The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-05-26
POLICE COURT
Troop Bound Over on Serious
CHARACTERIZATION Also
Bound Over
Keller Case Goes to
Circuit Court on Appeal
Minor Matters

Monday was a very busy day with
Justice Jones. He began by sending
one Tom Donahue to board at the
county's official repository for five
days. Then he bound Frank Troop
over. and then L. o. Moulton. The
Millspaugh-Keeler case came up next
wherein justice seemed with the
state and finally Sebastian Keller vas
permitted to pay $40 into the treas
ury and depart on his way. with a
warning to leave Intoxicating beyer-
ages alune, more or less
TROOP MUST STAND TRIAL
Frank Troop, a stranger in this city
and a hobo by occupation, was bound
over to the circuit court Monday by
Justice Jones on Il charge of having
attempted to rape an n-year-old col
ored girl named Luetta Grimes.
Troop admitted the deed, but claim
ed to be irresponsible for his actions
because of being a drug tiend. He
claims to have been a sufferer for
years from rheumatism and to have
taken great quantities Of patent med
icines for relief. These medicines, he
says. have made him a drug iend and
have rendered him at times unable to
control himself. Grimes. the girls
father, admitted having procured CO.
caine for him the day of the attempt
ed rape.
Troop was locked up Saturday night
and lay for that night and the next
day in Il sort Of stupor. His actions
tend to bear out his statements.
NoULToN BOUND OVER
L. 0. Moulton was arrested upon
complaint Of Howard J. Schnorr. who
alleges that he, Moulton, obtained
money from him, his brother, George
A. Schnorr and HerbertJ J. Cook, under
false p%retenses. All the parties named
above live in the vicinity of Warner.
and are we'll known people.
1t appears that Moulton sold the
Schnorr brothers and Cook a stallion,
forwhichth ey,tradedhim another stall
lion. other property to the value of
about $3.50 and money to the amount
OF $500. in all practically $500.
The complaint alleges that Moulton
represented the stallion to be a full
bloodsd registered Percheron. which
had been imported and owned by a
man named Noble, living at Mitchell.
Mouiton. it is alleged, agreed to have
the animal shipped to Aberdeen on a
certain date and the compl hing Wit
nesses We're to come to the CITY Ia
examine him and complete the sale.
TRICKERY ALLEGED
When they came to Aberdeen
they found a stallion at one of tho
livery stables that answered The do.
scription of the animal that Moulton
u Colu UllCEi dUOul,
lie Was rather warm and appeared
to have been driven considerable
all ready that morning but Moulton
SO they say, told them that the horse
had IN some way got loose in the car.
mad become excited and in that way
mad become warm. They finally took
the horse, though Moulton did moi
then give themth registration nanarS
out promised to get them IN a few
days.
Ihe Schnorr brothers saw Moulton
several times afterwards and each
Time asked him for the horses naners
and we're continually put off mill
hnally, Moulton is said to have admit.
ted that he had worked off a chean
horse on them but to have also offoroa
to help them dispose of it TO same
one else.
BOUGHT A STALLION AT MANsE1p1n
u seems that the nigh. before tho
stallion was to be delivered ia Ahar.
deen Moulton bought a stallion of
Nels Walberg. for $500 and paid him
slo TO deliver it in Aberdeen before .
O'Clock the next morning. This Wal.
berg did. "'i-
GAVE THEM GUARANTEE
When houlton turned the horse
oyer TO The schnorr brothers he pave
them 9 sort of a guarantee in wrifins,
ana IN this guarantee he claims he
ispccl1ed particularly that he was not.