Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-06
Court Notes

Monday morning the district
court of Harrison county com
menced the adjourned session OF
January term, Judge y d Wheel
er presiding. The names OF the
forty jurors of special venire were
called. Nearly all we're present
on first call. Some were little
late, but all reported by ten
O'Clock.
Warrants had been issued
against the saloon men of Mis-
souri, Valley, and Sheriff SHELTON
had rounded up about twenty of
them. But the judge said that
this session was for special pur-
pose. The trial on the petition
| for the removal of the members
of the board of supervisors from
Office and forty jury men were in
waiting and he must proceed with
work set. The saloon men we're
bonded Cor appearance at April
term. Bonds of barteuders being
fixed at $500 and saloon6eepers
$500.
The case of the state of Iowa
against G Fl Hilllard was called
and the selection of the jury be-
gan. Previous to the empannel-
ing of the trial jury Judge Wheel
er gave very instructive talk to
the forty about the duties of
|juryman and what the various
Questions that would be asked
them implied. This talk expedited
the selection very much. Some
funny things developed in the ex-
animation of the jurors. G A Boil
ter did this on behalf of the State
and j s Dewell for the defendant,
Hilliard. The reading of the OBJ
server, any business transactions
with Stern g. Milliman or Woods
Bank appeared to be grounds for
. challenge by the defense for
cause. w Fl Wood, Geo Shreeves,
H G Carrigan, Farley Hyde, j B
Barrett excused for cause and
from further service this term.
To get the twelve trial jurors
twenty-six names were drawn and
the following twelve we're selected:
Joseph Ragan, Q 4 Peters, J NJ
Robeson, VIM Guyett, B M Fra
zier, Chas O'Neil. Frank Benin, j
Nelk, M J Griffin, James Wilkin-
son, G A Mefford, Fl Haynes.
Tuesday forenoon the case Of
State Va Chas billiard was con-
tinued. Court opened late be-
ing attorneys for both parties
from Missouri Valley and Dun
!, lap. All parties in the action
and their attorneys arrived at
about $3.50 m and court was
opened. j s Dewell, attorney for
the defense, took up his statement
to the jury first taking up speci-
} fications regarding House Consent
} Road. Cochran called for a sep
/, aration and exclusion of the wit
nesses from the court room while
: the trial was in progress. A mo-
ton was also filed by the defense
asking that the witnesses for the
!, defense be paid by The county.
: B II Huff, auditor, was called to
the witness stand and examined
by the attorneys. All road war;
/, rants issued since September,
1897, we're read and the written
orders of @ 81 Hillia,d calling for
the issuing of the warrants we're
read 80 far as Mr. Huff had writ
ten orders, though several war
, rants had been issued by the per-
sonal order of Mr. billiard.
: Court opened Wednesday morn
ing with Mr. Huff again on the
stand. Reference was made as to
, why the county bridge book had
not been properly kept Mr. Huff
was asked if he had signed the
petition for the removal of the
present board, to which he re-
piled that he had not. Also de-
sired to know if he had given in.
formation to parties in regard to
what had been done by the board
at different times. He replied
that he had when such informa-
ton was asked for. After more
examination court adjourned at
noon until 1.:30.
Huff was again called and ex-