Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-07-12
.@. WIIIMAR MINNESOTA JULY r. 1905 -

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witness. Mr. Backlund testified thu,
on June q he went to the drug store
owned by Or. Speed, at, spicer, and
told the doctor that he was not feeling
very we'll. After looking the patient
over the doctor at oncs diagnosed the
ailment % . bad case of the chills,
~hereupon he poured out for him a
nice, invigorating and refreshing dram
OF whiskey. Having disposed of this
Backlund asked for and procured Z
whole pint of the same medicine and
after having duly 'settled the bill''
he loft for the residence of Village
Marshall VIM. Olson, where the medi-
cine bottle was marked for identifica,
tton. The bottle was produced in
court and both Mr.. Backlund and
Nels Hendrickson, of Spicer, swore
that the contents were whiskey. The
defense did not deny the sale but
claimed that Speed had legal right "a
. physician, to prescribe whiskey but
further examination showed that Speed,
altho being . graduate of . medical
college ct Louisville, Kentucky, had
not been granted . license to practice
In this state, and for this reason the
sale was illegal. The jury brought in
a, verdict Of guilty after having been
out only . short time. Dr.. Speed was
sentenced to pay fine of $50 and
costs, taxed at @l5, and 30 days in
jail. A stay of execution Of the SEN
tence was granted the defendant till
Aug. l6, to enable him to prepare a
case or bill of exception. At that
time Atty. Porter, for the defendant,
will make . motion for q new trial and
In the event of this being denied it ia
said that the case will be appealed.
In the case OF. Earl Robbins, who
pleaded guilty to the charge of having
entered building with the intent to
commit malicious mischief, the Judge
suspended sentence till tho first day OF
next general term of court. The case
Of frank Cleary, who pleaded not
guilty to the same charge, was con.
ttnued till next term OF court.
A special venire of jurors was
summoned and appeared in court last
Wednesday. They were: J ames Sander.
son, Kspdiyohi; Charley Ltnderholm,
Fshlun; Oscar Larson, Atwater: Peter
P. Hovey, Gennessee; Albert Kraeen.
bring, Harrison; VIM J. Wheeler,
Harrison; Martin Olson, Atwater; A.
G. Major, Harrison; John Isaacson,
Atwatsr; L.: F. Davidson, Atwater:
Frank p: Toensing, Atwster; Edward
j.. johnson, Gennessee; ]. A. Walen,
Atwater; sErick swedlund, Atwater; L.
J. johnson, Gennessee.
. The following cases on the civil
cslendsr2w we're disposed Of: T. ::
State of Minnesota Va. St. P. M. &
M. R'y Co. TAX proceeding. At
torneys, Thos. r. Benton; County At
torney. :: :..
Dismissed. -.
Henry Buurman W. Frank Spaett
and Chas. Spaeth. Attorneys, N. l.
Ericsson; Charles johnson.
IN 1>n tn{oa nut ~ ko~,s. R<o,. A,,-,..I
l on eight days notice.
State of Minnesota vs.. Bertina
Estrem. (Tax proceeding. Attor
neys, County Attorney; Samuel Por'
ter.
Settled.
John s. Day vs. w. Beaupin and
Geo. A. Robinson. Attorneys, N. L
Ericsson; Morris Evans, Taylor s
Evans.
Continued.
Fred Dunke]msn Va. VIM G. Car
ney. Attorneys, N. L. Erickson
Samuel Porter.
This case was appealed from thu
justice court and the judgment of thai
court was reversed.
Upon motion of the county attorney
case number on the criminalcalendar
State vs. A. o. Bryant, for the illega
sale Of liquor, was continued. Thit
was the case In which VIM. Goebel wat
to be the states witness. Mr.. Goebe
disappeared and has not yet beer
heard from. Cases Nos. / and
against B. F. Miller, and case No.
against A. o. Bry rant, Ill liquor cases
were dismissed.
In the case of the demurrer inter
posed In the state cases against Sam
uel Osmundson the court ordered tha,
the demurrer should be allowed and
the cases were dismissed.
Court adjourned ct noon Saturday
after having been In session about
eight days. *
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