Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-02-06
PR0BED WILLMAR SALOONS
Six indictments Found Against Saloon.
zss keepers and Their Assistants
3 ss..#ss By the Late Grand Jury.

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. The gaand jury finished it's labors
lasstsFriaeay, having returned eleven
indictments, as follow: .. ~
JB. Ward, for permitting gamb-
ling In On On premises controlled by him.
# Otto Ronning, illegal sale of liquor
at Spicer.
= ndahISimonson, bartender in Hult.
gren,s saloon, three counts, illegal
sale Ct resort on Sunday, selling to a
minor nor ans running disorderly house.
*Nels 3 Nelson, bartender, two
counts, fsslling liquor to minors.
Frank A. Magnuson, saloon-keeper,
selling liquor to minor
JosephssBenj. Taylor, grand larceny
in second ddegree, accused of breaking
into Wilimar Hardware Co.'S store on
the nightsof J an. %.
Two indictments not yet public.
/ All thdse who have been arraigned
pleaded Not guilty except Ward. He
was seneenced to ninety days in the
county jail and was committed at once
In !: sentencing him, Judge Qvale took
occasion Eto comment on the prevalen-
cy Of gambling in social life and on
the bucket shop evil, which he de-
clared existed openly in several towns
in the district
Otto Ronning's case was continued
until next term.
The petit jury convened Monday af-
ternoon. 1t is composed of the follow
ing; c. II. Anderson, August Holm,
gren, Jr.,, Andy FL. Anderson, Martin
l.. johnson, John Wick klund, Edwin
A Railson, John Banks, Olof Ander-
son, Andrew Nelson, J. Somcrlet,
Louis Rosenquist, J. S. Andrews,
Marcus Olson, c. A. Broman, Lewis
Benson, George Lippert, Alfred Later
ell Elmer ,Halvorson, John Iverson
and Asa j. Abbo t.
State OF Minnesota vs.. Peter Free
berg was the first case tried. 1t was a
case appealed from the municipal
court, where Freeberg was co1xicted
OF misdemeanor for having removed
Foot Lake bridge on July last in or
kerto allow his launch to pass thru.
The defence vas conducted in an able
manner by Atty. r. w. Stanford, and
the county attorney was assisted in
the prosecution by Atty. Porter. A
number Of witnesses were examined,
and the legality of the road was made
the question atxissne.s='The question OF
right of navigation was ruled out by
the court. The case went to the Jury
Tuesday forenoon, and after having
been out four and a half hours, the
jury returned verdict of guilty.
Sentence has not been pronounced.
A special venire of jurymen was
drawn Tuesday, viz: A. O. Sather,
Robert Thompson, Christian NJ. John
son, II. H. Ruud, A. p. Adams, j. II.
Martin, NJ artin Forsberg, c. c. Han
son, Andrew Anderson, J. L. John
son, Renus Swenson, Willis Wilbur.
Simonson was tried on the charge OF
selling bottle of whiskey to Peter
Peterson, a detective, at the Samuel
son block on Sunday evening, yes
terday afternoon. He was defended
by Atty. T. .. Gilbert. The defendant
swore that he did not take any pay
for the liquor. The evidence brot out
that there was considerable drinking
at that resort, both by men and wom-
en-. The jury was out only a few min
utes and brot in verdict of guilty
No sentence has been pronounced yet.
Nels P. Nelson was on trial this
morning for selling liquor to Albert
Soderling, minor. The case went to
the jury before dinner, and the latter
had not agreed at this writing.<
Simonson is being tried on the
charge of maintaining disorderly
house upstairs in the Samuelson build
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