The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-04-09

shaw, who a year ago gave bonds in the
sum OF $500, when his case was contin-
ued because of the absence of "a very
important witness has never showed
up. His bail has been declared for
feited and was turned into the county
treasury. The case was stricken from
the calendar
Gustaf Gatz who was held for trial
for assault in the first degree, entered
plea of guilty to assault in the second
degree and was fined $3.50. His attor-
ney, Chas. Keith, stated that Gatz had
been an exemplary citizen ever since
the carving bee and that he had a wife
and three children, and farm of forty
acres on which there was $500 mort
gage. Leucke, who was implicated
with Gatz in the assault, was fined sl0O
by Judge Baxter last fall.
The case of State VS.. J. M. Stowe
Jennie Stowe and Walter Stowe, appel
lants, was knocked out by the iudg
ment of the lower court being affirmed.
The case in WEIGH T. E. Potts, Marv
Potts and Nels Quick were appellants,
was dismissed on motion of county at-
torney.
A motion was granted for dismissal
in the appeal case of S. A. Youngberg
and Ed Cesar convicted of running a
bowling alley on Sunday in Milaca.
The trial of Frank Goulding charged
with carnally knowing and abusing the
person of Dora &. Bingham, child un-
der sixteen years of age, was taken up
Tuesday afternoon. County Attorney
Ross represented the State while At
torneys Keith, Dickey and Stiles we're
retained for the defense. The task of
getting a jury proved slow one, and
the regular panel was soon exhausted
as jury was out on the Looney case.
A special venire was ordered and when
court adjourned at supper time but two
jurors had been secured. They were
Peter Olson and Henry Hoffman. Wed
nesday morning the remainder of the
jury was secured, but not until after
John b. Moore, A. J. Hertig, T. F.
Scheen, Geo. Eddy, VIM. Orton James
Saxon, H. G. Harrington, H. L. Mathis,
Chas. Slater, J. S. Ring, Caleb Pink
ham and L. E. Potts had been excused
on either challenge for cause or per-
emptory challenge. The twelve men
secured to hear the case and bring in a
verdict or disagree were as follows:
Peter Olson, Henry Hoffman, A. J.
Franzen, P. H. Farley, Fred Schim-
ming, Absalom Nelson, Arthur Sleeves,
Edward Lundgren, S. W. Page, G.
Bulleigh, Geo. Schmidt and Aug.
Schlesner.
The girl who was brought up from
the training school at Red Wing, where
she was sent a year ago, took the stand
to tell the story of shame and disgrace.
When asked to relate the story of the
offense she sat for some minutes with
her mouth tightly closed and deter
mined look on her face Indicating her
dread to proceed with the story. A few
questions by the county attorney and the
court induced her to make statement.
She testified that the act was COM
mitted on the night of April 18th, 1902,
on the north side. The testimony of
the girl and Nathan Buckingham, her
grandfather showed that she was IA
years of age July 18th of last year.
Evidence was introduced to show that
she was over sixteen years of age,
but the girl stoutly denied that she
ever told anyone that she was past
sixteen years of age. Her testimony
showed that she had always been
hayward girl, refusing to attend
school against her grandparents
wishes and that she ran the streets
at all hours of the day and night.
When asked where she was living at
present she replied at the ''River-
| side Academy at Red Wing.
Just before noon hour the State
rested and Attorney Stiles moved that
| the case be dismissed because of no cor
roborative testimony, but this motion
was denied and the case proceeded,
Goulding was placed on the stand, and
other witnesses were sworn to i'm
peach the girls statements as to her
age.
The county attorney made a strong
plea for the State while G. A. Dickey
addressed the jury at some length for
the defense. The court charged the
jury in a very fair and impartial man
ner, and at $3.50 p. m. the jury retired
to make up it's verdict. The jury re-
NAMED out all the afternoon and had
not agreed on a verdict at supper time.
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