Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-05-23
LARGE NUMBER OF CASES
MAY TERM DISTRICT COURT
Seventy Cases on the Docken to be
Tried at Present Term of Court
Which Convened Monday
DENNIS MURDER CASE DISMISSED.

The May term of District
court in and for Custer county,
Judge Bruno o. Hostetler pre-
siding, convened here Monday.
On the calendar are forty-one
jury cases, of which four are
criminal, and thirty-one court
cases. 1t would require more
than the time allotted for court to
try this number of cases, by some
judges, but Judge Hostetler is
very punctillious, keeps the at
torneys close to the work and
manages to accomplish con
siderable amount OF business in a
brief space of time, hence it is
thought all cases on the calendar
will be given a hearing before
adjournment.
Considerable interest was mani
fest in the case in which Charles
and Harvey Dennis, father aud
12-year old son, we're charged
with the murder of George
Morrison, which occurred in the
extreme southwest part of the
county last May. Trouble arose
between Dennis and Morrison on
the location of line fence and
Morrison was killed by a shot
from a gun claimed to have been
fred by the boy at the command
Of his father. Another son,
John, was tried at the last term
of court on the same charge and
acquitted by the jury. On call
of The, case, Monday, County At
torney Guttcrson filed nolle
prossqui as against the father
and son and the case against
them wa. dismissed.
Link Trotter waltzed on the
carpet Tuesday, charged with
grand larceny. 1t was claimed
that last February he found a
purse containing the sum of 500,
belonging to A. G. Spencer; that
Trottet was cognizant of the
owners name, but regardless
thereof converted the sum to his
own personal use, thereby COM
hitting the crime of grand
larceny. Tuesday a jury was
sworn and the evidence taken, an
evening session being held.
Yesterday morning the plea of
attorneys was made and, after
considering for five hours the
jury returned verdict of not
guilty.
Joseph Schall, alias Friday"
a roustabout, has been in Jail
here since February awaiting
trial on the charge of shooting
with intent to kill. 1t is claimed
he filled up on squirrel" whiskey
aud terrorized the village of
Anselmo, whereupon w. H.
Lewis, the marshal, and a posse
sought to arresst him. He was
in possession of a Colts auto
matte revolver and opened fire
which resulted in winging the
marshal, one of the bullets lo'g-
ging in his leg. Friday" kept
the posse at bay and by boarding
a moving train, escaped to Dun
ming where he was met by the
whole population, armed with
every conceivable kind of weapon,
and he gave up without resis-
lance.
Vi Smith and Henry Graut-
man had been doing a farming
stunt as partners; patching,
cooking, sleeping, eating, dream
ing and hobnobbing together,
but each thought the other was
getting the best of him. The
result was fall-out and a con-
flict in which Smith fired a
couple of shots at Grautman, one
taking effect, but merely Grip
ping him for the time being.
MONDAY.
State of Nebraska VS.. Charles
and Harvey Dennis. Arraigned
on charge of killing George
Morrison last May. County At
torney Gutterson filed nolle
prossequi as against the defend,
ants Charles and Harvey Dennis
The court, after consideration oil
the reasons filed and after con
consultation with the twelve
jurors who tried John Dennis,
and after being fully advised ir
the premises, sustains the rea'
sons filed by the county attorney
and said prosecution was dis
missed.
Brainard, Richardson & Car
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