The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-30
Good for Judge Mccoy.

special from Aberdeen that sensational scene
CURED in circuit short time when Judge James H.
Mccoy Immediately after the converting of court Friday
ng administered rebuke to the jurors who had
Quilted Charles Baldwin of the charge of horse stealing
The evidence against Baldwin who accused of stealing
team of horses from Senator Koepe of Groon in September
quite clear and the states attorney confident of
vcton especially Baldwin himself the only witness for
the defense The jury however after being for three
hours returned verdict Of acquttal little after o'clock
Thursday night.
Judge Mccoy reminded the jurors that the present term of
costing taxpayers county 5000 90
day and informed them that they making farce of the
whole that the county good states attorney and
good sheriff and officials should be supported and
upheld when the evidence would justify it, but the would
the jury box and take the word of horse thief prefer
to the testimony of honest and reputable farmers in
the vicinity of Goton He further stated that the jurors
such calculated to make Brown county lurking place
for horse thieves and concluded his lecture by saying that the
county commissioners should go the expense of having the
photographed and the picture hung the court
recauon against their again being drawn for jury
duty
In annual report Postmaster General Wynne
mends the establishment postal rate of three cents pound
packages not exceeding five pounds weight mailed at the
postoce at which the rural route starts which the
signee resides but not otherwise That is is special
for merchandise that does travel through any mail
that delivered that route For example, resident
rural originating Rapid City could send his order
reliant here and pay only the three cent rate but if he
merchandise rate Hbecause the package would have to
through the regular mails from that city Rapid City before
reaching his rural route.
AFTER Congress got to work it possible to form
intelligent idea of what would probably be the outcome Of the
session Tariff revision the first thing be practically
aside for fure reference Reduction of southern
sentaon has followed into desueude the reasonable
explanation being offered that the president does not want to
have the subject agtaed now if at all What the president
does according those in the best position to
speak for him. is legislation giving the interstate commerce
commission to fix railway rates. given out with
good deal of authority that MI Roosevelt regards this
posed Legislation being the most important duty before
at the me and that he bringing to bear
influence he commands ondce to recommended
in his last message IH
OF ACTUAL performances congress the most important
SO far the progress made with the Philippine improvement
bill The has this back the house with
amendments which make impossible for Philippine railway
company its property leaving the
without security and equally impossible for to OBJ
tain the guarantee whole line if only part of operated
The amount Of the has been reduced from i've
four cent The credit for pointing out the ooseness
bill which might have placed the government at the
the railroads belongs Senator Spoone Evidently Their
advantages having railway attorney in TIL
senatethe advantages that developed when Mr. Knox
the trust attorney cabneor Secretary Tai
half dozen attorneys of the ordinary variety had
u the bill beforet under Mr.. Spooners eagle eye