Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-11-29

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Have Gala pas iou a. an, Il ;jn. Deys !!'
= ra'net. ount 81 ~ y siuse ~
with it1a sensationalism t'll lpon NJ TT kSI
noon, before Judge Hssysat Hsyt any 4 ~
Haight and Frank Kercher, - ! -: ::ut
under bonds to await the action q sses
district court on the charge Of illictly |
selling liquor. in the. sum Of $1,000.
Bail was not furnished and the couple
were remandeds to jail. X. II + .,.
! : & The trial was the result of a raid
which was made by - the sheriR's
force On the Haight residence, and
evidence. was collected, which was
brought forth at the trial (rJot lit
orally, but figuratively). II: r." ~
THE raid (. was made at the
instance y. Of warrants sworn out by
the states. attorney alleging the de-
PENDANTS to be the proprietors Of COM
mon nuisances. It was said at the
time Of the raid that a half barrel of
bottled beer had been found in the
rear of the Haight residence, but this
alledgment was not brought out by. the
evidence at the trial. 6 & , -
! In the afternoon, after a long delay,
caused by the hardness Of some OF the
witnesses, the trial Of Kercher was
put on, or pulled on. first. This was
done at the instance of the attorney
for the defense, he thinking, perhaps,
that he could get the woman discharg-
ed. A large crowd of sightseers filled
the small court room almost to suffo-
cation, and almost every chair in the
court house was brought into requisi-
!. tion. William Meredith Riley, as he
gave his name, was first sworn. He
/. testified that he had procured beer at
T the Haight residence on Oct. Is, and
/ also on several other occasions. %s +. T. I
# Mr.. Serumgard was sworn and said
4 that Riley had been employed by him
I for this use, to act sas a "spotter." !"
+ The state then rested. Ernest John
Z son was the first witness called for
the defense. He, said that Riley's tes-
timony was absolutely false as to their lt'l
ever buying beer III the Haight house.
:. He said that he II had ompaani.ed .
!. Riley there that evening, but 6 that
while he was: with him, no beer was
bought, and that he was sure Riley
did not buy any during their visit. i De.
I fendant's attorney then moved the
case be dismissed on the ground OF
lack OF sufficient evidence, but the
Judge would not consent to this, and
+ bound Kercher over IN the sum of
% 81, 600. Va: E5s5; N B nj 53
The spectators sin the room then
craned their necks as the woman en-.
u tered the room Her deme meanor, while
III the room, both on and; of the stand
i; rather went against her, for at one e
5i $$ point III the trial she even leaned for
II u: w ward and asked a Witness. Do you
N know 8, YOU lie??' Riley, the star per
former, appeared again. He said that
d on the night that the play, lie il1 in
# Name Only, 4 was here, he, together
with another local Light and three
!, ! members of the show troupe, went te
a MRS. Haight's and there procured sew
FL eral bottles Of ~ the suds. WhenSa ask
n ~ ed al. to- whether 1t was oxicatine
\. or not, he replied that he knew thai
had Just about senough The sher
liz ana his deputy we're sworn and tes te g
HI titled as To what they had found at chs
B house on the nigh off the raid. Ths
Il state rested its$ case. and Mrs. Haigh1
u took the stand 3 her own defense
NJ she utterly cont dicted ever rythins
NJ that Riley had testified to, and sais
chat 8sha was the nothe $of two $sInal
chill dren. She yvas asked u question
:i53 ass to her past by the a's attorney
Vi but IT was rule out as not bearing os
ss # the case. srhe defense rested. ana tlls
VI defendant was bound over in the sun m
off s1 .OO0. Bail was not ff,lrni She
Then the crowd /, or part of them, asl
iourned to Judge Duel ll's court sylnert a1r
gereher was e be- given his prelilmllintl lll laEtl
ary on a ffarent case, the offense be
ssssS ing The same, however; that of dis
pensing liquor. To make a long stor! ", ,ls
short, Kercher GOT another $500 J istf simo =
Icons tackled Oh 10 him though the Ide
$ tense did not seem Il t,g q be quite 50 cleai
.i as was that fl the preceding case q sse
5 During The stria told one witness
III for the state ne Hould SCI ssel q
ID him 4
Dismissed For Lack Of Evidence