Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1895-03-13
BrOokings, u Law Center.

Brookings, owing to the fact that it
is the residence of Judge j. 0. An
drews, and therefore the place for
hearing law cases and other matters
pending before the Judge in Chambers,
and that it has the strongest bar of
any county in the circuit, is fast be-
coming legal center, and it's attor-
neys are not only conducting the legal
business of Brookings county, but are
also transacting large amount of
legal business in the adjoining cOun-
ties of Hamlin, Moody and Kingsbury.
For four of the five past weeks
Cheever & Hall have been engaged
almost constantly in trying cases in
Hamlin and BrOOkings counties
They were in each contested case
tried in Hamlin except one and in
nearly every contested case tried in
BroOkings county, and may justly
feel proud of their record, as they
were successful in every contested case
in both Hamlin and Brookings cOun-
ties.
The last term of court held in
BroOkings county was remarkable for
many pioneer or new cases, that is,
cases of which no case of similar
nature have ever been tried in Brook
ingS county. Noticeable among them
was the case of the State VS.. Walters,
which was an indictment for cutting
timber; and the case of the State VS..
Rebecca, Hattie and Frank Leary,
which was an Indictment for receiv-
ing stolen property. We are informed
that these cases are ofrare occurrence,
and this is the first case of the kind
eyer tried in this circuit. The case
was tried on the part of the State by
States Attorney Hall, assisted by J. p.
Cheever. The Defendants were rep
resented by p. G. Murphy and J. G.
Jenkins. The case was well tried on
both sides, and was particularly well con-
tested by the attorneys for the defend
ants. who did all that was possible for
any attorneys to do in behalf of their
clients. The fraudulent conveyance
case of Edward F. Shultz VS.. Carpen-
ter Bros. & Co. ct al involved the title
to 320 acres of valuable land which the
defendants alleged had been frequently
conveyed to Edward F. Shultz, the
plaintiff 10y his father for the purpose
Of delaying the creditors of his father,
and preventing the collection of debts
from the elder Shultz. This was the
first contested fraudulent conveyance
ever tried in Brookings county. Alex
ander g. Fairlamb and John A. Hooker
represented the plaintiff, Edward f.
Shultz; Cheever & Hall were the de-
PENDANTS and it was a hotly contested
case from start to finish, and although
Alexander, Fairlamb & Hooker de-
serve great credit for the manner in
which they tried the case, they were
defeated because the conveyance was
evidently badly put up job, and the
evidence of fraud was overwhelming.
The people Of Brookings generally do
not appreciate the many advantages
that they are receiving in many ways,
because of the increasing amount of
legal business in Brookings. 1t brings
a great many people here; is beneti cial
to the hotels, merchants and business
men generally, and it is particularly
fortunate for the people Of Brookings
that the bill introduced in the Legis-
lature and passed through the house,
providing for change in the bound
aries Of the third judicial circuit was
killed in the senate. Senator Allison
deserves much credit for his services
in defeating this bill.
Brookings county has good reason to
feel proud Of its attorneys.