The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-04-07
UNITED STATES COURT.
Number of Important Cases Will B.
1ricd This Session

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bes' of case of unusual interest are to
be disposed Of during Il resular term
of the United States court, which con-
Nened i'm This city today. Judge John
r. Garland. OF Sioux Fails, is presid-
ing.
The case of Warrer IL. Williams. am
cid railway clerk on the Tracy Pierre
line OF the Chicago and Northwestern
railroad. is the most important to come
Nefore the grand jury. He is accused
If having distracted from the mails
Registered letter containing the sum
of $1,000 in cash while it was i'm tran
sit through the mails between Brook
ingS and oeSnet. The registered let
ter containing the $1,000 was matted
october 81. la0$, by the First National
bark. of Rtookinas. to the Gern,ania
State bank, of DeSmet.
Stole $1,000 in Cash.
Various postoaice inspectors worked
ON the case for months prior to Tho
arrest of Williams. For a period OF
two months or mora Inspectors George
II. Drake, of Minneapolis. aud ID 4
Collie" of Aberdeen, worked ON the
case. NJ G, Fosnes. inspector i'm
charge of the ST. Paul division. also
gave the case his personal attention.
Upon the instructions of himself ana
Inspectors Collier and Drake the arrest
OF Williams Was made.
The accused was the mail clerk the
day of the robbery on his run between
Tracy and Pierrc. He is a married
man, having Wife and four children.
who reside al Tracy. Mimi He was
appointed to th" railway mail service
about seventeen years ago from Pierre
during which time he has run between
Tracy and Pierre and Tracy and Wa
tertown. In the event that am indct-
'nent is returned against him he will
be defended by coe l Crawford of
Huron
The case against Mn Williams is
based purely upon circumstan,ial evi-
dence. and if indicted he will make a
vigorous deferse in the hope of being
acquitted.
Sent an Objectionable Letter.
4 case of an unusual character. and
which contains numerous sensational
features, is that of Sadie Ford, assist
ant postmistress at Hill City. in the
Black Hills. who is charged with send
ing an ob1ecflonabls letter through the
United States mails. The alleged OBJ
jcctionable letter was mailed to a Hin
city business man. The assistant
postmistress is also charged with hav-
ing opened letters written by an Onla-
ha woman to a Hill City business man.
lWo business men OF Hill City are in
NolNed i'm the case. and ii an indict-
ment is returned against the assistant
postmistrcss the trial of the case will
be one of the most sensational! i'm the
history of the United States court of
South Dakota.
Sold Liquor to indians.
Another case of some Importance ia
come before the grand jury is that of
John DuSan. mayor of Burke, one of
the new towns in the ceaed portion of
the Rosebud Indian reservation. who
is charged with selling liquor to In
dians belonging Oh the Rosebud rcscr-
Nation. The principal witness against
Dugan is Deputy United States Man.
shall Lamb of Sioux Falls, who alleges
that he caught Dugan in the act of sell-
ing liquor to Indians while he was IN
Burke on official business.
The grand jury will be required 10
dispose OF the case against Moses An
net. Il we'll known resident of ,,on-
roe, who is charged with the uninue
offense of destroying a rural mail box
The act. it is said. was committed while
Annet was under the influence of liouor
but this fact. of course. does not ex
cuse him under the law This is the
first case of the kind % be instituted
by the United States authorities in
South Dakota.