Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-03-10
]. S. COURT.
March Term of the United States
Court is Convened by Judge
Amidon Today.
Grand Jury Charged and Busy With
the Consideration of Criminal
Matters.
Petit Jury Not Called Until Next
Week When Trials of Cases
Begin.
United States Court.
from Tuesdays Daily.

i rom IucSuaE : Dally.)
The March term of the United States
court was convened by Judge Amidon
in the new court rooms in the McKen-
Zie block this morning. The grand
jury was summoned for this morning
and the members of the jury were
charged by the judge and retired to
their deliberations. The charge of
Judge AmidOn was careful, clear and
able. the jurors being clearly instructed
in their duties. the name and nature
of the work. the precautions and care
to be exercised by them and their du-
ties as Il part Of the court. G. +. Will
bur Of Rolla was appointed foreman of
the grand jury whose members are as
follows:
]. II. Patterson. T.. A. Movious.
Joseph Blatchford. G. X. Durbin. w. !.
Webb, j. r. Peterson, G. +. Wilbur.
William L. Smith. o. 3. Jorgenson. A.
r. Haven. IT. r. Jones. Fred p. Mann,
r. ]. Woodmansc. John Treumner. r.
!. Stone. w. A. Scouten. II. r. Rice. 4.
l.. Bingham, Charles Houston. John
Valley.
The grand jury retired upon recciv-
ing the charge of the Judge and began
their work. There are about eighty
cases to be presented for consideration
of the jury and the work is likely to
occupy them for some weeks. The
length of the term of court is expected
to be about three weeks. There were
no civil cases for the consideration Of
the court and no motions made. so that
the charging of the grand jury was
the only business done ut the morning
session. The petit jury has been
called to he here Il week hence. as there
are no criminal cases at present on the
docket for trial and will he none until
presentmcntS are returned by the
grand jury.
The officers of the court, and Il large
number of witnesses arrived in the
city this morning. Judge AmidOn,
Clerk Montgomery. Marshal Haggart,
United States Attorney ROurke. and
Assistant Attorney Murphy, Chief Dep
uty ShOtwell and other officials Of the
court were among those arriving on
the morning train. Judge Amidon
has been in California for some time,
and Marshal Haggart returned re-
Gently from a trip to the springs. hay
ing suffered quite severely from cold
and n sort Of grippe, from which he has
not yet fully recovered.
The new court rooms in the McKen-
zie block We're used for the first time
today. The furnishin" of the rooms
was completed some days ago, and
this morning everything was in read
mess for the court. The main court
room is perhaps the best and most
commodious and pleasant in the state.
1t is furnished in oak, with hard wood
floors in the main court room and the
portion inside the court rail neatly car
peted, supplied with substantial and
appropriate furnishings. There are
commodiOus offices for all the officers
of the court, a pleasant apartment for
the judge, clerk, and marshal. There
is ample vault room, something with
which the court rooms in other cities
are not well supplied. Altogether
the location and quarters of the court
in Bismarck are not eXcelled in any
city in the state, and are thoroughly
up to date and convenient.