Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-23
DISTRICT coRRT.
Adjourned Yesterday Wheat Thieves Sent to
Bismarck Penltentlnry.

Adjourned Yesterday Wheat Thieves Sent to
Bismarck Penltentinry.
This week court has turned cut big
grist of civil cases and the mill Of Justice
has been running at full capacity since
the criminal docket was disposed Of last
Friday. 1t is understood that an ad
journment will be reached at the latest
by noon tomorrow, enabling both the
judge and jury to return to their homes
for the holidays after ten days OF ceasel ss
labor. Since the civil cases have been
brought up for trial evening sessions
have been in regular order.
Tbs wheat stealing case, which &C.
cupied the attention of the court at the
time OF going to press last week was
closed Thursday evening and verdict
of guilty brought in by the jury after
beinx out less than an hour.
Friday morning the case of Tommy
Burns for unlawful possession Of No !
Hard was brought up for trial. The
evidence of witnesses for the state proved
to be largely cirumstaptial which prob
ably accounts for the disagreement of
the jury after lengthy consideration Of
the case. Burns will have new trial
at the spring term of court having
given bonds to appear.
The case OF the State vs.. james Boyes
for theft Of livery team from Thos Tough,
of this city, last summer, had to be cou-
tinued over the term The county ply
stefan, DR.. S. G. Gibson, stating that
defendant was unable to appear on
account Of sickness.
Herman Went vs.. Mahon & Robinson
was the first civil case tried Friday.
The question Of a disputed account dating
back to 1898, which the plaintiff claimed
to have already paid. The jury took all
night to find a verdict for plaintiff
which was handed in Saturday morning.
The suit brought against the old firm
of Tough, Mercer & Tough by I. L.
Blood & Co. was next tried a verdict be-
ing given for the plaintiffs and Frank
Tough. This case has been on the calen-
dar for many years, but at last reached
a trial.
Considerable law and fact was brought
into play in the case OF Elfo1d Bros VS..
II. Conat and H. D. Kern, and the attor-
neys on each side brought all the legal
lore to the front. It. was seizure of
grain under mortgage for debt, the
grain being afterward, replevined by
P. Muligan, On whose land the grain
was grown. Verdict was given for
defendant.
Yesterday the court was occupied i'll
cleaning up the calendar of minor cases
preparatory to adjournment. Late i'll
the afternoon the jury were discharged
but prior to this taking place the prison
ers, Alex Wilson aud John Watson, were
called up to receive sentence. in accord
ance with the verdict OF the jury, finding
we're sent down to the penitentiary for a
term. Wilson's sentence being three
years and six months His accomplice,
Watson, being dealt more lightly with
only got two years and nine months
Before sentence was passed upon Watson
his attorney made motion for new trial
which Judge Sauter denied. Next week
Judge Sauter will come up for day OF
two and dispose of what court cases that
remain to be heard, at which time he Will
fix the date for the spring term.
COURT NOTES.
Jos McNeill, the we'll TODD farmer
from Loan is easily distinguished as the
heavy weight of the jury box this term.
j. E. Wslker. who keeps the store and
post Office at Hannah finds lots of time
to greet former frianls from Miltol
when not in the jury box.
Frank Sims and ". r. Hewitt were
two of Osnabrock,s representative mer
who have sat upon criminal and civil
Cases at this term of court.
M. H. Murphy has spent the whole
week IN town doing jury duty at court
but can congratulate himself on being
voted the handsomest man in the jury
box.
The hotel trade this term of court
seems greater than ever before. Man,
who have been here since court openec
last week have not yet been able to get
bed to sleep in.
Attorney Fred W. McLean's first
appearance in the judicial court of The
Seventh District was suspicious, he
being the counsel for the defense in tht
wheat thieving cases from Daniels. Hi.
associates in the case were Attorneys
Kneeshaw and Doughty and every
body in court during the pro
eress of the cases knows that botf
Wilson and Watson were given the bene