Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-02-21
IN DISTRICT COURT.
A Few Of the More Important Cases Have
Already Come Up.

Judge Kneeshaw announced short
adjournment OF court at noon today, the
date set to reconvene is Morday of next
week.
In the list of petit jurors Of the present
term of court appear the names OF James
Tovey of 'lrier. and Rnbt. j. Prior of
Linden, both of whom have been called
to appear in the great court beyond the
grave, instead Of hearing the differences
as aired in the tribunal of litigation here
below Both we're among the ost RES
pected residents of the heighborhood in
which they resided
When district court journed last night
| only six of the cases on the cniendar had
been tried. Some of the balance have
been settled, Others continued over the
| term, and II few dismissed ON motion of
one or o,her of the parties involved.
There were some seventy odd cases on
the calendar when Judge Kneeshaw
opened court week ago last Monday,
and it IS safe TO Say that ut least another
week will be taken up before an adjourn
stealing case and the civil action OF Win.
Hodgns agaluet the Great Northern rail-
road, for damages to the extent of 5000
for the burning of property, both took
up several days Of the COURTS time
From now on 1t may be expected the
cases will be more rapidly disposed Of
The casa of Wm Hodxins against the
Great Northern raiIvoad was taken up by
the court Monday. In this case Hod.
gins brings action against the jim Hill
road for $1,000 damages. sustained last
summer by fire that destroyed his farm
buildings and several head of stock. His
farm is alongside the right.ot-way of the
\ company within a mile Of Hannah, and
kspsrks from the locomotive of Il passing
}train are alleged to have set the buiidipgs
afire. The plaintiff only asks damages
to cover tho actual amount of his loss,
but the road g uxht the court rather than
effect settlement with HodRins, who
retains Dickson & Dickson as attorneys
in the case. At late hour yesterday
afternoon the jury brought in verdict
awarding Hodgipgs damages for the full
amount asked. The railroad may take
an appeal to the supreme court though
it is not generally looked for.
The case of The State against Brnnelle,
charged with the stealing of wheat from
various par, % III the vicinity of Olga,
went to the jnry last week just at the
time this paper was iasned. There was
ample evidence giv"n by the witnesses of
the state 10 make 81 s. rong case agains,
the defendant, and the jury brought in Il
ver..lct for conviction i'll very short
time after leaving he court room. Friday
morning when the prisoner WAS again
brought into court on the charge Of horse
stealing he found himself confronted with
the party from Manitoba, from whom he
claimed ha bought the horse, ready TO
prove the utter falsity OF bis story. See
ing there was nothing bnt trouble ahead
he pleud gnllty, and will be sentenced to
u long term III the psnitentinFy before
the adjournment of court. The Brnnelle's
have made much trouble for the people
in the eastern part Of the county, and the
result of breaking up this gang of thieves
may very properly be credited up to
States Attorney Dickson, who has worked
hard to head of tho efforts made to
render their eecape possible from pun
ishm4nt OF the crimes Of which they were
most undoubtedly Qnilty