The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-10-08
AT COURT!
Court Convened Monday Afternoon, and After Turn
ing Out a Number of Full Pledged Citizens
Proceeds to Grind the Grist of the Gods.
A BUSY WEEK AT COURT!
The Harris Case Was the Center of Attention on
Tuesday and Wednesday, and a Complete
Report of the Same Is Given Herewith.

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court opened ut the Court house
Judge Winchester presiding. Tho
inry did not assemble until the fol
lowing morning, and Mondayafter
noon was taken up with issuing
citizenship papers. and other pre-
summary matters.
In the case against Gottlicb Sci
vert charged with murder, the de.
PENDANT pleaded not guilty. Mr.
Grethen appeared for the defend.
ant, and announced that he desired
change OF venue.
Johan Bcitz pleaded not guilty
Of the crime of rape. and this case
was set for trial Tuesday morning,
A number of civil cases were dis
posed of and court adjourned at
$3.50 p. M.
On Tuesday morning a jury was
secured i'm the case of State VS. John
BeitZ and the case proceeded. Mr..
-McCulloch prosecuted and MIR.
Gibson defended. On order of
the court the room was cleared OF
everybody except the jury, the at
torneys and court officers. The
case went to the jury at four oc clock
in the afternoon. They were out
about an hour and returned Il or
dict of guilty Of rape in the first
degree and recommended him to
the mercy Of the court.
In the case of the State VS.. Gott-
lieb Siewert. Mr.. Gretchen, on be-
half Of the dcfehant, filed an atfida-
Wit and motion fora change Of venue
ON the ground that the defendant
could not have Il fair TRIAL in this
county. A stipulation was entered
into, on filing this affidavit. provid-
ing that the trial of the case be
moved to Burleiyh county, and will
be tried at the term opening next
month.
The case of the State VS. Harris
was next called. Mr.. Newton APP
peared to assist Mr.. McCulloch in
the prosecution. Mr.. H. p. john
son, Of Velva, appeared for the de-
PENDANT, and presented an affidavit
from Harris. asking for Il contin-
uance, as there was important tes-
timony which he could not obtain
at this term of court. The afida-
vitsays that one Jessie Sewart. who
is now in Portland, Oregon, will
testify il here. that the girl ADDER
son occupied a bedroom with one
Paul Charlebois in October, 1903
i'm Underwood: that Ralph Meigs.
who is not now in the county will
testify, if he can be found, that at
Underwood the same month. the
same Paul Charlebois occupied a
bedroom with the girl Anderson.
The affiant goes on to say that the
defendant cannot safely go to trial
without the witnesses referred to.
He also says that Herbert Hanson
had told him that he had been in
innate with the Anderson Girl, and
would so testify; but now Hanson
denies it.
Mr.. johnson addressing the court
i'm support of his motion for a con-
tinuance said that he had only just
got into the case. and he was sur
pFised to-day in talking with Mr..
Hanson to hear him state that he
had never been intimate with the
yin and denied that he had ever
admitted it. With Hanson now
refusing to testify to the facts
which he has heretofore admitted,
the defendant has only one other
witness obtainable, Miss Jessie
Stewart, and she is out of the state.
Miss Stewart will testify that the
Anderson girl has admitted to her
that she has been intimate with
other men.
Mr.. Newton opposed the motion
for a continuance, on the ground
the ground that the affidavit was
insufficient. These proceedings