Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-01-25

Lamberton.
A special venire for eight jurymen
was ordered by the court and they were
drawn as follows: Ole Aaberg, Ole
Norby, Christ Hildahl, Joe Gruba. M.
A. Goodrich, John Soland, Charles
Shannon and Thomas Ash.
In the case of Buffalo Pitts Company
VS.. Phillip A. Gross, as sheriff of Day
county, Attorney McNulty for defend
ant presented an affidavit and asked for
a continuance. Motion was denied
The case of William Sikkink VS. NJ.
A. THU and II. j. Herman co-partners
as M. A. Thul & Company. This was
a bucketshop deal made by NJ. A. Thul
as agent for the Coe Commission Com
pany for William Sikkink. Thul
claimed Sikkink made by the deal but
the Coe Commission Comnpay went
broke before the money was paid. He
gave Sikkink a note for the none
expecting 10 get it from the Coe com
pany.
The case of John T. Nolan VS. A, ID
Hash was placed at the foot of the
calendar because Judge Mccoy was in
partnership with Frank Sears when the
case was instituted against A. ID. Hash
away back in 1899 and the judge could
not set in the case but would try aud
get another judge toward the close of
the term.
Court adjourned until 9 o'clock Wed.
nesday
Court called to order Wednesday
morning with same officers present.
State of South Dakota VS.. Geo. Lake
charged with selling intoxicating
liquors at Holmquist plead not guilty.
State of South Dakota VS.. Jacob
Rommel aud John Block charged with
conducting a gambling house in the
City of Webster plead guilty They
were fined $50 each or twenty-five days
in Jail.
State of South Dakota VS.. John
Miller charged with assault to do great
bodily harm, plead not guilty.
State of South Dakota VS. Geo. Sher-
wood charged with assault with an
attempt to kill CLANCY Morey, entered
a plea of not guilty.
State of South Dakota VS.. Charles
Alberts and Bella Davie charged with
assault with attempt to kill A. S.
Bryant, plead not guilty, Defense
served notice of intent to take deposI
tons in the state of Michigan.
The first jury was called in the case
of Nichols & Shepard Company VS.
Ross Z. Parks. While the jury was
being examined by attorneys, Frank
Gruby, who had been drawn, received
a message that his brother vas dead
and was excused. After the jury was
~impannelled Attorney Anderson, for
Ross f. Parks, moved that the case be
dismissed because sufficient grounds
were not shown in the complaint TO
hold Ross E. Parks as there was suffi-
cient other property to pay the debt.
II. H. Potter argued the question for
the plaintiff. The motion was over
ruled.
Court adjourned to meet at 80.
Court convened Wednesday afternoon
at the appointed hour and the case of
Nichols & Shepard company VS.. Ross
f. Parks continued. State Rests.
Attorney Anderson moved case be dis.
missed and cost of action be charged to
plaintiff. Motion denied. The weight
of the Parks testimony was to show
that Parks wal an innocent purchaser
of the mortgaged grain.
A special venire for jury duty brought
Rudolph Reiter and Frank Lewno.
Court convened at nine o'clock Thurs
day morning.
The arguments were finished in the
case of Nichols & Shepard vs.. Ross E.
Parks. The court gave his instructions
to the members of the jury and they
retired for consideration Of the case.
George Lake appeared in court and
asked to change his original plea of
mot guilty" to guilty" in the case of
the state against him charging him
with selling liquor at Holmquist with
out a license. States Attorney Frank
Sears made a plea to the court asking
its clemency for the prisoner. Judge
Mccoy i%nterposed a fine of fifty dollars
and costs or twenty-five days III the
county Jail.
Thursday afternoon court con vened
as per adjournment.
The case of the State of South Dakota
VS.. George Sherwood now occupies the
attention of the court.
About 2;30 o'clock the jury in the