Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-06-14
R|'IA'PE|R| CONVICTED ' [. Ed
In District Court at Wash
burn John Lang Was
Found Guilty
Richard Atkinson Pleaded
Guilty to Charge Of
Shooting to Kill
Emil MarOhI Is ON Trial for
Selling MOftgaged
Property

Tuesday afternoon the state COM
menced it's testimony in the Lang rape
case by putting on the witness stand
the mother of the girl in the case
Mrs. Roam testified that her daughter,
Mamie, was about eleven years old
when the offense was alleged to have
been committed, also as to the pres.
ence of the defendant at her home at
that time, and the fact thatsa boy baby
was born to Mamie in February, 1907.
The brother and sister of the girl
were also called and corborated the
mother. DR.. Douglas, attended Mamie
Roam at her confinement and also ex-
amined her in November before, when
he found that she was pregnant. The.
girl made certain statements to him at
the time of her physical examination
and the state attempted to introduce
them, but they were ruled out on OBJ
lection by defendant.
Another evening session was had
Tuesday evening when number OF
foreigners were made citizens of the
United States
Baby in Court.
Wednesday morning Mamie Roam
went on the stand herself and gave
testimony. During her cross examina-
ton the defendant demanded that the
baby be brought in and this was done
and the child exhibited to the jurors.
After that the state rested its case
and the defendant then moved the
court that the case be dismissed and
the defendant discharged on account
of failure to prove the material al
Legations of the Information, and be-
cause, if crime has been shown, it
was not committed within the juris-
diction of the court
Denied Girls Story.
Defendant John Lang then went on
the stand and denied the girls story.
After the evidence of two witnesses
|
who testified to the reputation Of the
defendant, the defense closed and, af-
ter argument on both sides, the case
went to the jury, late in, the afternoon.
At eleven o'clock wednesday night
the jury brought in a verdict of gull
ty in the case against John J. Lang
on the charge Of rape, after being
out for six hours. Sentence will be
passed next Saturday..
This is the second conviction Of
this defendant for the same offence.
He was tried last January, found
guilty and received penitentiary
sentence of eleven years. For GER
tain reasons he was granted second
trial and the present jury has con-
/ firrned the action of the first.
After the jury in the Lang rape
case retired Wednesday to deliber-
ate, Richard Atkinson vas brought
into court and pleaded guilty to the
charge of shooting with intent to
do bodily harm. The information
alleged that the shooting was done
on or about October 10, 1906, at the
4 body of one Sophie Tureck, in the
i county OF Mclean. Sentence viii
be pronounced Friday and the other
/ charge against the defendant, thai
4 OF escaping from custody, was dis.
q missed. When Atkinson was arrest.
ed last year by the sheriff, before the
preliminary hearing could be had
he fed and it took some time fol
4 the authorities to locate him ii
4 Spokane, Washington. He was ar
rested there and brought back int
Mclean county and taken befor,
a Justice Of the peace. who for som,
reason, without the defendant Of
fering any testimony, dismissed th,
case and released the defendant.
Atkinson was thereupon re-arrest
ed and taken before different JUS
j tice and bound over to district court
} He has now pleaded guilty to th
I charge and Is awaiting his sentenc
Z at the hands Of the court.
Sold Mortagcd Property.
Thursday morning Emil March
was brought into court and the hear
ing commenced. This is an actio
brought BY the state on the charg
of Marohl selling a horse wort
$125.00, covered by mortgage
with the consent Of the mortgages
Z If found guilty, he may be convicte
: Of either felony or misdemeanol
i depending on whether or net tn
{ value of the property mortgaged ez
caeded $4,000.