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 says that sensational
CURED in circuit short time when Judge James H.
Mccoy Immediately 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 Koepse of Groon in September
quite clear and the states attorney confident of
vcon, especially Baldwin himself the only witness for
the defense The jury however after being for three
hours returned verdict of acqutal little after o'clock
Thursday night
Judge Mccoy reminded jurors that the present Of
costing the taxpayers Brown county 5000
day and informed them that they making farce of the
whole session. that the county good states attorney and
good sheriff those officials should be supported
upheld when the evidence would justify it, but the would
sit the jury box and take the word of horse thief prefer
ence the testimony of honest and reputable farmers
the vicinity of Groton He further stated that the
such calculated to make Brown county lurking place
for horse thieves and concluded his lecture by saying that the
county commissioners should to the of having the
and the picture hung the court
precaution against their again being drawn for jury
duty.
In annual report General Wynne
ends the establishment of postal rate of three pound
packages not exceeding five pounds weight mailed at the
postoce at which the rural route starts which the
sgnee resides but not otherwise That special
for merchandise that does not travel through any mail except
that delivered that route For example, resident
rural originating Rapid City could send his order
reliant here and only the three cent rate but if he
merchandise because the package would have to pass
through the regular mails from that city to Rapid City before
reaching his rural route.
AFTER Congress got to work it possible to form an
intelligent idea of what would probably be the outcome of the
Tariff revision the first thing be practically
laid aside for urture reference Reduction of southern
senaon has followed revision into desuetud the reasonable
explanation being offered that the president does not want
have the subject agated now at all What the president
does want according to those who the best position
speak for him. legislation giving the interstate
commission power to fix railway It given out with
good deal of authority that Nj Roosevelt regards this pro-
posed Legislation being the most important duty before
gress the present te and that he bringing bear
influence he commands
in his last message.
OF performances congress the most important
far is the progress made with the Philippine improvement
bill The senate has sent this back to the house with
amendments which make it impossible for Philippine railway
company its the
without securty and equally impossible for to OBJ
tain the guarantee whole line only part Of is operated
amount of the has been reduced from five to
cent The credit for pointing out the looseness
this bill which might have placed the at the mercy
the railroads belongs Senator Spoone Evidently there
advantages in having railway attorney in the
senatethe advantages that developed when Mr. Knox,
the trust attorney entered the cabneo Secretary Taft
and half dozen attorneys of the variety had approved
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