The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1903-06-05
DISTRICT COURT
Judge Palda Opened the June
Term of District Court
.fr 2r:.
On Monday. ~ ,
THE CALENDAR IS LARGE
Containing ThirtyNine Criminal and
. Thirty One Civil Cases-A Number
of Cases Already Disposed of-Looks
Like a Long Term.

| , OF Eases AIready disposed OI-LOOKS
Like Long Term.
i Judge Palda opened court at 5 p. m.,
on Monday. The jury panel was ex-
cused until 8 p. m. Tuesday and the
judge announced that in the interim he
would hear motions and all matters
proper to be heard wit hout court
stenographer. The first order of busi
ness was the hearing of applications for
citizen papers. During this order of
business number of Russians made ap-
plication and several of them were held
over until the next day to further ex-
anime their cases the judge saying that
their manifest ignorance of this coun-
try and all pertaining to it's history and
laws raised doubt in his mind as to
the propriety of granting citizenship. to
them. In one case it was necessary to
call an interpreter and that in the case
of a person who had lived in the United
States quite a number Of years. The
judge took occasion to say that Gin the
case of those who come here young and
do not take enough interest to learn
English and know something about our
state and it's officials are not in the opin-
ion of this court, fit subjects for citizen
ship" 49,,
The court then proceeded to call the
calendar. In the case Of the State VS..
Alex G. Kalbfeisch, who did not ap-
pear. the judge issued bench warrant
for his arrest and ordered his 5000 bond
forfeited. and in the event of his being
arrested placed bail at $4,000. .t
After the hearing of several minor
motions the court was adjourned until
n Tuesday morning at $50.
4 The arguing of a motion to qnash the
indictment in the case of the state
against R. A. Scholfeld occupied the en-
tire forenoon and part of the afternoon
of Tuesday. Noble & Blood and E. B.
Goss, who represented the defendant
raised the point that the grand jury
which returned the Indictment was il
legally drawn. Their main contentious
being that the county commissioners ex-
ceeded their authority in selecting
jurors within incorporated townships
and villages which function belonged tx
. the, township boards and village trus
tees, and that the sheriff was not clothed
with the power to select talesmen to
complete a grand jury. ,States Attor
ney Burr and Attorney Skulason, who
i is associated with him in the case, re
sisted the motion. After listening to
y the arguments the court denied the
motion. ~ *
/, On Wednesday morning the case OF
the state VS.. M. w. Fawcett came up
I for trial. The forenoon was occupied
| in the selecting of a jury. States At
torney Burr prosecuted. and the defend
ants interests We're looked after by
I Scott q Bowen and V. B. Noble.
Il When the court convened after dinner
4 the defendant changed his plea to guilty.
i In the case Of the State VS.. John
Il Streeck on the charge of grossly inj,1r-
ing the property of another the court af-
Ter hearing the testimony instructed
4 the jury to return verdict of not guilty
4 for the reason that the prosecution did
! not prove that the two horses in question
were ever in the possession of John
i Streeck Verdict according to in
strnctions was brought in. The court
n then warned Mr.. Streeck that his CON
duct was anything but neighborly and
4 thattif he persisted in such actions the
\ time would come when he would be in
Icourt with sufficient evidence against
y him toremind him Of this action.
4. State. VS.. Elmer Smith and George
Il Peak was called and Peak demanded
Separate trial, The complaining wit
i ness George Theroux was called to the
stand and testified that he was nineteen
i years old and that he went to & Willow
II City ii COMPANY with Peak and Mrs.
Il Ed. Shoonover and while there Peak
I!saw the money and remarked that
II Theroux was not broke. They went to
4 Willow on the passenger train and
4 when they were about to return Theroux
Il got into q box car. Smith and Peak
went mp town and got some whiskey.
/ They returned and got into the box car
} behind him They rode to within q
u half mile Of Cmemee when all thres
jumped Of the train. Az this time
y Smith flashed bottle of whiskey,
ri They al drank from Teakg and
n 9aheroux vent ~ aIla sl|
reduced some anStl NJ llss ~ ik
nhe lask heI reilelIs slaIl