The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-01-14
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charge of wheat stealing. Mr.. DePuy Of
Mimic gave very eloquent and convinc-
ing plea for Mr.. Boyd while the address
of Mr.. Young for the state was one of his
best. The jury, after some deliberation,
brought in verdict of mot guilty"
The next case was that of State VS.. Ira |
Weltner. He was accused of stealing
wheat from Geo. Ray near Glasston.
Mr.. Stack was the attorney for the de-
fence. The evidence in this case was
quite conclusive though an attempt was
made to prove an alibi. Weltner is
man without regular residence and is
not personally very proposing. The
Jury brought in verdict of guilty and
Weltner was remanded for sentence.
Saturday afternoon was devoted to the
trial of Loftur Gudmundson of Mountain.
w. J. Kneeshaw appearing for the de-
fence. Several witnesses testified to buy
ing ''malt" of the defendant and one
witness bought something stronger which
he believed to be whiskey. There we're
no witnesses sworn for the defence.
From the witnesses of the prosecution it
was drawn out that there was some per-
sonal feeling against Gudmundson, and
MIR. Kneesllaw sought to show that the
prosecution was the result of spite work
rather than bona fde desire to enforce
the prohibition law. The witnesses
however, in all their testimony did not
seem willing to tell any more than they
could help, and Judge Sauter character
lied them as unwilling witnesses" The
Jury brought in their verdict as guilty"
The most sensational case of the term
was tried on Monday and Tuesday. The
State VS.. DR.. Cuffe; NC. Young for the
state and w. ]. Kneeshaw for the defend
ant, on the charge of non-burial of the
dead, with possibility of greater Of
fence being discovered. The accused is
at present running drug store at Olga,
Cavalier county, but up to last spring his
family resided on his farm in Liberty
township this county. Some time in
March last, DR.. Cuffe's little boy Sidney,
while playing in the bush near his fathers
residence saw gunny-sack lying on top
of piece OF ragged quilt. Curiosity
made the boy open the sack and he found
the naked body of a newborn, female
child. Next day he told Charlie Soeby,
school mate and the two boys went to-
gether to see it. The Soeby boy told
his mother. Owing to the fact that Mrs.
Cuffe had been quite ill just previous to
that time, suspicion began to grow that
the child was her offspring. On the part
Of the prosecution the evidence ofseveral
neighbors was, that previous to this time,
along in the winter, Mrs. CUTIE had the
appearance of being pregnant. During
January and February DR.. Cutie was at
the drug store at Olga but was at home
once or twice week. There was also
some testimony as to remarks and con-
versation of DR.. Cutie and wife in refer
ence to the case.
On the side of the defendant, denial
was made by DR.. Cuffe and wife that the
child was theirs, or that Mrs. Cuffe had
been delivered of child at that time.
That their youngest child was about six
teen months old in March of last year.
They also testified to difficulties and hard
feelings as to certain of their neighbors.
DR.. Farrow testified as to post mortem
examination, and his belief from test
made, that the child found had been born
alive. Messrs. L. Peavy of Bathgate and
Prescott of Olga, testified to have seen
Mrs. CUTIE during the winter, and to
them she had no appearance OF being
pregnant. The following were among
tile witnesses called to testify on the case,
P. Williams, A. NJ. Blaisdell, Frank Her
man, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Buchanan, DR..
Farrow, Sidney CUTIE, Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Soeby, Cornelius Wheeler, DR..
and Mrs. CUTIE, L. Peavy, S. Prescott
and A. Brady, most of whom are resi-
dents of Liberty township and locality.
Messrs. Young and Kneeshaw made
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Tuesday forenoon, and the case was
given to the jury. The jury disagreed;
said to. be nine for acquittal and three
for conviction.
Tuesday afternoon the court listened to
the sickening details ola bastardy case
of the State VS.. Lewis Nelson. Nelson
lives in Cavalier county near Gardar
township and the crime was committed in
that county, but the child was born in
Gardar township. In this case the de-
tails are unfit for publication but no
words or type could express the feeling
of disgust experienced by everyone who
heard the evidence, for the culpable, al
most malicious carelessness or worse, to
which a young girl not seventeen was ex-
posed by the parents who should have
guarded and protected her. There are
some crimes which are not put on the
statute books because our lawmakers
consider that the corr,n;cc;or, nc tta., ~,