The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-07-03

ont an error in the first commitment
papers that had not been corrected b.
the Justice when the party was boun,
over.
Bixby's case is fresh in the minds Of al
and needs no repeating. He had before
been charged and acquitted of a serlou'
offence preferred against him at Bismarck
something over two years ago
and some other cases, where the parties
aggrleved let things go rather than the
publicity of prosecution. The ex.
pressed opinion among the people here
seemed to be that he got what he de.
served. His past good fortune in escape
ing tne penalty of his misdeeds instead
OF serving as warning as it should have
done rather emboldened him. and he will
now have time to rspeLt. He has claimed
whiskcy as the author of his woe, and if
so' he will have opportunity to embrace
rlgidly-the temperance cause.
Ctso0-Gu0
somewhat similar though this incidental
details were different.
Something over year ago this young
man-iust growing out of kids hide.-had
been arrested by Sheriff Hultberg while
mounted upon Treasurer Mann's horse
which that official had missed for q few
days. He had been newly branded but
not in Nj. Mann's hieroglyplcs. Dwyee,
Wyatt and Perfecto Fsriiu ,ni.z, walls
looking up stock near Gates Point came
upon two or three horses belonging to the
two former or the company they repre-
sen'ed. Two young fellows living near
by wers questioned-denied claim to
them-but acknowledged having hand
IN their branding, The absent one was
KING bee and supposed owner but he was
already in "durance vile," as above stated
for borrowing" without asking and put
ing his own brand on Treasurer Msnn.s
driving horse.
The parties were then taken before
Justice Anderson, but he was so very ill
ne could not act. Col. Dwyer, who is
something of a lawyer myself" as he e1-
presses it-being present-drew up the
necessary commitment papers. and had
Mrs. Anderson-the Justices wife sign
her own aa:s,e to them-as kind of proxy
we suprose-of her sick husband.
thing further was done there.
When it was foan that the county had
no justice of the peace, special meeting
of the County Commissioners was calIed
and l.. NJ. Wallin was appointed by the
two commissioners present. Messrs. Cas-
selman and Wahl we're his bondsmen.
On the % of May 1896 las the record
goes. the parties were brought before JUS
tice Wallin, and after a preliminary. hear
ing the three boys in trouble we're bound
over to await action in district court.
Through ignorance or design of the JUS
tice-taks either handle he chooses-the
order of commitment written and
signed by Mrs. Anderson was allowed to
stand as record for the setting of the dis
tr'ct court. If there were parties who
knew about the Mrs. Anderson sipniture
to this commitment they could have saved
the county many hundreds of dollars had
they let the matter be known on Monday.
Let us hope-at least-thot the
close call to the shadows of the
penitentiary have a salutary
effect on the boys and some
older heads-that it is best to
leave other peoples stock alone
when you can. And moreover,
let it be hoped that a law lax
ity or loophole Of this kind,
will not-as in Bixby's case EN-.
bolden a continuance Of wrong
doing until the penitentiary or.
something even worse happen
them.
There was nothing heroic in
this court case, nor is there any
thing good in its. accepted
lesson. Sterling honesty is the
best policy and safest to bank
on. An honest and Industrious
young man has q good future
before him in this section Of
country ifhe will allow himself
to think so. He is raised hore,
has his friends here and will
have many advantages over the
newcomer. There is nothing to
hinder the average boy in this
community from getting on in
prosperous ways and making.
his acc cumulations honestly and.
crowning himself with good
tisenship.
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