Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-01-14


and Goodhart Bowers. Their testi.
moay was principally directed to-
wards impeaching the witnesses for
the state, especially Mr.. Townsend, it
being alleged that he has made
statements at variance with his testi-
mony. Rice took the stand in his own
behalf and >swore that he was not the
proprietor ofthe place in Kensal refer
red to but was a clerk or employee
there. He.also said that he was not i'm
Kensal at all on election night. 1902.
Immediately after the Dawson case
went to the jury, James B. Rice was
brought before the court to receive
sentence. His counsel Mr.. Knauf
made .a>strong. plea for 60 day stay
ssn the grounds of technicalities in the
iaformation. The cGurt>wOuld grant
q stay Of sentence for that time if a
bond Gfs2O00. be furMshed.
THElDAwsoN CASE.
The case against Edward Dawson
for robbery, alleged to bave been COM
united at, or near Courtenay on Octo-
ber g, 1893, was then brought on for
tri1l
A striking Illustration of the injuri-
ous and serious consequences OF in
dulging'teo freely in North Dakota
4'boeze" was br0Gght out in the trial
of thu criminal action against Ed
ward Dawson, on,the charge Of rob.
berry, which was begun ia the district
court Friday afteznoon. Dawson is
STRONGLY built and vigorous young fel-
l0w of twenty-five, who is said to be
very skilled in the use OF his fists and
to have had considerable experience
ia that line. The principa. witnesses
for the prosecution were Charles 4.
Ne2ryo Minneapolis and Leonard A.
Boyer OF st. Paul. Both OF these
gentlemen wene in C0urtenay on the
seventh at last October, being em.
plOyed at that time in ,the vicinity.
On that night they went to their room
over Raneg's restaurant at a little
after midnight, and Boyer Immediate.
ly went to bed and fell asleep. Keary
went down stairs after an overcoat he
had left in the poalroom, and, coming
back ia a few minutes, found Dawson
in the room going through Boyef,s
clothes. Neaxy objected to such liber-
ties being taken with his friends
possessic ms, wlsereup0n Dawson drew
revolver and eommsnded Neary tG
hold up his hands. The order was
obeEed, and Dawson, still holding the
revolver, proceeded to relieve Neary s
pockets OF their contents, taking
about a dollar and a half in money and
a watch and chain. Neary said he
did not want to lose the watch, it be.
ing present from his grandmother,
to which remark Dawson replied that
he didn't want it and threw it down
on bed. In the meantime Boyer had
Wakened and started to get up but
had lain down again and kept still at
the direction OF Dawson.
During all this time Dawson spoke
in tone OF ordinary loudness, but
seems to have attracted the attention
of no one outside of the room, al
though there was an open door lead
ing from this room to the adjoining
one where ten or more men were
sleeping: Into this room Dawson
passed after com pleting the robbery,
il such it was, and Neary and Boyer
at once went out and returned half an
hour or so later with an officer. They
found Dawson in the larger room,
lying on cot fast asleep, and with
the revolver still in his hand. Aft.r
searching his pockets and Handwriting