The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-06-16
Court.

Friday.-The jury in the Anger vs..
| Trenholme case gave verdict for defen-
dant
The case of Peter Soil VS.. Gunbjorn
Aason was heard. The action was
brought for S., 900 damages for destroy
inc the peace and harmony of the plain
tiff's home. The evidence showed rather
loose state of affairs from moral stand
point The wife of Soil is a second cou-
sin of defendant, and lived at his fathers
house some time before her marriage
with Soil, in 1895. At the time of the
birth of the second child after the mar
riage Mrs. Soil being dangerously ill.,
confessed to her husband that Aasen was
the father of the new born babe. Soil
left the woman and afterward took a
divorce from her, and now sues for
damages from Aasen for the alienation
of the wife's affections etc. The jury
brought in verdict of 5000. against the
defendant and there is a remarkable
unanimity among the parties concerned,
the attorneys and the public in their
agreement with the jury. Friday even
ing was devoted to the arguments on the
case and full court room listened to the
opposing eloquence of Mr.. Sinkler Of
Spencer & Sinkler of Grafton for the
plaintiff and Attorney Stevenson of
Crookston for the defendant Both at
torneys made splendid pleas, and as Mr..
Steenerson's reputation as one of the
best attorneys of the northwest is we'll
known, we may say without disparage-
ment to him that Mr.. Sinkler, though a
very young man, was fully equal to the
occasion, and in argument and eloquence
was all that could be desired by his
client. Mr.. Sinkler has talent that will
if cultivated be heard from in later years.
After hearing replevin case where
stray horse had been bought by defen-
dant i'll good faith, but which the jury re-
stored to the original owner, court adj
journed on Saturday in time to take the
afternoon train 4:15 to resume its labors
on Monday on the arrival of the train at
ILLS, and large part of the attendants
spent Sunday at home.
Monday the case of State VS.. Hughes
was on. The parties in this case are
from near Bruce post Office, and the case
had become a greatneighborhood scand-
al and excited great dealof interest in
the northern part of the county where the
parties involved are we'll known, and oc-
cupy high position in religious and social
circles.
The details Of the case are hardly fit
tor publication. The main facts as as
serted by the complaining witness, are
that young Hughes under promise of
marriage had intercourse with her, and a
child was born short time ago. The
defendant does not deny the complain
ants story, but claims that she confessed
to him that she also about that time
had intercourse with her uncle by mar
riage, Allen Mann, at whose house she
made her home. In consequence of this
confession, and the doubtful paternity Of
Of the child, the defendant broke the
engagement and refused to pay anything
for its care or support unless she would
acknowledge to others her intercourse
with Mann. The complaining witness
denied ever having made the confession
to defendant or having connection with
any other person then the defendant.
The testimony Of the principal witnesses
was thus very.conflicting; and some evil
dence was brought in, to prove that Mann
had attempted the same thing with