Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1895-10-17
A SON OF BEl|Al.
Bound to the District Court
for Burglary-His
Story.
ChaS. E. Bartlett Retained for
Receiving Stolen
Property.

bier by trade and profession, now IN
durance vile for the alleged burglary of
L. H. Wells clothing store, thought it
very unreasonable in view OF the evi-
dence produced that be should be bound
over to the district court for the peni-
tentisry offense of burglary. mo direct
evidence, and but very flmsy circum-
etsntial evidence" he said, "hss been
produced against me-" and he hitohed
up his cost-which matches vest in the
We'll stock-cver his vest-thst also is
duplicated in the stock.
The preliminary hearing was continued
Tuesday and black case appar
emily made out against him. He sat
tilted back in bis chair during the hear
ing, while in the center Of the room, and
almost at his feet, lay two new grips
containing quantity OF the stolen
goods, found in his possession at Man.
dan. The state introduced their evi-
dence first.
Geo. B. Lague, proprietor of the Man.
dan hotel, testified that Belial and two
companions stopped at his place for
several days, the prisoner paying the
bills. The two grips in evidence were
put IN his possession as security for q
board bill by Belial. The men came to
his place the Monday after the burglary.
Sheriff Eddy gave his testimony in
brief. NJ. B. Emanuel identified, as also
did L. H. We'll, the contents of the grips
as property stolen from the store. He
also stated that the vest the prisoner
wore corresponded with coat in stock
which was minus vest; also that
Belial's coat matched certain vest kept
in stock.
The prisoner was his own attorney and
attempted to prove an alabl. He pro-
duced w. J. Brown who swore Bella)
was in his restaurant as late as 1880 p.
M. Sunday night. Miss Kate O'Neil.
one OF the proprietors OF the Palace
restaurant, said Belial was in their place
several hours Sunday night leaving
about II. He was not seen later. The
prisoner then attempted to prove by
both Mr.. We'll and Emanuel that it
would take many hours for one unac-
quainted with clothing store to 60 in
and pick out $500 worth of stock-three
or four overcoats, hats, shoes, 500 worth
OF silk handkerchisfs and q quantity of
jewelry.
The prisoner himself then took the
stand. He said that he was in the dif-
ferent restaurants until No. rs time
when he took the trucks to Msndan.
There he met a friend named Frank
Davis who gave HIM the two grips to
take care Of and use the contents. Davis,
whose home is in LOUISIANA, he met in
St. Paul eight or nine years ago.
On being Cross examined he said he
never claimed the grips were his-even
at the hotel. He at one time worked in q
drug store; has been gambler for five
years past. Came to jamestown six
weeks ago from Valley City, where he
spent ten days. Was in Fargo a week,
Gracevllle, Minn., three or four days.
Has no home; parents dead. Net bis
friend Davis, telegrapher by occupa-
tiop, in box car between Bismarck and
Mandan. Stayed with him 20 minutes
after arriving at Mandan and since then
has neither seen, nor heard from him.
This concluded the testimony, gwen
only IN brief above, and Belial was
bound to the district court in $500
bonds. The prleoner Strengthened his
youthful form, buttoned his coat,
brushed his long dark hair back from bis
forehead and without word put up his
hands for the cuffs and went to Jail.
Chas. E. Bartlett, who goes under the
name Of Kid Burns, is held to the court
for receiving stolen goods. He was az
raiQned this afternoon. He was wearing
pair Of pants which he said Belial gave
to him in Mandan. Bartlett said Bellal
wanted him to help in the the burglary
and tried to dissuade him from going to
Mandsn the afternoon before the crime
was committed. When they met in Man
dan Belial said he had done the job alone
and showed the plunder.