The daily sentinel., 1905-10-04
PRISONERS
ARRAIGNED
Eleven Men Enter Their Pleas This
Morning in District Court
Some Interesting Cases
TO be Tried


TO be Tried
The second DAYS session of the
October term of the Mesa county
term of the district court opened
shortly aftern ten o'clock this morn
ing.
Judge Stevens ordered that the
members of the petit jury be called.
Every man summoned on the Jury
answered here and took his seat
within the bar. Judge Stevens then
asked if any of the gentlemen had any
excuses to make as to why they
should not serve on the jury during
the present term Only two men of
Tered excuses. one, a ranchman of the
Palisades community stated that his
apple crop needed his attention very
badly just at this time. the other
a cigar manufacturer, of the city.
stated that it would interfere with
his business if he should serve. The
judge did not see fit to excuse
enther of the TWO and the jury was
dismissed to report again this after
noon at half past one o'clock.
After only a brief session the court
adjourned until eleven O'Clock at
which time the defendants awaiting
trial on some criminal charge were
formerly arraigned
Ten men who are confined in the
county jail awaiting trial We're
brought into court by Sheriff
Struthers and one man who is out
under bond constituted the delega-
tion charged with committing offens-
es against the laws OF the state
The prisoners We're then arraigned
as follows
Frank German. charged with com
hitting an uncomfortable crime
against the person OF one, William
Moore, child, on August 17th of
this year. He entered the plea OF
not guilty.
ode Barber, a young man we'll
known in the city and the adopted
son OF a prominent ranchman. is
charged with stealing a horse from
Erwin q Osborne, proprietors of the
Blue Barn livery stable. There are
two counts against the young man.
He entered the plea of not guilty in
each count. The ofense was commit
ted on or about May 10TH
Ole Erickson stands charged with
stealing a wagon. span of mules and
harness from Henry Beuman, who
resides near Palisade. Erickson
entered plea OF not guilty. He has
been in jail for several months.
Oscar Hart, twenty-five years old,
work hand on ranch, is charged
with making an assault with intent
TO kill on one l.. c. Thompson, the
date of the offense being given as
June 5th. There are Two counts in
this case. He entered a plea of not
guilty
william Carter has two charges
of burglary against him. lie is
charged with entering the TusSey
roomng house on the night of Aug
ust % and stealing a watch from
Mark Joyce, valued at S37 and a
watch from Ed Gregg, valued AT $50.
He plead not guilty TO both charges.
John Wesley, Arthur Tethford, Les
lie Guire and William LEVEL. four
young men, are charged with break
ing into Frank Mason's Windsor cafe
on the night of March 29th, and steal
ing a large number of boxes OF cigars
The same charge is made against
each of the four young men ana
they will probably be tried together.
Each man entered plea of not
guilty.
Robert Phillips and Martin Wade
charged with securing money through
the means of the confidence game,
entered pleas of not guilty. There
are several other charges against
these men.
OF the eleven men arraigned only
one had employed an attorney, this
was Arthur Tethford who had secur-
ed the services OF Attorney ). N
When the Judge asked that those
prisoners who had no attorney and
we're not able TO employ attorneys to
stand up. ten out OF the eleven men
arose.
/ Attorney Frye was appointed to
defend william Carter, the latter
stating that he was a stranger here,
] had no friends and no funds.
| Frank German staied that he was
an entire stranger in Grand Junction,
was here only four days when arrest
ed and had no friends or funds. A.
torney Welch was appointed by the
court to defend him,
oscar Hart. stated that he was un-
able to employ an attorney and Judge
stevens asked attorney Weiser TO
represent Hart in his trial
Wesley, CURE and LEVEL, three oil
the four men charged with robbery
we're without means to employ at
tornevs and as Tethford, jointly in
dicted with these three had employ
cd Attorney wheeler. the court ap-
pointed Mr.. Wheeler as attorney tor
Tethfords three companions.
ode Barber stated that he mad no
funds with which to employ "A law
YER and that his adopted father haa
iold him the county would furnish
MIN a lawyer. Judge Stevens now
ever. did not agree with the iather
and told young Barber that he must
notify his father that he must employ
a lawyer to defend his adopted son.
Ole Erickson stated that ne
could not employ lawy er- Iyls', nc lot
Attorney selle stated that as the two
romnIaining witnesses against Er-
dickson were out OF the county the
case would not be called this court
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