The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1905-02-10
THE COURT
ADJOURNS
The grist to the justice mill
finished this morning.
Judge Goss goes to Minot.
GUILTY ONES
SENTENCED.

~OAA L /ANA0
SENTENCED.
Judge Goss Regrets that the PEN
atty is too small in some cases.
Wheat thieves we'll punished,
X
The case of the State vs.. William
Armstrong charged with keeping a
place for gambling, was transferred to
the county court by order of Judge
Gloss issued on Thursday of last week.
On Friday defendant appeared in court
and asked to be allowed to enter a
plea of guilty. Plea was entered and
he was fined $25 and costs to the
amount of $25.
The jury was excused on Saturday
morning under instructions to report
on Monday morning. The greater
part of Saturday was taken up in list.
ening to arguments to show cause why
sentence shoutd not be passed on VIM.
Holz, Sr., who was found guilty of
grand larceny in 1909. Decision was
deferred until Thursday afternoon.
The case of the State, against John
Walker. charged with burglary in the
third degree, was called on Friday.
Prosecution claimed defendant stole a
stove from James Hansel. As the
case preceded it developed that the
door to the shanty in which he got the
stove was open and the theory of burg
larry could not be sustained. Defend
ant made it appear that he borrowed
the stove. The jury returned ver-
dict of not guilty.
In the case of State vs. G. Denahoe,
charged with blind pigging, defen-
dant entered q plea of guilty and was
given ninety days and 5000 fine.
The caSes OF the State vs.. Anton
Ronning. charged with assault with a
dadgerous weapon on the person Of
Anton Slette, was called on Monday
morning and the greater part of the
day devoted to securing jury. The
complaining witness, Anton Slette,
was first called. He said defendant
was at his place when he got home
on Saturday evening and had a jug of
alcohol with him. He and Ronning
had some trouble in the Kitchen about
nine O'Clock after which they went
into the living rooms Of the house.
About 10 80 or II clock defendant
got noisy and slette tried to get him
to go to bed. It was then the serious
trouble started. Defendant ran at
Slette and struck him and he felt
something warm at his side.4' He
reached for his rifle but Ronning
struck him in the face with his head
and someone took the rifle from him.
After that he can remember nothing
distinctly until about 8 o'clock in the
morning when he heard defendant
come into the house and ask for his
brother. He then got up and put on
his coat and vest and went to Joe
Crowder's. Witness exhibited his
wounds to the jury, showing one or
the right arm, one on the right shoul.
der and one on the left side that pene
trated within an inch Of the heart,
severing small artery. Mrs. Slette
was called and corroborated her hus
band and added that she took the rifle
from her husband and threw it ibehind
the house. She saw the blood come
when Ronning struck Slette Sht
got her hand cut when she went t
take the gun but does not know how
it happened. She said Andrew tried
to part them and got wound in his
side. She saw defendants knife
when. he opened the jug of alcoho!
and said he placed it on the cupboard
and she afterwards gave it back K
Z him.
Andrew slette was called ant
though apparently an unwilling wit
ness told about the same story as th,
others, adding that Ronning told hin
after the trouble that he was sorry h'
got hurt and that II was the old maj
{ he was after. Andrew said he wa
I pretty drunk and did not remembe