Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1899-01-19
Jury in the Peacock Damage
Case Allow Plaintiff
$l,7OO.
Sandy'S Testimony in His Own
Behalf-Claimed Self
Defense.
Testimony in Hentz-BarrOWs
Assault Case, Plaintiffs
Brother Defended.


trict court WAS convened Wednesday
by Judge Glaspell. George W. Masters
and Jacob Wager were appointed ball!tfs.
The first case called was that Of Pea
cock Us. Sandy IN which the plaintiff
is suing for $4,000 damages for injuries
alleged to have been inflicted on him by
the defendant. John knauf is the plain
tiff's attorney and Attorney Sanford is
defending.
VIM. Sandy, the defendant, is col
lector at Wimbledon, and Richard Pea
cock is farmer, who resides near Court.
enay The men had some trouble over
the payment Of Il note, and the alleged
injuries are claimed to have been COM
mitted du ring fracas between the two
at Peacock's residence. Nov. i, 1898.
A jury WAS secured without difficulty.
Toe first witness examined WAS Rich
ard Peacock, who testified that the de-
fendant knocked him down and ty kick
leg him and stamping on his body H.
jured his person, especially his eyes, to
very damaging extent He testified that
his eyesight was impaired since that
date.
Henry Calvart, of CourteDay, who
witnessed the alteration, corroborated
Peacock's testimony.
The jury in the case OF Peacock vs.
Sandy brought ID verdict OF Sl.7OO
damages for injuries inflicted on the per-
son OF the plaintiff by the defendant,
Wm. Sandy. Peacock sued for $4,000.
Wm. Sandy testified IN bis own be-
half. He stated that the plaintiff at
tempted to strike him with stick Of
wood and that be took the weapon
away from him and threw him down ~
self.defenee.
Able arguments we're made by Attor.
ney Knsuf for the plaintiff and Attorney
Sanford for tue defendant.
The case will be appealed to the gu.
preme court.
Attorney Knsuf Is receiving the con.
gratulations Of everyone on the success
full termin alton of the SUIT. The verdict
is for q larger sun than was generelly
expected.
Elmer Hentz was arrslGned, charged
with threstenlng to do bodily harm to
Charles Bsrrows on Oct. II, with q
knife. Attorney Baldwin conducted the
prosecution and John Knsuf was the de.
PENDANTS counsel. He was assisted by
Attorney A. G. Hentz, OF Cartersville,
ILL.,, brother Of the defendant.
The first witness examined WAS the
complainant, Charles Barrows. He was
not certain as to Hentz being the man
who had threatened him and could not
remember much about the case. He
did not make a very good witness for
the state. He SAID bis eyesigbt was
poor aud his hearing defective. This,
together with bis weak memory, 90 af-
fected him be could give little evidence
having any bearing on the case.
Policeman Matt Wink testified to hav-
ing made The arrest Of Hentz and told
of searching him and securing the knife
with wh,oh Hentz is alleged to have
| Threatened Burrows.
Elmer Hentz testified in his own be.
| halt. He stated that be WAS railroad
man snd that prior to his arrest be had
been employed by the Northern Pacific
as brakeman. John Burns OF the
Klondike restaurant WAS also witness
The case was given to the Jury at 3
O'Clock.
Attorney Ellsworth made motion to
the court TO set aside proceedings in the
case of the state VS.. Frank Spinarski on
i the grounds oflrregularitles in the rec
ords of the Justice court at which Spin.
arski's preliminary hearing was had.
The motion was sustained.
Attorney Her bert Root of Valley City
pres nted a motion to dismiss anu dis
charge the receiver in the case OF Lucia
vs. Simpson. The matter was taken
under sdyisement by the court.
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