Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-02-13
District Court.

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Indahl Simonson, who was tried on
| Wednesday on the charge of running
disorderly house in the Samuelson
block, was found guilty by the jury.
Judge Qva]e later sentenced him to
sixty days in the county Jail. Sen
tence was also passed later in the week
IN the case in which he was found
guilty of selling liquor illegally to
Peter Peterson, detective. He was
fined $50 and costs, 1924, and given
30 days in the county Jail, with 30
days additional if fine is not paid.
His trial on Friday on the charge of
selling liquor to Albert Soldering. a
minor, resulted in verdict of not
guilty. Simonson began serving his
time last Saturday.
The Jury disagreed in the case
against Nels P Nelson, charged with
selling liquor to Albert Soderling,
which was tried Wednesday, The case
was finally dismissed on motion of the
county attorney. The second case
against Nelson, in which he was tried
under an Indictment charging him
with selling liquor to Ford Marshall,
a minor, resulted in a verdict of gull
ty.
Frank A. Magnuson was tried on
Friday afternoon and Saturday morn
ing on the charge of selling liquor to
Ford Marshall. The jury failed to
reach an agreement after deliberating
over a day and half and was finally
discharged.
| Joseph Benjamin Taylor, the l5-
year-old son of J. H. Taylor, was on
trial Thursday afternoon and Friday
forenoon. He was found guilty of the
charge of grand larceny in the second
degree.
The other cases on the criminal cal
endar were disposed of as follows:
State of Minnesota VS.. Carl A.
Gustafson, two cases, stricken from
calendar: George Parkins, Frank
tleary and Hans Olson cases, all
three continued to next term; State of
Minnesota VS.. Joseph Ward, stricken
from calendar; State of Minnesota VS..
John Johnson. dismissed.
| Cases on the civil calendar were dis
posed of as follows:
| Joseph Shimpach, appellant, VS.. II.
j. Dragt, respondent: continued to
H. C. Serensen VS. John Gilbertson,
dismissed.
M. E. Golden VS.. j. J. Holmgren:
tried Saturday, and judge instructed
| jury to render verdict in favor of de-
fendant
Dean & Co. VS.. Andrew Anderson:
settled and dismissed.
Cases 10, II, and y were added to
the printed calendar. They are as
follows:
Edward Olson VS.: Joseph Pulkra-
bek: argued and submitted.
Charles ROsmOn ct al VS.. j f. Pull
krabek: on trial Monday, resulting
in verdict for the plaintiff for S47.6l.
Stay entered for 40 days.
| O. r. Sletten ct al VS.. Louis n.
: Smith: case opened yesterday morn
ing, tried all day and continued this
morning.
When special venire was ordered
yesterday for the second trial of Sa-
loon-keeper Magnuson, Atty. Gilbert,
who has appeared as attorney for the
defendants in every liquor and bad
house case at this term of court, crea-
ted sensation by slamming Sheriff
Bonde by the presentation of an atti-
davit OF the following substance:
Frank A. NJ Magnuson, being first duly sworn.
upon oath says that he is the defendant in
the above entitled action: that he is informed
and believes that a special veni ire OF jurors
has been is about to be ordered by the
above named Court, for the sole and only
purpose of trying affiant upon an indictment
charging him with the crime of Illegal Sale Of
, Liquor to one David NJ Marshall a minor; that
|, | be believes that Peter Bonde, the sheriff of
said andiyohi County, by reason ofpartial-
ity prejudice and interest in the prosecution
of affi ant upon said charge, will not faithful
, ly and impartially. perform his duties in the
summoning of said special venire ofjurymen:
that he makes this affidavit for the purpose
} of having the Clerk Of said Court direct said
Uan f0 he n.
vided by statute. Further affiant sayeth
not. FRANK A. MAGNUSON.
Attorney Gilbert evidently was not
pleased with the former venire sum-
moned by Sheriff Bonde, although he
secured one acquittal and two disa-
greements with them. This snub of
!, the peace officer of the county may re-
suit in more ginger being put into the
prosecution. Coroner Frost was di-
rected to summon the venire. He
started down Fifth street and sum-
moned the following to serve as jur-
, ors, the trial being set for this after
noon:
P. W. Peterson, Andrew Lindahl,
Hans Gunderson, w. j. Phare, Hans
T. Olson, Erick P. Glad, has. S.
Johnson, Austen F. Hanscom, Ralph
! Telstad, Edward A. Linde, Henry E.
, Johnson.
The case of O. r. Sletten VS.. Louis
N. Smith went into the hands of the
jury just before noon.
Judge Qvale sentenced Joseph Ben
jamin Taylor this forenoon. BE was
given three years and three months in
the state training school at Red Wing.
Notice.