The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-05-24
Lawrence Roche Gets
Life Imprisonment
For the Murder Of John Kane...Jury out I've
HOUSEHOLDER Court News Winds up
Cases In Just a week.
THE VERDICT

THE VERDICT
"We, the jury find the defendant,
Lawrence Roche, guilty of murder in
the first degree, as filed in the inform
alton, and recommend that he be i'm.
prisoned in the state penitentiary at
Sioux Falls at hard labor, the rest OF
his natural life.
This was the verdict of the
jury in the case of the State
against Lawrence Roche, last
Saturday afternoon, after being
out two hours.
The facts of the case, which
were published in the HERALD of
February 8, were about as fol-
lows: Friday, Feb. 1st., Roche
was in Charles B. Williams store
at Maryin, when John Kane
went into the store, and among
other things, spoke to Roche
The latter told Kane not to speak
to him, and after few words
the two men got into a struggle,
the out come of which was the
shooting of Kane by Roche
Kane was brought to this city,
and later taken to a hospital at
Aberdeen. where he died about
the 11th of April. Roche was
arrested and placed in Jail, given
a hearing and bonnd over to the
circuit court.
TRIAL, STARTS THURSDAY
Last Thursday he was brought
up for trial. The jury was as
follows: M. J. Fraser, J. E.
Thomas, A. E Johnson, George
Mitchell, Fred Wookman, Frank
Davis, T. E. Christianson, Charles
Chavet, G. E. Grim, John Nord,
Andrew Stevenson, K. j. Tweedt.
The case was given to the jury
Saturday afternoon, and Judge
Mccoy sentenced him to life i'm
prisonment as recon m ended by
the jury. Thus is the curtain
rung down in the final act of the
tragedy.
ATTORNEY Bouck gave notice
that he might decide to ask for q
new trial.
ROCHE TALKS
After the verdict had been read
Roche declared that it had not
been a fair trial. He repeated
this statement several times.
AS Sheriff Murray was taking
him back to the Jail. he told Roche
that it would only make matters
worse for him to talk that way,
to which Roche replied: swell it
can't be any worse than it is.
While receiving his sentence
Judge Mccoy asked him if he
wished to say anything, to which
he replied by giving his side Of
the story.
The CD of Alfred S. Paulson
VS. Mary Paulson was heard by
Judge Mccoy. 1t will be re-
membered that Mr. Paulson was
granted a divorce earlier in the
year, during the absence of Mrs.
Paulson in Oregon. Upon her
return she got out affidavits
claiming fraud and the decree
was then set aside Mr.. Paul
son after receiving his decree
married again. Neither Mr..
Paulson or his attorney appeared
at the trial. Attorney Thos. l.
Bouck was counsel for Mrs.
Paulson. The court now denies
the divorce and allows Mrs.
Paulson $4,000 and the homestead
near Sisseton. Mr.. Paulson s
whereabouts are not known.
Just what the outcome of the
matter will be for Mr.. Paulson
on account of remarrying will
develop later.
The cases on the calendar were
disposed of as follows:
H. J. DeBuhr VS.. Fred Habeck.
judgement for plaintiff.
Susan Dovenberger VS.. II. T.
Jones. Dismissed without pre-.
judice.
James E. Dore VS.. Pedor O.
Froke. Stricken from calender.
City of Milbank VS.. E. D. Men
ard Verdict directed for de-
fendant.
John Birch VS.. Marcus Meyer,
Demurrer tocomplalntoverruled
Plaintiff given 20 days in which
to answer.
Joseph Egrmeyer VS.. Joseph
Sholak. Referred to J. J. Batter
ton referee to try and determine
by stipulation.
N. e. Isaacs VS.. w. Fl. Multi.