The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-12-22
Purcell Acquitted of Manslaugh.
ter-Thompson Acquitted
Liquor Cases Dismissed
THREE DIVORCE CASES TRIED
Civil Cases To Be Taken Up
Next-SeveraI Matrimonial
?angIes Aired

Jack Purcell was acquitted Satur-
day of the charge af ~manslaughter bv
the jury. He was a very happy man
indeed. Purcell was accused of hav-
ing killed w. d. Marvin on June % of
this year in a saloon fight. The evil
dence showed that bad feeling existed
between Purcell and Ed Block. the
bar tender in the Sherman House
saloon and the trouble started be-
tween them. 1t was not entirely
clear from the evidence who the ag-
gressor was but at all events a fight
Was precipitated in which bottles,
glasses and spittoons were thrown
lndlscriminately. Purcell threw two
large spittoons and and one of them
struck Marvin, cutting a cash over
his right eye, and, as it was after
wards shown, causing his death by
means or a blood cIot on the brain.
Purcell was arrested when Marvin
was found dead and was tried for man
slaughter, the charge resting on an
allegation that, though he killed Mar
vim accidentally he was engaged in
the commission of a misdemeanor at
the time, making it manslaughter.
After the evidence was all in L. w.
CrofOot, for the defendant, moved
That the court instruct the jury that
he deemed a verdict of not guilty or
guilty OF a simple assault all that
could be found under the evidence on
account of the n il which the
complaint was drawn. Mr.. Crofoot
maintained that the complaint
as drawn charged the defendant
with two separate ~otfenses
instead of charging him with one
otfense which defended on his having
beer engaged in another in order to
mark it hold. The court held for
Mr.. Crofoot and SO instructed the Jury
and Purcell was cleared.
Lewis Thompson was quickly ac-
quilted Of the charge of having OBJ
tanned goods under false pretenses.
Judge Mccoy said it looked to him
like an effort to collect a bill by a
criminal action. Thompson is a
thresher who this fall ran a rig in the
vicinity OF Claremont. During the
fall he bought merchandise to the
amount OF Sl27.S Sc of Weaver Bros. Of
Claremont. The state alleged that
ne falsely represented that lie was
buying them for G. a. Reinzehausen
and that Reinzehausen would pay for
them. Thompson denied having act
ed in bad faith in any way and won
out. He was represented by L. II. ,
Van Slyke.
THREE DIVORCE CASES SATURDAY {
Mrs. Alma L. Richards secured a |
divorce from her husband, Elmer S. {
Richards, Saturday on the grounds of I
desertion and n%on-support. Mrs. :
Richards was a Miss Fisher and has
in the southern part of the
country. She was represented by L, {
L. Van Slyke. :
Mrs. Maud II. Waller was granted !
a divorce from her husband, O. +. O
Waller, by Judge Mccoy Saturday. S
The divorce proceedings were insti-
tuted by Mr.. Waller but Mrs. a
brought counter allegations z
and Mr.. Waller entered no defense. e
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Waller have MANY c
friends in the city who deeply regret 7
,heu unfortunate circumstances. S.
The case of Julia Beyhan against
John Beyhan was finally settled Sat- t.
lrday. 1t will be remembered that
his case, an action for divorce, was
'rlsd last spring before Judge Mccoy
Ind he refused to grant either of the
a divorce. SATURDAY.. c
lowever, he decreed a legal separation N
md ordered Beyhan to pay Mrs. Bey- re
IAN $50 cash and 500 a month for life, al
is HE ZEIGLER?: III
A man who gave the name OF How \,
rd Brown was recently sent to the -
from Grand Forks to :,
erve one year for forgery. He is the -
ian VINO answers SO closely to Zeigler, :,
adly wanted for the murder of De. ~
Witt Bilby at Groton. Sheriff Ander-
on VIII have some one who knew !,
.eigler see this man before long, and =,
{ he is Zeigler he will be brought :,
lere for trial as soon as he can be -
ecured. =,
OTHER COURT MATTERS :.
James NJ. Hart was acquitted of the II
'harge OF petit larcency, an appeal nc
rom justice court. Peter Maher. fe
'lias Peter Burns. pleaded guilty to
sssault and paid a fine of 800 and IL
osts. George Miller, accused of steel 20
ng $40 from Wood Harrington, was to