The Dickinson press., 1906-05-19
NOT GUILTY.
9urIeish County Jury Ac-
quit George 5ahneman.
Chenoweth Case Called.

The Bismarck Tribune Of Tuesday
said:
1.-THE case of tie state VS.. Geo. Bahne-
man. sent over from Stark county, has
brought an army of witnesses, principals
and attorneys to our peaceable berg.
This isa case of prosecution for I'M
lawful branding and among those who
will testify are the following from Bill
lings and Stark counties: H. b. Schaff-
ner, Agnes Bahneman, Ole Gullickson,
Frank P. Stone, Louis Gullickson, Al
man,Stone, V. O'Leary, VIM. Yeagan,
M. Knudson, W. G. Smith, Jos. McCoul,
Geo. Twible, Peter Boehm, Eli Gullick-
son, Jake Schmallenberger, o. Kyseth,
Mrs. L. NJ. Schaffner, Ell. Jones, J. M.
Buckley, ]. d. Clark, Chas. Colgrove and
Jerry K. Dryer.
'"They brought along nineteen head of
cattle as witnesses and it is promised
there wilt be something doing in the
legal line before the case is over. Judge
Burke will try it. Frank Baker, assist
ant states attorney, and w. c. Crawford
are prosecuting, and L. A.. Simpson is
defending"
May 10Th Tribune said:
Yesterday afternoon eight jurors had
been secured in the Bahneman case up
| to the time of adjournment. The other
four were secured this morning. The
jury is composed of the following: E. C..
Taylor, VIM. E. Lips, ]: w. Sears, Thos.
Ashbridge, ]. w. Rodgers, E. E. Troxel,
Geo. Robidou, Martin C. Hagen, J.. D.
Mcdonald, ]. F. C%ochrane, Milan Ward,
James Jackson.
George Twible was the first witness
called for the state. Twible is a Mon
tana stock inspector and testified to hav-
ing been called to the Schafner ranch
last fall by H. B. Schaffner to examine
the brands on some cattle on the Bahne-
man ranch that he claimed were his.
He examined a number of head and tes-
tilted that he believed Schaffner's brand,
us, had been changed to ShS on the ami
mails examined, and which work is
charged by Schaffner against Bahneman.
He also testified that one of the animals
| had been killed at that time and that the
under side of the hide showed plainly
the old rs brand while the additions were
but family to be seen.
"a hide was produced in court and
identified by Twible as the one that came
from the animal killed. Deputy Sheriff
J. E. McCoul also identified the hide, and
the sheriff of Stark county was then in
| structed to cut out the part of the hide
containing the brand and soak it so that
| it would show the brand, better. Before
the hide was taken away the branding
irons of Schaffner's were introduced in
evidence and were placed on the brand
on the hide to corroborate the witness.
testimony to the effect that the brand
was larger than the irons.
III. B. Schaffner testified to the loss
of the cattle and discovering them with
the brands changed, and to other facts
| pointing toward the defendant as being
the guilty party. Stock Inspector Smith
of Montana and Sheriff Hartung of Stark
county testified along the same lines as
Twible, both having been present when
the cow was killed and the brands ex-
amined on the living cattle. The jury
was then taken to the corral to see the
cattle and adjournment taken until morn
ing"
Thursday, May H.,
"The entire time of the district court
was taken up today with the Bahneman
case. The prosecution rested shortly
before dinner and the defense is now on.
The question at issue seems to be
whether the cattle bore the brand of
Schaffner or not and to help settle this
matter one Of the cows was killed and
skinned this morning and the hide laid
before the jury.
81. S. Snyder and Charles Colgrove,
for defense, testified that the Schaffner
branding was done with a running iron,
it having been the claim of the prosecu-
ton that he used a stamp brand"
Special to PRESS May 49,: ~
Bahneman case given to jury at noon.
Verdict of mot guilty. returned in a
short time.
The Arthur Chenoweth case was called
next. Some one from Massachusetts,
wired Judge Amidon to procure an at
torney and that the cost would be met,
Accordingly, Bert Townsend of Fargo is
here to defend the man charged with
stealing ut horses.