, 30, 80, 80, Al, A, As, 46
48, 40.
The case of Beal VS.. Field went ovel
the term on the application of Mr.. Field
owing to the absence of his attorney
Gen. Hughes.
From Wednesdays Daily.
In district court yesterday afternoon
the case of Francis E. Holley vs.. Julis
A. Holley wa heard. This was a suit or
two promissory notes amounting, with
interest, to $273.O8. There was no 40
pearance for the defense and judgment
was given for the plaintiff.
The case of Alex. Mckenzie, plaintiff
and Geo. A. Hughes, %intervenor, VS.. thu
Bismarck Water Company and Contra
Trust Co., intervenor, came up on appli
cation for a continuance by MI. Newton
on behalf of the plaintiff.
The application was based on the sick
ness of Alexander hughes, who is nov
at Elk Point, S. D., suffering from pleu
risy and will be unable for several week.
to attend court. A physicians certiicat,
to that effect was fled by Mr.. Newton.
The application vas opposed by MI
Glaspell Of jamestown. He said the de
Tense would admit that Gen. Hughe
would testify all that the affidavit
alleges he will testify to.
Mr.. Newton insisted that the answe
charged conspiracy. and nobody knew
as much about the case as Gen. Hughes
The case was set for August 5th next
at 10 a. m.
This morning Nels Nelson was ar
raigned on the charge of assault with
dangerous weapon with intent to d
bodily harm. He pleaded not guilty
Mr.. Stoyell appeared for the defendant
Harry Gilmore was arraigned on til
charge of assault with a dangerou
weapon with intent to do bodily harm
Mr.. Register appeared for the defendant
He pleaded not guilty.
The prisoners Evans and Beach plead
ed not guilty to the charge of assault o,
the witness Fraleigh.
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