The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-01-15
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Court,


Court.
Court moves rather slowly and mo.
inotonously; mostly old cases are be-
Ing retired. OF little public interest.
The Mcleod vs. MICA dams case result
ed Il, y verdict VI $1OO.9l for plalntiff.
Alta former Trial the verdict was for
$4,000. Garfield vs. Robinson was u
case Of land leas ng. Verdict e2lO
TOR plaintiff. Mccormack Machine
Co. VS. Th0rinstein. This was . case
where the machine company had
mortgage but included In their fore.
closure grain grown on other land.
Verdict for 600 So for defendant, but
Il special verdict seems ts,be for plain-
tiff. which will probably result In u
new trial or an appeal. Dinnle Bros.
vs. O. III. johnson, suit for brick used
III building Necne Bank. Plaintiff
claimed they st,ld the brick to john
SON, defendant claimed that brick was
snld to one Osborne who was contract
or. OsbOrne failed about the time
bank WAS finished. GeO. A. Bangs Of
Grand Forks appeared for the plain.
lifts aud Young and Kneeshaw for the
defendant. The case was fought
hardly aud the evidence conflicting
aud complicated. Verdict for plain
Tiff for $1,278..
Fred Lester and VIM. Tracy were
tried OH Wednesday, for burglarizing
II. j. Watts store In Bathgale on
December 9th. States Attorney
Miller prosecuted and j. d. Stack was
appointed 70 defend. The Only thing
taken from the sture was u box or
raisins; Jack Faduen, the village
I,liarshnl, claimed thnt' the prlsone rY
had attempted IT, induce him e., 10 in
with them IN the burglary and ,lp-3
parently agreeing with the prisloners,3
he had considerable trouble In show
lug tina ! he did SO only as u detectiya.s
After the prisoners took the raislnss
They Went strait ht 10 the maEshal,si
house, probably with the Idea II IN
yOlving ti.in: It Is likely that the
next time MIR Fadden attempts u lit
tie detective work he will take some
one else into his confidence. Our new
States Attorney Mr.. Miller handled
the case with evident ability. HE
will do" was the universal comment.
The verdict was "not guilty" though
the general. sentiment seemed to be
that they ought to have had sixty
days on general principles.
Quite u number Ut cases have been
!settietlsor will go over 70 another
term. In the contest case Of john
son vs.. Chisholm the judge has held
that the 'postofiice'' service was
good. This case aud that OF the aud
itOrshfp will turn entirely on law;
points and the decision Of the district
court will be probably only formal
and the cases appealed to the supreme
court. The stat attorney case will
be tried as to facts and owing to 9TH
er business Judge Sauter has not
fully determined as to the time, but
it will likely come on ut a special
time about the first week in Febru-
airy.
State VS.: Robt. A. and. "A. e. Thack-
er. The charge was willfully and
maIiciously obstructing an officer.
e. =. Heller Of Cavalier and E. A.
Nevers went to Thacker's place the
former with criminal warrant, the
latter to take up some mortgaged
property. Heller and Thacker got
intoa squabble, and Thackers clothes
were torn. In the melee Bert Thack.
or who il cripple struck Heller with
his crutch. The defence was that
the arrest was made on Saturday
might purposely. that Heller was
abusive and unnecessarily rough, that
Thacker was In the stall hitchlng up
u horse for his son to 60 to Hamilton
for legal advice. etc. The jury
brought In q verdict Of not guilty.
Notice.
The regular meeting OF the town
lship board will be held on the last
Tuesday in February, ut the clerks
onice. Partie, having business with
the board, take notice and file the
same with clerk before the date above
mentioned.
II WM GARrEIp Glark