Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-11-22
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COURT SCENES
Are INTERESTING
DETAILS or THE PRocE EDINGs
LEADING UP TO THE DISMISSAL
OF MORTON COUNTY GRAND
JUR oMMENTs.
At 1::30 p M, ednesday, the grand
jury made its first report It dismiss
ed tha following cases: d, IL vi
State of North Dakota against Mrs.
Ludwig Landies, charge, grand lar
ceny. Is. II 3z
State Of North Dakota against Mar
tin Weller, charge threatening to
kill. 5ss5
State of North Dakota against J. N.
Scharff, charge, malicious mischief.
Static Of North Dakota against G
w. Wiese, charge. grand larceny.
State of North Dakota against Chas.
Whitmer, charge, grand larceny.
State of North Dakota against Bert.
Deffenrud, charge removing personal
property subject to lien. 5s
Indictments were found against the
following defendants:
Charles Arndt, grand larceny.
Leon Honeyvitch, refusing to sup
port his wife. Il. d,
Matt Knoll and Albert Knoll, assault.
and sbattery.
After filing these papers the grand
jury again retired to continue its labor
It was understood that the prohibit
ton cases would be taken up, but no
ona expected the pyrotechAic finish Of
the grand jury that was so soon to,
occur. sss5sy
The first case taken up was that Of
defendant Fred linn. Evidence was
heard showing a violation Of the law,
and the prop ition squarely put To
the grand jury. They baked and rear
4 ed and after tha dust cleared away it
was found that they had voted a dis,
missal.
In less time than it takes to tell the
story they were brought into the court
room, filed their report dismissing the
case, which report was rejected by the
court and they were ign miniously dis
charged from further attendance and
a new grand jury of % was ordered to
be summoned immed iately
u Thus passed out Of existence the
grand jury Of Morton county, called at
the special instance of the persons
bound over to the district court, with
the ban Of judicial disfavor upon it.
a At its demise the court spoke as
follows ss33
1T is the opinion, of the court that
i the public interests will not be sub
served by a further continuation Of
1 the session Of this grand jury. and for
that reason the court now declares
i that you, as asgrand jury, have. com.
i pleted your labors and are discharged.
ut may bg a fact that some of you
/ have acted conscie iously in this mat:
n ter. and while the court is not inclin.
4 ed to be as severe IN its criticisms as
4 the assistant attorney general has
4 BEEN, the court is of the opinion thai
4 you are mistaken in the action which
4 you have taken in this case, and thai
q you, at least those members who yot
& ed to dismiss this, case, are not fit te
sit upon a grand jury in this or an.
other county.
Those members who have beer
4 faithful to their oaths are thanked b.
the court for their attention. Vol
\ are now discharged. 1t Is the order o
the court that another grand jury con
sisting of % members be summons
according to law.
Mr. Miller, assistant attorney gen
eral. had previous to this time mad
] vehement objection to the accent apc'
Of the grand jury report and said TIA
this grand jury had baen called a
the request Of those arrested an,
hound over for violation Of law tina
the evidence in the case against Ere
: linn, as told him by the state attol
ney, showed open and fragrant viols
! tion Of thu law and that It had bee
J common talk on the streets Of Manda
that there would ne no Indictments i
4 the prohibition cases.
He stated that everybody in Morto
county knew that the prohibi tion La
had been violated hers, and no attemI
|, had been rnade TO enforce the law.
Z It has come to this question whit
! Their the laws and constitution Of th
!, Estate Of North Dakota are suprenes Q