Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-01-05
Circuit Court.

Following is a continued report of the
proceedings Of the pending term Of the
circuit court in this place:
FRIDAY DEC. %.
Case of J. F. Wight VS.. Wood Smith.
Replevin--Appeal from Justice court.
Tried and submitted to jury.
G. &. Grim VS.. I. V. Garleck, ct. al.
Action on bond Verdict for plant
if by direction of the court.
j. F. Wight vs.. Mary A. Painter.
Repleyin-Appeal from Justice court.
Dismissed on motion ofplaintif f without
perjnidice.
Jas. Cochran VS.. ID. f. shope--Action
on account. Judgment confessed.
NJ. J. Bailey Go. VS.. +. w. Harris
Action in replevin " recover possession
OF mortgaged property. Continued.
SATURDAY. %.
The grand jury reported indictments
against j. f. Sheehsnn and Gordon
81 aTS1s~ srycsssy~ s4cs~srss"rs aItasEue~s
and plead guilty 10 the charge. A sns-
pension Of sentence WAS granted in case
OF Sheehann during good behavior.
Martin Was remanded to Jail awaiting
sentence.
The trial jury In the case Of the State
of South Dakota vs.. John Smith. and
John and James Cusick, charged with
assault with intent TO kill. returned q
verdict of not guilty, whereupon the
prisoners were discharged.
In the case Of J +. Wight vs. Wood
Smith, the jury find the plaintiff entitled
to property described in complaint, and
the value of tho same to be ten dollars.
The case of W. Z. Ward vs.. &. Klee-
mann, to quiet title, tried to jury. Jury
find that warrantee deed given by de-
fendant upon west half Of lot in block
|. in Custer City, is an absolute convey
snce of said property to plaintiff, and
that the value Of the said property is
Sl,775. Plaintiffs damages assessed at
$500 The attorney for the defendant
in the above case gave notice of mo-
ton for a new trial.
MONDAY, DEC 81.
State Of South Dakota VS.. John sitter
Indicted for assault with deadly wea-
pom with intent 10 kill. Tried to jury.
Verdict, not guilty. Defendant dis
charged
State Of South Dakota vs.. Thomas
Gibson, indicted far assault. with danger
Gus weapon with intent to do bodily
harm Tried to jury, verdict not guilty.
Defendant discharged.
Court adjourns until o'cloc Wed
nesday morning.
WEDNESDAY JAN. 2.
Gordon Martin, who plead guilty to the
charge Of arson in the fourth degree,
was sentenced by the court to q term
of one year at hard labor in the state
penitentary.
Case Of &. +. Roe VS.. Joshua Raver-
.~iion to quiet title 10 water. Dismiss.
sCa.9n motion of plaintiff without pre-
judice.
Case OF c. +. Roe Va. f. Gillette-Ac-
ton to quiet title to water. Dismissed
on motion of plaintiff without perjudiee.
Case of Godfred Spring ys. Emanuel
Naturalization to quie; title to real
property. Decree granted as prayed for
in plaintiffs complaint.
w. G.. Jackson vs. S. N. Fitch Appeal
from Justice court denying opening Of a
default. Dismissed without perjudice.
Case of McCord Brady & Co. vs. II.
J. GENERALIZATION on account. Tried
to court. judgement for plaintiff.
First National Bank of Custer VS.. j.
w. McMillan--Action on foreclosure Of
mortgage. Decree for plaintiff.
Gustav C. Katsch appeared before the
court. and was admitted to full citizen
ship
There being no further business the
court was adjourned sine die.
REPORT OF GRAND JURY.
State Of South Dakota, County Of Gus
ter. In the Circuit Court, Seventh Ju
dicial Circuit. At the September ad-
journed term, 1894.
10 the Honorable VIM. Gardner, Judge.
We, the grand jury, duly and legally
empaneled and charged by this court on
the 10Th day Of December, 1894, respect
fully submit the following report:
That we have examined fifteen COM
plants. That We have returned five
true Bills and ten cases not true bill
found. That in our investigations we
have examined sixty one witnesses !;
that we have examined number Of
witnesses as to the alleged violation Of
the laws of the state, respecting gambling
and the unlawful sale of intoxicating
liquors, but haye failed to find sufficient
legal evidence upon which we would be
warranted in returning q true bill in
any case respecting thereto.
| That we have examined the Jail and
court house, and as q result We recon
mend that there should be some repairs
made on the roof of the court house,
and the attention of the county commits
sioners is called TO the fact. that one OF
the stoves in the Jail is in an unsafe and
dangerous condition. Further. we find
the Jail kept clean and orderly.
As q result Of our examination OF the
various comfy Offices we find that the
same, and the books pertaining to their
Offices are kept in neat and systematic
and orderly manner. That the auditors
office and the sheriffs Office contain
some valuable records that are unpro'
tscted from fire. We recommend furth,
or, that the county place some shelving
Ia the county vault and have the records
placed therein. We find upon investi-
CATION, that there are q number OF old
stub books whose importance have
ceased to exist placed In the vault
which we would recommend be remov
ed TO the room under the vault, thereby
making more room for the reception o
valuable records that should be pro-
tected from fire.
We would further recommend, thai
the fish wardens of this county take i'm
mediate and vigorous action toward ths
prevention of the streams Of this county
from being polluted by saw dust, or an,
deleterious substance that might inJurt
the Ash In said streams, or injurious u
the public who may be compelled TO uss
the waters Of said streams.
Further, that we have exa mined care
fully into the condition Of the count,
poor and county charges, and find them
we'll cared for by private families. W.
would how ever recommend that In th'
interests Of economy. Jane Rimmer, I
county charge, be placed in some pHbli'
hospital, all OF which Ia herewith re
spectfully submitted