The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-02-19
COURT GRINDlNGs.
The Mill Grinds Exceeding Fine-Oases
Disposed OLA Touching Incident.

court proceedings To-Day were, IN the
case of G. II. Smith vs. N. G. Bullock, a
verdict in favor OF plaintiff for damages
to the amount of 1858: in the case Of N.
G. Bullock vs.. Lewis Hansen, the court
directed a verdict for plaintiff.
In the case of Maud Adair vs.. Edgar
H. Smith, plaintiff failed to appear and
suit was dismissed at plaintiffs cost. .
+. ID. Fits vs.. Frank Mailoy and w.
II. Blake was continued by consent.
J. N. Golden and S. A. Ballard vs..
liver Broby. Verdict for defendant.
VIM. Deering s. Co. vs. Albert Sullivan.
Answer withdrawn. Verdict for plain
tiff.
Edward Brook vs.. julius Bartke.
Answer withdrawn. Judgment for
plaintiff.
Chas. Demick and Jos. Reath were
sentenced to n year in the penitenti-
airy at hard labor, and six months in the
~penitentiary, respectively. A stay Of
proceedings was granted and notice given
for motions for new trials, separately.
The penalty imposed upon Thos. Casey
was 60 days in Jail and a fine of 500 and
to stand committed until paid at $500
per day. Pending a motion for new trial
Casey is out on $500 bail.
j. Leslie Thompson, receiver We. A. H.
Tuttle and Geo. F. Tuttle was up for
hearing this afternoon.
The jury cases in court will be finished
tomorrow in all probability, if not to-
night.
When Judge Jones called up Chas.
Demlck and JOS. Reath convicted of
burglary to give them their sentence
this morning, and asked them If they
had anything to say why sentence should
not be pronounced upon them, Reath
undertook to plead for lienency on the
score Of age, etc., but failed of words and
waived the Judge to Attorney Holdridge
who had requested the privilege of inter
ceding for him. This granted, Judge
Holdridge made q tender and pathetic
appeal in those smooth flowing utter
ances and intonatlons of his that plead
so e%loquensly in sculprit's cause, pictur-
ing the aged criminal Of &C years, the
sole. support Of a wife Of like age, con-
victed OF his fret felony and little left of
life to hope for, endowed with generous
impulses and respected by his neigh
bors, etc., etc. Even Joe himself was
overcome and pulling out a time stained
handkerchief turned his face from the
court towards the window which looks
out upon Center street and wiped his
eyes which we're suffusing with tears.
Then looking out at the window he
watched a horse, hitched to a post and a
buggy, struggling to break things and
free itself in q mad rush down the street;
a condition OF affairs so cruelty like his
own. Patiently Joe watched the scene
until his attorney had reached the point
in his petition to the Judge where he
could appropriately enough have said
"Amen" to that pathetic appeal, when
be (Joe) turned hurriedly towards the
court room and shouted .some ones
horse tied down there at the gate is
breaking away"
The solemnity OF the occasion
was gone, but whether a. \ result OF his
attorneys pathetic prayer or Joe's gen.
erous impulse to save q fellow man the
expense of q runaway, His Honor fixed
Joe's sentence at six mouths in the pen.
itentiary while he gave Demick one year
at hard labor. 1t shows, however, how
human natures differ. Had We been in
Joe's shoes at that time we could have
seen not only that horse but q dozen
others break loose and dash down Center
street and smash everything that came
in their way for a mile. Judge Hold.
ridge is q cute ne.
"Give me a liver regulator and I can
regulate the world" said Q genius. The
druggist handed him q bottle OF De-
Wits Little Early Risers, the famous
little pills. FRANK SIXTH.