The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-03-08
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Bathgate. Case Involving cOmpllca.
tions on foreclosure Of chattel mort
gage. Verdict for plaintiff $500.
Two other cases same parties, dis
missed by plaintiff without prejudice,
Stack for plaintiff, Young Il Monnet
for defendant.
Black VS. O'Conner, case Of seizure
OF properly by sheriff. Verdict for
plaintiff for return OF property or
800 damages. BrynjOlfsOn aud Knee
shaw for plaintiff. Young s. Monnet
for defendant. This case completes
the civil actions to lie tried before a
jury. The balance as heretofore re-
ported are continued, dismissed, OF
otherwise disposed Of. There are
about fifteen court cases to be argued
and decided by the judge. The
amount of criminal business ut this
writing is not known except perhaps
to States Attorney Young. w. j..
Kneeshaw is appointed by the court
doubt as to whether the murder trial
Will occur ut this term. The defense
will doubtless ask for u continuation
Of the case.
The most important criminal case
on the docket, this term, was tried On
Tuesday and Wednesday. 1t was the
case Of the highway robbery ut Ncche
on Sept. 18th. The evidence of Leroy
Harris, who was the person assaulted
and robbed Was about as follows. He
is about 81 vars OF age, aud reside
in Iowa. lie came to North Dakota
last fan In search Of work. He first
worked near Argusville for man
named Porter, aud then came to Penn
bina, here he worked three days On
the Purdy threshlng machine. He
went from here to Grctna after being
discharged, he took supper at Gretna
and after supper started to walk on
the railroad to Neche; at the water
tank near the river half mile or so
from Neche he saw three men, one of
them accosted him, he stopped, then
one of the men grasped him, and the
others took from him his purse con-
tanning three dollars, and u brass
watch worth about four dollars. He
resisted and one of the men struck
him, they then led him along the
bank towards the river. here he re-
sisted again and another Of the men
struck him. They took him down to-
the river, kept him u half hour,
searching his clothes and otherwise
maltreating him, then threatening
him II he returned let him gu. He
went back to Gretna stayed that
night. then came over to Neche and
on Sunday came back to Pembina
Here he saw and recognized two of
bis assailants; he told an acquaintance
Of the circumstance and they went to
city marshel Kerr. who upon des-
cription Of the Incn recognized them
at once as two men Of whom he had
been suspicious and whom he had
been watching that day, and in his
watching had stationed himself near
them ut Full's corner, and heard them
while talking to each other, recognize
Harris as the man they had as
they saving "that is the 81
-" The other seemed to think it.
was not the young fellow. Harris at
that time was walking down the
street on the opposite side. Henry
Moorhcad also heard this converse.
ton. About this time the men MOTTO.
cd marshal Kerr, changed their con-
vcrsation and went away soon after. |
On hearing the boys story, marshal
Kerr found the men wanted at the
river bank apparently awaiting the |
ferry boat to so across to Minnesota.
The three together were brought up
town but the boy could only positive
~ identify two Of them. These were
put In the county Jail and the bow
held In jail In default OF bonds as Il
The boys story on the stand
was clear, straightforward, and the
lawyers In attendance pronounced him
nne OF the best witnesses they had
ever seen on the stand. lie stood n
most searching and ut times cOnrus.
ing cross examination without break
pr shake.
The defendants were placed on the
stand and each Of them told their
story, c0rrObOrating each other and
ienying ever seeing the bOyat Neche.
ihey gave the names of Frank Clarke
mo james Young, one Of them claim.
"a to be q locomotive fireman. for
nerly working In Mexico, coming toll,
this country looking for work last
august. lie was born In Leaven-