Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-18
NORTH PLATTE CRIMINAL CASES
Delmar TitterinEtOn Again Found
Guilty of Cattle Stealing.

Guilty of Cattle Stealing.
NORTH PLATTE. Neb. March 17.-(Spe-
cial)--Judge Grimes of the district court
has discharged the petit Jury which has
been in session for two weeks. The time
of the jury has been taken up with i'm
portant criminal cases. The first case
tried was that Of the larceny of cattle by
Harry Sell, which resulted in the acquit-
tai OF the defendant. The second case
was that Of the state against j. Fletcher
who was charged with shooting David
King with intent to kill. The evidence was
to the effect that there was general
shooting melee between these parties in
the southern part OF Lincoln county. AS
a defense the plea of self-defense was
made successfully and the jury found
this defendant also not guilty The third
case tried was that OF the state against
Harry F. Judd for forgery and for utter
ing or passing this forged check upon
weIngand & Mcdonald. The jury was out
in this case about eight hours and re-
turned a verdict of not guilty upon the
first charge. but guilty upon the second
Judge Grimes sentenced the defendant
who is a youth of but 10 years, to a
term Of one year imprisonment in the peni-
Tertiary.
The fourth case was that Of the state
against Delmar Titterington for stealing
cattle belonging to N. b. Spurrier. The
jury after being out a short time rem
dered a verdict of not guilty. Immedia tely
following this trial the same defendant.
Delmar Titter'ngton, was again placed upon
trial for conversion as bailee Of cattle
belonging to George Bentley This case
was In the supreme, court and remanded,
giving TO the defendant a new trial. He
was convicted at the first hearing about a
year ago. and the result OF the verdict
in this case is the same as at the former
hearing. The Jury was out thirty-four
hours. Those believing in the innocence OF
the defendant finally gave i'm on account OF
physical exhaustion and this evening they
said upon the streets 81 the city that they
still believed, and had at all times since
the hearing OF the evidence. In the inno-
cepce Of the defendant. but rendered their
verdict because they were OF the opinion
there was no other way to determine the
controversy in the jury room An appeal
is being prepared 10 the supreme court in
this case and the matter will once more
be heard there. This is the sixth hearing
which this defendant has had for stealing
cattle. On four hearings he was acquitted
The next case taken up by the jury
was tnaA OF the HLAtP aSaifiSt tESFtiG tn-
gersoll for adultery. This case. was dis
posed Of by the court instructing the jury
to render a verdict finding defendant not
guilty. for the reason that the defendant
Mrs -Ingersoll. who is a married woman
had not abandoned her husband, and
though she admitted on the stand the A.
/ llcit intercourse, because of the law passed
I by the last legislature il was impossible
-, 81 har a. L. to
I that she had abandoned her husband
I while all the testimony showed that botf
/ she and her husband had lived together
/ for years past. This same Mrs. Ingersol
pleaded guilty earlier In the year to keep
/ inc house OF prostitution and selling IN
toxicating LIQUORS. II has been felt in this
/ community since the law as to adultery
| has come into question that Il is almost
/ impossible to convict a married woman OF
/ that charge. because the law provides thai
the crime must be habituai and that an
Abandonment by the wife or husband mus
take place